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Purple People Eater

1h 30min

Comedy

Family

Science Fiction

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.

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

Release date

1st Dec 1988

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English