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Mac and Me(Movie, 1988)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 35min | Genres: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure
Mac and MeRating: 2.2/5 (with 104104 votes)
Mac and Me is a 1988 American science fiction film co-written (with Steve Feke) and directed by Stewart Raffill. Starring Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Ward, and Tina Caspary alongside Lauren Stanley and Jade Calegory, it centers on a "Mysterious Alien Creature" (MAC) that escapes from nefarious NASA agents and befriends a boy named Eric Cruise. Together, they try to find MAC's family, from whom he has been separated. The film performed poorly at the box office and was panned by critics, partly due to plot lines similar to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), as well as its elaborate product placement of McDonald's and Coca-Cola. It was nominated for four Golden Raspberry Awards and won Worst Director and Worst New Star (for Ronald McDonald). However, it received four Youth in Film Awards (now Young Artist Awards) nominations. While regarded as one of the worst films ever made, it has become a cult film. Due to its poor reception, Orion Pictures can... ()
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Awards & Nominations for Mac and Me

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star

About Mac and Me

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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: California
Inspired by: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (movie)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 14 languages: Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Russian (RU), Thai (TH), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 07/27/1989 (World premiere: 08/12/1988)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"宇宙精靈"
"Mac, a földönkívüli barát"
"マック"
Revenue: 5,935,269 USD

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:10791, Added: 02/18/2018, Last updated: 03/12/2024