Purple People Eater (1988)

Horror Movies & Sci-Fi Movies Database	05.20.08

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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. Title: Purple People Eater Release Date: December , 1988 Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Comedy All Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi Languages: English Country: USA Colors: Color Sound: Stereo IMDB Rating: 3.6 Brimstone Pit Rating: 4.6 - (Rate This Horror Movie) Category: Horror Movies Starting With P MPAA Rating: PG Director(s): Linda Shayne Cast: Neil Patrick Harris ...Billy Johnson Kareem Abdul Jabbar ... Ned Beatty ...Grandpa Thora Birch ...Molly Johnson (as Thora) John Brumfield ...Mr. Noodle Chubby Checker ...Himself Molly Cheek ...Mrs. Orfus Dustin Diamond ...Big Z James Houghton ...Dad Peggy Lipton ...Mom Little Richard ...Mayor Kimberly McCullough ...Dorra Orfus Arnie Miller ...Father of the Bride Lindsay Price ...Kacy Linda Shayne ...Nurse Rosalinde Tropper ...Girl At Mall Shonda Whipple ...Allison Shelley Winters ...Rita Sheb Wooley ...Harry Skinner Remaining Cast: Producer(s): Brad Krevoy Steven Stabler Writer(s): Linda Shayne Composer(s): Dennis Dreith Movie Quote(s): Billy Johnson: Grandpa, what's it like to die? Grandpa: [pause] I don't know, son. Movie Trivia: The actor who plays the role of Harry Skinner in this film, Sheb Wooley, is the man who first recorded and popularized the song "Purple People Eater" in 1958. Final film of Sheb Wooley. IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Keywords: Based On Song, Independent Film  ...[more] Keywords All: Seen it? Rate it Currently 4.60/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 4.6 out of 10.0 - 70 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST