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Coneheads (1993), Director: Steve Barron, rated PG

Young ones! Parental units! We summon you!

Film ClipStarring: Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Michelle Burke, Michael McKean, David Spade. Chris Farley, Michael Richards, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Eddie Griffin

DML Rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ - above average

"Ah, pigs. An omnivorous domesticated cloven-hooved vertebrate that defecates in the same place it consumes." - Prymatt Conehead

Why watch this? It's outrageous, yet this well-done movie is still old-school funny!

Plot Summary: The Coneheads, a family of aliens with cone-shaped heads, crash-land on Earth during a scouting mission. While stranded and waiting for retrieval, they attempt to adapt to human customs and start a family. Despite their unusual appearance and behaviors, they find life on Earth to be surprisingly enjoyable.

Dad's Preview: The Coneheads made their debut on SNL way back in Season 2. Fans loved them! Beldar and Prymaat always cracked me up with their consuming of mass quantities of fried chicken embryos and beer... and their naughty time with the buzzing senso-rings. Years later, this surprising gem was made, and it explains everything. It simply works, partly due to the efforts of several third generation SNL'ers, like Farley, Spade, Lovitz and Hartman. Mebs! Mebs!


Lorne Michaels Productions; Paramount Pictures

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