The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
1999 · 90 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 6,615 VOTES · DIR. Jeff Abugov
Overview
David Hyde Pierce, playing an alien (credited as infinity-cubed in the opening credits), narrates a courtship in a late-20th century American city as an extraterrestrial nature documentary. The relationship "footage" is played straight, while the voice-over (with its most often wildly inaccurate theories) and elaborate visual metaphors add comedy.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,285 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:32 We will begin in ten seconds.
00:04:57 The female bares her teeth to show she wants to mate with him.
00:08:21 That's a really nice way of putting it, but still--
00:11:14 Tell you what. Hmm?
00:14:22 that I haven't seen you with a woman in about three years.
00:17:43 Face it, Billy. You lost her.
00:20:45 Perhaps they have never felt the thrill of mating...
00:24:09 But it is the second Of the female's mating cries...
00:27:14 Well, not so much a rule as a guideline.
00:30:36 And he taught me the things he knew most about--real man stuff.
00:34:15 Let's go all the way
00:39:45 Jennifer, would you terribly mind doing a little work today?
00:43:26 The male attacks, but he is no match for them.
00:47:19 he will not be able to propagate his species.
00:51:21 That's funny.
00:54:21 I think we're lucky. It's really tough to find somebody you can make it with.
00:57:07 It's an honor to have you in our home, Jennifer.
01:00:15 Yeah, but I really feel like I forgot something.
01:03:48 - Is there a store nearby? - Nope.
01:08:12 - Have a nice day, sweetheart. - Bye, Daddy!
01:11:05 I don't believe you.
01:14:00 So what time?
01:17:10 you have to tell her you just guessed.
01:22:26 No one knows this person, but they pay him well for his thoughts.
Cast & Characters
David Hyde Pierce
Narrator
Mackenzie Astin
The Male (Billy)
Carmen Electra
The Female (Jenny Smith)
Markus Redmond
The Male's Friend (Jimmy)
Lucy Liu
The Female's Friend (Lydia)
Lisa Rotondi
The Female's Slutty Friend (Lana)
Sharon Wyatt
The Male's Mother
Jack Kehler
The Male's Father
Leo Rossi
The Female's Father
Antonette Saftler
The Female's Mother
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,285
Dialogue density14.3 lines / min
First line00:00:32
Final line01:22:26
Production Record
DirectorJeff Abugov
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes6,615