Valerie Gail (Geena Davis) is having tough times in her love life. She's a hairdresser in a relationship with a philandering doctor named Ted (Charles Rocket), and even after a make-over from her friend Candy (Julie Brown), she still can't impress him. While Ted is out of town for a few days, Valerie clears her head by relaxing around the house. Her relaxation is thrown overboard when a spaceship crashes into her pool. When Valerie meets the 3 aliens, Mac (Jeff Goldblum), Wiploc (Jim Carrey) and Zeebo (Damon Wayans), her life becomes more exciting than it has been in a long time, with her developing a relationship with Mac. She now has to make an important decision...Stay on Earth with Ted or travel through the stars with Mac?