Slapstick (Of Another Kind)

"Extra-terrestrials have never been this spaced-out before."

Dec 9 1982 PG 1h 22m
Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A rich, beautiful couple give birth to deformed alien twins who, when their heads are together, are the smartest kids on the planet.

Plot

Caleb Swain and his wife Lutetia are a rich couple deemed to be the most beautiful of all the beautiful people by the press. This changes when Lutetia gives birth to oversize, deformed twins named Wilbur and Eliza. Unknown to them, the twins are really an alien brother-and-sister team implanted in Lutetia to solve the world's problems. When they are apart they are not much smarter than a potted plant, but together they are an intellectual force to be reckoned with. Their closeness is put to the test when a series of events threatens to keep the twins apart. Mixed in with all this is a miniaturized Chinese ambassador who needs the twins' help to make a deal for the sale of gravity.

Written by

Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Steven Paul

Directed by

Steven Paul

Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,130
Average Rating
2.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA