---
title: "My Favorite Martian"
year: 1999
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/my-favorite-martian-1999"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 9849
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 94
community_rating: 5.7
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "PG"
---

# My Favorite Martian (1999) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/my-favorite-martian-1999

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

My Favorite Martian is a film first released in 1999. Catalogued under Comedy, Family, Science Fiction. Produced and broadcast by Walt Disney Pictures, The Jerry Leider Company, Robert Shapiro Productions. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "An ambitious television reporter stumbles upon a crashed martian and tries to expose him."

### Why Watch
- features a crashed martian
- includes a reporter seeking a prize

### Caveats & Content Note
- the reporter's efforts are thwarted
- Tone & Suitability: It is rated PG and suitable for family viewing.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: comedy, family, science fiction

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Donald Petrie
- **Networks / Studios**: Walt Disney Pictures, The Jerry Leider Company, Robert Shapiro Productions

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Christopher Lloyd** as *Uncle Martin*
- **Jeff Daniels** as *Tim O'Hara*
- **Elizabeth Hurley** as *Brace Channing*
- **Daryl Hannah** as *Lizzie*
- **Wallace Shawn** as *Coleye*
- **Christine Ebersole** as *Mrs. Brown*
- **Michael Lerner** as *Mr. Channing*
- **Ray Walston** as *Armitan*
- **Shelley Malil** as *Felix*
- **Jeremy Hotz** as *Billy*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: What is the film about?
A television reporter finds a martian whose spaceship has crashed on Earth.

### Q: What does the reporter want?
Tim wants to expose the martian to win a Pulitzer Prize.

### Q: How does the martian disguise himself?
The martian takes human form and poses as Tim's Uncle Martin.

### Q: Does the reporter succeed in exposing the alien?
No, all of Tim's efforts to divulge the truth are systematically thwarted.

### Q: What is the ultimate goal of the martian?
The alien recruits Tim to help him repair his ship so he can return to Mars.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [My Favorite Martian — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/9849)

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*Generated by Archytele Open Intelligence Systems. Data verified against TMDB and JustWatch APIs.*