The uncle from Mars

Movie
German title	The uncle from Mars
Original title	My Favorite Martian
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1999
length	93 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Donald Petrie
script	Deanna Oliver , ; Sherri Stoner
production	Jerry Unfortunately , ; Robert Shapiro , ; Marc Toberoff
music	John Debney
camera	Thomas E. Ackerman
cut	Malcolm Campbell
occupation
	Christopher Lloyd : Uncle Martin; Jeff Daniels : Tim O'Hara; Elizabeth Hurley : Brace Channing; Daryl Hannah : Lizzie; Wallace Shawn : Coleye; Christine Ebersole : Mrs. Brown; Michael Lerner : Mr. Channing; Ray Walston : Armitan; Shelley Malil : Felix; Jeremy Hotz : Billy; TK Carter : Lenny; Michael Chieffo : Earl Metz; Troy Evans : Captain Dalton;

My Favorite Martian (Original title: My Favorite Martian ) is an American science fiction - film comedy from the year 1999 . Directed by Donald Petrie , the screenplay was written by Deanna Oliver and Sherri Stoner based on the television series Mein Unkel vom Mars from 1963 to 1966. The film opened on May 20, 1999 in German cinemas.

action

Tim O'Hara works as the producer of the television news and he works with tech Lizzie. During one of the programs, the reporter Brace Channing, the daughter of his boss, is exposed, whereupon O'Hara is fired. O'Hara later witnesses the crash landing of a spaceship from Mars, which is occupied by an alien. The ship is getting smaller, O'Hara takes it. The alien follows O'Hara and gets to know him better; he is introduced by the producer to those around him as Uncle Martin .

SETI , headed by Elliot Coleye, discovers traces of the alien's DNA and is looking for him. O'Hara and Uncle Martin escape first, O'Hara is arrested a little later. The death of the alien is faked, whereupon O'Hara is released. He says goodbye to the alien who is returning to Mars.

At the end of the film, Uncle Martin travels back to earth. He lives with O'Hara and Lizzie.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on February 12, 1999 that the film was slapstick and could be entertaining for teenagers for just over 10 years. The film has some good moments; it seems that those involved were having fun.

Cinema magazine wrote that the plot and "gimmicks of the film" were "child-friendly". The “ingredients” - including “toned down” special effects and “cautious scenes of violence” - were brought together “into a functioning film” that “relies on comedy instead of tension”.

The lexicon of international films said that the film was a "largely entertaining comedy" which, however, did not achieve the "lovable charm of the original", although "the actors were in a playful mood".

backgrounds

The film was shot in various locations in California . Its production amounted to an estimated 60 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 36.8 million in US cinemas. Ray Walston, the actor who played Uncle from Mars in the television series, played the role of Martian Armitan, which is an anagram of Martian.

Web links

My Favorite Martian in the Internet Movie Database (English)
My Favorite Martian at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

^ Film review by Roger Ebert , accessed January 2, 2008.
↑ Cinema , accessed January 2, 2008.
↑ The Uncle from Mars. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
^ Filming locations for My Favorite Martian , accessed January 2, 2008.
^ Box office / business for My Favorite Martian , accessed January 2, 2008.

[1] Film review by Roger Ebert , accessed January 2, 2008.

[2] Cinema , accessed January 2, 2008.

[3] The Uncle from Mars. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[4] Filming locations for My Favorite Martian , accessed January 2, 2008.

[5] Box office / business for My Favorite Martian , accessed January 2, 2008.