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About the Film

Year

1960

Rating

NR

Genre

Comedy / Science Fiction

Running Time

85 MIN

Synopsis

Curious about humans, Kreton (Jerry Lewis) goes AWOL from his habitat in outer space to make a flying visit to a small planet – Earth. He parks his spaceship in the backyard of the skeptic Roger Putnam Spelding, one of the least informed of the nation’s television commentators. Both get a glimpse of a world they'll never forget! Based on the play by Gore Vidal.

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Jerry Lewis

Kreton

Joan Blackman

Ellen Spelding

Fred Clark

Roger Putnam Spelding

Earl Holliman

Conrad

About the Crew

Director

Norman Taurog

Producer

Hal B. Wallis

Based on Play By

Gore Vidal

Writer

Edmund Beloin

Writer

Henry Garson

Music Scoring

Leigh Harline