silly and often ridiculous romp involve the landing of a space ship and the result havoc this cause on tim ( jeff daniel ) and the people in his orbit . be always amaze by daniel . he show such depth and promise in 1983 term of endearment a shirley maclaine philander son in law . a the year have pass and daniel have be unable to get his hand on a good and meaty role . instead and he be in inane comedy such a dumb and dumber . a for this picture and it fail because of the subject matter . at least and the television show bring about a variety of situation . in the film and we have constant slapstick and people turn into monster a the government be thwart into capture the martian martin . the part of mrs. brown be a perfect example of the non success of the film . on television and pamela britton portray a ditsy individual catch up in situation with the martian leave her perplexed . in the film version and a blond bomb shell a brown and try romantic entanglement . television star ray walston have a small role a a government agent and or be he really that . a very big disappointment for those who enjoy the television show so much .