Betaville

Betaville

It started out a picnic. Then came the Dots from Planet Z!

PG-13 2005 · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Adventure, Science Fiction, Family, Comedy

An out-of-this-world comedy cast stars in this spaced-out futuristic family comedy. Welcome to Betaville, the world’s most exclusive summer camp, where the world’s leaders send their children. They are the sons and daughters of presidents and kings, with supervisors to care for them and an army to protect them. Meanwhile, in outer space, Planet Z is threatened by the evil forces of Planet 38. Planet Z’s president XM (Tim Kazurinsky) launches a secret plan to trick Planet 38 into attacking Earth instead. A peace-loving emissary from Planet Z recruits the children of Betaville to warn the President (John Astin) about XM’s secret plan.

Directed by Tom Small · Written by Tom Small

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Cast

John Astin President Sender
Lou Rawls Kirby the Elder
Tim Kazurinsky President XM
Jennifer Kern YB49 / Lt. Charlotte Stein
Judge Reinhold Gen. Efron Norbert
Gary LeRoi Gray Kirby (young)
Amanda Armato Holly Sender
Aimee Garcia Ruby Derain (young)
Julian Bailey Tony Kash

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