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5.4

Coneheads

PG·1993·87m

Comedy

Science Fiction

Comedy

Science Fiction

Summary

A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from France.

Cast

Dan Aykroyd

Beldar

Jane Curtin

Prymatt

Michael McKean

Gorman Seedling, INS Deputy Commissioner

Laraine Newman

Laarta

Jason Alexander

Larry Farber

Lisa Jane Persky

Lisa Farber

Chris Farley

Ronnie the Mechanic

David Spade

Eli Turnbull, INS Agent

Sinbad

Otto

Phil Hartman

Marlax

Jan Hooks

Gladys Johnson, Driving Student

Dave Thomas

Highmaster

Michelle Burke

Connie Conehead

Robert Knott

Air Traffic Controller

Jonathan Penner

Captain Air Traffic

Whip Hubley

F-16 Pilot

Howard Napper

Ang Pilot

Michael Richards

Motel Clerk

Eddie Griffin

Customer

Adam Sandler

Carmine

Grant Martell

Hispanic Man #1

Art Bonilla

Hispanic Man #2

Rosa Maria Briz

Hispanic Woman

Joey Lauren Adams

Christina

Parker Posey

Stephanie

Kevin Nealon

Senator

Julia Sweeney

Principal

Ellen DeGeneres

Coach

Walter Robles

Fire Marshal

James Keane

Harv

Todd Susman

Ron

Danielle Aykroyd

3 Year Old Connie

Nicolette Harnish

10 Year Old Connie

Sam Freed

Master of Ceremonies

Tom Davis

Supplicant

Garrett Morris

Captain Orecruiser

Cooper Layne

Engineer

Sarah Anne Levy

Hygenist

Drew Carey

Taxi Passenger

Shishir Kurup

Khoudri

Sydney Coberly

Nurse

Barry Kivel

Doctor

Terry Turner

Sketch Artist

McNally Sagal

Female Agent

Richard Comar

Agent

Peter Aykroyd

Highmaster Mentot

Nils Allen Stewart

Guard

Tim Meadows

Athletic Cone

Mitchell Bobrow

Garthok Combatant

Laurence Bilzerian

Cone Battle Commander

Topper Lilien

Cone Pilot

Tom Arnold

Golfer (uncredited)

Jon Lovitz

Dr. Rudolph (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Steve Barron

Screenplay

Dan Aykroyd

Screenplay

Bonnie Turner

Screenplay

Terry Turner

Screenplay

Tom Davis

Reviews

talisencrw

April 28, 2016

Though this isn't the very best movie made from Saturday Night Live skits and characters (that would be a tossup between 'The Blues Brothers' and the two 'Wayne's World' entries), this is definitely top-tier and in the best five ever made. Laraine Newman and Jane Curtin were very underrated as comediennes, and the unsung heroes that held the cast together during its excellent run of the early days.

What's hardly ever talked about, when it comes to movies based on SNL skits, is how important the supporting players are. 'Coneheads' undoubtedly has the strongest supporting cast of any of them, and while director Barron has hardly become a household name in terms of movies (only this and 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' really hit the radar), his prowess on some of the greatest music videos of all time (ie., Dire Straits' 'Money for Nothing', Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' and A-Ha's 'Take On Me') was picture-perfect for the comedic set-pieces here. Definitely worth at least a watch, here in the 21st-century.