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Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human, The

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Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human, The reviews
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8.6 User Score:

Generally unfavorable reviews

Based on 8 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Romance

Written by: Jeff Abugov

Directed by: Jeff Abugov

Release Date:
Theatrical: October 8, 1999

Running Time: 88 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R for strong sexuality and language

Starring MacKenzie Astin, Carmen Electra, and David Hyde Pierce

A quirky, irreverent and unique "mockumentary" look at sexual attraction, love, single life, and dating in the late nineties as seen through the eyes of a misinformed, though completely authoritative extra-terrestrial narrator. (Welb Film Pursuits)

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

50

Los Angeles Times Kathleen Craughwell

The film's greatest strength is the deadpan narration of Hyde Pierce.

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40

The New York Times Anita Gates

A one-joke mockumentary.

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40

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Slight, smart-alecky romantic comedy.

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38

New York Post Lou Lumenick

A witless and vulgar romantic comedy wrapped inside a mock documentary.

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30

Film.com John Hartl

Has a cute idea. Which it promptly runs into the ground.

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25

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

A one-joke idea...wears itself out almost instantly.

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20

Film.com Henry Cabot Beck

It's very much like a porn film without the porn, and that's about as bad as it gets.

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20

Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov

Belongs in the histrionic comedy genre, packed as it is with just plain silly situations that fail to elicit grins, much less guffaws.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Kayte gave it a10:
This movie was hilarious!! very witty and keeps me laughing for hours... i recommend it to all of my friends.

Heather C. gave it a0:
Just plain awful. The only thing good about it was David Hyde pierce's voice. My reccomendation is to not waste your time.

Cat gave it a 9:
Offbeat and hillarious, even though it was cheezy and pretty graphic at times. Especially as a college stuent and an anthropology major, I really got a kick out of this satire on both nature shows and the typical romantic comedy. Nothing beats the sperm reenactments! This movie deserves the cult following that it's got.

Vicki B. gave it a 10:
A not-so-well-known movie that is really funny.

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