Alien Nation

I don't remember what got us on a Bruce Campbell kick - It might have been Bubba Ho-Tep. We did the Evil Dead trilogy, then found The Man with the Screaming Brain! That was a B-movie that he made for no money in Bulgaria, possibly for Sci-Fi channel. At the same time, he made Alien Apocalypse.

Campbell plays an atronaut, returning to Earth after 40 years asleep. As an osteopath, he is hoping that healers will be in demand, so he can be known as the Great Healer. Actually, he finds mankind enslaved by a race of wood and human eating insectoid aliens. Although he is a bit of a nebbish - he became an osteopath because he washed out of med school - he escapes from the aliens and sets out to find the President and help free mankind.

This is partly so-bad-it's-good low-budget sci-fi, and partly a parody. There aren't a lot of real jokes or funny bits, just a bit of mugging from Campbell. So, I'd say only watch this if you like bad sci-fi anyway.

Naturally, we loved it.