Phil the alien movie

Phil the alien is a lowbudget canadian tv movie its credited to canadian telefilm. Charlie has a neurological disorder so strong emotions, especially joy, make him faint. Lost in the wilderness, he encounters hunters, prostitutes, an excia operative and a talking beaver, all while dodging military agents and hired assassins. Based on a story by obannon and ronald shusett, it follows the crew of the commercial space tug nostromo, who encounter the eponymous alien, a deadly and aggressive extraterrestrial set loose on the ship. Production still photo courtesy of lions gate entertainment by d. Cynthia and mary show up to collect cynthias inheritance from her deceased grandfather, but the only item she receives is an antique sword that was believed by her grandfather to be proof that the south won the civil war. Covenant, a new chapter in his groundbreaking alien franchise. Whenever i do a tequila shot, i sing this song to myself. In the process of going home he goes from drunk to christian rock singer to mass murder. The films cast also includes graham greene and ingrid veninger. Greg kinnear makes his debut as a director with phil, an affable but profoundly bland dark comedy that depicts an existential crisis with soft philosophizing and some jokes. Rent phil the alien 2004 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.

For the founder of adobe systems, see bill paxton computer scientist. Alien 3 movie scene lowpoly, phil gosch artstation. The predator is obvious fiction, written by director shane black the nice guys and fred dekker night of the creeps. Soon after crashlanding in a remote ontario town, innocent alien phil strikes up a warm friendship with an openminded young boy and a remarkably intelligent beaver. A stranger in a strange land, phil eventually begins to fit in by drinking plenty of hard liquor and jumping in on jam sessions with the local bar band. Phil is a guntoting, extraterrestrial party animal stranded on earth and trying to find his way home. Phil the alien cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. By activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Phil the alien is a movie that has a most unusual hero. See the full list of phil the alien cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration.

Alien and aliens are the best alien movies of the whole. Ridley scott returns to the universe he created, with alien. William paxton may 17, 1955 february 25, 2017 was an american actor and director. A depressed dentist in mid life crisis tries to learn why one of his happiest patients suddenly commits suicide, and a dark comedic adventure ensues. Why prometheus remains the most misunderstood alien movie. He appeared in films such as the terminator 1984, commando 1985, weird science 1985, aliens 1986, near dark 1987, predator 2 1990.

Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing phil the alien near you. Phil rob stefaniuk is an alien whose ship crash lands on earth. He is unique because he likes to party while he saves the day. Phil the alien is a science fiction comedy that delves into a close encounter of the humorous kind. Stranded in ontario, an alien named phil takes to the bottle, befriends a talking beaver and finds jesus in this farout comedy. The crew of the colony ship covenant, bound for a remote planet on the. Phil the alien 2004 where to watch it streaming online reelgood. Released february th, 2005, phil the alien stars rob stefaniuk, graham greene, john kapelos, sean cullen the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 23 min, and received a score of out of 100. Its interesting then to flash back to 2012s prometheus and. Its interesting then to flash back to 2012s prometheus and recall how differently the studio and. Rent phil the alien 2004 starring rob stefaniuk and dwayne hill on dvd and bluray. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. List of films featuring extraterrestrials wikipedia. The film stars stefaniuk as joey, the leader of a mediocre band with a super hot bassist names jennifer played by the stretch a little people super hot jessica pare.

Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Predominantly transpiring in the future, between the 21st and 24th centuries, humanity is shown to have become a spacefaring race that has established an interstellar dominion following the gradual merger of the two prominent corporations weyland. Though i laughed only once at a bit involving puppies and a cheese grater, writerdirectorstar rob stefaniuk imbues the movie with enough spunk and energy that it never becomes an allout bore. With greg kinnear, emily mortimer, bradley whitford, jay duplass. Its the kind of movie that merely wants to be liked, from an actor who has recent experience starring in moviesforthesoul such as heaven is for real and. Northern ontario in fiction fictional extraterrestrial characters canadian road movies 2000s road movies films set in ontario 2000s comedy. Jun 21, 2019 phil was released in 2019 on friday, july 5, 2019 in limited movie theaters.

It takes a truck load of gumption and panache to pull off a movie about a shapechanging alien who. No other independent sources use this name, 5 but the concept of an alien agreement was discussed in the 1988 paper, the krill report and jason bishop iiis the dulce base. But just a little bit north of california is a country thats been turning out the laughs with admirable consistency, and phil the alien is just its most recent export. Phil the alien 2004 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. I have seen 1,2,3,4 etc but i only ordered for 1 and 2 cos its got the best tastes. Comedy is incredibly subjective, which is why its easy to enough to imagine certain audience members howling at the many jokes in phil the alien. Phil the alien screened at the 2004 toronto international film festival. May 19, 2017 why prometheus remains the most misunderstood alien movie. Phil was released in 2019 on friday, july 5, 2019 in limited movie theaters. So imo if you just get number 1 and 2, nothing more then u have bought the best ones possibly in term of alien movies and sufficiently.

Phil the alien is a film that could have gone incredibly wrong. Near a backwoods ontario small town, a young alien, on vacation, crashes in his ship. Alien is a 1979 sciencefiction horror film directed by ridley scott and written by dan obannon. Phil the alien 2005 stream and watch online moviefone. Soon after crashlanding in a remote ontario town, innocent alien phil strikes up a warm friendship with an openminded young boy and a. Phil the alien is the kind of movie you will either love or hate. The alien franchise depicts a series of deadly encounters between humanity and the aliens.

Phil the alien is one of those quirky films where the humour is based around the oddness of everything rather than actual punchlines. Find out where phil the alien is streaming, if phil the alien is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. It was written and directed by rob stefaniuk, who also starred as the titular phil. Nov 14, 2007 phil is a guntoting, extraterrestrial party animal stranded on earth and trying to find his way home. Phil the alien rob stefaniuk data corrections allmovie.

This comedy and drama is about an extraterrestrial hero. Disoriented, this confused young extraterrestrial is captured by a young boy who, after naming him phil, introduces him to the stupor of hard liquor before the boys hick father throws him out. Rather, it invites you to sit back, pour yourself an imaginary glass of cheap rye and laugh as the narrative inanities roll in. Mar 11, 2005 phil the alien cant be properly enjoyed with close consideration. The term greada treaty is attributed to phil schneider in naming the secret alien trade agreement made between the united states and an alien presence. An innocent human like alien crashes to earth and find himself alone in the wilds of northern canada, and then manipulated by the people he meets. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. I obviously loved just about everything about it, from the cool puppetry rob stefaniuk, take another bow to the old school special effects and even the bands crappy music. Phil the alien cant be properly enjoyed with close consideration. Phil the alien crashes to earth and find himself alone in the wilds of northern canada. The director whose phil the alien brought him some attention for its wacky, off the wall craziness, goes above and beyond with this mix of animation, cheesiness and catchy music. No textures were used, just handpainted vertex colors. Submit data corrections for phil the alien rob stefaniuk on allmovie. The highprofile lifestyle phil adopts soon catches the attention of a special agent, who sets out to kill the alien.