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'''''Mac and Me is a 1988 [[Merchandise-Driven]] ripoff of ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' Shortly after being picked up by an unmanned space probe and taken to Earth, a family of humanoid space aliens escapes from a research lab. They get split up, with the youngest entering a van belonging to the Cruise family ([[Reverse Funny Aneurysm|not]] [[Tom Cruise|that one]]): single mom Janet, 16-year-old Michael and 11-year-old wheelchair-bound boy Eric, who are moving from Illinois to California. Of course, it's the youngest kid who discovers the alien first -- [[Hilarity Ensues]] as the creature's attempts to reunite with his family cause Eric's family to think he's going insane.

'''''Mac and Me''''' is a 1988 [[Merchandise-Driven]] ripoff of ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' Shortly after being picked up by an unmanned space probe and taken to Earth, a family of humanoid space aliens escapes from a research lab. They get split up, with the youngest entering a van belonging to the Cruise family ([[Reverse Funny Aneurysm|not]] [[Tom Cruise|that one]]): single mom Janet, 16-year-old Michael and 11-year-old wheelchair-bound boy Eric, who are moving from Illinois to California. Of course, it's the youngest kid who discovers the alien first -- [[Hilarity Ensues]] as the creature's attempts to reunite with his family cause Eric's family to think he's going insane.

This is to ''E.T.'' what ''[[Plan 9 from Outer Space]]'' is to ''[[The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film)|The Day the Earth Stood Still]]''. Both [http://www.somethingawful.com/d/movie-reviews/mac-and-me.php Something Awful] and [http://www.avclub.com/articles/ronald-mcdonald-approved-case-file-151-mac-and-me,36033/ the AV Club] provide detailed recaps of the film. It was also the subject of [[Phelous]]'s very first review on [[That Guy With The Glasses]]. Interestingly, ''Mac and Me'' was [[Jennifer Aniston]]'s screen debut. It has become recently notable for the scene where Eric falls down a cliff, which [[Paul Rudd]] has shown on his ''[[Late Night]]'' appearances when [[Conan O'Brien]] was the host, instead of the film he is expected to be promoting.