My Favorite Martian
1999 · 94 MIN · IMDB 5.1 · 14,742 VOTES · DIR. Donald Petrie
Overview
Ambitious television reporter Tim O'Hara stumbles upon a martian whose spaceship has accidentally crashed on Earth. Thinking this is his ticket to a Pulitzer Prize, Tim makes plans to expose the martian, who, posing as Tim's Uncle Martin, takes human form and has plans of his own. In fact, all of Tim's efforts to divulge the truth are systematically thwarted by the resourceful alien, who ultimately recruits Tim to help him repair his ship for a return to Mars.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,468 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:18 [Man] Mars surface ops, this is Houston. We're go for data.
00:04:26 O'Hara! You screw up this Vandenberg thing, you're fired. Is that clear?
00:07:58 Oh, compared to what?
00:12:42 kind of appeared, that's all.
00:17:23 [Gasps] Blotz! It's Lizzie!
00:21:23 -So, move it! Go! Move! -Yes, sir!
00:25:17 -Martin. -Oh.
00:28:44 They don't know anything. They were just making fun of your--
00:32:09 Mine! Gum!
00:35:39 -Oh, I-- -[Rumbling]
00:39:36 All they give him there is Jell-O. There we go.
00:43:02 do you have any idea how alien DNA...
00:46:52 I need a drink, is what I need.
00:50:33 -We're gonna put our heads together-- -[Gasps]
00:53:47 Are you all right?
00:57:22 -[Martin] Open the bag! -Okay, okay.
01:00:24 First positions, everyone.
01:03:49 -[Muffled Shouting] -[Martin] All right. Calm down.
01:07:37 Martin! Martin, up ahead! We're trapped! Quick, make us smaller.
01:11:55 Doctor, there's some chewing gum wedged back in his molar.
01:15:41 -[Snarls, Roars] -[Screams]
01:20:13 You're the best pet I ever had!
01:23:59 Oh, no.
03:00:00 -Just look, don't touch.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,468
Dialogue density15.6 lines / min
First line00:00:18
Final line03:00:00
Production Record
DirectorDonald Petrie
LanguageEnglish
Budget$65,000,000
Revenue$36,850,101
IMDb votes14,742