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Paul
For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51. Fortunately, it contains the two earthlings who are most likely to rescue and harbor an alien on the run.
2011 · Directed by Greg Mottola · 104 min · Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction · Screenplay in the scene database · 18 frames
Tagline
Who's up for a close encounter?
Plot
Best friends Graeme Willy and Clive Gollings are British comic book and sci-fi enthusiasts who travel to the United States to attend the annual San Diego Comic-Con. Clive is trying to write his own sci-fi book, and Graeme is illustrating Clive's book. In addition to going to the convention, they embark on a road trip through the Southwestern U.S. to visit UFO sites on a remote desert highway at night.
After an encounter with homophobic rednecks in a diner, they accidentally crash into the redneck's truck. They soon drive away, later watching a car driving erratically and crashing. Stopping to offer assistance to the driver, he is then revealed to be Paul, a grey alien (extraterrestrial being). Graeme agrees to give him a ride, despite Clive fainting and wetting his pants upon seeing him.
Later, Special Agent Zoil of the Secret Service arrives at the car-crash site, informing his unseen female superior, known as "the Big Guy," that he is closing in on Paul. She sends rookies Haggard and O'Reilly to assist. Clive remains paranoid over Paul's intentions, considering his appearance as evidence of a conspiracy. Paul explains the government fed his image to the public to keep them from panicking if anyone encounters his race.
Plot summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
Crew
- Written by: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost
- Cinematography: Lawrence Sher
- Edited by: Chris Dickens
- Music: David Arnold
- Production design: Jefferson Sage
- Produced by: Tim Bevan, Nira Park, Eric Fellner, Adam Schardein
Cast
- Simon Pegg as Graeme Willy
- Nick Frost as Clive Gollings
- Seth Rogen as Paul (voice)
- Jason Bateman as Agent Zoil
- Kristen Wiig as Ruth Buggs
- Bill Hader as Haggard
- Blythe Danner as Tara Walton
- Joe Lo Truglio as O'Reilly
- John Carroll Lynch as Moses Buggs
- Jane Lynch as Pat Stevenson
Production
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Relativity Media, Working Title, Big Talk Studios, Universal Pictures
- Budget: $40,000,000
- Box office: $98,000,000
- Themes: san diego, california, alien, burlesque, area 51, alien space craft, duringcreditsstinger, 1980s, ambivalent, dignified
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