Detailed item info | Movie description | The comic story of an alien, H-1449-6 (Shandling, THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW), sent to Earth to impregnate a human woman as part of a fiendish plot to conquer the Universe. Assuming the identity of Harold Anderson, he attempts to blend into human society (Phoenix, AZ to be exact) and begin his search for a mate. However, coming from a planet with no women and armed with a handful of inept pick-up lines and an automated reproductive unit (which emits a loud hum at the slightest titillation), he's rather ill equipped for the task at hand. But with the assistance of a philandering co-worker (Kinnear, AS GOOD AS IT GETS), Harold sets his sights on the beautiful, slightly flaky real-estate agent Susan Hart (Bening, AMERICAN BEAUTY), and sparks begin to fly in this hilarious battle of the sexes from the director of THE GRADUATE.
| | Credits | | Producer: | Mike Nichols | | Cast: | Ben Kingsley, Janeane Garofalo |
| | Editorial reviews | "...Funny..." Box Office - p.66 - Christine James (05/01/2000)
"...[Shandling] keeps the tone light and wry....[Bening is] lovable..." -- Rating:B Entertainment Weekly - p.47 - Owen Gleiberman (03/10/2000)
"...Quite funny..." -- 3 out of 5 stars - A Satisfying Rental Premiere - p.87 - Christopher Kelly (08/01/2000)
"...[The] droll humor is easy to take....Nichols, as always, attracted a lot of talent..." USA Today - Mike Clark (07/21/2000)
"...Shandling himself delivers an astute line in whimsy as the perennially befuddled alien..." Sight and Sound - Dan Leigh (03/01/2001)
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