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Alien from L.A.

1988 · 87 min

A goofy, cheap-looking underground adventure that's more fun to mock than to take seriously, with a squeaky-voiced heroine and cardboard villains.

Tagline
The people at the center of the earth are about to get a visitor.
Overview
When her archaeologist father disappears on an expedition, Wanda sets out to look for him. What she finds is a secret underground world, where no one believes in life on the surface and where she and her father are taken for spies.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • family
  • addiction
  • survival
Places
  • fantasy world
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour6
Realism2
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
family, science fiction, adventure
Directed by
Albert Pyun
Written by
Albert Pyun, Sandra Berg, Judith Berg
Starring
Kathy Ireland, William R. Moses, Don Michael Paul, Thom Mathews, Simon Poland, Linda Kerridge, Deep Roy, Jeff Celentano
Cinematography
Tom Fraser
Runtime
87 min
Country
South Africa, United States of America
Languages
English

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