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What Planet Are You From?

What Planet Are You From?

To save his planet, an alien must find a woman on Earth to have his baby. There's just one problem.

20005.41h 45m

Overview

A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love while a suspicious FAA agent tails him.

Directed by Mike Nichols
Written by Garry Shandling, Michael J. Leeson, Peter Tolan
Produced by Garry Shandling, Mike Nichols, Neil Machlis
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0MRevenue: $14.1M

Top Cast

Garry Shandling

Garry Shandling

Harold Anderson

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Susan Anderson

John Goodman

John Goodman

Roland Jones

Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear

Perry Gordon

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Graydon

Judy Greer

Judy Greer

Rebecca

Danny Zorn

Danny Zorn

Randy

Harmony Smith

Harmony Smith

Rita

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Don Fisk

Linda Fiorentino

Linda Fiorentino

Helen Gordon

Themes & Keywords

erectionalien life-formalienreproductionsearch for new wifenoise

About What Planet Are You From?

What Planet Are You From? is a comedy, drama, romance, science fiction film released in 2000 exploring themes of erection, alien life-form, alien, reproduction, search for new wife, noise. Directed by Mike Nichols, it stars Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, John Goodman. A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love while a suspicious FAA agent tails him.

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