Coneheads
Coneheads poster
Directed by	Steve Barron
Produced by	Lorne Michaels
Written by	Tom Davis Dan Aykroyd Bonnie Turner Terry Turner
Starring	Dan Aykroyd Jane Curtin Michelle Burke
Music by	David Newman
Cinematography	Francis Kenny
Editing by	Paul Trejo
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	July 23, 1993
Running time	88 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
IMDb profile

Coneheads is the title of a 1993 movie based on the Saturday Night Live sketches about the Coneheads. As was the case with the previous SNL skit-inspired film The Blues Brothers, Coneheads has been said to have made an "accidental" or "unintentional" political statement or social commentary about the nature of the immigrant experience in America, the filmmakers' ostensible intent being merely to entertain. Image File history File links Coneheads Poster This image is of a movie poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the movie or the studio which produced the movie in question. ... Steve Barron (born May 4, 1956) is a director and producer, best known for directing the films Coneheads (1993) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990). ... Lorne Michaels (born Lorne Michael Lipowitz on November 17, 1944) is an Emmy-winning Canadian-born television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it. ... Thomas Davis (born January 11, 1959), American School Teacher and Independent Composer An aspiring jazz composer from the idyllic Finger Lakes region in upstate New York, Tom Davis teaches music at a public high school while tending to a family of four. ... Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM (born July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, and musician. ... Bonnie and Terry Turner are a husband-and-wife writing team, best known for creating the sitcoms Third Rock From the Sun (1996 - 2001) and the That 70s Show (1998 - 2006) for NBC and FOX, respectively. ... Bonnie and Terry Turner are a husband-and-wife writing team, best known for creating the sitcoms Third Rock From the Sun (1996 - 2001) and the That 70s Show (1998 - 2006) for NBC and FOX, respectively. ... Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM (born July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, and musician. ... Jane Curtin - Promo Picture from 3rd Rock from the Sun Jane Therese Curtin (born September 6, 1947) is an American actress and comedian, from Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Michelle Burke (born November 30, 1970 in Defiance, Ohio) is an American actress. ... There have been a number of prominent figures named David Newman, including: David Newman, American composer David Newman, American Visual Artist David Newman, Canadian politician This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... // March 31 - Actor Brandon Lee is accidentally killed during the filming of The Crow. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Coneheads was originally a sketch on Saturday Night Live which starred Dan Aykroyd as father Beldar, Jane Curtin as mother Prymaat and Kristen Kilpatrick as daughter (Connie). The Coneheads were an alien family, natives of the planet Remulak, who found themselves stranded on Earth. ... The Blues Brothers is a 1980 musical comedy directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as Joliet Jake and Elwood Blues, characters developed from a Saturday Night Live musical sketch. ...

The film's plot premise: the adventures of the Conehead family--whose ship, as part of an advance scouting mission for an invasion, crash-lands, and they try to assimilate into American society and pursue the immigrant's American dream. Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The film stars Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin as Beldar and Prymaat Clorhone (who later Anglicize their Remulakian surname to "Conehead"), parents of Connie (Michelle Burke, taking over the role played by Laraine Newman on SNL). Michael McKean and David Spade play INS officials; also appearing are Sinbad and SNL alumni Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Tim Meadows, Jon Lovitz, Peter Aykroyd, Tom Davis, Garrett Morris, Chris Farley, Laraine Newman, Kevin Nealon, Julia Sweeney and Adam Sandler. Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM (born July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, and musician. ... Jane Curtin - Promo Picture from 3rd Rock from the Sun Jane Therese Curtin (born September 6, 1947) is an American actress and comedian, from Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... To anglicise (or in North American English anglicize) is to adapt a foreign word into the English language, often modifying its form to correspond to standard English French demoiselle, meaning little lady. Another common type of anglicisation is the inclusion of a foreign article as part of a noun (eg. ... Michelle Burke (born November 30, 1970 in Defiance, Ohio) is an American actress. ... Laraine Newman (born March 2, 1952) is an American comedian and actress, from Los Angeles, California. ... Michael McKean (born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, composer and musician, best known for his portrayal of Leonard Lenny Kosnowski on the sitcom Laverne and Shirley; as one of the members of Spinal Tap; as a Saturday Night Live cast member; and for other various appearances in... David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy-Award and Golden Globe-nominated American actor, comedian, television personality who gained fame in the 1990s as a castmember on Saturday Night Live. ... The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was a part of the United States Department of Justice and handled legal and illegal immigration and naturalization. ... David Adkins (born November 10, 1956), who uses the stage name Sinbad, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. ... Phil Hartman (born as Philip Edward Hartmann on September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian/American actor, voice artist, comedian, graphic artist and writer. ... Jan Hooks in 1988 Jan Hooks (born April 23, 1957 in Decatur, Georgia) is an American actress and comedian best known for her work on NBCs Saturday Night Live, on which she appeared from 1986 to 1991. ... Tim Meadows (born February 5, 1961 in Highland Park, Michigan) is an American actor. ... Jonathan Lovitz (born July 21, 1957 in Tarzana, California) is an American actor and comedian perhaps best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live and for his show The Critic. ... Peter Hugh Aykroyd was born to Lorraine and Peter Aykroyd in Canada. ... Thomas Davis (born January 11, 1959), American School Teacher and Independent Composer An aspiring jazz composer from the idyllic Finger Lakes region in upstate New York, Tom Davis teaches music at a public high school while tending to a family of four. ... Garrett Morris (born February 1, 1937) is an American comedian and actor from New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. ... Laraine Newman (born March 2, 1952) is an American comedian and actress, from Los Angeles, California. ... Kevin Nealon Kevin Nealon (born November 18, 1953 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an American comedian and actor best known for the characters he played on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1995. ... Julia Sweeney (born October 10, 1959 in Spokane, Washington) is an American actress and comedian who lives in Hollywood, California. ... Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, screenwriter, director, producer, actor, and musician. ...

