Illegal Alien

1982 0h 17m EN

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7.5

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★7.5TMDB · 2

Synopsis

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Short film, scene-to-scene parody of Alien (1979). Later became the part of Fright Show (1985).

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeff Kwitny
Writers: Gregory J. Keller, Jeffrey Baker

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RUNTIME

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Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 5

ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0264701 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jeff Kwitny directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4IMDB entry: tt0264701 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 17 min · 0h 17m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Illegal Alien (1982)

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Jeff Kwitny

Key crew

ProducerGregory J. Keller

Release history · US

When it landed

Premiere1982-01-01

7.4