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My Stepmother Is an Alien

    Comedy
    Science Fiction
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Dec 9, 1988
Rated PG-13

Trying to rescue her home planet from destruction, a gorgeous extraterrestrial named Celeste arrives on Earth and begins her scientific research. She woos quirky scientist Dr. Steve Mills, a widower with a young daughter. Before long, Celeste finds herself in love with Steve and her new life on Earth, where she experiences true intimacy for the first time. But when she loses sight of her mission, she begins to question where she belongs.

Details

  • Directors
  • Revenue$13,854,000
  • Budget
    $20,000,000
  • Vote Average
    5.7
  • Vote Count
    507
  • Popularity
    27
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    US

Cast

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Dan Aykroyd
Steven Mills
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Kim Basinger
Celeste Martin
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Jon Lovitz
Ron Mills
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Alyson Hannigan
Jessie Mills
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Joseph Maher
Lucas Budlong
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Seth Green
Fred Glass
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Ann Prentiss
The Voice of the Bag (voice)
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Wesley Mann
Grady
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Tony Jay
Council Chief
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Peter Bromilow
Second in Command
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Nina Henderson
Cashier
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Harry Shearer
Carl Sagan (voice)
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Adrian Sparks
Dr. Morosini
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Juliette Lewis
Lexie
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Tanya Fenmore
Ellen
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Karen Haber
Kristy
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Amy Kirkpatrick
Kimberly
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Suzie Plakson
Tenley
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Robert Benedetti
Drill Sergeant
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Jim Doughan
Party Guest
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Jay McCaslin
Party Guest
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Jim Jackman
Party Guest
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Kevin McDermott
Olaf
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Robyn Mandell
Kat
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Lisa Croisette
Group Captain Winnek Wolfet
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Sophia Bowen
12th Navigational Command
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Shea Bowen
12th Navigational Command
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Gabi
12th Navigational Command
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Gina Raymond
12th Navigational Command
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Susan Carlsberg
12th Navigational Command
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Maxine Wasa
Porn Actress
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James Edward Veurink
Porn Actor
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Earl Boen
Reverend
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Michele Rogers
Skippy Budlong
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Chere Rae
Station Wagon Driver

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Reviews

(1)
Wuchak
60%
_**Weird 80’s comedy in the silly mold of “Earth Girls are Easy” and “Coneheads”**_ A low-paid widowed scientist (Dan Aykroyd) makes contact with aliens and they send an agent (Kim Basinger) to meet him. She has a one-eyed serpentine counselor in her purse and ends up marrying the physicist, even though the counselor’s intention is to destroy the planet (!). Alyson Hannigan plays the winsome daughter while Jon Lovitz is on hand as the researcher’s annoying brother. “My Stepmother Is an Alien” (1988) is cut from the same cloth as the contemporaneous “Earth Girls are Easy.” Although it’s not as good and has a strange off-kilter vibe, it’s vastly superior to future duds "2001: A Space Travesty" and "What Planet Are You From?" (both from 2000). While I’m not a fan of Basinger (I don’t NOT like her either), she does comedy surprisingly well, better than you would expect. This was the feature film debut of future “stars” Alyson Hannigan and Juliette Lewis, as well as one of Seth Green’s early movies. The roles of the latter two are almost unnoticeable. Meanwhile, whoever wrote the script loves Jimmy Durante. There’s a surprising scene involving porn that, while it doesn’t get outrageously out of hand (and I could care less about its inclusion), it seems out of place for a warm-hearted family flick. The film is considerably overlong at 1 hour, 47 minutes. It was shot at Studio City and points nearby in the Los Angeles area. GRADE: B-/C+