Unexpected pregnancy is hard enough, but it’s even worse when your baby isn’t even human. XYZ Films announced a release date for the New Zealand body horror comedy Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant, and brought along a new trailer to showcase just how gross the film really gets.
Directed by filmmaking duo Thunderlips (better known as Sean Wallace and Jordan Mark Windsor) based on their 2024 short film, Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant stars Hannah Lynch, Yvette Parsons, Arlo Green, and Jackie van Beek. The film’s synopsis is as follows:
When a messy millennial underachiever accidentally gets alien-pregnant, she must overcome sceptical doctors, a useless baby-daddy, and her oversharing mum in order to survive and reclaim her life.
Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant is produced by Alix Whittaker, Morgan Leigh Stewart, and Ilai Amar, with executive producers Timothy White, Nate Bolotin, Nick Spicer, Aram Tertzakian, and Todd Brown. Lynch reprises her role from the original 2024 short, with the film premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival to a whopping 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, marking a massive success for Thunderlips’ feature debut.
“Thunderlips immerse us in a realm where the physical challenges of getting unexpectedly knocked up by a well-meaning extraterrestrial are second only to the impossibility of figuring out parental boundaries and a long-term childcare plan,” says the New Zealand Film Commission of the movie. “The ensemble cast shines, with Hannah Lynch at the helm in a breakout performance that grows from deadpan listlessness into empowered self-sufficiency as she grapples with the stark reality of her womb’s parasitic new tenant.”
Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant arrives on digital and on demand on October 27.
