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What Planet Are You From?

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41% Tomatometer 76 Reviews 29% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Harold is sent to Earth on a mission to impregnate a woman and have a child. Harold befriends Perry Gordon, a horny, morally challenged specimen of the human male, and together they scope Phoenix for women. On the prowl for the ideal woman with whom he can mate, the alien encounters a wide spectrum of potential candidates.

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Critics Consensus

Though What Planet Are You From? has some laughs, it's too inconsistent and bland for critics to give it their recommendations.

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Susan Stark Detroit News 01/01/2000
1/4
Bottom line, this is American Pie for boys-will -be- boys in the fiftysomething age range. Go to Full Review Elvis Mitchell New York Times 01/01/2000
0.5/5
This movie wants to be sweet and dark at the same time, but it is as distant as a planet's satellite. Go to Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post 01/01/2000
3/4
Easily the funniest movie of the year. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 07/18/2024
1/5
…a truly awful comedy…trying to create a sci-fi analogue for men’s inability to understand women, but ends up just embodying the quality it’s supposedly trying to satirise…. Go to Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 01/08/2010
1.5/4
Shandling's a bland black hole that obliterates whatever trace of energy or inspiration mustered by this unwieldy film. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 01/14/2009
C+
It all seems to suffer from jet lag and a lame script and a bad case of crassness. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/27/2021 This movie is funny. Don't believe the haters. See more 03/23/2018 I thought this movie was super funny! See more 04/11/2015 Saw this movie several years ago for the first time, and I think it was completely underrated. There are many hilarious performances and cameos from Greg Kinnear, John Goodman, Annette Bening and many other notable actors. Can't understand how this movie ended up with such a low rating. See more 03/24/2015 mixing genres here with mixed results. See more 12/28/2014 what kind of alien uses a toilet as transportation? must be the ones who are doing the anal probing. Ben Kingsley reminds me of my loony chemistry prof. from college. Obsessed with getting prostate cancer, always wore black with a sliver Egyptian ankh and a shaved head. See more 12/15/2014 This movie revolves around an emotionally devoid race of alien beings represented by Gary Shandling that are in appearance identical to humans except for the fact that they have humming penises. Starring Annette Benning and Ben Kinglsey. Yes, I am serious. Annette Benning and Ben Kingley. This movie exists. See more Read all reviews
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Mike Nichols

Director

Garry Shandling

Harold Anderson

Annette Bening

Susan

Greg Kinnear

Perry Gordon

Ben Kingsley

Graydon

Linda Fiorentino

Helen Gordon

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What Planet Are You From?

What Planet Are You From? (2000) What Planet Are You From? (2000) It's up to Graydon (Ben Kingsley, right), the planet's leader, to educate Harold (Garry Shandling) in the ways of Earth women and mating customs Harold (Garry Shandling, right) and Perry (Greg Kinnear) form a male bond in their search for women Helen Gordon (Linda Fiorentino) comforts her sleazy husband Perry (Greg Kinnear) Mike Nichols (right) directs Garry Shandling (center) and Greg Kinnear (left) Annette Bening portrays Susan Hart, a recovering alcoholic who's about to embark on a new life and become the object of alien affection Harold (Garry Shandling) is an extra-terrestrial who embarks on a mission to impregnate an Earth woman in order to ensure his planet's domination in the universe Roland Jones (John Goodman) is an FAA agent on the hunt for extra-terrestrials in Columbia's What Planet Are You From? Neither their leader nor an Earth simulator (Tammy Tavares) can prepare the men of Harold's planet for the challenges that lie ahead of them in the pursuit of a consenting female human View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Harold is sent to Earth on a mission to impregnate a woman and have a child. Harold befriends Perry Gordon, a horny, morally challenged specimen of the human male, and together they scope Phoenix for women. On the prowl for the ideal woman with whom he can mate, the alien encounters a wide spectrum of potential candidates.
Director
Mike Nichols
Producer
Neil A. Machlis, Mike Nichols, Garry Shandling
Screenwriter
Garry Shandling, Michael Leeson, Garry Shandling, Michael Leeson, Ed Solomon, Peter Tolan
Distributor
Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Columbia Pictures, What Planet Are You From? Productions, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
Rating
R (Sexuality|Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 3, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.3M
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)