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Summary
The Lightning Bug has a multi-prong scheme to enslave the earth. First, rock and roll, which the JMen counter with Muzac, then marijuana. Finally, the JMen build a bomb to blow up the moon with, but the Bug beats them to it by self destructing the moon by playing his rock and roll too loud.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 70GoodWatch 69
Audience score73%
IMDb6.9
Letterboxd · 239 ratings3.4/5
Running time
1 h 13 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −27 min on the typical 100
typical 10073Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries
Released
1979
July 1, 1979
47 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
Directing · 1
- Richard Patterson Director
Writing · 2
- Phil Proctor Writer
- Peter Bergman Writer
Production · 3
- Willy Schopfer Executive Producer
- William Howard Executive Producer
- Patrick Curtis Producer
Camera · 1
- Bruce Logan Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Gail Werbin Editor
Sound · 1
- Richard H. Theiss Original Music Composer
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