If you loved The Ice Pirates, try Mac and Me
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Stewart Raffill, and they both carry the 3am cult mood tag, and they sit in Adventure / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Ice Pirates, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
3am cult
What Mac and Me is
Aliens crash family movie night. A boy in a wheelchair befriends a mysterious alien creature. It achieves mild nostalgia.
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