My Favorite Martian

"The martian has landed. There goes the neighborhood."

Feb 12 1999 PG 1h 34m
Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

Ambitious television reporter Tim O'Hara stumbles upon a martian whose spaceship has accidentally crashed on Earth. Thinking this is his ticket to a Pulitzer Prize, Tim makes plans to expose the martian, who, posing as Tim's Uncle Martin, takes human form and has plans of his own. In fact, all of Tim's efforts to divulge the truth are systematically thwarted by the resourceful alien, who ultimately recruits Tim to help him repair his ship for a return to Mars.

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Plot

Life couldn't get much worse for News Producer Tim O'Hara. He humiliates the one he loves, Brace Channing and ends up getting fired by her father. Then, a Martian from Mars arrives in his home. The Martian adopts the name 'Uncle Martin' and becomes friends with Tim, whilst he fixes his ship. Unaware to Martin, Tim actually wants to reveal him to the world, but can he actually do that to his new friend and 'Uncle'?

Written by

John L. Greene, Sherri Stoner, Deanna Oliver

Directed by

Donald Petrie

Cast

Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth Hurley

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Walt Disney Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

3 nominations

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# of Votes
15,097
Average Rating
5.1 out of 10
Metascore
33
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