Mac and Me

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A young extraterrestrial, separated from its family and stranded on Earth, finds friendship with a boy in a wheelchair.

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Critics Consensus

Mac and Me is duly infamous: not only is it a pale imitation of E.T., it's also a thinly-veiled feature length commercial for McDonalds and Coca-Cola.

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Peter Travers

People Magazine

A blatant commercial for McDonald's and Coca-Cola disguised as an E.T. rip-off.

Apr 30, 2014

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

It's an amazingly bald-faced copy of E. T. even though this is E. T. in a sticky wrapper, left under the heater two hours too long.

May 14, 2013

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Mark Salisbury

Empire Magazine

A mercenary display of product placement and a bad advertisment for filmmaking.

Rated: 1/5

May 14, 2013

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Mac and Me is the type of film that is so bad that it's good.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 24, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

A movie that continues to live in infamy.

Rated: 1/4

Jun 7, 2021

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Andrew F. Peirce

The Curb

Mac and Me ... is pure entertainment.

Mar 11, 2021

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Audience Member

If I could give this movie 0/5, I would. The point of the movie being to sell Coke and McDonalds to you is so obvious, I think a real McDonald's commercial tries to sell less to you. Just no.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/25

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Matt K

The random dance party at the McDonalds is the cherry atop this treat of a terrible movie

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/27/25

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SkyRo P

"Mac and Me" is a 1988 film that attempted to blend comedy with an alien theme, aiming to entertain audiences. However, the execution fell flat, making it a struggle to appreciate the movie. The film's animation was terrible, even by the standards of its era, leaving viewers puzzled by its low-quality visuals. The storyline felt disjointed and unengaging, making it difficult to connect with or enjoy the film. It’s the kind of movie that sticks in your memory not because it’s charmingly bad, but simply because it missed the mark so severely. In retrospect, I can’t imagine wanting to watch it again, and I’m surprised I even spent the time on it now.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/02/25

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Garrett K

I watched this when I was 7 and watched again today with a 7 year-old. He loved it and I have to say the product placements and dance scene in the middle have actually made the film age well. I think we can stop criticising it for being similar to ET now that every new movie is a copy. Also I think the story is far more fun for kids than ET so well worth a watch if you have a kid to watch it with.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/28/24

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I only like it because of MST3K made fun of this movie

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/30/24

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Ian S

This movie that has a giant advertising poster in the middle, watching it made my eyes hurt, if i could put 0 stars, i would.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/15/24

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Mac and Me: Official Clip - Mac Saves Eric

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Mac and Me: Official Clip - Capturing Mac

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Mac and Me: Official Clip - Chased By Dogs

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Mac and Me: Official Clip - Disguising Mac

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Mac and Me: Official Clip - Sucked Away

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Mac and Me: Official Clip - McDonald's Dance Party

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Mac and Me: Official Clip - Mac Escapes

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Mac and Me: Official Clip - Back to Life

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Mac and Me: Official Clip - Parking Lot Explosion

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Mac and Me: Official Clip - Wheelchair Chase

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Synopsis

A young extraterrestrial, separated from its family and stranded on Earth, finds friendship with a boy in a wheelchair.

Director: Stewart Raffill
Producer: R.J. Louis
Screenwriter: Stewart Raffill, Steve Feke
Distributor: Orion Pictures
Production Co: Mac and Me Joint Venture
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 12, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 30, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.9M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)