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Very well executed

This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

It's sad how defensive positive reviews of this movie are. It as though the reviewers fear upsetting that Great Todd Spengo of the film world, the Cult of Star Wars.This is one of the last and best products of the pre-CGI dictatorship that fantasy and sci-fi now labor under. The art direction is imaginative and very accomplished, presenting a steampunk by way of Oz physicality denied those raised on green screen.The cast is perfect. Jon Lovitz absolutely becomes the essence of every overcompensating "small man" who ever got an ounce of authority. His smallest gesture or expression project his total inadequacy. I laugh at his every scene.I've loved Teri Garr since I first saw her on an episode of the Andy Griffith show, and this is a fine capper to a showbiz career which she seems to have retreated from.Everyone else throws themselves into their roles with a joyful abandon. I'll bet the set was a fun place to be.The story pops along at a brisk pace, never once looking back over it's shoulder, or digressing into something "meaningful". Every time I watch this I'm once again surprised to realize, as Mom and Dad wheel back into their driveway, that their kids haven't been seen since the beginning of the movie. Any director of this today would have layered some crap "coming of age" parallel plot line and stretched the flick to two-plus hours.Is this film silly, escapist? Is the science pure bunk? Is Spengo and it's society improbable and ridiculous? You darn betcha! But so is Star Wars.Stick that in your planet destroying death ray and smoke it.PS. I've got a feeling there's a raunchier version of this that hit the cutting room floor.

This is a marvelous film and one which is guarantee to make you laugh. The storyline is as simple as the people who live on Spengo. The movie is called " Mom and Dad save the World." Mr and Mrs Nelson (Jeffery Jones and Teri Garr) set out on a Summer vacation. never realizing that somewhere on route, they are suddenly snared by a powerful 'Magnato' beam and taken to the planet Spengo where they land. Once there, they are captured by Emperor Tod Spengo (Jon Lovitz) a self-centered, egotistic half-wit Idiot. Naturally, his planet is populated by Idiots too. Indeed, stupidity is not only hilariously rampant, it's inherently heredity as all of Spengo's Inhabitants are idiots as well. The emperor takes Marge Nelson hostage and plans to marry her, while Dick Nelson escapes and joins a group of rebels led by Raff's son, Sirk (Dwier Brown) who seek to overthrow the monarch. To do this they enlist the Earthman's help. Upon learning, the Rebels are incredible stupid, he nevertheless decides to help them with words of encouragement, such as, " OK. So you're Idiots, they're Idiots too. Just because you're stupid, doesn't mean you can't run a planet. Hey! Come to Earth sometime." Along with varied group of Fish and dog people, a general named Afir (Thalmus Rasulala) and a prisoner called King Raff (Eric Idle), Mom and Dad have their work cut out. From beginning to end, this movie is playfully exciting and contiguously funny. So much so, it easily earns the title of comedy Classic. Highly Recommended. ****

An evil outer space dictator (Jon Lovitz) literally transports a station wagon with a married couple (Teri Garr and Jeffrey Jones) inside to his planet. The purpose? Lovitz wants to destroy Earth and make Garr his wife, making her the queen of the universe. Of course we know that it is up to Jones and a whole host of other oddballs (led by captured king Eric Idle) to stop Lovitz before it is too late. Did I also mention that Lovitz rules a world where human-like bulldogs and fish dwell? Totally unwanted and unnecessary mess that scrapes the bottom of the barrel in all respects. Lovitz' typical "Saturday Night Live"-styled routine tries to punch life into this thing, but we all know that is not successful. Special effects, ugly art direction and dementedly poor performances only lessen the production's horrible screenplay and painfully sophomoric direction. Only watch if you are forced to by people stronger and obviously dumber than you. Turkey (0 stars out of 5).

Star Wars, Gone With The Wind, and The God Father all fell by the wayside when Mom and Dad Save the World entered the world of entertainment. There is nothing that ever has been or that ever will be as good as this immensely powerful work of film-art. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll never want to watch any other movie after seeing such an amazing film.