A stranded alien befriends a boy in a family adventure whose commercial instincts are difficult to miss. Awkward creature effects and conspicuous product promotion turn the emotional imitation into something much stranger than a simple attempt to copy E.T.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
Acting
8/10
Plot
8.5/10
Effects
8.5/10
Dialogue
7/10
Rewatchability
8.5/10
“An alien friendship story with a suspiciously enthusiastic marketing department.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 81
Synopsis and movie facts
A Mysterious Alien Creature (MAC) escaping from nefarious NASA agents, is befriended by a young boy in a wheelchair. Together, they try to find MAC's family from whom he has been separated.
