Earth Girls Are Easy (1989)
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65% of critics liked it
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40% of users liked it
(40,454 ratings)
In this madcap comedy, Geena Davis plays Valerie, a manicurist living in the valley with her cold fiancé, Dr. Ted Gallagher (Charles Rocket). At the Curl Up and Dye beauty salon where she works, Valerie enlists the help of her boss, Candy Pink (Julie Brown), for some style advice to try and win back… More In this madcap comedy, Geena Davis plays Valerie, a manicurist living in the valley with her cold fiancé, Dr. Ted Gallagher (Charles Rocket). At the Curl Up and Dye beauty salon where she works, Valerie enlists the help of her boss, Candy Pink (Julie Brown), for some style advice to try and win back Ted's affections. After undergoing a brand-new hairstyle, Valerie learns that Ted is having an affair and she kicks him out of the house. Soon, while lounging around in her bikini, a spaceship from the planet Jhazzalan crash-lands in her swimming pool. Curious, Valerie befriends the ship's inhabitants -- three horny aliens covered in fur named Mac (Jeff Goldblum), Whiploc (Jim Carrey), and Zeebo (Damon Wayans). Introducing her new friends to Candy, the aliens get a shave and a total makeover transformation into hot, available dates. They all go out dancing at L.A. nightclubs and party. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- Julien Temple
- Written By
- Julie Brown, Charlie Coffey, Terrence E. McNally
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
- In Theaters
- May 12, 1989 Wide
- On DVD
- Jul 25, 2000
- Studio
- Vestron Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
Intended by director Julian Temple and his screenwriters to affectionately skewer Tinseltown lifestyles.
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, Time Out
This is deliberately, gleefully vacuous entertainment, and any satirical edge is blunted by the film's obvious affection for its subject.
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Caryn James, New York Times
It is a joyfully chaotic and wildly uneven work that shows Mr. Temple's roots in music videos.
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Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
An entertaining trifle.
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
When it's time for that inevitable return to the planet Jhazzalan, you may hear yourself breathing a sigh of relief.
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Cast
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Geena Davis
as Valerie Dale
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Jeff Goldblum
as Mac
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Julie Brown
as Candy Pink
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Jim Carrey
as Wiploc
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Damon Wayans
as Zeebo
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Charles Rocket
as Dr. Ted Gallagher
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Michael McKean
as Woody Pool Boy
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Angelyne
as Gas Girl
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June C. Ellis
as Mrs. Merkin
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Lucy Lee Flippin
as Receptionist
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Larry Linville
as Dr. Bob
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Steve Lundquist
as Body Factory Attendant
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Felix Montano
as Ramon
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Leslie Morris
as Mike the Cop
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Gail Neely
as Head Nurse
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Tita Omeze
as Tanya
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Rick Overton
as Dr. Rick
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Diane Stilwell
as Robin
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Larri Thomas
as Curl Up and Dye Dancer
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Stacey Travis
as Tammy
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Nedra Volz
as Lana
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Terrence E. McNally
as Soap Opera Doctor
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Wayne "Crescendo" Ward
as Demone
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Lisa Fuller
as Kikki
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Victor Garron
as Deca Dance Valet
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Susan Krebs
as Bryan's Mother
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Lisa Boyle
as Curl Up and Dye Dancer
