This movie is one of those DVD's that seems to be
on constant rotation with about four others in my house. I lose count of the
number of times that I have seen it, and even remember renting it from
the video store many years ago. Before Jim Carrey got famous and when I
was way too young to understand any of the jokes. But it's bright,
flashy and oh-so So-Cal. Everything I hoped Valley Girl would be. Don't
get me wrong, I like Valley Girl, but it's no Earth Girls are Easy.
 What would you do is three weird hairy Aliens landed in your pool, took you on
board their ship and couldn't leave again until your pool was drained and their
ship dried out? Well if your from California's hip 80's mecca, the San Fernando
Valley, you'd feed them pop tarts, shave them down and take them out as dates!
Valerie is in a bit of a bind. Her fiancée just doesn't seem interested in her
anymore. It's been two weeks since she has had any (ahem) nightlife, and she is
starting to think that something may be very wrong, but on the advice of her
work colleague and best friend, beautician Candi (I LOVE JULIE BROWN!!) she
skips her trip to the nail expo, has a makeover and stays home to ambush her
unsuspecting fiancée Ted, who thinking Val will be gone brings home a cute
nurse from the emergency room for a little hanky panky. An enraged Val kicks him out, and
that's when the fun starts.
 The next morning, as Val is sunbaking by the pool, a great big UFO lands in her
pool. Thinking it is the trouble with Ted affecting her mind, she attempts to
swim right through it, but instead bashes her head and knocks herself
unconscious. The three aliens inside the ship take her on board so she won't
drown, and after much screaming and freaking out, they make friends, and she
takes them inside her house until the pool can be drained and they can fly off
home again. But when Ted says he is coming back to talk to Val that night, she
takes them off to see Candi so she can cut off their hair and make them look a
little more "human". What neither Val or Candi realised is that under all that
red, blue and yellow fur, there were three gorgeous guys!
 Mac, Zebo and Wiploc are incredibly smart and start to pick up earths language and
customs from all the wrong places, cable TV, billboards, and shampoo bottles
featuring Elvis Presley. And although Val objects, Candi thinks taking them to a
nightclub for some dancing and drinks is they way to go. After all, they are with three major cute guys and
it's Saturday Night! Val is still preoccupied with what may be the end of her relationship,
and Mac provides an attractive shoulder to cry on. Could she be falling for an
alien??
Phwoar and why not! Jeff Goldblum has got a
pretty dark, brooding sexy look about him, and if memory serves me correctly I
do believe that he and Geena Davis (Val) were actually married at the time this
movie was made.
Aliens seem to fit in well in the Valley, and by the time that the pool is
drained, Val doesn't seem to want them to go. Everything seems set for blastoff,
but Zebo and Wiploc have
disappeared with Woody to pool guy to go watch the Blond of the Month contest at
the beach. Wiploc is trying to find Candi - and the guys windup inadvertently hold up a gas
station, steal Woody's car and get arrested. It's up to Val and Mac to get them
out of the hospital where Ted is working and they have been sent for
observation. Ted will freak out if he discovers they are aliens, so Val and Mac
disguise themselves in order to make Ted think he is crazy, and free
their friends. But will Val be happy to let Mac zoom on out of her life?
 As I said, this movie is probably number four on my best 80's flicks list
(behind Better Off Dead, The Sure Thing and Girls Just Want to Have Fun), and I
have bought the soundtrack off eBay (although I am bummed that it is
missing the "Big and Stupid" track from the night club scene, by the lovely
Julie Brown.) It does have 'Cos I'm a Blonde though so I guess that kind of
makes up for it.
Geena Davis is great as the typical Valley Girl Val, and Jeff Goldblum, Jim
Carrey and Damon Wayans are awesome as the three aliens. Julie Brown ROCKS as
Candi, and I can't understand how someone as gorgeous as Jules in this flick
went on to be the frumpy, lesbian Phys Ed teacher in Clueless. All hail Julie in
her prime!
So if you love the bright and flashy 80's, sit back, have a mental margarita,
and enjoy Earth Girls are Easy.
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Year: 1989
