Amanda and the Alien is a 1995 English-language Comedy Crime movie written by Robert Silverberg and Jon Kroll. The movie is directed by Jon Kroll and produced by Larry Estes, Jonas Thaler, Cindy Morgan and Nancy Paloian under the banner of Century Group Ltd. in collaboration with IRS Media. for Showtime. Amanda Patterson, an employee at an upscale clothing store, is leading a relatively lonely and unremarkable life. All this changes when an alien that's been held in a secret military installation escapes by taking over the body of one of the base employees. Amanda finds the fugitive alien and decides to help him hide from the government agents chasing him, a mingly easy task, as the alien must change host bodies every few days. Will she be able to help her new companion make a clean getaway? Written by Jean-Marc Rocher. Amanda and the alien features John Diehl in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Michael Dorn, Stacy Keach, Nicole Eggert, David Millbern, Dan O'connor and Raymond D. Turner. The music was composed by Jane Cozzi along with Michael Cozzi and Jane Wiedlin. Cinematography was done by Gary Tieche and editing by Brian Berdan. The film has a running time of 96 minutes. It was released on 20th August 1995. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by UPN.