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Purple People Eater

19881h 30m5.1/ 10 · TMDB · 16 votes
ComedyFamilyScience 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.

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Directed by Linda Shayne

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

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

Mr. Noodle

Molly Cheek
Molly Cheek

Mrs. Orfus

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Last checked 9 Oct 2026.

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Film details

Released1 Dec 1988
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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Sheb Wooley
Sheb Wooley

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