Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)

Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

This week on Shat the Movies, we’re beaming up Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)! Geena Davis stars alongside a furry, neon-colored trio of aliens played by Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, and Damon Wayans in this outrageously ‘80s sci-fi musical comedy. It's got big hair, wild dance numbers, and plenty of interplanetary flirting. Tune in for a fun, glitter-filled trip through one of the weirdest rom-coms of the decade!

Plot Summary
In Earth Girls Are Easy (1988), director Julien Temple crafts a neon-soaked, musical sci-fi comedy that’s as weird as it is wonderful. Geena Davis stars as Valerie, a valley girl manicurist in Los Angeles whose love life hits rock bottom after discovering her fiancé is cheating. But things take a turn for the bizarre when a spaceship crash-lands in her pool, carrying three fuzzy, brightly colored aliens played by Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, and Damon Wayans.

After a quick makeover at the beauty salon, the aliens transform into irresistible human heartthrobs who quickly adapt to life in late-80s California. Valerie decides to help them explore the strange customs of Earth shopping malls, nightclubs, and love. As romance blossoms between Valerie and Mac (Goldblum), the film dives into fish-out-of-water antics, musical numbers, and some genuinely charming moments of connection.

What makes Earth Girls Are Easy stand out is its unapologetic embrace of the absurd. The film’s pastel visuals, synth-heavy soundtrack, and campy humor perfectly capture the late-80s aesthetic. Supporting performances from Julie Brown and Michael McKean add even more flair to an already offbeat cast. It’s a wild mash-up of rom-com, musical, and sci-fi that doesn’t take itself seriously for a second.

Join our podcast as we revisit this cult classic and ask: does this intergalactic love story still sparkle, or has it crash-landed for good? From body waxing aliens to valley girl charm, we're breaking down all the glittery madness.

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0:12.6	dolphin but if it was like professor dolphin you know like maybe she's got her own i don't know
0:18.5	dolphin school that she runs or or Dr. Dolphin.
0:21.8	And you want to bang?
0:23.3	Yeah, that's fine as long as you can communicate that.
0:26.5	Remember when we first met John McLean?
0:29.5	Our God picked him up from the plane and took him down the Nakatomi Tower at the Christmas
0:35.8	party.
0:36.9	And the terrorists were overzealids but it was sweet
0:40.3	when they killed Ellis and with a little left from Allen John McClake kicked us.
0:46.8	Welcome back to chat, the movies, the podcast where we answered a question where the movies we loved
0:50.9	when we were growing up really that good. If you've ever caught yourself thinking,
0:55.9	why don't they make movies like they used to?
0:58.9	Can you still remember spending our Friday night searching for the perfect movie rental of Blockbuster Video?
1:00.1	Do you know what Blockbuster Video is?
1:02.5	If you answered yes, and this is the podcast for you,
1:04.7	I am one of your hosts, Gene Lyons,
1:06.9	and alongside me as my co-host, Big D, Dick Ebert.
1:09.9	Good evening.
1:14.7	And each week, we take a look back in time to decide for our favorite films still hold up.
1:19.1	The movies we cover are chosen by you, the listeners, who generously commissioned the films you love.
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