Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same


Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same is an American independent 2011 comedy film written and directed by Madeleine Olnek. It parodies lesbian culture and low-budget American 1950s science-fiction films in the style of Ed Wood.

Plot

Three lesbian space aliens come to Earth, and one of the aliens, Zoinx, falls in love with an employee at a greeting card store named Jane. Jane shyly returns Zoinx's affection and they begin a romance, though Jane does not know that Zoinx is a space alien. In the meantime, Jane, Zoinx, and Zoinx's friends do not know that they may be in trouble: there are two government agents—men in black—monitoring Jane as she starts to become closer to a woman who the men feel does not belong on this planet.

Cast

Production

The film is an adaptation of a play Madeleine Olnek originally wrote and directed for New York's WOW Café theater in 1992, which was also produced in San Francisco in 1999.

Reception

The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.., the film holds a 93% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews with an average rating of 6.2 out of 10. It was nominated in the category of Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You at the 2011 Gotham Independent Film Awards.