My Favorite Martian
A down-to-earth TV reporter and his eccentric alien roommate team up to expose a government conspiracy—before the world finds out Martians have been living among us all along.
“The martian has landed. There goes the neighborhood.”
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Ambitious television reporter Tim O
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A crew of 45+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Malcolm CampbellShot by Thomas E AckermanScored by John DebneyDesigned by Sandy Veneziano
Box Office
1999 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$36.9M
Opening weekend: $8.8M — 24% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $13.0M — 35% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,275 theaters
Also known as
- Der Onkel vom Marsde
- Mi marciano favoritoes
- Mon martien favorifr
- Martin il marzianoit
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Cast & Crew
45 unique people credited
Top billed cast
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
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as Mr. Channing
Shelley Malil
as Felix
Jeremy Hotz
as Billy
T K Carter
as Lenny
Supporting cast
20Dawn 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
Wayne Knight
as Zoot (uncredited)
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