History Film / MacAndMe

* SequelHook: ''"We'll be back!"''

AlanSilvestri scored this movie - and unlike Jennifer Aniston it wasn't like he was just starting out either (this was the year after ''Film/{{Predator}}'' and the same year as ''WhoFramedRogerRabbit''). Even allowing for his not being the pickiest of composers back then, it may well be his worst movie (and given his résumé also includes ''Film/SuperMarioBros'' '''and''' ''StopOrMyMomWillShoot'', that's really saying something).

!!Notably averts:
* InspirationallyDisadvantaged: Eric is in a wheelchair. Other than getting to do some really eye-popping stunts with it (car chase, anyone?), no big deal is made of it.
** Also, [[ElephantInTheRoom no one seems to notice]], as he's blamed for things he shouldn't be able to do by himself (rearranging a room).

* AlanSilvestri: Yes, he scored this movie - and unlike Jennifer Aniston it wasn't like he was just starting out either (this was the year after ''Film/{{Predator}}'' and the same year as ''WhoFramedRogerRabbit''). Even allowing for his not being the pickiest of composers back then, it may well be his worst movie (and given his résumé also includes ''SuperMarioBros'' '''and''' ''StopOrMyMomWillShoot'', that's really saying something).

* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor: The actor who plays Eric is Jade Calegory, who uses a wheelchair in real life himself. Prior to ''Mac and Me'', Jade Calegory was a former spokesman for the Easter Seals charity for the disabled.

This is to ''E.T.'' what ''{{Hobgoblins}}'' is to ''{{Gremlins}}''. Both [[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/movie-reviews/mac-and-me.php Something Awful]] and [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/ronald-mcdonald-approved-case-file-151-mac-and-me,36033/ the AV Club]] provide detailed recaps of the film. It was also the subject of {{Phelous}}'s very first review on Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, can be seen [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/phelous/2479-mac-and-me here]]. Interestingly, ''Mac and Me'' was Creator/JenniferAniston's screen debut. A clumsy scene in which Eric rolls off a cliff became a RunningGag on ''LateNight with ConanOBrien'', as whenever Paul Rudd was a guest, Rudd would play that clip instead of one from whatever film he was promoting at the time.

* MadeofExplodium: A small supermarket goes up like it was firebombed during a gunfight [[spoiler:between police and the aliens]].

* AlanSilvestri: Yes, he scored this movie - and unlike JenniferAniston it wasn't like he was just starting out either (this was the year after ''{{Predator}}'' and the same year as ''WhoFramedRogerRabbit''). Even allowing for his not being the pickiest of composers back then, it may well be his worst movie (and given his résumé also includes ''SuperMarioBros'' '''and''' ''StopOrMyMomWillShoot'', that's really saying something).

** [=McDonald=]s -- A character (Courtney) works there, and the kids go to a birthday party there at one point, hence Ronald's cameo. The trailer even played up the cameo. While Eric names the alien "Mac" based on his being a '''M'''ysterious '''A'''lien '''C'''reature, bear in mind that the restaurant's most famous sandwich, the Big Mac, is name-dropped in the film. The aliens even come from the planet of "Quartus Poundus", which might refer to another [=McDonald=]'s sandwich -- the Quarter Pounder with Cheese.

* AlanSilvestri: Yes, he scored this movie - and unlike JenniferAniston it wasn't like he was just starting out either (this was the year after ''{{Predator}}'' and the same year as ''WhoFramedRogerRabbit''). Even allowing for his not being the pickiest of composers back then, it may well be his worst movie (and this is a man who has ''SuperMarioBros'' and ''StopOrMyMomWillShoot'' on his résumé).

This is to ''E.T.'' what ''{{Hobgoblins}}'' is to ''{{Gremlins}}''. Both [[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/movie-reviews/mac-and-me.php Something Awful]] and [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/ronald-mcdonald-approved-case-file-151-mac-and-me,36033/ the AV Club]] provide detailed recaps of the film. It was also the subject of {{Phelous}}'s very first review on ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, can be seen [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/phelous/2479-mac-and-me here]]. Interestingly, ''Mac and Me'' was Creator/JenniferAniston's screen debut. A clumsy scene in which Eric rolls off a cliff became a RunningGag on ''LateNight with ConanOBrien'', as whenever Paul Rudd was a guest, Rudd would play that clip instead of one from whatever film he was promoting at the time.

This is to ''E.T.'' what ''{{Hobgoblins}}'' is to ''{{Gremlins}}''. Both [[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/movie-reviews/mac-and-me.php Something Awful]] and [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/ronald-mcdonald-approved-case-file-151-mac-and-me,36033/ the AV Club]] provide detailed recaps of the film. It was also the subject of {{Phelous}}'s very first review on ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, can be seen [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/phelous/2479-mac-and-me here]]. Interestingly, ''Mac and Me'' was Creator/JenniferAniston's screen debut. It has become recently notable for the scene where Eric falls down a cliff, which PaulRudd has shown on his ''LateNight'' appearances when ConanOBrien was the host, instead of the film he is expected to be promoting.

* AlanSilvestri: Yes, he scored this movie - and unlike JenniferAniston it wasn't like he was just starting out either (this was the year after ''{{Predator}}'' and the same year as ''WhoFramedRogerRabbit''). Even allowing for his not being the pickiest of composers, it may well be the worst movie he ever did (and this is a man who has ''SuperMarioBros'' and ''StopOrMyMomWillShoot'' on his résumé).