Although they do not appear onscreen together, this film marked the first pairing of SNLers Farley and Spade. This comedy duo would later go on to enjoy success in Tommy Boy and Black Sheep. Tommy Boy is a 1995 comedy movie starring Chris Farley and David Spade. ... Black Sheep is a 1996 comedy film, directed by Penelope Spheeris (Waynes World), and stars the comedy duo Chris Farley and David Spade. ...

Other supporting cast members include Jason Alexander and Lisa Jane Persky. Alexander's Seinfeld co-star, Michael Richards, makes a cameo appearance, as do Eddie Griffin, Joey Lauren Adams, Parker Posey, Ellen DeGeneres, Drew Carey, Dave Thomas, and Tom Arnold. Jason Alexander (born Jason Scott Greenspan on September 23, 1959) is a Jewish American television, cinema and musical theatre actor, best known for his role as George Costanza on the hit television series Seinfeld. ... Actress Lisa Jane Persky was born May 5, 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia, and grew up in New Yorks Greenwich Village. ... Seinfeld is an Emmy Award-winning sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, running a total of 9 seasons. ... For other persons named Michael Richards, see Michael Richards (disambiguation). ... Eddie Griffin (July 15, 1968) is an American comedian and television/film actor. ... Joey Lauren Adams in Mallrats (1995) Joey Lauren Adams (born January 9, 1968[] in North Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American actress with appearances in over 30 films. ... For the African-American television actress, see Parker McKenna Posey. ... Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and currently the Emmy Award-winning host of the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show. ... Drew Allison Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an American actor and comedian recognizable by his crew cut and black-rimmed glasses. ... See the David Thomas disambiguation page for other people with this name. ... Thomas Arnold (born March 6, 1959) is an American actor and comedian. ...

The movie largely took place in Paramus, New Jersey, with scenes also shot in New York City and the New Jersey suburbs of Jersey City, and Wrightstown. Paramus (IPA: ) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... The skyline of Jersey City, as seen from Lower New York Bay. ... Wrightstown highlighted in Burlington County. ...

The film was directed by Steve Barron and produced by Lorne Michaels. Steve Barron (born May 4, 1956) is a director and producer, best known for directing the films Coneheads (1993) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990). ... Lorne Michaels (born Lorne Michael Lipowitz on November 17, 1944) is an Emmy-winning Canadian-born television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it. ...

Critical Response

Coneheads received a generally poor response from critics; its Rotten Tomatoes rating is 26 out of 100. It grossed about $21 million in the United States. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Trivia

• In a small change from the original sketches, daughter Connie in the film speaks in a typical American accent and acts like a typical American teen, having grown up on Earth. In the original sketches, Connie had the same alien accent and mannerisms as her parents.

• To date, Coneheads holds the record for having the most Saturday Night Live alums in a single film. Sixteen current, former, or future cast members of the show appeared in the film, and two others (Ellen Cleghorne and Brian Doyle-Murray) appeared in scenes that were cut from the film.

• Judging by the estimate that Connie is approximately 16 years old and Prymaat was pregnant with Connie when they learned that their rescue vessel would come to get them in 7 Zerls that would make one Zerl approximately 2.29 years.

• It should be noted that this film made a play on the futuristic design of the Mercury Sable by having them drive one, and by having many driving around their home planet.

• The soundtrack in the beginning was performed by the band Red Hot Chili Peppers.

• In the opening credits, Sinbad and Phil Hartman appear on one title card with Chris Farley and David Spade appearing on another. Both sets of these actors would go on to headline in movies: Farley and Spade in Tommy Boy and Black Sheep, and Sinbad and Hartman in Houseguest and Jingle All The Way.

• In Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult, Leslie Nielsen's character remarks to James Earl Jones and Olympia Dukakis that he loved them in Coneheads. Predictably, both actors exchange bewildered glances, as neither appear in the movie.

• David Spade's character of Eli Turnbull partly references his popular "Receptionist" character from Saturday Night Live, complete with the line "Can you be a lamb and have a seat?"

• Phil Hartman and Laraine Newman portray associates of Beldar and Prymaat on the Coneheads' home planet. Newman occasionally played Connie Conehead on the Saturday Night Live Conehead sketches while Hartman portrayed Beldar Conehead in what was to be a new reincarnation of the characters in the late 1980s (one sketch in length, the recurring skit idea never took off, despite Dan Aykroyd's blessing).

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External link

• Coneheads at the Internet Movie Database