![]() ![]() He was blowing it out, a'really knockin' em dead Sure looks strange to me (Purple People?)Īnd then he went on his way, and then what do ya know Sing a boop boop aboopa lopa lum bam boom It was a crazy ditty with a swingin' tune He started to rock, really rockin' around Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eaterĪnd then he swung from the tree and he lit on the ground Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater I wanna get a job in a rock and roll band ![]() He said it's eatin' purple people and it sure is fineīut that's not the reason that I came to land One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater One-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater Well he came down to earth and he lit in a tree ![]() (One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater)Ī one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater It looks like a purple people eater to me I commenced to shakin' and I said "ooh-eee" As the song ends, Purple waves goodbye to Billy and flies away back home to his planet.Well I saw the thing comin' out of the sky Right before the concert begins, Purple makes it on time and starts performing “ The Purple People Eater”. Meanwhile, Purple manages to escape from Noodle in a road chase. The next day before the concert, Billy notices that Purple is missing. Frustrated by the idea, Noodle attempts to kidnap Purple to prevent him from attending the concert. Billy and Purple plan to put up a benefit concert to save the homes of senior citizens on Labor Day. The next morning, Billy and Sam visit Rita at the hospital alive and well. An ambulance arrives to take Rita to the hospital, leaving the family despondent. That night, Rita celebrates her birthday with her family, but Noodle shows up and ruthlessly gives her an eviction notice, causing her to pass out. They introduce her to Purple and they grow closer to each other. He and Billy head over to Rita’s home, and explains to Sam that she lived in her house for years and was afraid of losing her home. Later, Sam gets a phone call when he signs a record deal for inquiring about a band, but his excitement abates when he gets another phone call and tells that Rita is sick. The next day, a greedy landlord named Ken Noodle (John Brumfield), who owns the elderly housing, forces Sam and his neighbor Rita ( Shelley Winters) to pay the rent for eviction, but Rita cannot let that happen. Meanwhile, Billy tells one of his friends, Allison, who promises to keep a secret that Purple is an alien, but is overheard by Donna, Billy’s nosy next-door neighbor. Purple explains to Billy that he only knows classic hits and it takes 25 years for radio waves to go from Earth to his home planet. The next morning, Billy and his grandfather see Purple at the mall, Sam is amazed and encourages Billy that he and Purple should form a rock and roll band together. When Billy whistles, the creature jumps down from the tree and befriends him, naming the alien “Purple”. Later that night, Billy starts playing the novelty song, and a one-eyed, one-horned flying purple alien from outer space appears and lands on a nearby tree. In the town of Sunny Hills, Billy Johnson ( Neil Patrick Harris), a 12-year-old boy who learns that his grandfather Sam ( Ned Beatty) is supposed to watch Billy and his little sister Molly ( Thora Birch) while his parents are on an extended business trip in Europe. The film was released on December 16, 1988. Chubby Checker and Little Richard made musical guest appearances. Purple People Eater is a 1988 American science fiction comedy film based on Sheb Wooley's 1958 novelty song of the same name, written and directed by Linda Shayne, and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Ned Beatty, Shelley Winters, Dustin Diamond, Peggy Lipton, and Thora Birch in her film debut. ![]()
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