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Mac and Me

Mac and Me

Eric's new in the neighborhood. Mac's new on the planet.

19884.41h 39m

Overview

A Mysterious Alien Creature (MAC) escaping from nefarious NASA agents, is befriended by a young boy in a wheelchair. Together, they try to find MAC's family from whom he has been separated.

Directed by Stewart Raffill
Written by Stewart Raffill, Steve Feke
Produced by R.J. Louis
Box Office0Revenue: $5.9M

Top Cast

Christine Ebersole

Christine Ebersole

Janet Cruise

Jonathan Ward

Jonathan Ward

Michael Cruise

Tina Caspary

Tina Caspary

Courtney

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Lauren Stanley

Debbie

Jade Calegory

Jade Calegory

Eric Cruise

Vinnie Torrente

Vinnie Torrente

Mitford

Martin West

Martin West

Wickett

Ivan J. Rado

Ivan J. Rado

Zimmerman

Danny Cooksey

Danny Cooksey

Jack Jr

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Laura Waterbury

Linda

Themes & Keywords

nasaproduct placementextraterrestrial

About Mac and Me

Mac and Me is a family, fantasy, science fiction, adventure film released in 1988 exploring themes of nasa, product placement, extraterrestrial. Directed by Stewart Raffill, it stars Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Ward, Tina Caspary. A Mysterious Alien Creature (MAC) escaping from nefarious NASA agents, is befriended by a young boy in a wheelchair. Together, they try to find MAC's family from whom he has been separated.

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