Eat and Run is a 1986

1986 in film

-Events:*April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle.*April 26 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver.*May - Actress Heather Locklear marries Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee....

 American

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 comedy

Comedy

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/sci-fi directed by Christopher Hart with the script by Christopher Hart and Stan Hart

Stan Hart

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. The film starred Ron Silver

Ron Silver

Ronald Arthur "Ron" Silver was an American actor, director, producer, radio host and political activist.-Early life:...

, Sharon Schlarth and Pat Ryan Jr.

R. L. Ryan

R.L. Ryan was an American actor. He was born in Pennsylvania, and died in the same state of a heart attack.He was also credited as Pat Ryan Jr., Bob Ryan or Pat Ryan.-Actor:*Street Trash - Frank Schnizer...

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Plot

An alien

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 (Pat Ryan Jr.

R. L. Ryan

R.L. Ryan was an American actor. He was born in Pennsylvania, and died in the same state of a heart attack.He was also credited as Pat Ryan Jr., Bob Ryan or Pat Ryan.-Actor:*Street Trash - Frank Schnizer...

) lands on earth

Earth

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 and soon discovers he likes to eat Italian people

Italian people

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. Detective

Detective

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 McSorely is an incompetent cop

Police officer

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, and the only one who knows what's going on. The rest of the police force thinks McSorely has gone nuts, while the alien continues eating the Italian population

Population

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 of New York City

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Cast

• Ron Silver
  Ron Silver
  Ronald Arthur "Ron" Silver was an American actor, director, producer, radio host and political activist.-Early life:...
  
   as Mickey McSorely
• Sharon Schlarth as Judge Cheryl Cohen
• Pat Ryan Jr.
  R. L. Ryan
  R.L. Ryan was an American actor. He was born in Pennsylvania, and died in the same state of a heart attack.He was also credited as Pat Ryan Jr., Bob Ryan or Pat Ryan.-Actor:*Street Trash - Frank Schnizer...
  
  as Murray Creature
• John J. Fleming as The Police Captain
• Derek Murcott as Sorely McSorely
• Robert Silver as Pusher
• Mimi Cecchini as Grandmother
• Tony Moundroukas as Zepoli Kid
• Tony Mardirosian as Scarpetti