Sandra (Joanne Pearce), Desmond (Jimmy Nail) and Julian (Paul Bown) are aliens (who have human form... and names!) who accidentally crash on Earth leaving their leader Bernard (Mel Smith) marooned in space. The authorities excited probe and question the visitors but are soon left disappointed at the apparent lack of intellect. US official Laribee (James Sikking) is suspicious and thinks things will come flying from their heads. Minor TV reporter Graham (Griff Rhys Jones) helps breaks the visitors out and into the public. Overnight they become a pop sensation despite not really having any abilities whatsoever...
Bernard has finally made it to Earth though no one believes he is an alien too. Can he reunite with his former crew who have now arrived in the US for a massive concert?
An amiable and silly if not brilliant film. The humour is good though stretched a bit thinly at times (the story would have probably been better served by a series of skits in the Alas Smith & Jones TV show). You could say it is rather far fetched though, as if some talentless nobodies could become world famous just by being idiots? Now that is science fiction, isn't it?
