Main Cast: Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, Greg Kinnear, Ben Kingsley, Linda Fiorentino, John Goodman, Richard Jenkins, Caroline Aaron, Judy Greer
Release Year: 2000
Country: US
Run Time: 104 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Garry Shandling makes his big-screen debut as a leading man in this sci-fi romantic comedy. Harold (Shandling) is an alien from another galaxy sent to Earth on a vital mission: in order to ensure that his civilization will prevail, Harold must impregnate an Earth woman. But he discovers that this is more easily said than done, as he quickly gets a crash course in the arcane rituals of the human courtship process. What's worse, just when Harold thinks he's making progress in Earthbound seduction, he discovers that the males of his planet don't physically interface properly with women on Earth, so he is issued a variety of bizarre gadgets to complete his assignment. Mike Nichols directed What Planet Are You From?, which also features a top-notch supporting cast, including Annette Bening, John Goodman, Ben Kingsley, and Camryn Manheim. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Thomas A. Duffield - Art Director, Michael Haley - Associate Producer, Ellen Lewis - Casting, Michele Imperato - Co-producer, Ann Roth - Costume Designer, Michael Haley - First Assistant Director, Mike Nichols - Director, Richard Marks - Editor, Bernie Brillstein - Executive Producer, Brad Grey - Executive Producer, Carter Burwell - Composer (Music Score), Karyn Rachtman - Musical Direction/Supervision, Robert W. Welch III - Production Designer, Michael Ballhaus - Cinematographer, Garry Shandling - Producer, Neil Machlis - Producer, Mike Nichols - Producer, Cheryl Carasik - Set Designer, John Dexter - Set Designer, Sony Pictures Imageworks - Special Effects, David MacMillan - Sound/Sound Designer, Ron Bochar - Sound Editor, Garry Shandling - Screenwriter, Michael Leeson - Screenwriter, Ed Solomon - Screenwriter, Peter Tolan - Screenwriter
A denizen (Garry Shandling) of a faraway planet occupied only by highly evolved males is ordered to find a female human, impregnate her and bring the baby back to the planet. The visitor to Earth assumes the name Harold Anderson and eventually meets Susan (Annette Bening), a recovering alcoholic. He must marry her before he can try to mate.
Greg Kinnear plays Harold's sleazy, conniving co-worker at the bank, and John Goodman co-stars as an FAA worker obsessed with finding the alien.
