Greg Mottola · 2011 · road

Greg Mottola's 2011 sci-fi comedy, written by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Two British geeks come to America for Comic-Con and rent an RV to tour the Southwest's UFO landmarks, only to pick up an actual fugitive alien named Paul and find themselves racing the government across the desert to get him home.

1. 1
   San Diego

   Two British sci-fi geeks arrive for Comic-Con, then rent an RV to tour America's great UFO landmarks across the Southwest.

2. 2
   Area 51

   At the Little A'Le'Inn near Area 51 they pick up a wisecracking alien named Paul, on the run from the men in black.

3. 3
   Roswell

   They visit the famous crash site and its UFO museum, government agents and Paul's own origin story closing in around them.

4. 4
   Devils Tower

   At Devils Tower in Wyoming the mothership descends in a blaze of light to carry Paul home at last.