My Favorite Martian

My Favorite Martian

94 mins | Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction, Family | Feb. 11, 1999

News producer, Tim O'Hara gets himself fired for unwillingly compromising his bosses' daughter during a live transmission. A little later, he witnesses the crashing of a small Martian spacecraft, realizing his one-time chance of delivering a story that will rock the earth. Since Tim took the original but scaled-down spaceship with him, the Martian follows him to retrieve it.

My Favorite Martian

94 mins | Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction, Family | Feb. 11, 1999

My Favorite Martian
News producer, Tim O'Hara gets himself fired for unwillingly compromising his bosses' daughter during a live transmission. A little later, he witnesses the crashing of a small Martian spacecraft, realizing his one-time chance of delivering a story that will rock the earth. Since Tim took the original but scaled-down spaceship with him, the Martian follows him to retrieve it.
IMDb rating 5.1
Producers Walt Disney Pictures
Original title My Favorite Martian
Directors Martha Elcan, Tony Schwartz, Susan Bierbaum, Donald Petrie
Writers Deanna Oliver, Sherri Stoner

Cast

Jeff Daniels

as Tim O'Hara

Elizabeth Hurley

as Brace Channing

Daryl Hannah

as Lizzie

Christopher Lloyd

as Uncle Martin (The Martian)

Wallace Shawn

as Dr. Elliott Coleye

Christine Ebersole

as Loralie Brown

Michael Lerner

as Mr. Channing

T.K. Carter

as Lenny

Wayne Knight

as Zoot, Martin's Talking Space Suit (Voice)

Ray Walston

as Armitan

Shelley Malil

as Felix

Jeremy Hotz

as Billy

Dawn Maxey

as Salesgirl

Steven Anthony Lawrence

as Nurplex Kid

Michael Chieffo

as Earl Metz

Troy Evans

as Captain Dalton

Arthur Senzy

as Cmdr. Murdoch

Charles Rahi Chun

as Radar Controller

Michael Dempsey

as Van Gundy

David St. James

as Prescott

Dee Anne Helsel

as Dressing Room Woman

Lorin McCraley

as Cool Dude

Ken Thorley

as KTSC Floor Manager

Tom Hallick

as Howard Greenly

Barry Pearl

as News Director

Buck Kartalian

as Muscle Man

Steve Bond

as The Seti Group Driver

Sylvester Terkay

as Huge Guard

Michael Bailey Smith

as Big Guard

Christian Keiber

as Guard at Clearing

Debra Christofferson

as Mrs. Butz