Amanda and the Alien

Amanda and the Alien (or Alien Love in the United Kingdom) is a 1995 made-for-cable science fiction comedy film directed by Jon Kroll and starring Nicole Eggert as Amanda Patterson. It premiered on Showtime on August 20, 1995.

Amanda and the Alien
Original film poster
Genre	Comedy Crime Drama Science Fiction
Written by	Robert Silverberg Jon Kroll
Directed by	Jon Kroll
Starring	John Diehl Michael Dorn Stacy Keach
Music by	Jane Cozzi Michael Cozzi Jane Wiedlin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Paul Colichman Miles A. Copeland III
Producers	Larry Estes Jonas Thaler
Cinematography	Gary Tieche
Editor	Brian Berdan
Running time	96 minutes
Production companies	Century Group Ltd. IRS Media
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	August 20, 1995 (1995-08-20)

Background

Amanda and the Alien is based upon the short story of the same name written by Robert Silverberg.

Premise

Amanda Patterson, a typical Gen X girl and employee at an upscale clothing store, is leading a relatively lonely and unremarkable life. All this changes when an alien that's been held at a secret military installation escapes by taking over the body of one of the base employees. Amanda finds the fugitive alien and decides to help him hide from the government agents chasing him, a seemingly easy task, as the alien must change host bodies every few days.

Cast

• John Diehl
• Michael Dorn
• Stacy Keach
• David Millbern
• Dan O'Connor
• Raymond D. Turner
• Alex Meneses
• J. Marvin Campbell
• Nicole Eggert
• Richard Speight Jr.

Reception

The New York Daily News criticized Eggert's acting and wrote that the film "wastes so much time deciding whether it wants to steal from Life-force, Starman, Species or Earth Girls Are Easy that it goes nowhere fast."

External links

• Amanda and the Alien at IMDb
• Amanda and the Alien at AllMovie