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Purple People Eater
Purple People Eater

Purple People Eater

The one-eyed... one horn... flying...

Genres

ComedyFamilyScience Fiction

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A kid plays the old novelty song "Purple People Eater" and the creature actually appears. The two then proceed to help an elderly couple who are being evicted by their greedy landlord.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

01 December 1988

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Grandpa

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Rita

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris

Billy Johnson

Peggy Lipton

Peggy Lipton

Mom

Chubby Checker

Chubby Checker

Chubby Checker

Little Richard

Little Richard

Mayor

James Houghton

James Houghton

Dad

Thora Birch

Thora Birch

Molly Johnson

John Brumfield

John Brumfield

Mr. Noodle

Molly Cheek

Molly Cheek

Mrs. Orfus

Sheb Wooley

Sheb Wooley

Harvey Skitters

Shonda Whipple

Shonda Whipple

Allison

Lindsay Price

Lindsay Price

Kory Kamimoto

Kimberly McCullough

Kimberly McCullough

Donna Orfus

Linda Shayne

Linda Shayne

Nurse

Dustin Diamond

Dustin Diamond

Big Z

Nikki Cox

Nikki Cox

Purplette Dancer

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