The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
1999 · Movie · R · 90 min · ★ 6.0 · 30% critics
An extraterrestrial “nature documentary” voice narrates a courtship in a late-20th century American city. The romantic relationship is presented with straight-faced footage while the commentary adds wildly inaccurate theories and elaborate visual metaphors, turning everyday dating steps into comedy.
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-09-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 30/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (74 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy mockumentary-style rom-coms with deadpan alien commentary and a goofy nature-show vibe; Not for you if you want serious science or subtle humor, or if you prefer Comet and What Planet Are You From?
Pros: hilarious alien narration; witty mockumentary vibe; vivid “nature show” feel | Cons: repetitive storytelling; uneven acting; some predictability
Themes
- secret love
- stalking
Cast & crew
Mackenzie Astin
as The Male
Carmen Electra
as The Female
David Hyde Pierce
as The Narrator
Markus Redmond
as The Male's Friend
Lucy Liu
as The Female's Asian Friend
Lisa Rotondi
as The Female's Slutty Friend
Sharon Wyatt
as The Male's Mother
Jack Kehler
as The Male's Father
Leo Rossi
as The Female's Father
- AS
Antonette Saftler
as The Female's Mother
Directed by Jeff Abugov