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Released
1988 · FILM

Purple People Eater

A misfit teen discovers a bizarre connection between a classic novelty song and a mysterious alien force threatening his town, forcing him to confront the purple people eater before it's too late.

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

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Runtime
90 min
ComedyFamilySci-Fi

Synopsis

A kid plays the old novelty song

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Principal cast & crew: 19

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Cari CoughlinShot by Peter DemingScored by Dennis DreithDesigned by Stephen Greenberg

Also known as

  • Purple People Eater - Der kleine lila Menschenfresserde
  • Mi amigo púrpuraes
  • L'amico venuto dallo spazioit

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