Mac - 10
Mac - 10

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Mac - 10

1985
Movie
65 min
English

A maniac with a Mac 10 machine gun, goes about murdering mafiosi and stealing their money. Infuriated, the mod hire washed up cop Winchester (Marland Proctor) to find the maniac and stop him.

Insights

IMDb4.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes8%
Metacritic20/100
Google Users43%
Director: Stewart RaffillGenres: Science Fiction, Family, Adventure

Plot Summary

A wheelchair-bound young boy named Eric discovers a mysterious alien named Mac who has escaped from NASA. As Eric befriends the alien, he learns that Mac's family is also stranded on Earth and he must help them reunite before the government can capture them. Their bond grows as they navigate the dangers of hiding Mac and his family from the authorities.

Critical Reception

Mac and Me was critically panned upon its release, widely considered one of the worst films ever made. It is notorious for its blatant product placement, especially of McDonald's, and its unoriginal plot, which heavily borrowed from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. While it garnered some attention for its bizarre and often unintentional humor, it failed to impress critics or audiences.

What Reviewers Say

  • An unoriginal and poorly executed science fiction film.

  • Infamous for its excessive and intrusive product placement.

  • The plot closely mimics 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' without any of its charm or effectiveness.

Google audience: Audience reviews often highlight the film's laughable plot and the overwhelming amount of product placement, particularly McDonald's. Many found it to be a bizarre and unintentionally funny viewing experience, but few considered it a good film.

Fun Fact

The film is famously remembered for a scene where the alien family is chased by a car and flees towards a McDonald's restaurant, a sequence criticized for its egregious product placement.

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