Amanda and the Alien
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| Amanda and the Alien | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Genre | Comedy Crime Drama Science Fiction |
| Written by | Robert Silverberg Jon Kroll |
| Directed by | Jon Kroll |
| Starring | John Diehl Michael Dorn Stacy Keach |
| Music by | Jane Cozzi Michael Cozzi Jane Wiedlin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Paul Colichman Miles A. Copeland III |
| Producers | Larry Estes Jonas Thaler |
| Cinematography | Gary Tieche |
| Editor | Brian Berdan |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production companies | Century Group Ltd. IRS Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | Showtime |
| Release | August 20, 1995 |
Amanda and the Alien (or Alien Love in the United Kingdom) is a 1995 made-for-cable science fiction comedy film directed by Jon Kroll and starring Nicole Eggert as Amanda Patterson. It premiered on Showtime on August 20, 1995.[1]
Background
[edit]Amanda and the Alien is based upon the short story of the same name written by Robert Silverberg.
Premise
[edit]Amanda Patterson, a typical Gen X girl and employee at an upscale clothing store, is leading a relatively lonely and unremarkable life. All this changes when an alien that's been held at a secret military installation escapes by taking over the body of one of the base employees. Amanda finds the fugitive alien and decides to help him hide from the government agents chasing him, a seemingly easy task, as the alien must change host bodies every few days.
Cast
[edit]- John Diehl
- Michael Dorn
- Stacy Keach
- David Millbern
- Dan O'Connor
- Raymond D. Turner
- Alex Meneses
- J. Marvin Campbell
- Nicole Eggert
- Richard Speight Jr.
Reception
[edit]The New York Daily News criticized Eggert's acting and wrote that the film "wastes so much time deciding whether it wants to steal from Life-force, Starman, Species or Earth Girls Are Easy that it goes nowhere fast."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Channel flipping". The Tampa Tribune. August 20, 1995. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Showtime has 2 kinds of close encounters: good & bad". New York Daily News. August 18, 1995. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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