Their title, borrowed from the third line of Lewis Carroll's famous Jabberwocky poem, reveals another source of inspiration in the flexible, fantastic universe of Carroll's and Alice's Wonderland. Moore penned the short story Mimsy Were the Borogoves for a 1943 issue of Astounding Science Fiction Magazine. Husband-wife sci-fi writers Henry Kuttner and C.L. Mimzy has a story of its own, one which was published a few years before Spielberg and E.T. That is not to say that Mimzy joins the class of well-received recent films ( The Iron Giant, Lilo & Stitch) that essentially recycle E.T.'s plot. The Extra-Terrestrial in its themes, tone, and execution. A contemporary fairy tale, The Last Mimzy seems inspired by E.T. The Last Mimzy earned just over $21 million in the US and a tiny fraction of that overseas, while gathering a pretty evenly-divided mix of reviews. It also picked up dozens of award nominations and, 25 years later, is considered one of the greatest and most significant films ever made. became the highest-grossing movie in history. With a $350 million domestic intake, E.T. The public's initial response to the two films could not be more different. Steven Spielberg's 1982 blockbuster is also alluded to in the cover's imagery, which features a messy-haired boy, a cute younger sister, and a full moon that, if seen in whole, you'd suspect of backing the silhouette of an airborne two-passenger bicycle.
Theatrical Release: Ma/ Running Time: 96 Minutes / Rating: PGĬast: Joely Richardson (Jo Wilder), Timothy Hutton (David Wilder), Michael Clarke Duncan (Nathanial Broadman), Rainn Wilson (Larry White), Kathryn Hahn (Naomi Schwartz), Chris O'Neil (Noah Wilder), Rhiannon Leigh Wryn (Emma Wilder), Kirsten Williamson (Sheila Broadman), Irene Snow (Teacher in Meadow), Marc Musso (Harry Jones)īoth the front and back covers of The Last Mimzy's DVD case make reference, in critic's quotes, to E.T.
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