An alien spaceship crashlands on earth. It’s piloted by the Glitterball, a small silver creature with amazing powers, and an appetite for human food. With the help of two small boys, Glitterball causes chaos, and a lot of laughs as it eats its way back to outer space.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323956
Language
English
Subject categories
Fantasy & Science Fiction → Extraterrestrial beings
Fantasy & Science Fiction → Science fiction films
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Captioned
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)