''Galactic Gigolo'' (also known as ''Club Earth'') is a 1987 American
science fiction comedy film directed by
Gorman Bechard
Gorman Bechard (born March 15, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter and novelist best known for his independent feature films '' Psychos in Love,'' '' Friends (with benefits),'' and '' You Are Alone''; his four rock documentaries '' C ...
.
Plot
Eoj (
Carmine Capobianco
Carmine ()also called cochineal (when it is extracted from the cochineal insect), cochineal extract, crimson lake, or carmine lake is a pigment of a bright- red color obtained from the aluminium complex derived from carminic acid. Specific code ...
), a sentient vegetable alien who wins a grand prize from a
game show
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, ...
on his home planet of Crowak. The prize is a two-week expenses paid trip to Earth. Eoj somewhat resembles a broccoli, but he has shape shifting abilities.
Once he arrives on Earth, the alien disguises himself as a man and develops a taste for sex with Earth women. Hildy (
Debi Thibeault
Debi may refer to:
People
* Anurupa Debi (1882–1958), Indian writer
* Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury
* Debi Austin (1950–2013), American anti-smoking advocate
* Debi Carson
* Debi Derryberry, American voice actress
* Debi Diamond (born 1965), A ...
) is a reporter who is writing a chronicle of Eoj's adventures.
After a televised press conference featuring Eoj, the mob decides to capture the alien and force it to aid in the commission of crimes, while a group of rednecks decide Eoj is communist and must be killed.
Cast
Carmine Capobianco .......... Eoj
Debi Thibeault .............. Hildy
Frank Stewart ............... Waldo
Ruth Collins
Ruth (or its variants) may refer to:
Places
France
* Château de Ruthie, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France
Switzerland
* Ruth, a hamlet in Cologny
United States
* Ruth, Alabama
* Ruth, Ar ...
............ Dr. Ruth Pepper
Reception
TV Guide
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The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine LLC, in 2008.
Corpora ...
found little worthwhile in the movie, stating that it "awful mix of puns, bargain-basement production values, and muddled plot lines, GALACTIC GIGOLO is truly wretched. Tasteless, stupid jokes abound, and the" editing philosophy left much to be desired. Creature Feature gave the movie 1.5 out of 5 stars, also finding little redeeming in the movie.
[Stanley, J (2000) Creature Feature:3rd Edition]
References
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1987 films
American science fiction comedy films
1980s science fiction comedy films
Films directed by Gorman Bechard
1987 comedy films
1980s English-language films
1980s American films
English-language science fiction comedy films