''Eat and Run'' is a 1986 American

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directed by Christopher Hart with the script by Christopher Hart and

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) was an American comedy writer with many television ...

. The film starred

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, Sharon Schlarth and R. L. Ryan.

Plot

A humanoid alien ( R. L. Ryan) lands on

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and soon discovers he likes to eat

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McSorely (

) is an incompetent

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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

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Cast

as Mickey McSorely *Sharon Schlarth as Judge Cheryl Cohen * R. L. Ryan 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 *

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as Scarpetti

External links

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Official trailer
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