Mac and Me is a 1988 American science fiction film directed by Stewart Raffill, and co-written with Steve Feke. Starring Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Ward, and Tina Caspary alongside Lauren Stanley and Jade Calegory, it centers on a "Mysterious Alien Creature" (MAC) that escapes from nefarious NASA agents and befriends a boy named Eric Cruise. Together, they try to find MAC's family, from whom he has been separated.
The film performed poorly at the box office and was universally panned by critics, partly due to plot lines similar to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), as well as its elaborate product placement of McDonald's and Coca-Cola. It was nominated for four Golden Raspberry Awards and won Worst Director and Worst New Star (for Ronald McDonald). However, it received four Youth in Film Awards (now Young Artist Awards) nominations. Due to its poor reception, Orion Pictures cancelled the planned sequel. While regarded as one of the worst films ever made, it has become a cult film, and was featured during the twelfth season of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Cast[]
| Character | Actor | ||
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Eric Cruise
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Jade Calegory | |
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Michael Cruise
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Jonathan Ward | |
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Debbie
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Lauren Stanley | |
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Courtney
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Tina Caspary | |
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Janet Cruise
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Christine Ebersole | |
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Mitford
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Vinnie Torrente | |
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Wickett
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Martin West | |
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Linda
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Laura Waterbury | |
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Zimmerman
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Ivan J. Rado | |
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Jack Jr.
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Danny Cooksey | |
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Ronald McDonald
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Squire Fridell | |
International versions[]
| Language | Title | |
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Czech | Mac a já |
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French | Mac et moi |
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German | Mick...mein Freund vom anderen Stern |
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Hungarian | Mac, a földönkívüli barát |
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Japanese (Pony Canyon) |
マック |
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Japanese (In-flight) |
マック |
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Portuguese (Brazil) | Mac - O Extraterrestre |
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Spanish (Latin America) (United States) |
Mi amigo Mac |
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Spanish (Latin America) (Mexico) |
Mac, mi amigo de las estrellas |
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Spanish (Spain) | Mi amigo Mac |