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2 weeks ago37 Years Later, An Infamous Sci-Fi Flop Just Got A Huge Upgrade
Mac and Me is a 1988, product-heavy E.T. knockoff that failed critically and commercially but gained cult infamy, now restored in 4K.
A commercial flop and critically maligned, Mac and Me is infamous as a bizarre, low budget E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial ripoff loaded with egregious McDonalds and Coca-Cola product placement. Yet it has survived in pop culture as a piece of "so bad it's good" nostalgia, as well as the punchline to Rudd's two-decade-long running gag where he plays the same clip from the movie every time he appears on one of Conan O'Brien's shows - even his podcast.