The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human

The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human is a 1999 American mockumentary directed and written by Jeff Abugov, and starring David Hyde Pierce, Carmen Electra, Lucy Liu, and Mackenzie Astin.

Plot summary

Pierce, playing an alien (credited as infinity-cubed in the opening credits), narrates a courtship in a late-20th century American city as an extraterrestrial nature documentary. The relationship "footage" is played straight, while the voice-over (with its most often wildly inaccurate theories) and elaborate visual metaphors add comedy. Among the themes explored is the possibility that, when describing their interpretation of other species' acts and feelings, humans may be getting everything wrong.

Cast

• David Hyde Pierce as Narrator (voice)
• Mackenzie Astin as The Male (Billy)
• Carmen Electra as The Female (Jenny Smith)
• Markus Redmond as The Male's Friend
• Lucy Liu as The Female's Friend (Graeme Milne)
• Lisa Rotondi as The Female's Slutty Friend (Ian Calder)
• Sharon Wyatt as The Male's Mother
• Jack Kehler as The Male's Father
• Leo Rossi as The Female's Father
• Antonette Saftler as The Female's Mother
• Marc Blucas as The Female's Ex-Boyfriend
• Anne Gee Byrd as The Female's Boss
• Eric Kushnick as The Female's Brother
• Linda Porter as The Wise Old Woman
• Tyler Abugov as The Female's Fantasy Son
• Lynn Ann Leveridge as The Large Female
• Adam Abugov as The Male as a Cub
• Billy Morts as The Ex-Boyfriend's Friend
• Noah M. Breedon as The Baby

References

External links

• Official website
• The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human at the Internet Movie Database
• The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human at AllRovi
• The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human at Rotten Tomatoes
• A detailed description of the film at Everything2