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Dec 16, 1988 · Purple People Eater: Directed by Linda Shayne. With Ned Beatty, Shelley Winters, Neil Patrick Harris, Peggy Lipton. 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.
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- Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
- Linda Shayne
- 1988-12-16
Purple People Eater is a 1988 American science fiction comedy film based on Sheb Wooley's 1958 novelty song of the same name, written and directed by Linda Shayne, and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Ned Beatty, Shelley Winters, Dustin Diamond, Peggy Lipton, and Thora Birch in her film debut.
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Purple People Eater is a 1988 American science-fiction comedy film based on Sheb Wooley's 1958 novelty song of the same name, written and directed by Linda Shayne, and...
- 92 min
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- The Movie Man (Rare And Hard To Find Films)
Jun 10, 2009 · The Purple People Eater starring Shelley Winters, Chubby Checker, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Little Richard, Neil Patrick Harris, Ned Beatty 1:11 minutes.
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- Nykon1969
"The Purple People Eater" tells how a strange creature (described as a "one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater") descends to Earth because it wants to be in a rock 'n' roll band. The premise of the song came from a joke told by the child of a friend of Wooley's; Wooley finished composing it within an hour.
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A shaggy alien and a 12-year-old boy (Neil Patrick Harris) form a band and bail out oldsters (Ned Beatty, Shelley Winters) with a benefit concert.
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