Mom and Dad Save the World

1992
PG
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

5.4/10

5.3K

YOUR RATING

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Adventure Comedy Family Sci-Fi

An alien Overlord plans to blow up the Earth but first, he snatches and proposes to marry an Earthman's wife.An alien Overlord plans to blow up the Earth but first, he snatches and proposes to marry an Earthman's wife.An alien Overlord plans to blow up the Earth but first, he snatches and proposes to marry an Earthman's wife.

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IMDb RATING

5.4/10

5.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Trivia
Jon Lovitz was forced to quit Saturday Night Live (1975) to work on this film. Originally the film was to be shot during the summer break between seasons, but when shooting overlapped for two weeks, Lorne Michaels told Lovitz he couldn't miss a single week on SNL, so he had to make a choice. Convinced that the film was going to be a box office hit, Lovitz stayed on until the production wrapped. Lovitz attributed the film's abysmal box office performance to the film being edited to be more family friendly.

Goofs
When Dick and Marge are out of control on the highway, the man driving the car in far shots is very obviously not Jeffrey Jones.

Quotes
Emperor Todd Spengo: On a scale of one-to-ten, in terms of... universe-dominating greatness, where would you place, say... oh, me?
General Afir: A ten sire, most definitely.
Emperor Todd Spengo: [musing] A ten? Hmmm...
[becoming more annoyed]
Emperor Todd Spengo: Well yes, of course a Ten. What else would you think? A six?

Connections
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Review

Featured review

9/10

Wonderfully stupid, more than a little Python influence

This is a great, fun movie if you enjoy Monty Python and other movies that blatantly defy logic. The statue delivery, the grenade and several other scenes would be at home in a Monty Python episode.

The cast is well chosen. The costumes are ridiculous. When you think that a scene cannot get more stupid, you will be wrong.

The language is clean. The adult humor will mostly be missed by kids. This can be a fun movie if you are looking for a relaxed, unstructured fun time.

If you need a serious plot, real science in your science fiction, or highly structured entertainment, look elsewhere.