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Not of This Earth

1988 · 81 min

A cheeky, fast-paced B-movie romp with a wink, mixing cheap thrills and campy humour for an undemanding good time.

Directed by: Jim Wynorski
Genres: Horror, Comedy, Science fiction
Starring: Traci Lords, Arthur Roberts, Lenny Juliano

Tagline: Traci must battle forces from another galaxy!
Overview: An alien arrives on Earth looking to take human blood in an attempt to preserve his dying planet.

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Directed by: Jim Wynorski
Genres: Horror, Comedy, Science fiction
Starring: Traci Lords, Arthur Roberts, Lenny Juliano

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Tone: campystrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
identity
deception
power
isolation
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	6
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: horror, comedy, science fiction
Directed by: Jim Wynorski
Written by: Jim Wynorski, R.J. Robertson
Starring: Traci Lords, Arthur Roberts, Lenny Juliano, Ace Mask, Roger Lodge, Rebecca Perle, Michael Delano, Becky LeBeau
Music: Chuck Cirino
Cinematography: Zoran Hochstätter
Runtime: 81 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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