Planet 51 (2009)
On Planet 51, green extraterrestrials live peacefully in a society reminiscent of the United States during the 1950s, although the planet’s and their nature provide notable differences from Earth and, notably, ignorance about astronomy leads to believing that the whole Universe extends for almost 500 miles. One day, a mysterious spacecraft lands in the city of Glipforg. NASA astronaut Charles “Chuck” Baker emerges from it and is shocked to find the planet inhabited. Panicked, Chuck escapes to the town’s planetarium, where he meets teenage alien Lem, who works there part-time.
Chuck convinces Lem to help return him to his spacecraft before command module Odyssey in Planet 51’s orbit departs for Earth in three days and leaves him stranded. Planet 51’s army, led by the paranoid General Grawl, arrives to inspect and deduces that the astronaut is an alien invader bent on turning the planet’s population into zombies, similar to how invaders are depicted in media, and a manhunt ensues. Lem enlists the help of his best friend Skiff, an eccentric science fiction aficionado with conspiracy theories about the so-called “Base 9” (Planet 51’s equivalent of Area 51), to hide Chuck away from the army. During his efforts to conceal Chuck, Lem inadvertently upsets his neighbor and crush Neera, who believes the alien is friendly, and is also fired from his job when his boss discovers Chuck.
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Cast:  Dwayne JohnsonCaptain Charles T. Baker  Jessica BielNeera  Justin LongLem  Gary OldmanGeneral Grawl  Seann William ScottSkiff  John CleeseProfessor Kipple  Mathew HorneSoldier Vesklin  James CordenSoldier Vernkot |
On Planet 51, green extraterrestrials live peacefully in a society reminiscent of the United States during the 1950s, although the planet’s and their nature provide notable differences from Earth and, notably, ignorance about astronomy leads to believing that the whole Universe extends for almost 500 miles. One day, a mysterious spacecraft lands in the city of Glipforg. NASA astronaut Charles “Chuck” Baker emerges from it and is shocked to find the planet inhabited. Panicked, Chuck escapes to the town’s planetarium, where he meets teenage alien Lem, who works there part-time.
Chuck convinces Lem to help return him to his spacecraft before command module Odyssey in Planet 51’s orbit departs for Earth in three days and leaves him stranded. Planet 51’s army, led by the paranoid General Grawl, arrives to inspect and deduces that the astronaut is an alien invader bent on turning the planet’s population into zombies, similar to how invaders are depicted in media, and a manhunt ensues. Lem enlists the help of his best friend Skiff, an eccentric science fiction aficionado with conspiracy theories about the so-called “Base 9” (Planet 51’s equivalent of Area 51), to hide Chuck away from the army. During his efforts to conceal Chuck, Lem inadvertently upsets his neighbor and crush Neera, who believes the alien is friendly, and is also fired from his job when his boss discovers Chuck.
