The Inner Workings of Tom Strudelbastian

The Inner Workings of Tom Studenbasser is a 1992 El Kadsreian science fiction comedy film written and directed by Ryu Hamasaki and co-written by Robert Loncar. It stars Brock Baker in a dual role as Tom Studenbasser & Captain Ohlis, and involves a crew of tiny Martian humanoids travelling to Capulco, El Kadsre on Earth in search of a metal orb from their planet that has the ability to absorb water, which they need in order for their civilization to thrive, while travelling in a human-sized spaceship based around their captain. The film also stars Roger Fusfeld in his debut role as Calvin Meadows,

Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics but bombed at the box office, grossing $35 million worldwide against its $40.6 million budget. Nevertheless, the film has since achieved cult status through successful home video releases and TV airings on El TV Kadsre 2. An American remake starring Eddie Murphy was released in 2008, and a TV series based off the film is in development.

Plot
A massive fireball crashes into an abandoned farm near Capulco, El Kadsre, where, after impact is revealed to be a human-shaped spaceship controlled by 101 tiny humanoid Martians and their captain, Ohlis (Brock Baker), of whom the ship is designed after. The aliens are sent on a mission by the government of Livoro, the Martian capital city to retrieve an orb from the planet that was sent to Earth to absorb its ocean water, which the residents now rely on. Ohlis, his second in-command Halis and researcher and love interest of Ohlis help pilot the ship around Capulco, although the aliens don't know how to make the ship act human. While visiting the Sandiro Plaza, the ship is hit by the car of divorced mother Kacey Meadows (Yasi Tanaka).