Coneheads1993
Coneheads (1993)
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Critic Consensus: Listless, crude, and overall uninspired, Coneheads offers further evidence that stretching an SNL sketch to feature length can be tougher than narfling a garthok.
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Cast
as Beldar
as Prymaat
as Connie
as Gorman Seedling
as Ronnie
as Eli Turnbull
as Larry Farber
as Lisa Farber
as Gladys
as Motel Clerk
as Otto
as Marlax
as Carmine
as Khoudri
as Christina
as Laarta
as The Highmaster
as F-16 Pilot
as Air Traffic Controller
as Hispanic Man #2
as Captain Air Traffic
as Ang Pilot
as Customer
as Doctor
as Taxi Passenger
as Agent
as Sketch Artist
as 10 Year Old Connie
as Stephanie
as Senator
as Principal
as Coach
as Fire Marshal
as Ron
as Harv
as Master of Ceremonies
as Captain Orecruiser
as Supplicant
as Highmaster Mentot
as Guard
as Athletic Cone
as Garthok Combatant
as Cone Battle Commander
as Cone Pilot
as Golfer
as Dentist
as Christina
Critic Reviews for Coneheads
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Can you inflate a gimmick-driven comedy skit into a full-fledged feature film? Up to a point.
A sweet, funny anarchic pastiche that should find broad based popularity.
Coneheads falls flat about as often as it turns funny, and displays more amiability than style.
Curtin and Aykroyd rely on old standbys... When that doesn't work, which mostly it doesn't, they try grossing us out with a series of revolting Remulakian childbirth jokes.
This is a dismal, dreary and fairly desperate movie, in which the actors try very hard but are unable to overcome an uninspired screenplay.
I expected stupid humor, silly humor, or bizarre humor, but not no humor.
Audience Reviews for Coneheads
SNL madness but oh what glorious madness this is with an epic cast of comedy greats and character actors...,Aykroyd, Spade, Farley, Lovitz, Hartman, Sandler, Griffin, Sinbad, Drew Carey, Tom Arnold, Whip Hubley, Posey, DeGeneres and Jane Curtain, quite the list there. The film itself is virtually B-movie in essence and doesn't hide the fact with crazy over the top acting and cheesy looking effects which at the same time do still kinda hold up today. The sequences where Aykroyd gets his teeth capped and the fight against the 'Rancor' type monster in the finale are fantastic examples of bad/good effects. The whole film is that classic wacky genius you expect with Aykroyd and his unique thinking along with his amazing ability to reel off large segments of dialog without pause or fault. Other stars have a good time here too, especially Farley who strangely enough is the main love interest in the film and great little cameos from Sandler and Lovitz, nothing that hilarious but its funny. Its such a silly, basic, childish plot and idea but its been so well directed and lovingly created with that good old fashioned SNL 80's originated comedy that it just can't fail to win.
Super Reviewer
Granted, an SNL skit lampooning aliens trying to fit in stretched to the limit and beyond, but its still a guilty pleasure with loads of bit parts by a star studded cast. David Spade's suck-up bureaucratic underling nearly steals the show.
Super Reviewer
Coneheads is mildly amusing here and there, unfortunately the script suffers from a good, engaging plot; therefore the film ends up being a mediocre comedy with unsatisfying results. Coneheads has a few laughs here and there, but for the most part, the result is uneven comedy that has many jokes that simply fall flat. Coneheads could have been a good comedy, but because of an awful script, the film doesn't cut it. I think it's a shame because there's a good comedic cast that director Steve Barron has at hand here, but they don't seem to go nowhere. The film is a mess, and a waste of time. I think it's too bad because this film had the potential of being a good, fun comedy. Not even the good cast of comedians can save this film that is sloppily written. Coneheads is a missed opportunity and even though there are some funny cast members here, they are wasted on-screen and can't save this film. Though mildly amusing at times, the jokes found in Coneheads fall flat and are unfunny. This had the potential of being a funny comedy; unfortunately it ends up being a mediocre film with barely any laughs. The cast like I said, is wasted on such poorly written material, it's a great shame. Coneheads could have been a good comedy, but the script had barely any potential for making this film work. Coneheads is a disappointing, mediocre film that could have been far better than this.
Super Reviewer
Coneheads Quotes
| Beldar Conehead: | [Furious to be kept waiting over his car repair] What choice do I have? It is as if you have grabbed me by the base of my snarglies! |
| Beldar Conehead: | [furious to be kept waiting over his car repair] What choice do I have? It is as if you have grabbed me by the base of my snarglies! |
| The Highmaster: | Let it be written... are you writing this? |
| The Highmaster: | Therefore, you will... NARFTLE THE GARTHOK! |