“The reason I know,” says Mr. Griffith, “is that in 1978 two good friends of mine, Aline Kominsky (the cartoonist wife of the famous ... denied that the Coneheads were in any way related ...

The Coneheads, an alien family stranded on Earth featuring Aykroyd as the patriarch, Beldar; Curtin as his wife, Prymaat; and Newman as teenage daughter, Connie, first appeared on “SNL” in 1977.

The Coneheads — the alien family from the planet ... “Greetings,” Beldar (Aykroyd) announces as he, wife Prymaat (Curtin), ...

“Like the Coneheads, that was a total pothead sketch ... Jane Curtin played Beldar’s wife, Prymaat, while Laraine Newman played the couple’s daughter, Connie. When the characters debuted ...

The key question is: Why does this movie exist in the first place? After all, as a sketch, the Coneheads weren’t exactly classic stuff and it’s difficult to believe anyone is going to rush to ...