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My Stepmother Is an Alien

My Stepmother Is an Alien

She's gorgeous, and she's never been kissed. Needless to say, she's from another planet.

19885.71h 48m

Overview

Trying to rescue her home planet from destruction, a gorgeous extraterrestrial named Celeste arrives on Earth and begins her scientific research. She woos quirky scientist Dr. Steve Mills, a widower with a young daughter. Before long, Celeste finds herself in love with Steve and her new life on Earth, where she experiences true intimacy for the first time. But when she loses sight of her mission, she begins to question where she belongs.

Directed by Richard Benjamin
Written by Herschel Weingrod, Timothy Harris, Jonathan Reynolds
Produced by Ronald Parker, Franklin R. Levy
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $13.9M

Top Cast

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Steven Mills

Kim Basinger

Kim Basinger

Celeste Martin

Jon Lovitz

Jon Lovitz

Ron Mills

Alyson Hannigan

Alyson Hannigan

Jessie Mills

Joseph Maher

Joseph Maher

Lucas Budlong

Seth Green

Seth Green

Fred Glass

Ann Prentiss

Ann Prentiss

The Voice of the Bag (voice)

Wesley Mann

Wesley Mann

Grady

Tony Jay

Tony Jay

Council Chief

Peter Bromilow

Peter Bromilow

Second in Command

Themes & Keywords

alienspooflevitationmessage

About My Stepmother Is an Alien

My Stepmother Is an Alien is a comedy, science fiction film released in 1988 exploring themes of alien, spoof, levitation, message. Directed by Richard Benjamin, it stars Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger, Jon Lovitz. Trying to rescue her home planet from destruction, a gorgeous extraterrestrial named Celeste arrives on Earth and begins her scientific research. She woos quirky scientist Dr. Steve Mills, a widower with a young daughter. Before long, Celeste finds herself in love with Steve and her new life on Earth, where she experiences true intimacy for the first time. But when she loses sight of her mission, she begins to question where she belongs.

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