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    My Stepmother Is An Alien (1988)

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    “Barbarella Goes Shopping” is the premise of this clunky cosmic satire, saved by Kim Basinger’s hitherto untapped flair for light comedy.

    She plays Celeste, a gorgeous ET, who shacks up with widowed scientist slob Dr Steven Mills (Dan Aykroyd) to save her planet from destruction.

    Celeste finds herself falling for the man she’s been sent to swindle. But they’ve not counted on Steve’s young daughter Jessie (Alyson Hannigan), who’s none too thrilled by the prospect of a new mother – especially not one from another planet.

    Forget the plot, just settle down and watch a series of goofy culture-clash sketches revolving around Basinger coping with suburban life on Earth armed only with her talking alien handbag.

    Fine moments of inspired lunacy jostle with predictably slight comic relief, but Basinger’s eager-to-please freshness and verve make this intergalactic muddle impossible to dislike.

    Dr Steven Mills
    Dan Aykroyd
    Celeste Martin
    Kim Basinger
    Ron Mills
    Jon Lovitz
    Jessie Mills
    Alyson Hannigan
    Dr Lucas Budlong
    Joseph Maher
    Fred Glass
    Seth Green
    Grady
    Wesley Mann
    Dr Morosini
    Adrian Sparks
    Lexie
    Juliette Lewis
    Carl Sagan
    Harry Shearer

    Director
    Richard Benjamin

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