Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
- Directed by
- Norman Taurog
- Genre
- science fiction film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 32 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An alien from another planet visits Earth and causes trouble with his strange powers. A comedic mix-up follows as he interacts with a suburban family.
lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulsillycheerfulfast-paceddatedcomedic
What happens
Visit to a Small Planet is a 1960 American black-and-white science fiction comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman, and Fred Clark. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was produced by Hal B. Wallis. Visit to a Small Planet debuted as an original television production by Gore Vidal, then was reworked by Vidal as a Broadway play starring Cyril Ritchard and Eddie Mayehoff. The film was released on February 4, 1960. It was re-released in 1966 on a double bill with another Jerry Lewis film, The Bellboy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Lifted (2006)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.