& Clive Gollings (Nick Frost) : The two lead nerds whose friendship is tested and strengthened by their intergalactic adventure.

The movie is widely regarded as a "love letter" to science fiction fans, filled with parodies and homages to legendary filmmakers like and classic films such as E.T. , Close Encounters of the Third Kind , and Star Wars . Plot Summary

Released in 2011, is a British-American science fiction comedy road film. It was directed by Greg Mottola (of Superbad fame) and written by the iconic comedic duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost , who also star as the film's protagonists.

: A religious woman whose worldview is fundamentally challenged after meeting Paul.

The story follows (Simon Pegg) and Clive Gollings (Nick Frost), two British sci-fi geeks and aspiring comic book writers who travel to the U.S. to attend the San Diego Comic-Con . Following the convention, they embark on a road trip through the American Southwest to visit legendary UFO sighting locations, including Area 51 .