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5.4/10 • 921

1993-07-231h 27m

ComedyScience Fiction

You may not notice them at first, but they are among us.

A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from France.

Directors
Steve Barron
Editors
Paul Trejo

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Dan Aykroyd

    Dan Aykroyd

    Beldar

  2. Jane Curtin

    Jane Curtin

    Prymatt

  3. Michael McKean

    Michael McKean

    Gorman Seedling, INS Deputy Commissioner

  4. Laraine Newman

    Laraine Newman

    Laarta

  5. Jason Alexander

    Jason Alexander

    Larry Farber

  6. Lisa Jane Persky

    Lisa Jane Persky

    Lisa Farber

  7. Chris Farley

    Chris Farley

    Ronnie the Mechanic

  8. David Spade

    David Spade

    Eli Turnbull, INS Agent

  9. Sinbad

    Sinbad

    Otto

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talisencrw

Apr 28, 2016

7/10

Though this isn't the very best movie made from Saturday Night Live skits and characters (that would be a tossup between 'The Blues Brothers' and the two 'Wayne's World' entries), this is definitely top-tier and in the best five ever made. Laraine Newman and Jane Curtin were very underrated as comediennes, and the unsung heroes that held the cast together during its excellent run of the early days. What's hardly ever talked about, when it comes to movies based on SNL skits, is how important the supporting players are. 'Coneheads' undoubtedly has the strongest supporting cast of any of them, and while director Barron has hardly become a household name in terms of movies (only this and 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' really hit the radar), his prowess on some of the greatest music videos of all time (ie., Dire Straits' 'Money for Nothing', Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' and A-Ha's 'Take On Me') was picture-perfect for the comedic set-pieces here. Definitely worth at least a watch, here in the 21st-century.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$33,000,000.00
Revenue
$21,274,717.00
Keywords
extraterrestrial technologyalien life-formspace invasionnostalgicconeheads