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Visit to a Small Planet

  • 1960
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
Jerry Lewis in Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
Official Trailer
Play trailer2:19
1 Video
33 Photos
SlapstickComedySci-Fi

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  • Director
    • Norman Taurog
  • Writers
    • Edmund Beloin
    • Henry Garson
    • Gore Vidal
  • Stars
    • Jerry Lewis
    • Joan Blackman
    • Earl Holliman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Norman Taurog
    • Writers
      • Edmund Beloin
      • Henry Garson
      • Gore Vidal
    • Stars
      • Jerry Lewis
      • Joan Blackman
      • Earl Holliman
    • 26User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

    Videos1

    Visit to a Small Planet
    Trailer 2:19
    Visit to a Small Planet

    Photos33

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    Top Cast41

    Jerry Lewis
    Jerry Lewis
    • Kreton
    Joan Blackman
    Joan Blackman
    • Ellen Spelding
    Earl Holliman
    Earl Holliman
    • Conrad
    Fred Clark
    Fred Clark
    • Maj. Roger Putnam Spelding
    John Williams
    John Williams
    • Delton
    Jerome Cowan
    Jerome Cowan
    • George Abercrombie
    Gale Gordon
    Gale Gordon
    • Bob Mayberry
    Lee Patrick
    Lee Patrick
    • Rheba Spelding
    Milton Frome
    Milton Frome
    • Police Commissioner
    Ellen Corby
    Ellen Corby
    • Mrs. Mabel Mayberry
    Barbara Bostock
    • Desdemona - Beatnik Dancer
    • (as Barbara Lawson)
    Don Bagley
    • Bassist
    • (uncredited)
    Gene Collins
    • Beatnik
    • (uncredited)
    Anne Cornwall
    Anne Cornwall
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Costanzo
    Jack Costanzo
    • Percussionist
    • (uncredited)
    John Dennis
    John Dennis
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Beach Dickerson
    Beach Dickerson
    • Beatnik
    • (uncredited)
    John Diggs
    • General
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Norman Taurog
    • Writers
      • Edmund Beloin
      • Henry Garson
      • Gore Vidal
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews26

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    • Trivia
      Gore Vidal, who wrote the original play, was extremely upset with the choice of Jerry Lewis as the lead in the movie version. On Broadway Vidal's play ran for 388 performances between Feb 7, 1957-Jan 11, 1958 and won Cyril Ritchard, originator of the Kreton character, a 1957 Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in Play. However, Lewis was a star, 12 times named to the Top Ten list of Box Office Stars, six times with partner Dean Martin (with whom he was the top star of 1952), and six times solo (ranking as high as #3 in 1958). He got the part.
    • Goofs
      During the Hungry Brain sequence, the jazz band's trumpet player is shown playing with his horn "open" (unmuted), but the trumpeter heard on the soundtrack is using a mute.
    • Quotes
      • Maj. Roger Putnam Spelding: Oh, give me that... it's just a conversation piece, anyhow!
      • Conrad: [when the gun fires] Sure talks loud, don't it?
    • Connections
      Featured in E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Desdemona's Lament
      (uncredited)
      Written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
      Performed by Barbara Bostock

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 4, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Besuch auf einem kleinen Planeten
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Hal Wallis Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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