Glitterball (Captioned)

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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Credits

Duration

01:14:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323956

Language

English

Subject categories

Childrens Films

Closed captioning

Fantasy & Science Fiction

Fantasy & Science Fiction → Extraterrestrial beings

Fantasy & Science Fiction → Science fiction films

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Extraterrestrial beings

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life on other planets

Sound/audio

Captioned

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1986

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