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Through a series of extraordinary circumstances, an eccentric teenager believes he may be the alien prince of a distant planet, ready to lead his brethren home.Through a series of extraordinary circumstances, an eccentric teenager believes he may be the alien prince of a distant planet, ready to lead his brethren home.Through a series of extraordinary circumstances, an eccentric teenager believes he may be the alien prince of a distant planet, ready to lead his brethren home.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Kelly Hyman
- Ponytail Donna
- (as Kelly Mohre)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was Timothy Patrick Murphy's final film before his death from AIDS on December 6, 1988 at the age of 29.
- GoofsIn Ryan's biographical slide show at the beginning of the movie, he says that for Halloween he went as an adverb. However his costume has the suffixes "ing" and "ment" written on his leotard. These are suffixes are not adverbial.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
- SoundtracksBewitched
From 'Television's Greatest Hits, Volume II'
Written by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller
Published by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. (BMI)
Courtesy of Tee Vee Toons/TVT Records
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Doin' time in obscurity...
Nice to see 47 other people have heard of this film. Maybe in another universe (or planet, ala the film), it would've been more well-received. I only know of it from The Movie Channel airing it frequently around 1989-90. Since then I've yet to lay eyes on it again. Most will be unimpressed or bored, but if you like a lot of quirk to your films, you may be surprised. From rotating, airborn restaurants, gawky teens, a bird in a beehive hair-do, a so-horrible-he's funny lounge singer, and an Arabian college recruiter, this gets points for oddballness. Strouse is perfect as the kid who doesn't quite fit in, having an extra vertebrae and been struck by lightning several times. Plus a habit of over-analyzing his life, to the point of being ridiculed by his own family. Adler is good as his by-the-numbers, sunglass-clad 80s buddy, and Thompson adds some trashy sex appeal with her temptress. And I'll admit, another reason I liked it, was the lead character had the same name as me. To find a "Ryan" in any film is a rarity, but also one where the hero is such an outcast, was fun. The ending gets a bit outlandish and doesn't really resolve anything, but it seemed to the filmmakers point anyway. I mean, what else can you make of a story about a geeky 17-year-old who may be the half-human, half-extraterrestrial leader of a clan of weirdos from the planet B-52? Exactly.
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- mcfly-31
- Mar 31, 2007
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Hilfe, ich bin ein Außerirdischer - Ausgeflippte Zeiten auf der Erde
- Filming locations
- Palmdale, California, USA(Alien attack scene)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $29,576
- Gross worldwide
- $29,576
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988) officially released in Canada in English?
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