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My Favorite Martian (1998)
Director: Donald Petrie
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Dire Disney effort, with competent sfx, inspired by the '60s TV series. Lloyd is Martin the Martian who crash-lands his spaceship, just as Daniels' struggling TV reporter, Tim O'Hara, is driving by. Tim befriends the gregarious, shape-changing alien, even as he begins to hatch a plan to expose his remarkable find on TV. Trouble is, wacky Martin (unknowingly) always seems to be one step ahead. Matters take a steeper nose dive with the introduction of Hannah as Tim's nutty neighbour, Hurley as his neurotic colleague, and a spacesuit that walks and cracks inane jokes.Author: DA
Cast & crew
Director: Donald Petrie
Producer: Robert Shapiro, Jerry Leider, Marc Toberoff
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Daryl Hannah, Christine Ebersole, Wallace Shawn, Michael Lerner, Ray Walston, Christopher Lloyd, Elizabeth Hurley full cast
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Duration: 94 mins
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