Ambitious television reporter Tim O'Hara stumbles upon a martian whose spaceship has accidentally crashed on Earth. Thinking this is his ticket to a Pulitzer Prize, Tim makes plans to expose the martian, who, posing as Tim's Uncle Martin, takes human form and has plans of his own. In fact, all of Tim's efforts to divulge the truth are systematically thwarted by the resourceful alien, who ultimately recruits Tim to help him repair his ship for a return to Mars.

Christopher Lloyd
as Uncle Martin

Jeff Daniels
as Tim O'Hara

Elizabeth Hurley
as Brace Channing

Daryl Hannah
as Lizzie

Wallace Shawn
as Coleye

Christine Ebersole
as Mrs. Brown

Michael Lerner
as Mr. Channing

Ray Walston
as Armitan

Shelley Malil
as Felix

Jeremy Hotz
as Billy
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Rubbish, despite a pretty good cast. <em>'My Favorite Martian'</em> is an unfunny, wide of the mark 1999 release from Disney. None of the humour got laughs, or mild amusement, out from me - except one scene involving a toilet, which is marginally amusing. It also tries to join the comedy up with ...