An alien child named MAC is separated from his family and befriends a boy in a wheelchair while being pursued by government agents.

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Mac and Me is a 1988 family science fiction film widely known as a low-budget, E.T.-inspired movie infamous for its heavy product placement and cult status as a so-bad-it’s-good classic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
family film
film
science fiction film
boxOfficePerformance box office bomb
cinematographyBy Nick McLean NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception generally negative
director Stewart Raffill NERFINISHED
distributor Orion Pictures NERFINISHED
editedBy Tom Walls NERFINISHED
featuresProductPlacementFor Coca-Cola NERFINISHED
McDonald’s NERFINISHED
Skittles NERFINISHED
featuresProtagonistWithDisability yes
follows E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (inspired by)
genre comedy
family
science fiction
hasCharacter Eric Cruise NERFINISHED
MAC NERFINISHED
hasCultStatus yes
hasHomeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
VHS NERFINISHED
hasTagline Out of this world and into your heart.
mpaaRating PG
musicBy Alan Silvestri NERFINISHED
notableFor cult following
heavy product placement
so-bad-it’s-good reputation
originalLanguage English
plotSummary An alien child named MAC is separated from his family and befriends a boy in a wheelchair while being pursued by government agents.
producer R.J. Louis NERFINISHED
productionCompany Orion Pictures NERFINISHED
releaseDateUS 1988-08-12
releaseYear 1988
runningTimeMinutes 95
setting California, United States
surface form: California
stars Christine Ebersole NERFINISHED
Ivan J. Rado NERFINISHED
Jade Calegory NERFINISHED
Jonathan Ward NERFINISHED
Katrina Caspary NERFINISHED
Lauren Stanley NERFINISHED
Martin West NERFINISHED
title Mac and Me NERFINISHED
writer Stewart Raffill NERFINISHED

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Mac and Me plotSummary An alien child named MAC is separated from his family and befriends a boy in a wheelchair while being pursued by government agents.