As an avid action, horror, comedy, and anything non-rom-com fan, I hate the typical Hollywood bull of same old same romantic comedies they are constantly spitting out expecting audiences to appreciate!
But on its release, I was lucky enough to fall upon this little gem of a film from the hilarious Gary Shandling - What Planet are You From?
From the get-go this film is hilarious, with Gary's dead-pan humour and ridiculous faces. Annette Benning is fantastic as is most of the other cast who fit their roles perfectly and look like they are having a blast doing so!
Carrying enough romance without being sickening, the film is almost perfect with constant laugh out loud moments and an over-all feel good achievement by the end of it.
Was great to see it again after so many years and found it even funnier this time around!
What Planet Are You From?
2000
Action / Comedy / Sci-Fi
What Planet Are You From?
2000
Action / Comedy / Sci-Fi
Plot summary
A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love there. A suspicious F.A.A. Agent targets him.
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March 13, 2018 at 02:52 AM
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I hate rom-coms, but this is just brilliant!
A Funny Movie.
"What Planet Are You From?" is a funny film because of its clever acting and script. It showcases how beings from other planets can act the same as men do on this planet. Despite some flaws in the scenes, this film is great for a romantic movie (Gary Shandling and Annette Benning are a perfect couple), a comedy movie, or a movie for fans of Shandling. Funny throughout.
strange to think that Mike Nichols directed this
Knowing that Mike Nichols directed greats like "The Graduate", "Catch-22", "Carnal Knowledge" and "Silkwood", it's a real shock that he directed something as silly as "What Planet Are You From?". The movie has space alien Garry Shandling coming to Earth to impregnate a woman after the men on his planet lose the ability to reproduce, and a bunch of goofy things happen. How many times have we seen this sort of story? It's not a bad movie, but not any kind of masterpiece. A way to pass time at best. Maybe we're too cruel to Mike Nichols, expecting some great every time. An OK movie. Also starring Annette Bening, John Goodman, Ben Kingsley, Greg Kinnear, Richard Jenkins (aka Nate Sr. on "Six Feet Under"), Linda Fiorentino and Caroline Aaron.