What Planet Are You From?

What Planet Are You From?

To save his planet, an alien must find a woman on Earth to have his baby. There's just one problem.

R 2000 · 105 min · ★ 5.4 · Comedy, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction

A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love while a suspicious FAA agent tails him.

Directed by Mike Nichols · Written by Garry Shandling

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