Coneheads (1993)
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36% of critics liked it
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37% of users liked it
(186,382 ratings)
"The Coneheads" were a sketch on the Saturday Night Live television show of the late '70s which were expanded to feature-length proportions with this film. The story concerns Beldar (Dan Aykroyd) and Prymaat (Jane Curtin), who leave the planet Remulak to prepare for an invasion of… More "The Coneheads" were a sketch on the Saturday Night Live television show of the late '70s which were expanded to feature-length proportions with this film. The story concerns Beldar (Dan Aykroyd) and Prymaat (Jane Curtin), who leave the planet Remulak to prepare for an invasion of Planet Earth. But due to a malfunction, they find themselves plunged into the Hudson River and forced to take up residence in Paramus, New Jersey where Beldar gets work as an appliance salesman and makes a deal for a phony social security card. Before long, all thoughts of invading Earth are left behind as Beldar and Prymaat quickly adapt to suburban life -- except for their coneheads and metallic-sounding voices, they become a typical middle-class suburban family. The Coneheads have a child, Connie (Michelle Burke) and Beldar becomes a New York cab driver and starts up his own driving school. Connie grows into a teenager and a neighborhood boy, Ronnie (Chris Farley), develops a crush on her because he likes to rub her conehead. But a nefarious INS agent, Gorman Seedling (Michael McKean), and his toady assistant, Turnbull (David Spade), are hot on The Coneheads' trail because of Beldar's false social security card. Not only that, but the Remulakian Highmaster (Dave Thomas) is beginning to wonder what ever happened to Beldar's invasion of the third rock from the sun. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Steve Barron
- Genres
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jul 23, 1993 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Vantage
Critic Reviews
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Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter
Can you inflate a gimmick-driven comedy skit into a full-fledged feature film? Up to a point.
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Leonard Klady, Variety
A sweet, funny anarchic pastiche that should find broad based popularity.
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
Coneheads falls flat about as often as it turns funny, and displays more amiability than style.
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
A respectably funny -- but small -- effort, a reunion party best watched in your living room, while you consume mass quantities of pizza with extra molten lactate extract of hooved mammals.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This is a dismal, dreary and fairly desperate movie, in which the actors try very hard but are unable to overcome an uninspired screenplay.
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Cast
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Dan Aykroyd
as Beldar Conehead
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Jane Curtin
as Prymaat Conehead
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Michelle Burke
as Connie Conehead
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Michael McKean
as Immigration Agent Gorman Seedling
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Jason Alexander
as Larry Farber
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Lisa Jane Persky
as Lisa Farber
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Chris Farley
as Ronnie
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David Spade
as Eli Turnull
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Phil Hartman
as Marlax
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Dave Thomas
as The Highmaster
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Sinbad
as Otto
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Jan Hooks
as Gladys Johnson
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Tom Arnold
as Golfer (uncredited)
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Richard Comar
as Agent
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Tom Davis
as Supplicant
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Ellen DeGeneres
as Coach
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Sam Freed
as Master of Ceremonies
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Eddie Griffin
as Customer
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Whip Hubley
as F-16 Pilot
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James Keane
as Harv
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Barry Kivel
as Doctor
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Shishir Kurup
as Khoudri
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Jon Lovitz
as Dentist (uncredited)
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Garrett Morris
as Captain Orecruiser
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Kevin Nealon
as Senator
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Laraine Newman
as Laarta
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Jonathan Penner
as Captain Air Traffic
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Michael Richards
as Motel Clerk
- Chris Rock
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Adam Sandler
as Carmine
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Todd Susman
as Ron
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Julia Sweeney
as Principal
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Peter Aykroyd
as Highmaster Mentot
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Terry Turner
as Sketch Artist
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Joey Lauren Adams
as Christina
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Laurence Bilzerian
as Cone Battle Commander
- Lora Kennedy
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Tim Meadows
as Athletic Cone
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Parker Posey
as Stephanie
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Art Bonilla
as Hispanic Man #2
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Nils Allen Stewart
as Guard
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Robert Knott
as Air Traffic Controller
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Walt Robles
as Fire Marshall
