Earth Girls Are Easy

Starring:Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, Julie Brown, Michael McKean, Charles Rocket, Larry Linville, Rick Overton, Diane Stilwell, June C. Ellis, Felix Montano, Rick Hurst, Leslie Morris, Lisa Fuller, Stacey Travis, Nicole Kramer, Wayne 'Crescendo' Ward, Tita Omeze, T.C. Diamond
Director: Julien Temple
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD

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This late-'80s comedy-musical from video director Julien Temple (Absolute Beginners) has an infectiously buoyant if dumb charm and plays like a cross between Little Shop of Horrors and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. If you loved either of those movies, you'll have a fondness for this one, otherwise you'll be irritated beyond belief. Geena Davis stars as a San Fernando Valley manicurist who finds herself in charge of three aliens after they crash-land their spaceship in her pool. With said transport broken down, Davis offers them head-to-toe makeovers (it's the least she can do), turns the fuzzy aliens into a trio of attractive guys, and lets them loose on the dating scene. She promptly falls in love with the leader (Davis's then-husband Jeff Goldblum); of course, it helps that her slimy fiancé (Charles Rocket) is cheating on her left and right. Aside from its sunny California charm, the only other thing this film has to offer is a bouncy musical score, in particular two show-stopping numbers performed by costar (and the film's cowriter) Julie Brown: "Brand New Girl," in which Davis gets the requisite makeover ("If you want to be a femme fatale / You can't rest on your L'Oreals!"), and the entirely irrelevant but absolutely hilarious cult hit "'Cause I'm a Blonde." Davis does her standard airhead thing (still a novelty in 1989) and Goldblum is a studly if silent lead. Make sure you pay close attention to Goldblum's alien sidekicks, two then-unknown actors named Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans, both of whom manage to steal scenes with surprisingly understated charm. --Mark Englehart

Customer Reviews:

This must be based on a true story.......2007-01-15

Faced with all kinds of problems from infidelity to broken nails Valerie's (Geena Davis) troubles have just began as aliens invade her pool. She must help them acclimate to our way of life. Soon the aliens learn that earth girls are easy.

They say that truth is stranger than fiction. This movie is awfully strange so it must be true. The "out of the area" visitors are easy to keep track of when they are color-coded. The songs were great and relevant.

All of the main actors went on to bigger and I guess you can say better movies. Another early Jim Carrey movie is "Once Bitten" (1985). The best Julie Brown movie is "Out There" (1995), where she describes certain alien appendages as being curved like the space-time continuum.

This is one of those movies that you may want to put on again in the background. And look up in time for your favorite parts.

Geena Davis rocks..........2006-07-27

Love this movie.. A camp classic. And seeing two new faces was so much fun.

Why do space men get all the fun?.......2006-02-23

This movie is a classic, u have so many great actors in this movie... You know, I loved this movie the first time i saw it as a kid and it was better the seccond time...

A silly film , but good none the less.......2005-12-07

I really like this movie. The whole point is to be silly. If you dont like stupid movies, then you shouldn't get this one.It will probaly just annoy you. The DVD is actually pretty cool. There are several features including Sing along versions of all the songs . If you like this movie the DVD is definitly worth it. You can get it for five fifty at walmart.

California Crayola.......2005-08-15

This movie is crayon colorful in its outlook and its sophistication. Stars Geena Davis and Jeff Goldblum are joined by relative unknowns Jim Carrey and Daymon Wayans in a romp through Southern California. Puns, silliness, sex jokes (it's PG so they're not lewd), satire, and some of Julie Brown's funniest songs are highlights.

Mac (Goldblum) is captain of an alien space ship that crash lands in Valerie's (Davis) pool because of the antics of his sexually deprived side kicks Wiploc (Carrey) and Zeebo (Wayans). The three hairy spacemen cheerfully turn Valerie's life from a disaster to. . . absolute chaos.

Julie Brown (Candy) and Michael McKean (Woody) steal the show with wonderful bits. When Candy wins "this month's Miss August" and sings "I'm a Blonde" listen and rewind to hear it again. It's a hoot! You won't recognize McKeen, from "Laverne and Shirley", "This is Spinal Tap" or, more recently, "A Mighty Wind." He makes a delightful Woody: the pool man with a surfing obsession and the IQ of a carrot. This DVD would be a good first step toward your own Michael McKean movie collection.

I originally saw this movie in 1989 as part of a Women's Movie Festival, Brown shares author credits. "Earth Girls are Easy" is based on her song of the same name. This is the movie I watch when I want a cheer-me-up.

Average customer rating:

This must be based on a true story
Geena Davis rocks...
Why do space men get all the fun?
A silly film , but good none the less
California Crayola

Earth Girls Are Easy
Starring: Geena Davis , Jeff Goldblum , Jim Carrey , Damon Wayans , and Julie Brown
Director: Julien Temple
Manufacturer: Live / Artisan
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: 0784011656
Release Date: 1999-03-15

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Customer Reviews:

This must be based on a true story.......2007-01-15

Geena Davis rocks..........2006-07-27

Love this movie.. A camp classic. And seeing two new faces was so much fun.

Why do space men get all the fun?.......2006-02-23

This movie is a classic, u have so many great actors in this movie... You know, I loved this movie the first time i saw it as a kid and it was better the seccond time...

A silly film , but good none the less.......2005-12-07

California Crayola.......2005-08-15

Comedy Collector's Pack (Earth Girls Are Easy/L.A. Story/Weekend at Bernie's)

Average customer rating:

Earth Girls aint easy ....

Comedy Collector's Pack (Earth Girls Are Easy/L.A. Story/Weekend at Bernie's)

Manufacturer: Live / Artisan
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ASIN: 0784013225
Release Date: 2000-03-15

Customer Reviews:

Earth Girls aint easy ...........2000-10-05

The story lacks sophisticated humor. Ofcourse, it makes you laugh but then you feel, Gosh !!! why are today's comedy films more of bathroom humor and not an intellectual entertainment. The musical goof is bound to make some feel embarressed. The DVD is well made, lots of extras.

Average customer rating:

This must be based on a true story
Geena Davis rocks...
Why do space men get all the fun?
A silly film , but good none the less
California Crayola

Earth Girls Are Easy [Region 2]
Starring: Geena Davis , Jeff Goldblum , Jim Carrey , Damon Wayans , and Julie Brown
Director: Julien Temple
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Similar Items:

Once Bitten
Transylvania 6-5000
Peggy Sue Got Married
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

ASIN: B00004T111

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Customer Reviews:

This must be based on a true story.......2007-01-15

Geena Davis rocks..........2006-07-27

Love this movie.. A camp classic. And seeing two new faces was so much fun.

Why do space men get all the fun?.......2006-02-23

This movie is a classic, u have so many great actors in this movie... You know, I loved this movie the first time i saw it as a kid and it was better the seccond time...

A silly film , but good none the less.......2005-12-07

California Crayola.......2005-08-15

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