---
title: 'My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Benjamin'
released: '1988-12-09'
runtime_minutes: 104
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-stepmother-is-an-alien-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095687/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)

1988 · PG-13 · 104 min · Science Fiction, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

My Stepmother Is an Alien is a 1988 American science fiction comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin. It stars Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger, and Jon Lovitz. The film follows the story of Celeste, an extraterrestrial woman who is sent on a secret mission to Earth, after her home planet's gravity is mistakenly disrupted by Steven Mills, a widowed scientist raising his daughter Jessie as a single father. The film was the film debut of Juliette Lewis.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Benjamin](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-benjamin)
- **Screenplay:** [Jerico Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerico-stone), [Timothy Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-harris)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alan Silvestri](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-silvestri)
- **Producer:** [Jerry Weintraub](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-weintraub), [Laurence Mark](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-mark), [Ronald Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-parker)
- **Director of Photography:** [Richard H. Kline](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-h-kline)
- **Editor:** [Jacqueline Cambas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-cambas)

## Cast

- [Tony Jay](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-jay)
- [Alyson Hannigan](https://cinepixo.com/people/alyson-hannigan)
- [Jon Lovitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-lovitz)
- [Suzie Plakson](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzie-plakson)
- [Harry Shearer](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-shearer)
- [Seth Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/seth-green)
- [Joseph Maher](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-maher)
- [Ann Prentiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-prentiss)
- [Kim Basinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-basinger)
- [Earl Boen](https://cinepixo.com/people/earl-boen)
- [Juliette Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliette-lewis)
- [Dan Aykroyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-aykroyd)
- [Wesley Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/wesley-mann)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-stepmother-is-an-alien-1988
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1540328); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.