An alien Overlord plans to blow up the Earth but first, he snatches and proposes to marry an Earthman's wife.An alien Overlord plans to blow up the Earth but first, he snatches and proposes to marry an Earthman's wife.An alien Overlord plans to blow up the Earth but first, he snatches and proposes to marry an Earthman's wife.
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- TriviaJon Lovitz was forced to quit Saturday Night Live (1975) to work on this film. Originally the film was to be shot during the summer break between seasons, but when shooting overlapped for two weeks, Lorne Michaels told Lovitz he couldn't miss a single week on SNL, so he had to make a choice. Convinced that the film was going to be a box office hit, Lovitz stayed on until the production wrapped. Lovitz attributed the film's abysmal box office performance to the film being edited to be more family friendly.
- GoofsWhen Dick and Marge are out of control on the highway, the man driving the car in far shots is very obviously not Jeffrey Jones.
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Emperor Todd Spengo: On a scale of one-to-ten, in terms of... universe-dominating greatness, where would you place, say... oh, me?
General Afir: A ten sire, most definitely.
Emperor Todd Spengo: [musing] A ten? Hmmm...
[becoming more annoyed]
Emperor Todd Spengo: Well yes, of course a Ten. What else would you think? A six?
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This is a marvelous film and one which is guarantee to make you laugh. The storyline is as simple as the people who live on Spengo. The movie is called " Mom and Dad save the World." Mr and Mrs Nelson (Jeffery Jones and Teri Garr) set out on a Summer vacation. never realizing that somewhere on route, they are suddenly snared by a powerful 'Magnato' beam and taken to the planet Spengo where they land. Once there, they are captured by Emperor Tod Spengo (Jon Lovitz) a self-centered, egotistic half-wit Idiot. Naturally, his planet is populated by Idiots too. Indeed, stupidity is not only hilariously rampant, it's inherently heredity as all of Spengo's Inhabitants are idiots as well. The emperor takes Marge Nelson hostage and plans to marry her, while Dick Nelson escapes and joins a group of rebels led by Raff's son, Sirk (Dwier Brown) who seek to overthrow the monarch. To do this they enlist the Earthman's help. Upon learning, the Rebels are incredible stupid, he nevertheless decides to help them with words of encouragement, such as, " OK. So you're Idiots, they're Idiots too. Just because you're stupid, doesn't mean you can't run a planet. Hey! Come to Earth sometime." Along with varied group of Fish and dog people, a general named Afir (Thalmus Rasulala) and a prisoner called King Raff (Eric Idle), Mom and Dad have their work cut out. From beginning to end, this movie is playfully exciting and contiguously funny. So much so, it easily earns the title of comedy Classic. Highly Recommended. ****
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- Dick and Marge Save the World
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- Budget
- $14,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,034,470
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $984,627
- Jul 26, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $2,034,470
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Mom and Dad Save the World (1992) officially released in India in English?
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