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Mac and Me

Play trailer 2:03 Poster for Mac and Me PG Released Aug 12, 1988 1h 33m Kids & Family Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Mark Salisbury Empire Magazine A mercenary display of product placement and a bad advertisment for filmmaking. Rated: 1/5 May 14, 2013 Full Review 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 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy A movie that continues to live in infamy. Rated: 1/4 Jun 7, 2021 Full Review Andrew F. Peirce The Curb Mac and Me ... is pure entertainment. Mar 11, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review D F I am 49 years old, and I feel sorry for making my dad watch this movie with me back in the day. Imagine is the only regret I have in life. This thing was so bad that we rushed out of the theater. The movie just kept getting worse and worse. Everybody hated it! It was so embarrassing. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/01/24 Full Review Josh G SUPER UNDER-RATED movie of my childhood. I preferred it very much to ET becuase of its craziness and mcdonald's scenes Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/02/24 Full Review Audience Member Mala en todo, puro comercial Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/06/24 Full Review This Old G If there is a hell then this movie is shown there in a continuous loop torturing your soul making you writhe in pain and misery for all eternity Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/06/24 Full Review John C I guess there comes a point in your life where you realise that maybe you just have no taste. 'Mac and Me' is terrible. It was terrible when it was first released. It was so terrible it gained infamy throughout the years as to how a movie so terrible could have been greenlit in the first place. And it remains as terrible today. I did see it back in the eighties. I didn't like it. I didn't hate it, but there was so much better around and 'E.T.' was only a few years old by then and 'Mac and Me' was just nowhere near as good as it. I don't know why I watched it nearly thirty-five years later (free on YouTube!), but I actually liked it. Yes, I know there are loads of films which you can enjoy because they're 'so bad they're good.' And this could definitely be described that way. I could leave it there if it wasn't for the fact that, even though I could tell it was awful, I actually found myself enjoying it UNironically (I need help, clearly). Even if you haven't seen 'E.T.' you probably know the story - cute alien left stranded on Earth, befriends a young boy (government in hot pursuit). Well, someone must have copied and pasted that in terms of 'Mac and Me,' but without the decent script, special effects (and possibly been high on some sort of illegal substance at the time). I think maybe the major 'flaw' with the film (in 1988 and today) is its weird tie-in with McDonalds restaurant - get the title - (Big) 'Mac and Me?' Yet, for a movie which literally uses a product as its title, there's actually not that many references to the fast food chain, besides the truly surreal song and dance routine roughly halfway through. In fact, if I didn't know better, I'd say the film should really be sponsored by Coke a Cola. I can't possibly recommend this film to anyone. Objectively, it's that bad. Obviously, if you're into those sorts of 'so-bad-they're-good' films then you may enjoy it on an ironic level. But I think there will be few out there who - like me - actually claim it's an enjoyable romp, no matter how bad it really is. I'm now off to seek some sort of professional help for my clear lack of taste. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Mac and Me

Mac and Me: Official Clip - Mac Saves Eric Mac and Me: Official Clip - Mac Saves Eric 2:10 Mac and Me: Official Clip - Capturing Mac Mac and Me: Official Clip - Capturing Mac 2:13 Mac and Me: Official Clip - Chased By Dogs Mac and Me: Official Clip - Chased By Dogs 1:43 Mac and Me: Official Clip - Disguising Mac Mac and Me: Official Clip - Disguising Mac 2:02 Mac and Me: Official Clip - Sucked Away Mac and Me: Official Clip - Sucked Away 2:12 Mac and Me: Official Clip - McDonald's Dance Party Mac and Me: Official Clip - McDonald's Dance Party 2:40 Mac and Me: Official Clip - Mac Escapes Mac and Me: Official Clip - Mac Escapes 1:57 Mac and Me: Official Clip - Back to Life Mac and Me: Official Clip - Back to Life 2:13 Mac and Me: Official Clip - Parking Lot Explosion Mac and Me: Official Clip - Parking Lot Explosion 2:12 Mac and Me: Official Clip - Wheelchair Chase Mac and Me: Official Clip - Wheelchair Chase 1:42 View more videos
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Movie Info

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)
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