Alien from L.A.

Feb 26, 1988

1h 27m

★ 3.3

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.

Genres

Family

Science Fiction

Adventure

Production Companies

The Cannon Group

Golan-Globus Productions

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Cast

Wanda Saknussemm

Kathy Ireland

Guten 'Gus' Edway

William R. Moses

Robbie

Don Michael Paul

Charmin'

Thom Mathews

Consul Triton Crassus / The Mailman

Simon Poland

Roeyis Freki / Auntie Pearl

Linda Kerridge

Mambino

Deep Roy

Tola (as Jeff Weston)

Jeff Celentano

Prof. Arnold Saknussemm

Richard Haines

Brick Bardo

Christian Andrews

Fat Lady

Lynda Marshall

Security Officer

Greg Latter

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