This is to ''E.T.'' what ''{{Hobgoblins}}'' is to ''{{Gremlins}}''. Both [[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/movie-reviews/mac-and-me.php Something Awful]] and [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/ronald-mcdonald-approved-case-file-151-mac-and-me,36033/ the AV Club]] provide detailed recaps of the film. It was also the subject of {{Phelous}}'s very first review on ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, can be seen [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/phelous/2479-mac-and-me here]]. Interestingly, ''Mac and Me'' was JenniferAniston's screen debut. It has become recently notable for the scene where Eric falls down a cliff, which PaulRudd has shown on his ''LateNight'' appearances when ConanOBrien was the host, instead of the film he is expected to be promoting.

* SequelHook: ''"We'll be back!"'' [[HilariousInHindsight Oh no, you won't!]] (The Current Trope Image)

** Wickes Lumber -- Mac desires to go there[[note]]Not an actual Wickes ''location'' but rather one of their billboards on a desert highway[[/note]], and it's also the location of a comic relief scene with the alien family and the final confrontation with the government.
*** All the furniture in their house is made with Wickes Lumber, as well.

* DisappearedDad: We're not told why.
* EnforcedPlug: See above.

This is to ''E.T.'' what ''{{Hobgolins}}'' is to ''{{Gremlins}}''. Both [[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/movie-reviews/mac-and-me.php Something Awful]] and [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/ronald-mcdonald-approved-case-file-151-mac-and-me,36033/ the AV Club]] provide detailed recaps of the film. It was also the subject of {{Phelous}}'s very first review on ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, can be seen [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/phelous/2479-mac-and-me here]]. Interestingly, ''Mac and Me'' was JenniferAniston's screen debut. It has become recently notable for the scene where Eric falls down a cliff, which PaulRudd has shown on his ''LateNight'' appearances when ConanOBrien was the host, instead of the film he is expected to be promoting.

This is to ''E.T.'' what ''PlanNineFromOuterSpace'' is to ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951''. Both [[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/movie-reviews/mac-and-me.php Something Awful]] and [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/ronald-mcdonald-approved-case-file-151-mac-and-me,36033/ the AV Club]] provide detailed recaps of the film. It was also the subject of {{Phelous}}'s very first review on ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, can be seen [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/phelous/2479-mac-and-me here]]. Interestingly, ''Mac and Me'' was JenniferAniston's screen debut. It has become recently notable for the scene where Eric falls down a cliff, which PaulRudd has shown on his ''LateNight'' appearances when ConanOBrien was the host, instead of the film he is expected to be promoting.

* ThatRemindsMeOfASong: The dance number at [=McDonald's=]. Would definitely qualify as a BigLippedAlligatorMoment if the [[BLAMEpisode entire movie wasn't this crazy]].

** Wickes Lumber -- Mac desires to go there[[hottip:*: Not an actual Wickes ''location'' but rather one of their billboards on a desert highway]], and it's also the location of a comic relief scene with the alien family and the final confrontation with the government.

** [=McDonald=]s -- A character (Courtney) works there, and the kids go to a birthday party there at one point, hence Ronald's cameo. The trailer even played up the cameo. While Eric names the alien "Mac" based on his being a '''M'''ysterious '''A'''lien '''C'''reature, it's hard not to think of the restaurant's Big Mac sandwich, ''especially'' since it's name-dropped in the film. The aliens even come from the planet of "Quartus Poundus", which apparently refers to another [=McDonald=]'s sandwich, the Quarter Pounder with Cheese.

* DisneyDeath: Both the aliens ''and'' Eric; the attempted tearjerking before they are revived is milked for all its worth.

This is to ''E.T.'' what ''PlanNineFromOuterSpace'' is to ''TheDayTheEarthStoodStill''. Both [[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/movie-reviews/mac-and-me.php Something Awful]] and [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/ronald-mcdonald-approved-case-file-151-mac-and-me,36033/ the AV Club]] provide detailed recaps of the film. It was also the subject of {{Phelous}}'s very first review on ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, can be seen [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/phelous/2479-mac-and-me here]]. Interestingly, ''Mac and Me'' was JenniferAniston's screen debut. It has become recently notable for the scene where Eric falls down a cliff, which PaulRudd has shown on his ''LateNight'' appearances when ConanOBrien was the host, instead of the film he is expected to be promoting.

** McDonalds -- A character (Courtney) works there, and the kids go to a birthday party there at one point, hence Ronald's cameo. The trailer even played up the cameo. While Eric names the alien "Mac" based on his being a '''M'''ysterious '''A'''lien '''C'''reature, it's hard not to think of the restaurant's Big Mac sandwich, ''especially'' since it's name-dropped in the film. The aliens even come from the planet of "Quartus Poundus", which apparently refers to another McDonald's sandwich, the Quarter Pounder with Cheese.

This is to ''E.T.'' what ''PlanNineFromOuterSpace'' is to ''TheDayTheEarthStoodStill''. Both [[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/movie-reviews/mac-and-me.php Something Awful]] and [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/ronald-mcdonald-approved-case-file-151-mac-and-me,36033/ the AV Club]] provide detailed recaps of the film. It was also the subject of {{Phelous}}'s very first review on ThatGuyWithTheGlasses. Interestingly, ''Mac and Me'' was JenniferAniston's screen debut. It has become recently notable for the scene where Eric falls down a cliff, which PaulRudd has shown on his ''LateNight'' appearances when ConanOBrien was the host, instead of the film he is expected to be promoting.

* SequelHook: ''"We'll be back!"'' [[HilariousInHindsight Oh no, you won't!]]