Coleye (Wallace Shawn) and the mysterious Armitan (Walston), are also in on the search. Meanwhile, a group of SETI operatives, led by Dr. Complications ensue when a ferocious female reporter, Brace Channing (Elizabeth Hurley), gets wind of the story and starts investigating. Soon, the Martian inhabitant of the flying saucer (Christopher Lloyd) has moved into Tim's house and is pretending to be his Uncle Martin. Tim O'Hara (Jeff Daniels) is a struggling TV news producer who stumbles onto a story of cosmic proportions when he sees a spaceship crash-land. (His co-star, Bill Bixby, is dead, and therefore did not have to be worked into the proceedings.)ĭespite using a host of special effects, the basic storyline of My Favorite Martian remains true to the original premise.
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The saving grace, at least for those who recall the television show, is that series star Ray Walston has been given a more substantial role than the obligatory cameo. Following that admittedly clever introduction, the movie is pretty much what you might expect from a big-screen adaptation of a once-popular '60s TV series: good-natured, appealing, and sophomoric. When its power supply finally gives out and it grinds to a halt, the camera pans up to reveal what the probe just missed seeing: a huge, futuristic city. A robot Mars probe is shown slowly picking its way across the barren surface of the Red Planet. The most inventive moment in My Favorite Martian comes during the opening sequence.