The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human is a 1999 American mockumentary directed and written by Jeff Abugov, and starring David Hyde Pierce, Carmen Electra, Lucy Liu, and Mackenzie Astin. Pierce, playing an alien , narrates a courtship in a late-20th century American city as an extraterrestrial nature documentary. The relationship "footage" is played straight, while the voice-over and elaborate visual metaphors add comedy. Among the themes explored is the possibility that, when describing their interpretation of other species' acts and feelings, humans may be getting everything wrong.... Billy, a shy young man looking for a date, meets the beautiful Jenny Smith at a nightclub. They enter a relationship where Billy is bashful to tell Jenny that he loves her due to fear of being "trapped", and both paramours are given advice from their respective friends. The couple engage in sexual encounters while using barrier devices, and during these encounters, Billy is unable to reveal Jenny his affection.
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| Release date: | September 3, 1999 |
| Directed by: | Jeff Abugov |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 88 Minutes |
| Producer: | Larry Estes |
| Music by: | Michael McCarty |
| Screenplay by: | Jeff Abugov |
| Genre: | Comedy |