An alien trying to escape from NASA is befriended by a wheelchair-bound boy.An alien trying to escape from NASA is befriended by a wheelchair-bound boy.An alien trying to escape from NASA is befriended by a wheelchair-bound boy.
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- 2 wins & 6 nominations total
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Awe man i love this movie, i remember going to my friends house just to watch it, when we were little. Yes i know it is a little cheesy, but so is other stuff, and movies. I think people should give this film more credit, it was good for it's time, still it isnt ET, but it is good in it's own way. And the guy who played Michael was HOT!!!!!!!
Mystery science theater 3000 just riffed this movie. If that doesn't tell you everything you need to know, I don't know what will.
What were the people that invested money in this movie thinking about when they aproved this stinking piece of... It's shameless, the way they used the kid, and the alien to reformulate whit camouflage the ET formula. It's really disgusting to see that when many people are dying of starvation around the world there are people spending money with movies that revolve around aliens that drink Coke and go to Mc Donald's and that exist movies that are sponsored by multinacional companies that create a diversion to their money just for fun, extending the ET effect far beyond the limits of the reasonable. Kill this piece of excrement!!! I was ashamed to watch this movie, and the channel which spent money broadcasting should be ashamed. Mac and Me... it even rimes with ET!!! And that whistling bit... how ridiculous!
I remember seeing this movie in the theater when it came out in 1988. ( I was eleven). I think i almost died laughing at the part when that kid in the wheelchair went rolling down the hill. I just remember crack ing up out loud. If you have somewhat of a cruel sense of humor, you have to rent this movie just for that part. It's hilarious! Other then
that this movie pretty much bit the dust. Pretty obvious who sponsored this movie. You couldn't go five minutes without seeing somebody eating McDonalds or drinking Coca-Cola. Overall, I recommend this movie to any soccer mom you wants to promote bad haircuts,junk food, and night mares of gangly, demented looking aliens who are obsessed with pucker ing their lips to their kids.
that this movie pretty much bit the dust. Pretty obvious who sponsored this movie. You couldn't go five minutes without seeing somebody eating McDonalds or drinking Coca-Cola. Overall, I recommend this movie to any soccer mom you wants to promote bad haircuts,junk food, and night mares of gangly, demented looking aliens who are obsessed with pucker ing their lips to their kids.
If nothing else, MAC AND ME sorts out the really worthwhile people on this planet - those who can "see" decency and believe in solid family values as opposed to the viewers who were never really children - just young insensitives on their way to becoming hard-line realists and empty vessels. As one observant person commented, this film is nothing like ET yet still, without the benefit of a Spielberg direction or a budget of gynormous dollar-value, it succeeds in being heartwarming and a magical experience for children. My own kids grew up with this little film and having found it covered in dust in the garage last week (an old BETA copy) they all nestled up on the lounge together yesterday and watched it again. They were just as mesmerised and captivated as they had been in 1989 when they were just 9, 7 5 and 3. It was a rare moment of emotional beauty to see them re-capturing their childhoods. You wanna tell THEM about the blatant product placement, the "laughable aliens," the cornball script etc.
I don't THINK so!!!!
I don't THINK so!!!!
Did you know
- TriviaJade Calegory has spina bifida, and uses a wheelchair in real life.
- GoofsWhen Debbie sucks MAC into the vacuum and gets flung around the room, a track running up the wall, across the ceiling, down the other wall, and across the floor is visible for the entire scene.
- Alternate versionsSPOILER: The original Japanese VHS release of features an earlier cut of the film, with an alternative ending. When Eric wheels after the aliens heading back into the shopping mall, a police officer tries to grab him and falls over. This causes his gun to discharge a bullet, striking Eric through the chest and killing him instantly. This explains why Eric is suddenly motionless when the building explodes. In all other versions, it's implied he died from the explosion. There are also some other minor color tinting and editing differences.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Geraldo Rivera Show: Episode dated 21 September 1988 (1988)
- SoundtracksDown to Earth
Performed by Ashford & Simpson
Written by Allee Willis and Danny Sembello
Produced by Ashford & Simpson
Executive Producer Brooks Arthur
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- Also known as
- Mac, mi amigo de las estrellas
- Filming locations
- 17030 Green Drive, City of Industry, California, USA([1:00:00]Dance sequence at McDonald's)
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Box office
- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,424,112
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,061,464
- Aug 14, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $6,424,112
- Runtime
- 1h 39m(99 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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