Meet Dave Page #6

Synopsis: A spaceship shaped like a human lands face first on Liberty Island. Its crew (of tiny, intelligent, and unemotional beings) is looking for an orb sent from its planet to extract the oceans' salt, which will ruin Earth. The orb is in the possession of Josh, the fifth-grade son of a single mom whose car strikes the ambulatory alien spaceship and cripples its power supply. The crew has 48 hours to recover the orb, throw it in the Atlantic, and leave Earth. Over the course of two days, the ship's crew experiences chaos and emotion in New York. Do Earth's giants - Josh and his mom - have anything to teach these brainy aliens? Meanwhile, mutiny is afoot and the cops are closing in.
Director(s): Brian Robbins
Production: 20th Century Fox
  2 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
4.9
Metacritic:
43
Rotten Tomatoes:
20%
PG
Year:
2008
90 min
$11,644,832
Website
428 Views


Sir, we can't wait until tomorrow.

Our power supply is dwindling.

This child is useless.

We must find the orb on our own.

L disagree. Without guidance,

we might not find it in time.

Contrary to expectations,

Josh has been quite helpful to us.

We will stick with him.

Man, you are awesome at this!

Lt's like you've got

super video-game powers, too.

-Are you sure you're not a superhero?

-Absolutely.

Fine, l give up. l'm just happy to be

able to play with somebody besides Mom.

Lnteracting with your mother

makes you unhappy?

Nah, l don't mean to complain. She tries.

Lt's just that Dad was a lot better.

You know, my dad was a hero in real life.

-He saved, like, a million people one time.

-That is impressive.

Yeah, we miss him. Especially Mom.

Now she spends all her time

smothering me.

-She cuts off your air supply?

-Josh, l'm home!

Oh, hey! What are you doing back here?

Some guys with a gun

tried to rob the store,

and Dave stopped them

and saved everyone!

-lt was awesome!

-What? What gun?

-Mom, Mom.

-Are you all right?

Mom, l'm fine! lt was so cool!

Dave just took them out.

Man, l wish l could do that.

But look at me.

L'm the smallest fifth-grader

in New York City.

-You are not small. You are a giant.

-Yeah, right.

Josh, the most powerful force

in all the universe

often comes from the smallest star.

Dave? Would you like to stay for supper?

Sir, the longer we're in their presence,

the greater the danger of exposure.

Yes, l will stay.

Good.

Although, if you thought

my driving was dangerous,

wait till you try my meatloaf.

Meat Loaf?

-What are you looking for?

-l don't know.

L'll tell you when l find it.

You know something, Dooley?

We gotta find you a new hobby.

Stevie, please just hold the insult.

Please.

Oh, l forgot today

was Arts and Crafts Day.

Dave, would you mind

helping me clear the table?

You know, don't worry about it.

l got it. l'm...

This is something l do all the time.

L'm constantly dropping stuff.

Don't even worry about it.

Men Are from Mars,

Women Are from Venus. "

Yeah, that's my...

l would... My sister got that for me.

l would never...

She just thinks l need

to get back in the game, and...

Tell your sister there is no life on Mars!

Believe me.

Okay.

This rendering. What is it?

That's just something l felt.

-You felt this.

-Yeah, l did.

L did. l don't really paint like that anymore.

And why not?

Well, things have changed.

And what is the feeling

demonstrated here?

Well, how does it make you feel?

Feel?

Lt makes me feel off-balance.

Off-balance, yeah.

That's... That's close.

L remember when l painted this,

l just felt love.

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Rob Greenberg

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