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Earth Girls Are Easy (1989)

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Average Rating: 5.5/10
Reviews Counted: 32
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 12

Earth Girls Are Easy is messy, silly, and not particularly bright -- qualities it comes by honestly and deliberately.

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Average Rating: 6.8/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 1

Earth Girls Are Easy is messy, silly, and not particularly bright -- qualities it comes by honestly and deliberately.

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In this madcap comedy, Geena Davis plays Valerie, a manicurist living in the valley with her cold fiancé, Dr. Ted Gallagher (Charles Rocket). At the Curl Up and Dye beauty salon where she works, Valerie enlists the help of her boss, Candy Pink (Julie Brown), for some style advice to try and win back Ted's affections. After undergoing a brand-new hairstyle, Valerie learns that Ted is having an affair and she kicks him out of the house. Soon, while lounging around in her bikini, a spaceship from

Jul 25, 2000

Vestron Pictures

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All Critics (32) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (12) | DVD (5)

Intended by director Julian Temple and his screenwriters to affectionately skewer Tinseltown lifestyles.

December 14, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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It is a joyfully chaotic and wildly uneven work that shows Mr. Temple's roots in music videos.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
New York Times
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An entertaining trifle.

May 13, 2001 Comment
Rolling Stone
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When it's time for that inevitable return to the planet Jhazzalan, you may hear yourself breathing a sigh of relief.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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The movie equivalent of cheap champagne -- even though it's lousy, it still gives you tickles up the nose.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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A lighthearted and goofy musical comedy about a love affair between an extraterrestrial and a manicurist.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
Chicago Sun-Times
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Silly, sexy, and filled with music.

December 14, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
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A horrible mess of genres that does nobody involved justice.

December 14, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment

This is deliberately, gleefully vacuous entertainment, and any satirical edge is blunted by the film's obvious affection for its subject.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

A hilarious, off-beat slice of 80s cheese.

September 7, 2005 Comment
7M Pictures

Not as funny as it thinks it is.

April 27, 2005 Comment
Juicy Cerebellum

Stupid but wonderful.

November 28, 2003 Comment
New Times

But this movie is hard to take. Sorry, go back to your own planet.

September 11, 2003 Comment
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

I never got into this. It just doesn't make me laugh.

July 22, 2003 Comment
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An out-of-this-world, down-to-earth comedy adventure.Good classic movie. An early work from the great Jim Carrey and he was as wacky as he is now. The story was so-so nothing big, it's meant to be funny and entertain and to me it did it's job. Nice ending.Love amongst the stars is every 'valley' girls dream.... and for

April 10, 2011
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Manu Gino

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Terrible silly. But unforgettable.

June 11, 2011
Lucas Martins

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    1. Mac: Hi! I'm Mac. Nice to meet you Mr. Dude.
    2. Dr. Ted Gallagher: Dr. Dude.
    3. Mac: Oh! Dr. Dude! [kisses hand]
    – Submitted by T R (51 days ago)
    1. Woody Pool Boy: [laughs] Ohh that's why she wanted me to drain it! She drove her car in the pool! I'm always doin' that...
    – Submitted by T R (51 days ago)

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