Purple People Eater (film)

Purple People Eater
Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Linda Shayne
Produced by	Brad Krevoy Steven Stabler
Written by	Linda Shayne
Starring	Neil Patrick Harris Ned Beatty Shelley Winters Thora Birch Dustin Diamond Peggy Lipton
Music by	Dennis Drieth
Cinematography	Peter Deming
Edited by	Cari Coughlin
Distributed by	Motion Picture Corporation of America
Release dates	December 16, 1988
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Purple People Eater is a 1988 American science-fiction comedy film based on Sheb Wooley's 1958 novelty song of the same name,^[1] written and directed by Linda Shayne, and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Ned Beatty, Shelley Winters, Thora Birch in her film debut, Dustin Diamond and Peggy Lipton, with Chubby Checker and Little Richard making musical guest appearance. The film was released on December 16, 1988.^[1]

Plot

When young Billy Johnson (Neil Patrick Harris) plays the novelty song, a flying purple one-eyed one-horned alien from outer space appears and helps him prevent an elderly couple (Ned Beatty and Shelley Winters) from being evicted by their greedy landlord, while joining a rock n' roll band.

Cast

• Neil Patrick Harris as William "Billy" Johnson
• Ned Beatty as Grandpa
• Shelley Winters as Rita
• Thora Birch as Molly Johnson
• Dustin Diamond as Big Z
• Peggy Lipton as Mom
• James Houghton as Dad
• Molly Cheek as Mrs. Orfus
• Kimberly McCullogh as Donna Orfus
• Lindsay Price as Kory Kamimoto
• Little Richard as Mayor
• Chubby Checker as Himself
• Sheb Wooley as Harry Skinner
• Linda Shayne as Nurse
• Nikki Cox as the Purplette Dancer

See also

• "The Purple People Eater"

References

1. Thomas, Kevin (December 16, 1988). "MOVIE REVIEW : Amateurism Rife in 'Purple People Eater'". The Los Angeles Times.

External links

• Purple People Eater at the Internet Movie Database
• MSN Movies