MUBI brings you a great new film every day.  Start your 7-day free trial today!
Watch a new film every day for $4.99.
Try MUBI for FREE.
 

Synopsis

When adopted Gonzo and his rat pal Rizzo embarks on a quest to find Gonzo’s real family, Gonzo discovers that his long-lost relatives are actually aliens from a distant planet. After announcing to the world on Miss Piggy’s talk show, “UFO Mania,” that he plans to find his family and prove once and for all that life on other planets exists, he becomes the target of the evil paranoid government operative K. Edgar Singer. After a daring escape from the Singer compound, Gonzo tracks down his mother’s ship and faces the most difficult question of his life: does he climb aboard and joined the family he has always wanted or does he stay on Earth with the family and friends that he has always known and loved? —IMDb

Director

Original

Tim Hill

Timothy “Tim” Hill is an American film director and television writer.

Hill began his career in 1993 as a writer and storyboard artist for Rocko’s Modern Life, he also created the Kablam! skit Action League Now!. Hill directed the live-action family films Muppets from Space, Max Keeble’s Big Move, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and Hop. He is the nephew of director George Roy Hill. —Wikipedia 

Wall

Displaying 4 of 5 wall posts.
Picture of AKFilmFan

AKFilmFan

22Nov12

The humor and magic are lacking, the other main characters are given much screen time at all, and the end result is a subpar effort. But as a kid I did love the movie so a sense of nostalgia helps a bit.

Picture of Max the Movie Kid

Max the Movie Kid

14Feb12

A fun film that takes a unique look at who Gonzo's really supposed to be, and Tim Hill handles nostalgic characters better in this than Alvin and the Chipmunks. Although, I do think the people who thought Jason Segel's script for The Muppets was unfaithful should consider watching this again...

JEDIDARRICK likes this

Picture of Seth Farmer

Seth Farmer

9Dec11

I remember this movie being fucking hilarious.

Picture of Christian R.

Christian R.

23Nov11

the ending is fantastical

Related Films

Fans

Displaying 5 of 7 fans.

Lists

Displaying 5 of 5 lists.

Reviews

No reviews yet — Write the first

Forum

Displaying 0 discussion topics.