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About
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.
Theatrical
Feb 11, 1999
Box Office
$36.9M
Budget
$65.0M
Return
0.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 21, 1999
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Walt Disney Pictures, The Jerry Leider Company, Robert Shapiro Productions
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →C
Christopher Lloyd
Uncle Martin
J
Jeff Daniels
Tim O'Hara
E
Elizabeth Hurley
Brace Channing
D
Daryl Hannah
Lizzie
W
Wallace Shawn
Coleye
C
Christine Ebersole
Mrs. Brown
M
Michael Lerner
Mr. Channing
R
Ray Walston
Armitan
S
Shelley Malil
Felix
J
Jeremy Hotz
Billy
T
T.K. Carter
Lenny
D
Dawn Maxey
Salesgirl
S
Steven Anthony Lawrence
Nurplex Kid
M
Michael Chieffo
Earl Metz
T
Troy Evans
Captain Dalton
A
Arthur Senzy
Cmdr. Murdoch
C
Charles Rahi Chun
Radar Controller
M
Michael Dempsey
Van Gundy
D
David St. James
Prescott
D
Dee Anne Helsel
Dressing Room Woman
