The Earthling

The Earthling is a drama film starring William Holden and Ricky Schroder. It was filmed in 1979 in Australia, and released there in 1980. Peter Collinson directed this film and died of cancer shortly after its release. It was also one of Holdens last films before his death in 1981.

The film was shot in September to October 1979 in the Blue Mountains and Barrington Forrest. It was reported that William Holden and his young costar Ricky Schroder became very close during the filming. In fact, Schroder later named one of his children Holden in honour of his costar.The film seemed to inspire greatly mixed reviews, with some critics reviling it, while others praised it. It played to little notice in theatres in the US but later became something of a daytime staple on HBO and other cablemovie channels in the early and mid 1980s. The film has an 89 audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 382 user ratings. ........

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