Paul

Plot

For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51. Fortunately, it contains the two earthlings who are most likely to rescue and harbor an alien on the run.

About Paul

Paul is a 2011 science fiction comedy road film directed by Greg Mottola and written by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, who star alongside Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Blythe Danner, John Carroll Lynch, Sigourney Weaver, and Seth Rogen as the voice and motion capture of the title character. The film follows two science fiction geeks who come across an alien who is being pursued by Secret Service agents. Together, they help the alien escape so that he can return to his home planet. The film is a parody of other science-fiction films, especially those of Steven Spielberg, as well as of science fiction fandom in general. The idea was conceived by Pegg and Frost in 2003, during production on Shaun of the Dead. Principal photography primarily took place in the New Mexico Desert and the Albuquerque Convention Center, and wrapped in September 2009. Double Negative provided the animation for Paul. Paul had its world premiere at the Empire Leicester Square in London on 7 February 2011, and was theatrically released by Universal Pictures on 14 February in the United Kingdom, and on 18 March in the United States. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office success, grossing $98 million worldwide on a $40 million budget.

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