Eric ends up near an explosion and is killed, but MAC saves him allowing the alien family to get ugh American citizenship. The family decides to help MAC reunite with his family which results in a shootout – and we’ll get to the unedited version in a bit. Some FBI agents – like the Alien Task Force in ALF – have tracked down MAC to a birthday party happening at a local McDonald’s and we get a full-on dance performance/commercial which is the ultimate in product placement. MAC ends up fixing all the damage he caused in the house while leaving clues behind as a way to communicate. Even though MAC saved his life, Eric still isn’t convinced on the extra terrestrial’s- sorry, mysterious alien creature’s – true intentions. Eric is trying to avoid him but when he almost dies from his wheelchair rolling down a hill and launching him into a lake, MAC ends up saving his life.Įric knows MAC is legit and they set out to trap him in their house with a vacuum cleaner.
The boy is named Eric Cruise and MAC (Mysterious Alien Creature) has still been hanging around their house causing mayhem and trashing the place. Once back on Earth, they escape from the NASA lab and the smallest one ends up hitching a ride in a van where a 12-year old boy in a wheelchair is also in. Some aliens stumble across the ship and end up getting sucked into it and are stuck as it makes its way back to earth. It starts out that NASA has landed a spacecraft on an unknown planet and is rummaging around for soil samples.
So this movie is a nice combination of obviously E.T., but ALF and also a bit of Flight of the Navigator thrown in for good mix. Mac and Me is also one of the first real instances of product placement in a movie and its combined partnership with McDonald’s – which is very evident in that notorious dance scene which we’ll get to in a bit.īrace yourself, we’re taking a deeper look at MAC and Me. Where do you even start with this movie? If you have never seen it, you are probably at least familiar with it thanks to Paul Rudd’s appearances on Conan O’Brien where he would constantly show the same clip when trying to promote one of his movies. It’s considered one of the worst movies ever made and was a box-office and critical failure. MAC and Me is a science-fiction comedy film from 1988 that tells the story of an alien creature who actually comes to earth and befriends a young boy in a wheelchair. Over time, you may find yourself getting as sick as I did.What do you get when you combine McDonald’s, a beloved movie character, and an immense amount of product placement and put it on the big screen? But if you decide to keep living this way, go ahead. If this ever-growing paradigm is going to shift, it's up to you. And by selling you unhealthy food, they make millions. The bottom line: They're a business, no matter what they say. But why should these companies want to change? Their loyalty isn't to you, it's to the stockholders. But here is a crazy idea: Why not do away with your Super Size options? Who needs 42 ounces of Coke? A half pound of fries? And why not give me a choice besides french fries or french fries? That would be a great start. So, while my experiment may have been a little extreme, it's not that crazy. But the scary part is: there are people who eat this food regularly. No wonder all this stuff happened to you. You're saying nobody's supposed to eat this food three times a day. On top of that, I also took in 12 pounds of fat. Over the course of my McDiet, I consumed 30 pounds of sugar from their food. In fact, their new premium ranch chicken salad with dressing delivers more calories than a Big Mac and 51 grams of fat, 79% of your daily fat intake.
A pancake-wrapped creation that won my heart in Texas, but can pack as much fat as a Big Mac, and have more sugar than a pack of McDonaldland cookies. At the same time, however, they also masterminded one of their fattest sandwiches to date: the McGriddle. McDonald's joined right in, sponsoring events that showed how health-conscious they've become, and creating a new line of premium salads. And all-natural healthy options are popping up everywhere. School districts in New York, Texas, and San Francisco have banned sugary soft drinks in schools. Morgan Spurlock: Still, the impact of this lawsuit is being seen far and wide.