Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
Emperor Spengo sees Marge Nelson and using a giant magnet, kidnaps her and her husband Dick, hoping to make Marge his before blowing up the Earth. The Emperor and other inhabitants of his planet are somewhat less than bright, and Dick begins reliving episodes of Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers in order to rescue Marge, save the Earth, and restore the rightful emperor to the throne.
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Good , But It Is Overrated By Some
At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
I can't believe this was made in 1992 ... I just can't !The effects, set designs, acting, and everything else points to a late 70's early 80's movie. I had given this movie a lot of slack because I thought it was an older movie, but this is ridiculous.From the start, you can tell this movie is ultra low budget. Horrible green screens, over use of paper meche, and painted styrofoam.The movie did jump around a bit at first, making it feel like a few scenes were cut, but after a while it smoothed out.As far as story line, this is a wacky kids kind of movie. Turn your brain off, and enjoy.I kind of liked it, though the horrible special effects took a lot of fun out of it.
An evil outer space dictator (Jon Lovitz) literally transports a station wagon with a married couple (Teri Garr and Jeffrey Jones) inside to his planet. The purpose? Lovitz wants to destroy Earth and make Garr his wife, making her the queen of the universe. Of course we know that it is up to Jones and a whole host of other oddballs (led by captured king Eric Idle) to stop Lovitz before it is too late. Did I also mention that Lovitz rules a world where human-like bulldogs and fish dwell? Totally unwanted and unnecessary mess that scrapes the bottom of the barrel in all respects. Lovitz' typical "Saturday Night Live"-styled routine tries to punch life into this thing, but we all know that is not successful. Special effects, ugly art direction and dementedly poor performances only lessen the production's horrible screenplay and painfully sophomoric direction. Only watch if you are forced to by people stronger and obviously dumber than you. Turkey (0 stars out of 5).
I genuinely loathe this film - one of the worst mainstream productions I've ever seen. The plot is all over the place, the rather good cast is totally wasted and the movie becomes a juvenile stab at comedy in the vein of SPACEBALLS -- but that film was funny, and this is not.Jones, Garr, Shawn and of course the usually-humorous Lovitz all seem to be ripping off Spaceballs - Lovitz with his Dark Helmet-esque villain and Jones and co. with general slapstick antics. This is almost as bad as the POLICE ACADEMY films!Some people seem to find this humorous in a very awful sort of way but I just find it unbearable. I guess I don't get the joke.
I loved this movie! From the beginning to the end it is an absolute masterpiece! The title alone makes you wonder 'Mom and Dad Save the World'. If you take this movie seriously, please do yourself a favor and have your head examined. This is a great movie when you need a quick laugh. 5/5.