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
