About this title: Despite its title, The Earthling is not a science fiction opus. Instead, it's a low-key character study about a doomed man who finds a new lease on life by helping another lost soul. Suffering from terminal cancer, Patrick Foley (William Holden) returns to his native Australia. Intending to live out his last few months alone, Foley comes out of his shell long enough to teach impressionable young orphan Shawn Daley (Ricky Schroder) a few Bush Country survival skills. Ironically, director Peter Collinson was himself a cancer victim, who died shortly after the film's completion. The Earthling ...
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Description: William Holden, Rick Schroder, Jack Thompson, Olivia Hamnett, Alwyn Kurts. Good in good packaging. Language: English. Run time: 102 mins. Originally released: 1980. read more
Format: VHS
Studio: Good Times Home Video
Date: 05/10/1995
UPC:018713040756
Description: William Holden, Rick Schroder, J. Very Good. 1980 Run time: 98. This VHS video is in very good condition. The cover & VHS may have minor to medium wear, tear, scratches. and creases. Shop with confidence. We guarantee the condition of every product as it's described on our listings. read more
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