Science fiction writer David Gordon (John Cusack) is feeling alone after losing his wife two years earlier. David is weighing the possibility of adopting a six-year old orphan boy named Dennis (Bobby Coleman). There is only one thing that may prevent the adoption from happening - Dennis believes he is from the planet Mars. David's sister, Liz (Joan Cusack), tries to talk him out of adopting a child, because he doesn't know the first thing about parenting and this child seems one that requires extra attention and care. Yet David has made up his mind and wants the challenge of fathering this 'martian child'.
Science fiction writer David Gordon (John Cusack) is feeling alone after losing his wife two years earlier. David is weighing the possibility of adopting a six-year old orphan boy named Dennis (Bobby Coleman). There is only one thing that may prevent the adoption from happening - Dennis believes he is from the planet Mars. David's sister, Liz (Joan Cusack), tries to talk him out of adopting a child, because he doesn't know the first thing about parenting and this child seems one that requires extra attention and care. Yet David has made up his mind and wants the challenge of fathering this 'martian child'.
Some fathers and sons grow up together A science fiction writer, recently widowed, considers whether to adopt a hyper imaginative 6 year old abandoned and socially rejected boy who says hes really from Mars.
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