She's gorgeous, and she's never been kissed. Needless to say, she's from another planet.
Trying to rescue her home planet from destruction, a gorgeous extraterrestrial named Celeste arrives on Earth and begins her scientific research. She woos quirky scientist Dr. Steve Mills, a widower with a young daughter. Before long, Celeste finds herself in love with Steve and her new life on Earth, where she experiences true intimacy for the first time. But when she loses sight of her mission, she begins to question where she belongs.
My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) is a comedy and science fiction film directed by Richard Benjamin, released on December 9, 1988 with a runtime of 1h 48m. It stars Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger, Jon Lovitz and Alyson Hannigan. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 618 ratings.
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Dan Aykroyd
as Steven Mills
Kim Basinger
as Celeste Martin
Jon Lovitz
as Ron Mills
Alyson Hannigan
as Jessie Mills
Joseph Maher
as Lucas Budlong
Seth Green
as Fred Glass
Ann Prentiss
as Bag (voice)
Wesley Mann
as Grady
Tony Jay
as Council Chief
Peter Bromilow
as Second in Command
Nina Henderson
as Cashier
Harry Shearer
as Carl Sagan (voice)
Directed by Richard Benjamin, written by Herschel Weingrod, Timothy Harris and Jonathan Reynolds, produced by Ronald Parker and Franklin R. Levy.
Average viewer score of 5.8/10 from 618 ratings.
_**Weird 80’s comedy in the silly mold of “Earth Girls are Easy” and “Coneheads”**_ A low-paid widowed scientist (Dan Aykroyd) makes contact with aliens and they send an agent (Kim Basinger) to meet him. She has a one-eyed serpentine counselor in her purse and ends up marrying the physicist, even though the counselor’s intention is to destroy the planet (!). Alyson Hannigan plays the winsome daughter while Jon…
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My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) is available to stream on Howdy Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Spectrum On Demand. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) includes Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger, Jon Lovitz, Alyson Hannigan and Joseph Maher. The film was directed by Richard Benjamin. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
My Stepmother Is an Alien was released on December 9, 1988 and runs for 1h 48m.
My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) holds an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 618 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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