Visit to a Small Planet
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| Directed by | Norman Taurog |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Written by |
Edmund Beloin Henry Garson Gore Vidal (play) |
| Starring |
Jerry Lewis Joan Blackman Earl Holliman Fred Clark |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Cinematography | Loyal Griggs |
| Edited by | Frank Bracht |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Release date
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February 4, 1960 |
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Running time
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85 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,200,000 (US/Canada) 907,280 admissions (France) |
Visit to a Small Planet is a 1960 American black-and-white science fiction comedy film from Paramount Pictures, produced by Hal B. Wallis, directed by Norman Taurog, that stars Jerry Lewis and co-stars Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman, and Fred Clark.
Visit to a Small Planet first 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.
Kreton (Jerry Lewis) is an alien from outer space who is fascinated by human beings. Against the wishes of his teacher, he repeatedly visits Earth. During his latest visit, his teacher reluctantly agrees to allow him to stay and study the humans. Kreton becomes friends with a suburban family and stays with them after they agree to keep his alien status a secret. Along the way, he falls in love with their daughter (Joan Blackman). However, there is a force field around him that prevents any physical contact. His race has abolished any form of affection.
After repeatedly breaking his teacher's rule against never getting involved in humans' lives, all of Kreton's powers are stripped away. This so that he can discover for himself that being human comes with other, less desired, emotions like pain, sadness, and jealousy. Once his cover is blown on Earth, and he is reported to the police, Kreton decides that those emotions are not worth the trouble, so he returns to his own planet.
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