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Earthbound

  • 19811981
  • PGPG
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
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Earthbound (1981)
  • Family
  • Sci-Fi
  • Comedy
A family of space aliens crash lands on Earth when their spaceship conks out.A family of space aliens crash lands on Earth when their spaceship conks out.A family of space aliens crash lands on Earth when their spaceship conks out.
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
182
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  • Director
    • James L. Conway
  • Writer
    • Michael Fisher
  • Stars
    • Burl Ives
    • Christopher Connelly
    • Meredith MacRae
Top credits
  • Director
    • James L. Conway
  • Writer
    • Michael Fisher
  • Stars
    • Burl Ives
    • Christopher Connelly
    • Meredith MacRae
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    • 9User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Burl Ives
    Burl Ives
    • Ned Andersonas Ned Anderson
    Christopher Connelly
    Christopher Connelly
    • Zefas Zef
    Meredith MacRae
    Meredith MacRae
    • Laraas Lara
    Joseph Campanella
    Joseph Campanella
    • Conradas Conrad
    Marc Gilpin
    Marc Gilpin
    • Dalemas Dalem
    Todd Porter
    • Tommy Andersonas Tommy Anderson
    Mindy Dow
    • Rosieas Rosie
    Elissa Leeds
    Elissa Leeds
    • Tevaas Teva
    Peter Isacksen
    Peter Isacksen
    • Willyas Willy
    John Schuck
    John Schuck
    • Sheriff De Ritaas Sheriff De Rita
    Joey Forman
    Joey Forman
    • Maddenas Madden
    Stuart Pankin
    Stuart Pankin
    • Sweeneyas Sweeney
    H.M. Wynant
    H.M. Wynant
    • Daveas Dave
    Jesse Bennett
    • Gold Rush Man #2as Gold Rush Man #2
    Daryl Bingham
    • Pudgeas Pudge
    David Chambers
    • National Guard Corporalas National Guard Corporal
    Craig Clyde
    Craig Clyde
    • Gold Rush Man #4as Gold Rush Man #4
    Bill Couch
    • Sprongas Sprong
    • Director
      • James L. Conway
    • Writer
      • Michael Fisher
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    Storyline

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    A spaceship carrying a middle-class alien family breaks down over a small town in America, and the "space window" allowing the aliens to return home will disappear in a few hours. Parents, Zef and Lara, their children, Dalem and Teva, and their green chimpanzee hide the spaceship at the bottom of a lake while they search for the special metal necessary to repair it. However, Conrad, an agent with the Federal Space agency, enlists local Sheriff DeRita and his deputy Sweeney to find the spaceship and capture the aliens. Although their chimpanzee is green and eats light bulbs, the alien family looks human, and Ned Anderson, a kind hotel keeper, and his orphaned grandson, Tommy, offer refuge to the family. The aliens have special powers, including the ability to make themselves invisible, which allows them to outwit their pursuers and help Anderson and Tommy with their problems. —Larry B.
    • alien
    • government
    • unidentified flying object
    • outer space
    • family relationships
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    • Taglines
      • A very spacey comedy
    • Genres
      • Family
      • Sci-Fi
      • Comedy
    • Certificate
      • PG
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Produced as a made-for-TV pilot for a proposed TV series, but after network interest fell through, it was released theatrically as a feature film.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Rockshow, The Final Conflict, Thief, The Trials of Alger Hiss (1981)

    User reviews9

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    Top review
    10/10
    Look at my name lol
    I have to love this movie being that I was named after the daughter. I hated that as a kid but I just watched again for the 1st time in about 15 years and I love it all over again. I'm awesome lol.
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    • sexytf
    • Feb 14, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 30, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Endstation Planet Erde
    • Filming locations
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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