Mac and Me

1988
PG
1h 39m

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3.4/10

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An alien trying to escape from NASA is befriended by a wheelchair-bound boy.

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Space Sci-Fi Adventure Comedy Family Sci-Fi

An alien trying to escape from NASA is befriended by a wheelchair-bound boy.An alien trying to escape from NASA is befriended by a wheelchair-bound boy.An alien trying to escape from NASA is befriended by a wheelchair-bound boy.

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IMDb RATING

3.4/10

15K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,876

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total

Trivia
Jade Calegory has spina bifida, and uses a wheelchair in real life.

Goofs
When Debbie sucks MAC into the vacuum and gets flung around the room, a track running up the wall, across the ceiling, down the other wall, and across the floor is visible for the entire scene.

Quotes
Michael Cruise: You know what I feel like?
Eric Cruise: A Big Mac?
Michael Cruise: The man's psychic!

Alternate versions
SPOILER: The original Japanese VHS release of features an earlier cut of the film, with an alternative ending. When Eric wheels after the aliens heading back into the shopping mall, a police officer tries to grab him and falls over. This causes his gun to discharge a bullet, striking Eric through the chest and killing him instantly. This explains why Eric is suddenly motionless when the building explodes. In all other versions, it's implied he died from the explosion. There are also some other minor color tinting and editing differences.

Connections
Featured in The Geraldo Rivera Show: Episode dated 21 September 1988 (1988)

Soundtracks
Down to Earth
Performed by Ashford & Simpson
Written by Allee Willis and Danny Sembello
Produced by Ashford & Simpson
Executive Producer Brooks Arthur

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A laughable rip-off

What were the people that invested money in this movie thinking about when they aproved this stinking piece of... It's shameless, the way they used the kid, and the alien to reformulate whit camouflage the ET formula. It's really disgusting to see that when many people are dying of starvation around the world there are people spending money with movies that revolve around aliens that drink Coke and go to Mc Donald's and that exist movies that are sponsored by multinacional companies that create a diversion to their money just for fun, extending the ET effect far beyond the limits of the reasonable. Kill this piece of excrement!!! I was ashamed to watch this movie, and the channel which spent money broadcasting should be ashamed. Mac and Me... it even rimes with ET!!! And that whistling bit... how ridiculous!