![]() They also raise their teenage daughter, Connie, who has recently begun dating. They Conehead family blend into Paramus, New Jersey and take up activities that are part and parcel of the American Dream. They live with secret identities while an INS agent tracks them incessantly over the years. Their spacecraft was part of an advance scouting mission for an invasion, but was shot down by a F-16 fighter-interceptor, stranding them on Earth. Beldar Conehead and his wife Prymaat Conehead as they try to assimilate into American society and pursue the immigrant's American dream. Honestly, how could you not laugh at this movie? If you're telling me that you did not laugh one time during this movie, there is something wrong with you, check your funny bone because this movie has a great cast who looked like they just had a blast making Coneheads. But the film in my opinion worked because it had Dan Aykroyd writing the film as well as starring in it. Remember back in the early 90's where Paramount released unforgettable comedies and they just wouldn't stop? Coneheads came out and for some weird reason that is beyond me got a bad rep, I know that this was a sillier movie and not the strongest to come out of the vaults of Saturday Night Live with it's goofy characters. ![]() It's cute, funny and actually has amazingly good family values! This is a good film for the whole family. Also, although I generally hate David Spade, his annoying personality fits in perfectly with the character he plays. It's also quite amusing that almost no one seems to notice that they AREN'T! There are many SNL-related cameos and supporting players throughout the movie and they are pretty well integrated (i.e., they usually don't seem like tacked on cameos but fit within the plot). Instead, we are treated to many instances when the Coneheads try so hard to fit in and be the average American family. If the characters had been just like they were in the skits, the movie would have fallen flat on its face. In other words, despite the humor, the lead characters come off as sympathetic and decent. However, this movie expands on the characters and has great heart. As I said above, I haven't been that impressed by many of the films by ex-SNL cast members-especially when they are movie-length versions of SNL skits. Dan Aykroyd is terrific as Beldar and it shows that he CAN do a decent film (and he's done some stinkers-Neighbors, 1941, Nothing But Trouble, Dr. The fact that this is a good film AND it was done by ex-SNL actors help this movie to really stand out for me.
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