Amanda and the Alien (or Alien Love in the United Kingdom) is a 1995 made-for-cable science fiction comedy film directed by Jon Kroll and starring Nicole Eggert as Amanda Patterson. It premiered on Showtime on August 20, 1995.
Background
Amanda and the Alien is based upon the short story of the same name written by Robert Silverberg.
Premise
Amanda Patterson, a typical Gen X girl and employee at an upscale clothing store, is leading a relatively lonely and unremarkable life. All this changes when an alien that's been held at a secret military installation escapes by taking over the body of one of the base employees. Amanda finds the fugitive alien and decides to help him hide from the government agents chasing him, a seemingly easy task, as the alien must change host bodies every few days.
Cast
John Diehl
Michael Dorn
Stacy Keach
David Millbern
Dan O'Connor
Raymond D. Turner
Alex Meneses
J. Marvin Campbell
Nicole Eggert
Richard Speight Jr.
Reception
The New York Daily News criticized Eggert's acting and wrote that the film "wastes so much time deciding whether it wants to steal from Life-force, Starman, Species or Earth Girls Are Easy that it goes nowhere fast."