Alyson Hannigan, Ann Prentiss, Dan Aykroyd

An alien is sent on a secret mission to Earth, where she appears as a gorgeous, attractive, and single lady. Her mission is to make contact with a rather nerdy young scientist, who's quite overwhelmed...( read more  read more... ) by her attentions, and isn't aware of the connection between her arrival and his work.

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Directed by: Richard Benjamin

Release Date: December 1, 1988

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DVD Release Date: April 14, 1998

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  • June 29, 2008
    Movie about an alien on a secret mission to Earth, who falls for a human.
  • March 21, 2008
    eh
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • August 10, 2007
    Omg! I love this movie!
  • March 6, 2007
    Witless low concept comedy, only of interest for Buffy fans for the appearance of Alyson Hannigan and Seth Green in early roles.
  • November 16, 2009
    This is a decent movie about a alien that comes to earth disguised as a beautiful woman and makes contact with a earth scientist. Of course they both end up falling in love. The movie stars Dan Aykroyd and Kim Basinger. The movie is okay and has a decent cast. Worth maybe a one t...( read more)ime watch.
  • September 5, 2009
    Some funny moments with this alien adapting to life on earth, but mostly typical "fish outta water" stuff. Pretty ridiculous that this would be marketed to children with the 11 y.o. girl hoping to get her dad laid. And when he gets some from the chick he met 3 hours prior the dau...( read more)ghter is all kinds of happy for him. No wonder my mom wouldn't let me watch so much stuff when I was this age!
  • August 22, 2009
    Funny seeing little Alyson and little Seth, it was lovable. Kind of a foreshadowing for their roles on Buffy.
  • August 12, 2009
    ha ha ha remember this from when i was a kid!
  • July 27, 2009
    completely retarded.

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