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VHS : Earth Girls Are EasyIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, Julie Brown directed by: Julien Temple  List Price: $9.98 Price: $1.04 You Save: $8.94 (90%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786301352239 Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC ISBN: 6301352238 Label: Live / Artisan Manufacturer: Live / Artisan Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Live / Artisan Release Date: June 18, 2002 Running Time: 100 minutes Studio: Live / Artisan Theatrical Release Date: May 12, 1989 Sales Rank: 27426 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential video: This late-'80s comedy-musical from video director Julien Temple (Absolute Beginners) has an infectiously buoyant if dumb charm and plays like a cross between Little Shop of Horrors and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. If you loved either of those movies, you'll have a fondness for this one, otherwise you'll be irritated beyond belief. Geena Davis stars as a San Fernando Valley manicurist who finds herself in charge of three aliens after they crash-land their spaceship in her pool. With said transport broken down, Davis offers them head-to-toe makeovers (it's the least she can do), turns the fuzzy aliens into a trio of attractive guys, and lets them loose on the dating scene. She promptly falls in love with the leader (Davis's then-husband Jeff Goldblum); of course, it helps that her slimy fiancé (Charles Rocket) is cheating on her left and right. Aside from its sunny California charm, the only other thing this film has to offer is a bouncy musical score, in particular two show-stopping numbers performed by costar (and the film's cowriter) Julie Brown: "Brand New Girl," in which Davis gets the requisite makeover ("If you want to be a femme fatale / You can't rest on your L'Oreals!"), and the entirely irrelevant but absolutely hilarious cult hit "'Cause I'm a Blonde." Davis does her standard airhead thing (still a novelty in 1989) and Goldblum is a studly if silent lead. Make sure you pay close attention to Goldblum's alien sidekicks, two then-unknown actors named Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans, both of whom manage to steal scenes with surprisingly understated charm. --Mark Englehart Average Rating:
 Rating: - Earth girls are easy reviewI got the DVD in good condition and played it that night. I remember what a silly movie it was when I watched it and loved every moment of it. Rating:  - Very funny movieThis is a quite funny movie which strangely many people are not familiar with. Jim Carrey has a small role as well, and you see hints as to why he became such a big star in "physical comedies." Geena Davis plays a 20 something "Valley Girl", living with her boyfriend, when a spaceship crashes into her backyard swimming pool. She and her best friend befriend "eventually" human looking three men, who have various adventures in the Valley. Geena Davis spends quite a bit of the movie in a bikini ... Read More Rating:  - JUST PLAIN BADHow so many people could give a positive review to a movie that is written, directed and especially acted as badly as this is beyond me. My guess is that most of them were teenagers when this came out and have a kind of soft for it. Unfortunately, that soft spot is in their heads. Rating: - Just a correctionJust a correction: Jill Jones is the one who sang "The Ground You Walk On", NOT Geena Davis! ;) Rating: - hmmmmmmmmI would love to review this item... I would have loved to watch it. I would have loved for it to actually show up at my doorstep. As per usual with my Amazon.com purhcases I get to pay for shipping costs for items that never get shipped. Luckily I was actually reimbursed for the price of the movie. So 5 stars Amazon.com. True to your usual standard of customer service. High five. Browse for similar items by category:
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