My Stepmother Is An Alien ''' is a comedy science fiction film directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Kim Basinger and Dan Aykroyd, with featured performances by Jon Lovitz and Alyson Hannigan.PlotCeleste (Kim Basinger) is an alien sent on a secret mission to Earth; Steven Mills (Dan Aykroyd) is a widowed scientist who is working on experimental ways to send radio waves into deep space. An accident during one of his experiments inadvertently caused gravity to be ruined on Celeste's home world. Celeste is then sent to Earth to find out who has discovered a way to change gravity and how they did it. She is aided by an alien or alien device, resembling a large phallus with an eye, who hides himself in a designer purse to aid Celeste by indoctrinating her on Earth ways. The Bag is able to do amazing things like create diamonds and designer dresses almost instantaneously.
Celeste's newness on earth leads to some humorous situations where Celeste nearly exposes herself as alien due to her strange behavior, like trying to kiss someone for the first time or trying to cook. Jessie Mills (Alyson Hannigan) is Steven's daughter, who notices Celeste's strange habits, such as snacking on cigarette butts and flashlight batteries, pulling hard boiled eggs out of boiling water, and handling an extremely hot oven rack without being burned. However, she cannot convince her father that there is something strange about Celeste, since her father is too smitten with Celeste to care.
Celeste encounters many things on Earth that she would otherwise never have experienced, such as sneezing, sexual intercourse, and love. In the end Celeste falls in love with Steven, and comes to understand and care for his daughter. Celeste attempts to convince her home world that the whole thing was an accident and that Earth shouldn't be destroyed because of all of the wonderful things it offers. Cast Steven Mills Celeste Martin Ron Mills Jessie Mills Lucas Budlong Fred Glass Voice of The Bag Grady Council Chief Second in Command Cashier Voice of Carl Sagan Dr. Morosini Lexie, Jessie's Friend #1 Ellen, Jessie's Friend #2
Cast notes:
- Child co-stars Alyson Hannigan and Seth Green would later reunite on the television series
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer.ProductionMy Stepmother Is an Alien , Jerico Stone, saw the story as a dark allegory about child abuse, which is how he pitched the film to Paramount Pictures in .[TCM ]
- The film went into principal photography on 29 February, , and wrapped in May of that year.
"A million lightyears from home, she's found a husband, a stepdaughter and a dog."'' Reception The film was released on December 9, 1988 and opened at #7, grossing $2,066,980 in the opening weekend. It went on to gross $13,854,000 in the USA.
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