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4.4/10   122 votes
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Director:
Charles Matthau
Writers:
Darren Star (story) and
Andrew Licht (story) ...
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Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
A story of teenage alienation.
Plot:
Through a series of extraordinary circumstances, an eccentric teenager believes he may be the alien prince of a distant planet, ready to lead his brethren home. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
This movie was interesting if nothing else. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Nicholas Strouse ... Ryan Richmond

Andrea Thompson ... Lisa Winston
Martha Scott ... Virginia Camalier

Adam West ... Charles Pinsky
Hugh Gillin ... Fred Richmond
Matt Adler ... Dan Forrester
Timothy Patrick Murphy ... Jeff Richmond

Candice Azzara ... Edna Pinsly (as Candy Azzara)
Isabelle Walker ... Jenny Camalier

Gloria Hendry ... Mary Richmond (as Gloria Henry)
Paula Irvine ... Marilyn Richmond
Hugh O'Brian ... Richard Camalier

Roddy McDowall ... Minister

Maureen Stapleton ... Helium Balloon Saleslady

Dominick Brascia ... The Jock
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Additional Details

Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Iceland:L | USA:PG
Company:
Cannon Group more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
This movie was interesting if nothing else., 6 February 2002
Author: angel1709 from USA

I was in this movie as an extra cast as one of the people who "did not quite fit in". Sense this accurately describes me it was fun doing it, but there were things filmed that never made it to the screen. Sometimes the people over the extras did not seem to know themselves what the movie was all about and consequently, the cast (at least the extras) where not sure either. I think it could have been better with better direction. I think it was entertaining if you had and hour to kill but I would not rank it as one of my favorites. I do think that what it attempted to say was important. I think at some point in our lives we all feel like we don't quite fit in. If you can take from this film anything I would hope it would be that it's okay to be unique. You don't have to be a cookie cutter person. I like that.

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