- From Oscar-winning director Mike Nichols comes this hilarious comedy about men, women and the universe in between. When Harold (Garry Shandling), an alien from a faraway planet, is sent to Earth on a mission to impregnate a woman, he learns that traveling halfway across the universe was the easy part. Harold befriends Perry (Greg Kinnear), and together they scope Phoenix for women, but Harold finds female Earthlings to be a complicated species. He falls victim to typical Earthling mating anxieties as he encounters a wide spectrum of candidates: a stewardess (Judy Greer), a topless waitress (Anastasia Sakelaris), Perry's fiery wife (Linda Fiorentino), and finally, a recovering alcoholic (Annette Bening). It soon becomes clear that no matter what race, religion or planet of origin, men will always be men.