Alien Love Triangle

Alien Love Triangle is a 2008 comedy-science fiction short film directed by Danny Boyle. It was filmed in 1999.

Alien Love Triangle
Directed by	Danny Boyle
Written by	John Hodge
Produced by	Andrew Macdonald
Starring	Kenneth Branagh Alice Connor Courteney Cox Heather Graham
Cinematography	Brian Tufano
Edited by	Tariq Anwar
Music by	Simon Boswell
Distributed by	Miramax/Dimension Films
Release date	2008 (2008)
Running time	30 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The film was originally intended to be one of a trilogy of 30-minute short films shown together. However, the two other films, Mimic and Impostor, were turned into full-length features, and the project was canceled.^[1]

The film had its world premiere as part of the closing ceremony of the smallest theatre in the UK, La Charrette, on 23 February 2008, an event organised by Mark Kermode of The Culture Show. Kenneth Branagh attended the screening.^[2] The film's only other recorded screening was shortly after the premiere, at the Kenneth Branagh season at the National Media Museum, again with Branagh in attendance.

Premise

Steven Chesterman is a scientist who has created a teleportation device and hopes to use it for various purposes. He then goes home to his wife to share the news, but he learns she has a surprise for him: she is from outer space. It leads to a string of unusual events where beings from space come to visit Chesterman and his friends and show that all is not as things seem.

Cast

• Kenneth Branagh as Steven Chesterman
• Alice Connor as Sarah
• Courteney Cox as Alice
• Heather Graham as Elizabeth

References

1. Kermode, Mark (15 February 2008). "Aliens come to Wales". London: Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
2. "Starry last night for Tiny Cinema". BBC.co.uk. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.

External links

• Alien Love Triangle at IMDb
• Alien Love Triangle at AllMovie