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

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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.
  • Rating:
    R (Sexuality|Language)
  • Genre:
    comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Mike Nichols
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $6.3M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Columbia Pictures, What Planet Are You From? Productions, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Garry Shandling
Harold Anderson
Annette Bening
Susan
Greg Kinnear
Perry Gordon
Ben Kingsley
Graydon
Linda Fiorentino
Helen Gordon
John Goodman
Roland Jones
Richard Jenkins
Don Fisk
Caroline Aaron
Nadine
Judy Greer
Rebecca
Nora Dunn
Madeline
Mike Nichols
Director
Garry Shandling
Writer (Story)
Michael Leeson
Writer (Story)
Garry Shandling
Writer (Screenplay)
Michael Leeson
Writer (Screenplay)
Ed Solomon
Writer (Screenplay)
Peter Tolan
Writer (Screenplay)
Bernie Brillstein
Executive Producer
Brad Grey
Executive Producer
Michael Haley
Associate Producer
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Audience Reviews for What Planet Are You From?

  • Sep 17, 2011
    i liked this when i first watched it. It has an impressive cast and a funny concept, it gets boring after a while
    Brendan N Super Reviewer
  • Feb 02, 2010
    What Planet Are YouFrom? is not about the destruction of earth nor about the inane sex comedy a number of reviewers labeled/described it. The film explores the nature of male/female relationship quite well. Questions like: How do we meet each other? What are the female motives for entering the courtship dance? The female reasons? Why is communication between the sexes so difficult? What is about the birth of a child that can heal the saddest relationships? And on and on. The film doesn't pretend to offer much in the way of answers to these questions, but that's okay. It is enough that it simply raises them. As a science fiction flick, this is not much of a close encounter picture. But as a human drama packed with laughs, it's quite good. Near the end of the film, the audience is shown an exterior shot of Gary Shandling's planet for the first time. It is a Metropolis-like setting and is completely gray. This bit of symbolism is akin to the drabness of male existence without female companionship--towering and impressive as an edifice, but cold and colourless and empty as well.
    Cinema F Super Reviewer
  • Apr 24, 2009
    I watched this movie really wasted, so I'm not sure if this review is really all that fair. From what I remember there are some great, funny scenes from a really talented cast. Kinnear has some really funny asshole moments and John Goodman seems to make anything work. Annette Bening is the definition of a cougar and really brings a real levity to a lot of really stupid situations. The film is cute and inventive at the opening, but then gets bogged down by some really lame stuff. Shandling is funny, but there is this whole running away from the bad guys scene which really turned the movie into a stupid chase film in an already reaching plot. Either way, not terrible and a good way to pass the time while you are waiting for everyone to pass out so you can fall asleep on the couch.
    Tim S Super Reviewer
  • Jan 19, 2008
    I can't believe Mike "The Graduate" Nichols directed THIS.
    Michael S Super Reviewer
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