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Alien from L.A. (1988)

Alien from L.A. poster
Directed by
Albert Pyun
Genre
science fiction film
Country
South Africa, United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
PG
Rating
3.4 of 10 from 73 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman goes on an adventure and finds the underground city of Atlantis. The story is loosely inspired by classic stories like Journey to the Center of the Earth.

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What happens

Alien from L.A. is a 1988 American science fiction film co-written and directed by Albert Pyun. The film stars Kathy Ireland as a young woman who visits the underground civilization of Atlantis. The film was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000. This film is loosely based on Jules Verne's 1864 novel Journey to the Center of the Earth with some minor allusions to The Wizard of Oz. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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