Directed by Linda Shayne   Written by Linda Shayne ... writer Cast Ned Beatty ... Grandpa Shelley Winters ... Rita Neil Patrick Harris ... Billy Johnson Peggy Lipton ... Mom James Houghton ... Dad John Brumfield ... Mr. Noodle Molly Cheek ... Mrs. Orfus Kimberly McCullough ... Donna Orfus Dustin Diamond ... Big Z Shonda Whipple ... Allison Sheb Wooley ... Harvey Skitters Thora Birch ... Molly Johnson (as Thora) Chubby Checker ... Chubby Checker Little Richard ... Mayor Linda Talcott ... Purple Bobby Porter ... Purple Jimmy Locust ... Purple Tim Lawrence ... Purple / Man in Chicken Suit (voice) Lindsay Price ... Kory Kamimoto Katie Gonzalez ... Patty Kamimoto Cheri Hoppe ... Heidi Johnson Mitsuru Yamahata ... Accordion Player Laura Bruneau ... Coach Miller Randy Pope ... Coach Warzecka Cecile Krevoy ... Real Estate Agent Arnie Miller ... Father of the Bride Beverly Miller ... Purple's Mom Rita Tavill ... Elmwood Resident Frances Buchsbaum ... Elmwood Resident Marjorie Gough ... Elmwood Resident Millie Pederson ... Elmwood Resident April Kotero ... Camera Girl Dana Klein ... Pregnant Pool Woman Marguerite Happy ... Girl on Horseback Sonia Young ... Purple Lady and Husband (as Sonia & Mel Young) Mel Young ... Purple Lady and Husband (as Sonia & Mel Young) Brian Harris ... Pizza Waiter Karen A. Smythe ... Pizza Patron (as Karen Ann Smythe) Dave Willis ... Fireman Tony Jefferson ... Policeman #1 Merritt Yohnka ... Policeman #2 Al Wallen ... Roller Skating Man Jobyna Phillips ... Roller Skating Woman Russell Nordstrom ... Mustache Man Kearsten Nordstrom ... Audition Girl Julie Houle ... Audition Girl Julie Rumawsa ... Audition Girl Philippe Simon ... Dancing Bellhop Cindy Forest Miller ... Bride Huey Young ... Groom Jack Behr ... Dr. Rubin Linda Shayne ... Nurse Chumley Ransohoff ... Canine Cast: Pool Dog Domingo ... Canine Cast: Pool Hall Dog Loopie ... Canine Cast: Critter Longfellow ... Canine Cast: The Wiener Dog as Self Susan Alexander ... Wedding Dancer David Daymon ... Wedding Dancer Marla J. Miller ... Wedding Dancer Lyndsay Marie Alex ... Wedding Dancer Riika Delre ... Wedding Dancer Taylor Miller ... Wedding Dancer Bill Anagnos ... Wedding Dancer (as William Anagnos) Bob Gudger ... Wedding Dancer Michele Nevidomsky ... Wedding Dancer Debbe Behr ... Wedding Dancer Kevin Hamilton ... Wedding Dancer Marlo Osborne ... Wedding Dancer Bonnie Beutler ... Wedding Dancer David Kremer ... Wedding Dancer Deanne Poulos ... Wedding Dancer Jackie Brummer ... Wedding Dancer Danny Lee ... Wedding Dancer Abbas Rassouli ... Wedding Dancer Tatiana Davila ... Wedding Dancer Cristina Maria ... Wedding Dancer Howard Sloane ... Wedding Dancer Ali Campoberdi ... Purplette Dancer Leslee Jaffe ... Purplette Dancer Nikki Cox ... Purplette Dancer Kapuki Jones ... Purplette Dancer Christine Gonzalez ... Purplette Dancer Laura Narakawa ... Purplette Dancer Mieka Hoekzema ... Purplette Dancer Colleen Patterson ... Purplette Dancer Jane Herman ... Purplette Dancer Windy Schwartz ... Purplette Dancer Bob Yerkes ... Trapeze Artist Diane Valentine ... Trapeze Artist Gainer Johnson ... Trapeze Artist (as Gainer C. Johnson) Richie Gaona ... Trapeze Artist Bobby Duncan ... Waiter Uncredited Cast Rosalinde Tropper ... Girl at Mall Produced by Roger Corman ... distribution producer Brad Krevoy ... producer Steven Stabler ... producer Original Music by Dennis Dreith   Special Effects by Arthur Brewer ... special effects: flying rigging Tim Lawrence ... puppeteer: Purple Visual Effects by Beth Block ... optical printer Chris Casady ... effects animation director Cary Granat ... puppet mechanical operations Pat O'Neill ... optical printer Kathleen Quaife-Hodge ... effects animator Liz Ralston ... effects animator Dwight Roberts ... puppet mechanical operations Sharon Roberts ... puppet mechanical operations Megan Williams ... effects animator Stunts Richie Gaona ... utility stunts Tony Jefferson ... stunt coordinator Larry Nicholas ... stunt performer Lori Lynn Ross ... stunts Gregg Smrz ... stunts Bobby Porter ... stunts Thanks Keith Edwards ... thanks: input on "See You In September" Bob Greenberg ... dedicatee Harvey Lembeck ... dedicatee Robert Palmer ... dedicatee Sid Wayne ... thanks: input on "See You In September"

Additional Info Premiere: December 16, 1988 DVD Release: August 17, 2021 Country: Distributor: Reel Vault Websites: Production Companies Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA) Distributors Concorde Pictures   (1988) (United States) (theatrical) Disney Channel   (1990) (United States) (TV) Media Home Entertainment   (1989) (United States) (VHS) Video Treasures   (1989) (United States) (VHS) Filming Locations Fullerton, California, USA   (Sunny Hills High School and a downtown home) Rating Stats Overall Rating 4.5 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #8,829 / 22,488 Site Ranking #8,825 Lightspeed (2006) #8,826 Monster High: Boo York, Boo York (2015) #8,827 My Valentine (2020) #8,828 The Castle Of The Living Dead (1964) #8,829 Purple People Eater (1988) #8,830 Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor (1992) #8,831 CM Punk: Best In The World (2012) #8,832 Murder On The Orient Express (2001) #8,833 Gnaw (2008)