A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest." David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, and Julianne Moore are the only people standing between the aliens and world domination... which could be bad news for the Earth.
Acting
Orlando Jones carries this entire film on his screaming back.
Practical Effects
Glorious gooey alien puppets that age like funky wine.
Writing
Screenplay by the same guy who wrote Jurassic Park—really.
Director
Ivan Reitman
David Duchovny
Dr. Ira Kane
Julianne Moore
Dr. Allison Reed, CDC
Orlando Jones
Prof. Harry Phineas Block
Seann William Scott
Wayne Grey
Ted Levine
General Russell Woodman
Ty Burrell
Colonel Flemming
Ethan Suplee
Deke
Michael Bower
Danny
Dan Aykroyd
Governor Lewis
Gregory Itzin
Cartwright
Pat Kilbane
Officer Johnson
Sarah Silverman
Denise
Michelle Wolff
Carla
Katharine Towne
Nadine
Stephanie Hodge
Jill Mason
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Screenwriter David Diamond literally wrote this as a serious sci-fi thriller before Reitman turned it into a comedy. The 'serious' version lives in a parallel universe where nobody smiles.
This film is basically Ghostbusters DNA spliced with 2000s studio desperation—Reitman chasing his own lightning, Duchovny chasing Fox Mulder's paycheck, and Head & Shoulders chasing immortality through meme culture.
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