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My Favorite Martian
My Favorite Martian stars Jeff Daniels as Tim O'Hara, once a newspaper man and now a struggling television producer in Santa Barbara. Tim has a crush on vapid news reporter Brace Channing (Elizabeth Hurley) while overlooking his feelings for Lizzie (Daryl Hannah), a technician working at the station. Driving home one night, Tim wanders upon the crash landing of a spaceship from Mars. The Martian inside (Christopher Lloyd) has come to Earth searching for a fellow Martian who had been lost here 35 years ago. After the crash, he hides on the beach and shrinks his spaceship to the size of a toy to avoid detection; Tim finds the ship anyway, and takes it home. With little choice, the Martian, aided by his sentient and very neurotic spacesuit, follows Tim home and reveals himself. Tim sees the alien as his ticket to the big time, but the Martian, now masquerading as Tim's Uncle Martin (thanks to some Martian gum that transforms his appearance to that of a human) thwarts Tim at every turn. Just as he gets the video he needs for his story, O'Hara develops a friendship with his planetary neighbor and new "Uncle." The two suddenly find they are racing against the the clock -- a government team, led by a wacky scientist (Wallace Shawn), hunts Martin down, and the spaceship (a rental) is on a timed sequence to self-destruct if it cannot be repaired in time. Along the way, Tim loses his infatuation with Brace and finds his true feelings for the loyal Lizzie. Martin might also find his lost friend on Earth, just as he has found new ones. ~ Ron Wells, All Movie Guide

Cast Jeff Daniels as Tim O'Hara Christopher Lloyd as Uncle Martin Elizabeth Hurley as Brace Channing Daryl Hannah as Lizzie Wallace Shawn as Coleye Christine Ebersole as Michael Lerner as Mr. Channing Ray Walston as Armitan

Crew Christopher Burian-Mohr - Art Director Jane Jenkins - Casting Janet Hirshenson - Casting Hope Hanafin - Costume Designer Martha M. Elcan - First Assistant Director Donald Petrie - Director Malcolm Campbell - Editor Barry Bernardi - Executive Producer John Debney - Composer (Music Score) Sandy Veneziano - Production Designer Thomas E. Ackerman - Cinematographer Marc Toberoff - Producer Jerry Leider - Producer Robert Shapiro - Producer Robert Anderson - Sound/Sound Designer Norval D. Crutcher III - Sound Editor Sheri Stoner - Screenwriter John T. Van Vliet - Visual Effects Supervisor Phil Tippett - Visual Effects Supervisor

My Favorite Martian
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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: Production featurette Theatrical trailer French language track Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound Widescreen (1.85:1) DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 94 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 2. Program Start [1:52] 3. Mars Probe Mission/Main Title [1:52] 4. KGSC Santa Barbara [:37] 5. T Minus 5 [2:02] 6. Crash Landing [3:37] 7. An Unexpected Visitor [5:46] 8. A Rude Awakening For Tim [:17] 9. Shopping With Uncle Martin [5:34] 10. Martin Needs Nourishment [1:40] 11. Home Movies [4:23] 12. Going to Pieces [1:36] 13. Don't Send Us to the Shrink [6:27] 14. The Story of the Century [1:24] 15. Rummage Sale Bound [4:25] 16. Down the Drain [5:46] 17. Captured [2:04] 18. Zoot to the Rescue [:52] 19. The Escape [3:05] 20. Martin Defects [5:14] 21. End Credits [:49]