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.
00:05:02 The male mimics this gesture...
00:08:28 That's so sweet.
00:11:31 The humans of this hemisphere of the planet...
00:15:03 The female's task in this initial part Of the mating dance...
00:18:10 Yeah, this might take a while.
00:21:22 Hey, guys, wait up!
00:24:50 through holes in the lobes of her hearing organs...
00:28:03 of the human mating ritual--
00:31:32 Yeah, I was real lucky.
00:36:04 which contains the infant's milk.
00:40:58 continue to practice the physicality of mating.
00:45:26 - Oh, man! - What do they expect us to do?
00:48:52 No. Negative means--
00:52:45 Without parental approval, the female may choose another mate.
00:55:48 We've heard nothing But wonderful things about you.
00:58:55 -Jenny, that is dishonest. - Please?
01:02:33 tries to secure from the old, wise woman...
01:06:47 Much can still go wrong.
01:10:00 indigenous to those of his species.
01:12:54 I know. I know. Now, drink up.
01:16:11 - That's none of your business, prick. - I gotta talk to her.
01:20:28 But the nurse said That you were already--
01:24:52 and mate according to your own custom.
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 line01:24:52
Production Record
DirectorJeff Abugov
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes6,615