Doin' Time on Planet Earth

{{Infobox film

| name = Doin' Time on Planet Earth

| image = Doin' Time on Planet Earth poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Charles Matthau

| producer = Yoram Globus
Menahem Golan

| screenplay = Darren Star

| story = Darren Star
Andrew Licht
Jeffrey A. Mueller

| starring = Matt Adler
Candice Azzara
Hugh Gillin
Gloria Henry
Timothy Patrick Murphy
Hugh O'Brian
Martha Scott
Nicholas Strouse
Andrea Thompson
Adam West

| music = Dana Kaproff

| cinematography = Tim Suhrstedt

| editing = Alan Balsam
Sharyn L. Ross

| studio = The Cannon Group

| distributor = Cannon Film Distributors

| released = {{Film date|1988|9|16}}

| runtime = 85 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget = $27 million {{cite magazine |last=Biodrowski|first=Steve|date=September 1987|title= Doin' Time on Planet Earth|url=https://archive.org/details/cinefantastique_1970-2002/Cinefantastique%20Vol%2017%20No%205%20%28Sept%201987%29/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater|magazine=Cinefantastique|location= |publisher= Fourth Castle Micromedia|access-date=May 5, 2023}}

| gross = $29,576{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dointimeonplanetearth.htm|title=Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988) - Box Office Mojo|work=boxofficemojo.com|accessdate=9 December 2014}}

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Doin' Time on Planet Earth is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Charles Matthau and written by Darren Star. The film stars Nicholas Strouse, Andrea Thompson, Martha Scott, Adam West, Hugh Gillin, and Matt Adler. The film was released on September 16, 1988, by Cannon Film Distributors.{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/doin-time-on-planet-earth/115548|title=Doin' Time On Planet Earth|work=TV Guide|accessdate=9 December 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/73347/doin-time-on-planet-earth|title=Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=9 December 2014}}