Visit to a Small Planet

Visit to a Small Planet
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNorman Taurog
Written byEdmund Beloin
Henry Garson
Gore Vidal (play)
Produced byHal B. Wallis
StarringJerry Lewis
Joan Blackman
Earl Holliman
Fred Clark
CinematographyLoyal Griggs
Edited byFrank Bracht
Music byLeigh Harline
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 4, 1960 (1960-02-04)
Running time
85 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3,200,000 (US/Canada rentals)[1]
907,280 admissions (France)[2]

Visit to a Small Planet is a 1960 American black-and-white science fiction comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman, and Fred Clark. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was produced by Hal B. Wallis.

Visit to a Small Planet debuted as an original television production by Gore Vidal, then was reworked by Vidal as a Broadway play starring Cyril Ritchard and Eddie Mayehoff.

The film was released on February 4, 1960. It was re-released in 1966 on a double bill with another Jerry Lewis film, The Bellboy.

  1. ^ "Rental Potentials of 1960". Variety. January 4, 1961. p. 47. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. ^ Jerry Lewis films French box office information at Box Office Story

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