The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

This filmed version of Lily Tomlin's successful one-woman performance piece is sometimes classified as a "documentary." However, it is one hundred percent from the show and contains nothing but that show, so it could also be classified simply as a comedy/satire. In any case, it features classic ...more

An invaluable visual record of the successful one-woman Lily Tomlin show written by Jane Wagner, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (the official title intentionally spells "intelligent" with one "l") is also a not entirely successful adaptation of a stage work that depended largely on the audience's imagination. In adapting any theatrical vehicle to the screen, filmmakers must make choices, and in the case of a dramatic play with a number of characters, "opening up" the ...more