However, Mac being a puppet is what made the film time-consuming. The director comments that Jade Calegory is exactly what they wanted for the film. Stewart Raffill got a phone call from a producer and was given instructions on what was wanted for the script. It was rushed into production with the script needing to be rewritten. On the surface, Mac and Me is a family-centered spoof of E.T. Falling off a cliff and later dying before being resuscitated. Obviously, you can’t help but feel for his character with everything that happens to him. Say what you will about the film but Jade Calegory does a solid job in his feature film debut. Right after this, the film promises viewers a sequel. 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. 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.
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