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Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
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  2. Doin' Time on Planet Earth

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

1988
1h 25m
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1988

Runtime

1h 25m

Storyline

"A story of teenage alienation."

Ryan Richmond is an eccentric teenager living with his mother, father, sister and brother in the Holiday Inn they own in Sunnyvale, Arizona, the prune capital of the world. Is it any wonder that he wants to go to Saudi Arabaia for college and leave Sunnyvale far, far behind? He spends his days at school with his sex-obsessed best friend Dan Forrester and lusts after Lisa Winston, the sexy lounge singer who his parents have hired to perform at the Holiday Inn. Stuck without a date for his brother's wedding to a senator's daughter, Ryan goes to a computer dating service, which asks him such questions as "Can you breathe foreign substances?" Soon, Ryan is told that he may be an alien stuck on Earth along with thousands of others. Soon, Charles and Edna Pinsky show up and tell him that he may an alien prince meant to lead his brethren home. And that's when things get out of control...

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Sep 16, 1988
Languages
English
Director
Charles Matthau
Charles Matthau
Production
The Cannon Group
The Cannon Group
Golan-Globus Productions
Golan-Globus Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

23 Cast Members

Nicholas Strouse

Ryan Richmond

Andrea Thompson

Andrea Thompson

Lisa Winston

Martha Scott

Martha Scott

Virginia Camalier

Adam West

Adam West

Charles Pinsky

Hugh Gillin

Hugh Gillin

Fred Richmond

Matt Adler

Matt Adler

Dan Forrester

Timothy Patrick Murphy

Timothy Patrick Murphy

Jeff Richmond

Candice Azzara

Candice Azzara

Edna Pinsly

Isabelle Walker

Jenny Camalier

Gloria Henry

Gloria Henry

Mary Richmond

Paula Irvine

Paula Irvine

Marilyn Richmond

Hugh O'Brian

Hugh O'Brian

Richard Camalier

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Minister

Maureen Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton

Helium Balloon Saleslady

Dominick Brascia

Dominick Brascia

The Jock

Kellie Martin

Kellie Martin

Sheila

Charles Matthau

Charles Matthau

Gregg Christie

Gregg Christie

Steve Peterson

Cecil Hill

Band Leader

Kelly Hyman

Donna (as Kelly Mohre)

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