Meet Dave 🎥 2008 Movie Info

Plot Summary

A glowing orb flies through space, aiming for Earth’s ocean, and is knocked off course by a satellite. In a New York City apartment, a boy named Josh Morrison notices the object heading towards him through his telescope and it lands in his fishbowl. He tells his mother, Gina, but she does not believe him. When Gina leaves his room, Josh sees the orb quickly absorb all of the water inside his fishbowl, so he takes it to his school presentation. Approximately three months later, a mysterious fireball crash lands on the Liberty Island. It is revealed to be a spaceship, built to resemble its captain, controlled by 100 tiny humanoid aliens.

The Captain pilots the “ship” from the command deck located in its head, with the help of his second-in-command Number 2, and researcher Number 3. The spaceship looks human and displays numerous superpowers, but the aliens do not know human ways. A superstitious cop named Dooley desperately searches for the alien, despite his partner Knox’s doubt. The aliens need to save their planet, Nil, from an energy crisis. They need salt, which they plan to drain from the ocean using the orb, so they have to recover the ball. After the ship is hit by Gina’s car, Gina insists the Captain come to her home for breakfast.

He tells her his name is Dave Ming Chang, based on a quick scan of common Earth names. The crew see their missing orb in a photograph of the science presentation. “Dave” goes to Josh’s school where Josh tells him that the “rock” was taken by a “jerk”. With Josh’s help, Dave eventually takes the orb back from the bully. As the crew spend so much time with Josh and Gina, they adopt Earth’s culture, mannerisms and general laid-back attitude. They realise humans are more advanced than they originally thought.

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