The film becomes truly absurd when we see the father driving a car. One cannot help but drop their jaw after the earlier events of the film. It’s just…I do not even know what to say. In the most ridiculous ending possible, the U.S. Soon, their mother, Janet (Christine Ebersole) will believe them, too.Īt the end of the film, the aliens–now reunited–save Eric when he dies during the chaos outside of the grocery store. It’s only after Eric and Debbie (Lauren Stanley) trap MAC in a vacuum in which older brother Michael (Jonathan Ward) believes him. All sorts of chaos ensues including the now-classic scene of Eric losing control of his wheelchair and falling into a lake. Next thing you know, Eric (Jade Calegory) starts suspects MAC’s presence. Instead of being left behind, one of their children is separated and jumps into the Cruise family car. The product placement is unforgiveable! There are aliens who get sucked into a ship and arrive on Earth and immediately escape.
except it’s Coca-Cola and McDonald’s instead of Reese’s Pieces. It’s not unfair to say that this film is like the off-brand E.T. Wheaton certainly is not wrong in his comparison. If not for Paul Rudd, chances are also likely that nobody would remember it. There are far better movies to watch if you ask me. Nor should it be on anyone’s priority list. It’s certainly not a film that one generally thinks about when they think of movies.
Lo and behold, it is currently streaming on Prime Video. It wasn’t until after watching In Search of Tomorrow this week that I finally decided to check the film out. I’ll be honest in that I’ve been curious about this film for many years.
It also marks the first film appearance of Jennifer Aniston.Mac and Me is a cult sci-fi comedy classic thanks to the genius of Paul Rudd showing it every time he was on Conan O’Brien’s show. Mac and Me is a science fiction family comedy with a total running time of 99 minutes. Eventually, the family agrees to help MAC reunite with his family, which leads them through an adjacent neighborhood, an abandoned mine, a shootout at a supermarket, and even an explosion that results in several near-death experiences. The alien then undoes all of the damage his powers inflicted upon the neighborhood.Ī pair of FBI agents is dispatched to hunt down "MAC," only for Eric and MAC to elude them during a party. When Eric's parents refuse to believe Eric about aliens, Eric sets a trap that winds up causing a power outage upon capturing the alien. Only a day after encountering it, the infant alien rescues the wheelchair-bound Eric, who suffers from spina bifida, from drowning in a lake after the boy's wheelchair malfunctions. As the aliens escape, the littlest one follows the Cruise family of Eric, Michael, and Janet, while the other aliens wind up in a desert. “Mac and Me” is the story of a quartet of aliens that make their way to Earth after a NASA scan accidentally vacuums them. It also marks the first film appearance of Jennifer Aniston. A pair of FBI agents is dispatched to hunt down "MAC," only for Eric and MAC to elude them during a party. The alien then undoes all of the damage his powers inflicted upon the neighborhood.