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Mac and Me
1988 99 min United States of America PG 6+
★3.7
Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure
Director: Stewart Raffill
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Description
A Mysterious Alien Creature (MAC) escaping from nefarious NASA agents, is befriended by a young boy in a wheelchair. Together, they try to find MAC's family from whom he has been separated.
US Gross:
$6.42M
Worldwide:
$5.94M
Starring
Christine Ebersole
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Jonathan Ward
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Jade Calegory
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Awards
Razzie Awards 1989
— Worst New Star
Razzie Awards 1989
— Worst Director
Razzie Awards 1989
— Worst Screenplay
Razzie Awards 1989
— Worst Picture
Key opinion
Mac and Me is widely regarded as an inferior, unoriginal imitation of E.T. that suffers from poor craftsmanship and aggressive commercialization. While some viewers from its initial international release period recall it with childhood nostalgia, the critical consensus labels it one of the worst films ever made.
| Originality | The film functions as a shameless and unoriginal knock-off of Spielberg's E.T., lacking the creative vision of the original. | |
| Production | The blatant and incessant product placement for brands like McDonald’s and Coca-Cola transforms the movie into an extended, illogical advertisement. | |
| Production | The alien character design is widely perceived as grotesque and cheap rather than endearing or empathetic. | |
| Acting | The amateurish performances of the child actors fail to provide an emotional anchor for the audience. | |
| Screenplay | The script is dismissed as idiotic and lacks a coherent narrative structure. | |
| Emotion | Reception of the film is divided between those who view it as a hollow, poorly paced failure and those who associate it with specific childhood nostalgia. |