Mary is a slacker living with her mother and still trying to figure out what to do with her life in New Zealand suburbia. After an awkward sexual encounter with her neighbour, she suddenly finds herself in the midst of an accelerated alien pregnancy! What follows is a classic kiwi gross out take on pregnancy and parenthood that is not afraid to get weird, featuring standout performances from Hannah Lynch (Petrol) as the reluctant mother to be, Arlo Green (Workmates) as the hapless half-alien baby-daddy, and Yvette Parsons (Notes From a Fish) as Mary’s overbearing mother.
13th Floor – “There are some film premises that sound so utterly preposterous you immediately want to see how the hell anyone could make them work. Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant is about as bonkers as they come.” (full review here)
RNZ – “Couple this unlikely narrative with deadpan Kiwi humour, snappy dialogue and a cast of actors playing it straight as a die, and you have a frankly batty and delightful film that takes you on a mad journey through conception, pregnancy, and some kind of deliverance.” (full review here)
Rue Morgue – “Scale Studios’ practical effects in MUM, I’M ALIEN PREGNANT are downright delightful. The body horror is more ooey-gooey and sticky than bloody or visceral, and there are plenty of opportunities to show us through these effects just what Mary is going through in her insides.” (full review here)
