My Stepmother Is An Alien ~upd~

To save their world, the Celestians dispatch an agent to Earth to retrieve the specific "data" Steven possesses—the solution to their gravity crisis. This agent is Celeste (Basinger), a being with no prior knowledge of humanity. To get close to Steven, she must assimilate into his life. Since Steven is a widower raising a teenage daughter, Jessie (Milano), the most efficient cover story is that of a new romantic partner. Thus, the title becomes literal: Celeste becomes Steven’s new wife, and effectively, an alien stepmother.

While Dan Aykroyd provides the grounded, frantic energy of a man possessed by science, it is Kim Basinger who steals the show. Known primarily at the time for her dramatic roles and status as a sex symbol (fresh off the success of 9 ½ Weeks and Batman would follow shortly after), Basinger displays an unexpected and formidable talent for physical comedy. My Stepmother Is an Alien

My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) is a science fiction comedy directed by Richard Benjamin that explores the comical complications of an intergalactic romance. Core Premise To save their world, the Celestians dispatch an

Look at the cast now. Dan Aykroyd would go on to The Blues Brothers 2000 and his beloved Crystal Head Vodka. Geena Davis would win an Oscar for The Accidental Tourist a few months later, then redefine action cinema with The Long Kiss Goodnight . Alyson Hannigan became a television icon. Seth Green became a stop-motion animation mogul. Since Steven is a widower raising a teenage

Whether you're revisiting it for the 80s fashion or discovering it for the first time, the film remains a glowing example of the era's imaginative, if slightly eccentric, storytelling.

is a 1988 American science fiction romantic comedy directed by Richard Benjamin. The film stars Dan Aykroyd as a widowed scientist and Kim Basinger as an extraterrestrial sent to Earth on a mission. Plot Summary

: Jessie Mills, Steven’s daughter (in her film debut).