My Favorite Martian 1999
“The martian has landed. There goes the neighborhood.”
What is My Favorite Martian?
Ambitious television reporter Tim O'Hara stumbles upon a martian whose spaceship has accidentally crashed on Earth. Thinking this is his ticket to a Pulitzer Prize, Tim makes plans to expose the martian, who, posing as Tim's Uncle Martin, takes human form and has plans of his own.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1999
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 94 minutes
- Release date
- Feb 11, 1999
- Studios
- Walt Disney Pictures, The Jerry Leider Company, Robert Shapiro Productions
- Genres
- Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
- Updated
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Overview
Ambitious television reporter Tim O'Hara stumbles upon a martian whose spaceship has accidentally crashed on Earth. Thinking this is his ticket to a Pulitzer Prize, Tim makes plans to expose the martian, who, posing as Tim's Uncle Martin, takes human form and has plans of his own. In fact, all of Tim's efforts to divulge the truth are systematically thwarted by the resourceful alien, who ultimately recruits Tim to help him repair his ship for a return to Mars.
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