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Release Date: 20 July, 1999 Retail Price: $14.98 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Complete Cast (12 total) |
Earth Girls Are Easy Reviews
Could be an episode of "Before They Were Stars"
It was all about flash and glitz during the 80s, which makes me wonder why there simply weren't more musicals. Well, at least there was this one. Earth Girls Are Easy is a silly, kitschy romp with songs that are as fun as the goofy storyline.
Valerie (Geena Davis) is a manicurist at a styling salon in "The Valley" called Curl Up & Dye. She's engaged to a philandering doctor (Charles Rocket), and looks forward to the day that she'll be a bride. Life is confusing, but headed in the right direction, Valerie thinks. Until the fateful day when an alien spaceship crash-lands in her swimming pool.
The brains behind Earth Girls Are Easy is Julie Brown, who takes part of the credit for writing the script and the songs, who sang several of the songs, and who also co-stars as Valerie's best friend, Candy. Before this movie, really the only thing Brown had been known for was serving as a vee-jay on MTV. Likewise, two of the aliens who at the time were unknowns would later become comedic powerhouses, Jim Carrey and Damon Wayons. Rounding out the trio of aliens was Jeff Goldblum, who was Geena Davis' real-life boyfriend at the time and who, not surprisingly, plays her character's love interest in this film.
Mostly the movie is a series of setups for each of the songs, as well as some great comedy skits. Keep your eyes peeled during the "Cause I'm A Blond" sequence for uncredited dancer Robia LaMorte, who would later become well known to fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer as computer science teacher Jenny Calendar - she becomes de-throned as "this month's Miss August" by Julie Brown when she's exposed as really being a brunette.
There's also a great turn here by Michael McKean as over-the-hill surfer Woody.
If you enjoy a good, goofy musical-comedy, you don't want to miss Earth Girls Are Easy.
Colorful cheesy 80's flick, but still fun to watch
Earth Girls are easy is about 3 aliens from outer space who are looking for "action" and find it on earth, in the middle of California's San Fernando Valley. Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, and Jeff Goldblum star as the 3 hairy beasts and Gina Davis stars as the woman who's home they crash land on. They meet at her home and her and her friend shave em' and make them look human, Gina Davis begins to fall for Jeff Goldblums alien character despite her Mr. Wrong fiance and the cheesy but funny misadventures begin from there.
Now although this is entertaining and a good way to kill an hour and a half, it is by no means a well made film. The "musical" portion of this movie feels tacked on and useless. A real musical like "Little Shop of Horrors" has songs throughout. This one has 3 (one laughably dumb number by Gina Davis' character, another instrumental by the 3 hairy aliens, and the third by a dumb blond singing about dumb blonds at the beach). Some of the camera work seems like something shot from an amateur, giving the film a very low budget cheese feel. Thirdly, if I was a blond, I'd be kind of offended by this, b/c this film is constantly bashing them, valley girls at least.
There are a few good things about this though. Jim Carreys character is cute and fun to watch for one. Another is the scene at the club where Damon Wayan's alien character does a dance showdown with some Slick Rick. One other scene I really like in particular is Gina Davis' dream sequence, it was dark and very artistic with a good score to boot.
Overall, this one is simply cute, I wouldn't recommend paying full price for this just for its replay value. If you can turn your brain off, you might enjoy this one.
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