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Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human, The
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Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human, The reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 26 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
8.6 out of 10
based on 8 reviews
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MPAA 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)


GENRE(S): Romance  
WRITTEN BY: Jeff Abugov  
DIRECTED BY: Jeff Abugov  
RELEASE DATE: Video: November 30, 1999 
Theatrical: October 8, 1999 
RUNNING TIME: 88 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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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

Vote Now!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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