Earth girls, alien boys

Earth Girls are Easy (1988). Well, what can you say? I think one of the reviews on amazon.com sums it up nicely: "I recommend this movie for anyone who enjoys turning their mind off for an hour and a half."

That's a major positive, in my book. Another two-word positive: Jeff Goldblum. I actually watched an episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent last week (normally avoided like the plague), just to see him.

(He was great, by the way. The plot and writing not so much, but after a gazillion episodes I guess that was to be expected.)

Both Goldblum and Geena Davis were in their thirties during the filming; both of them look young and lovely and impossibly gorgeous, and their chemistry together (they were either married or about to get married at that point) is obvious. Goldblum is one of a trio of aliens who have landed in Davis' backyard pool. The other two aliens are played by by Damon Wayans and a very young Jim Carrey; you could watch this movie for no other reason than to see those two comic actors at work before they were uber-famous.

I shouldn't ignore Julie Brown; I didn't know much about her before the movie, and still don't, but she wrote and performed at least two of the movie's songs (yes, there are songs) - and one of them ("I like them big and stupid" - you kind of had to be there) is an all-time personal favorite.

Brown co-wrote as well as acted in Earth Girls, and she gets some of the best lines: (Looking closely at one of the trio of aliens, who in their original form are hairy all over): "Well I see split ends are universal."

Davis and Brown play cosmetologists, by the way. Brown's character decides that the aliens need a complete makeover and Carrey, Wayans and Goldblum each re-appear after a full-body depilatory, looking very human.

Wow. A serious eye-candy-for-girls moment.

Anyway. Also not to miss:

Geena Davis trashing her fiance's house (Football in the microwave! Bowling ball rolled into the computer screen!) while wearing a blond wig and singing Steinberg and Kelly's 'The Ground You Walk On'.

Jim Carrey as a blond.

Anything Goldblum does or says. Remember watching Three Men and a Baby, and Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson were both great and really cute, but then Tom Selleck walks on screen and it was - whoa - different? That's what Goldblum is in this film.

I can't say it any better than the amazon reviewer did. Need a mental margarita? Watch Earth Girls are Easy.