Meet Dave (2008)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Brian Robbins

Writers (WGA):

Rob Greenberg (written by) &
Bill Corbett (written by)

Release Date:

11 July 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Eddie Murphy in Eddie Murphy in Meet Dave

Plot:

A crew of miniature aliens operate a spaceship that has a human form. While trying to save their planet, the aliens encounter a new problem, as their ship becomes smitten with an Earth woman. |

Plot Keywords:

UFO Crash Site | FBI | Spaceship | Statue Of Liberty | Alien

Awards:

1 nomination

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Eddie Murphy	...	Dave Ming Cheng / The Captain
Elizabeth Banks	...	Gina Morrison
Gabrielle Union	...	No. 3 – Cultural Officer
Scott Caan	...	Officer Dooley
Ed Helms	...	No. 2 – 2nd In Command
Kevin Hart	...	No. 17
Mike O'Malley	...	Officer Knox
Pat Kilbane	...	No. 4 – Security Officer
Judah Friedlander	...	Engineer
Marc Blucas	...	Mark Rhodes
Jim Turner	...	Doctor
Austyn Myers	...	Josh Morrison (as Austin Lynd Myers)
Adam Tomei	...	No. 35
Brian Huskey	...	Lieutenant Right Arm
Shawn Christian	...	Lieutenant Left Arm

Also Known As:

Starship Dave (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for bawdy and suggestive humor, action and some language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Finland:K-7 | South Korea:12 | Ireland:PG | UK:PG | Australia:PG | Malaysia:U | USA:PG (certificate #44161) | Hong Kong:IIA | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:Atp | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Portugal:M/6 | Germany:6 | Sweden:7

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Deep River Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dave notices the photograph of the Orb he picks it up to examine it, however, the internal view screen shows the photograph still sitting on the shelf.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Department of Defense worker: Dude, dude...no, I was like..."Yes, we *do* have nuclear missiles", and he was all like "No, you don't", and I was all like "Yes, we do." "Whatever." And I was like "Well, what part of 'whatever' do you not get?"

Movie Connections:

Features It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Soundtrack:

Protect Ya Neck

A lot better than expected!

I am part of those people who surfed on IMDb to check the rating of this movie and was amazed to see it scoring less then a 4... Obviously this is not going to deserve an Academy Award, but still I don't get all those people who gave it a 1/10. What where they expecting from a movie with this kind of plot?

On the other hand, I found the movie a LOT more entertaining than expected! I had "normal" expectations for the movie, thinking that I would have sat having a decent time for a couple of hours. Instead I found myself laughing out loud most of the time! Eddie Murphy proved to be in great shape, as just his facial expressions were enough to set the audience on fire! The movie was also carried on in a smart way, without turning boring or too obvious.

This is STRONGLY suggested if you have kids!