Doin' Time on Planet Earth

"A story of teenage alienation."

Sep 16 1988 PG 1h 25m
Comedy, Sci-Fi

Ryan Richmond is an eccentric teenager living with his mother, father, sister and brother in the Holiday Inn they own in Sunnyvale, Arizona, the prune capital of the world. Is it any wonder that he wants to go to Saudi Arabaia for college and leave Sunnyvale far, far behind? He spends his days at school with his sex-obsessed best friend Dan Forrester and lusts after Lisa Winston, the sexy lounge singer who his parents have hired to perform at the Holiday Inn. Stuck without a date for his brother's wedding to a senator's daughter, Ryan goes to a computer dating service, which asks him such questions as "Can you breathe foreign substances?" Soon, Ryan is told that he may be an alien stuck on Earth along with thousands of others. Soon, Charles and Edna Pinsky show up and tell him that he may an alien prince meant to lead his brethren home. And that's when things get out of control...

Plot

Eccentric teen, Ryan Richmond lives with his family in a hotel they own in Arizona. He spends his days at school with his best friend, Dan. Stuck without a date for his brother's wedding, Ryan goes to a computer dating service. He's told he might be an alien stuck on Earth along with thousands of others. Soon, an oddball couple - the Pinskys arrive and tell Ryan he's an alien prince meant to lead his brethren home. That's when things get weird...

Written by

Darren Star, Andrew Licht, Jeffrey A. Mueller

Directed by

Charles Matthau

Cast

Nicholas Strouse, Hugh Gillin, Gloria Henry

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Golan-Globus Productions, Cannon Group

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
Doin' Time On Planet Earth Trailer 1988
Scores
# of Votes
1,687
Average Rating
4.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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