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Meet Dave is a 2008 American science fiction comedy directed by Brian Robbins and produced by David T. Friendly, set in New York City. Its cast includes Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, and Ed Helms, with a screenplay by Rob Greenberg and Bill Corbett and music by John Debney. The film combines science fiction with romantic comedy.
Produced by companies including Regency Enterprises, Dune Entertainment, Guy Walks into a Bar Productions, Deep River Productions, and Friendly Films (II), it was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix. It runs 90 minutes, carried a budget of $60,000,000, and earned revenue of $50,650,079. It is rated PG.
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5.3A crew of miniature aliens operate a spaceship that has a human form. While trying to save their planet, the aliens encounter a new problem, as their ship becomes smitten with an Earth woman.
Cast
- Eddie Murphy as Dave / Captain
- Elizabeth Banks as Gina Morrison
- Gabrielle Union as No. 3 - Cultural Officer
- Scott Caan as Dooley
- Ed Helms as No. 2 - Second-in-Command
- Kevin Hart as No. 17
Themes
- new york city
- friendship
- new love
- starship
- earth
- car crash
- crew
- alien
- survival
- space
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Ratings
IMDb
5.1/10
45,236 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
20%
Metacritic
43/100
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Directed by
- Brian Robbins
- Written by
- Bill Corbett Rob Greenberg
- Produced by
- Jon Berg David T. Friendly Todd Komarnicki
- Starring
- Eddie Murphy Elizabeth Banks Gabrielle Union Scott Caan Ed Helms Kevin Hart
- Cinematography
- J. Clark Mathis
- Edited by
- Ned Bastille
- Music by
- John Debney
- Production companies
- Dune Entertainment Regency Enterprises Guy Walks Into a Bar Productions Friendly Films
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- July 11, 2008 ( 2008-07-11 )
- Running time
- 90 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $60 million
- Box office
- $50.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- extraterrestrials in fiction
- Director
- Brian Robbins
- Screenwriter
- Bill Corbett
- Cast member
- Alisan Porter
- Composer
- John Debney
- Producer
- David T. Friendly
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 386354
- Performer
- John Debney
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.appelezmoidave-lefilm.com
Show 6 more facts
- publication date
- 2008-07-09
- title
- Meet Dave
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 60000000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 20%
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
Meet Dave is a 2008 American science fiction comedy film directed by Brian Robbins and written by Bill Corbett and Rob Greenberg. It stars Eddie Murphy in the title role, alongside Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Ed Helms, Scott Caan and Kevin Hart. The film was released by 20th Century Fox on July 11, 2008, and was a box office bomb, grossing $50.7 million against a $60 million budget while receiving negative reviews from critics.
Plot
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Meet Dave” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.