Mac and Me (1988)

Directed by

Stewart Raffill

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, science fiction film, children's film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 276 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy befriends a small alien creature named MAC who has escaped from NASA. They work together to reunite MAC with his family. The film is known for its blatant product placement for McDonald's and Coca-Cola.

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What happens

Mac and Me is a 1988 American science fiction film directed by Stewart Raffill, and co-written with Steve Feke. Starring Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Ward and Katrina Caspary alongside Lauren Stanley and Jade Calegory, it centers on a "Mysterious Alien Creature" (MAC) who escapes from NASA agents and befriends a boy named Eric Cruise. Together, the two search for Mac's family, from whom he has been separated. The film performed poorly at the box office and was universally panned by critics, partly due to its similarity to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and its elaborate product placement of McDonald's and Coca-Cola. It was nominated for four Golden Raspberry Awards and won Worst Director and Worst New Star (for Ronald McDonald). However, it received four Youth in Film Awards nominations. Due to its poor reception, Orion Pictures cancelled the planned sequel. While regarded as one of the worst films ever made, it has for that reason become an ironic cult classic, and was featured during the twelfth season of Mystery Science Theater 3000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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