Coneheads is the title of a 1993 movie based on the Saturday Night Live sketches about the Coneheads. 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. ... See also: 1992 in film, other events of 1993, 1994 in film, list of years in film. Events March 31 - Actor Brandon Lee is accidentally killed during the filming of The Crow. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show from NBC which has been broadcast virtually every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ... Sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes, or sketches, commonly between one and ten minutes long. ... The Coneheads was a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live featuring a family of extraterrestrial aliens with a cone shape head, from the planet Remulak (posing as immigrants from France) and their attempts to pose as a typical suburban American family. ...

The plot of the movie revolves around the Conehead family, who are trying to assimilate into American society, and pursue the immigrant's American dream even though they are in reality advance scouts for an invading alien race. The American Dream is the idea (often associated with the Protestant work ethic) held by many in the United States of America that through hard work, courage and determination one can achieve prosperity. ...

The film stars Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin as Beldar and Prymatt 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, Chris Farley and Adam Sandler. Dan Aykroyd (left) with John Belushi in The Blues Brothers Daniel Edward Aykroyd (born July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a comedian, actor and screenwriter. ... Jane Therese Curtin (born September 6, 1947) is an American actress and comedian, from Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Laraine Newman (born March 2, 1952) is an American comedian and actress, from Los Angeles, California. ... Michael McKean 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. ... David Spade David Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, comedian and producer. ... The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was a part of the United States Department of Justice which used to handle legal and illegal immigration and naturalization. ... Sinbad is the name used by an actor and stand-up comedian from the United States of America, born November 10, 1956 as David Adkins in Benton Harbor, Michigan. ... Phil Hartman Philip Edward Hartmann (September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a graphic artist, writer, actor and comedian born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. ... Jan Hooks (born April 23, 1957 in Decatur, Georgia) is an American actress and comedienne best known for her work on NBCs Saturday Night Live. ... Chris Farley in a scene from Black Sheep Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian, best known as one of the cast members of the popular Saturday Night Live television series. ... Adam Sandler as Happy Gilmore, yelling at a golfball Adam Sandler, BFA (born September 9, 1966) is a Jewish-American actor, comedian, producer, and musician who was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. ...

The film was directed by Steve Barron.

External link

• Coneheads at the Internet Movie Database