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Amanda and the Alien seemingly easy task, as the alien must change host bodies every few days. It is based upon the short story of the same name written by Robert Silverberg. The "New York Daily News" criticized Eggert's acting and wrote that the film "wastes so much time deciding whether it wants to steal from 'Life-force,' 'Starman,' 'Species' or 'Earth Girls Are Easy' that it goes nowhere fast." Amanda and the Alien Amanda and the Alien (or Alien Love in the UK) is a 1995 made-for-cable science-fiction comedy movie directed by Jon Kroll and starring Nicole Eggert as Amanda Patterson. It premiered on