Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)
- Starring:
- David Miller, George Wilson, (more)
- Director(s):
- John de Bello
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!
One of the first films ever to be designed specifically to become a cult movie, this silly low-budget comedy has tomatoes growing to giant size and terrorizing screaming '70s types. It's really bad on purpose, with awful effects and a dumb script, in hopes of luring fans of campy old movies like Plan 9 From Outer Space. There's a fun Jaws parody as the tomatoes attack a swimmer and a cute bit involving a military meeting in a small office with a very large table, but overall it fails to generate many laughs. The problem is that the films which this one attempts to mock -- mainly bad 1950s sci-fi pictures -- have a cult following because they are funny unintentionally, and are beloved for reasons which this somewhat cynical effort completely misses. It has its moments, granted, but it just tries too hard. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 87 mins
Complete Cast of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!
- David Miller - Mason Dixon
- Sharon Taylor - Lois Fairchild
- Rock Peace - Wilbur Fenletter
- Al Sklar - Ted Swan
- Jerry Anderson - Major Milis
- Gregg Berger - Sergeant
- Nigel Barber - Guard at Gate
- D.J. Sullivan - Mrs. Williams
- George Wilson - Jim Richardson
- Jack Riley - Agriculture Official
- Eric Christmas - Senator Polk
- Ernie Meyers - President
- Ron Shapiro - Newspaper Editor
- John de Bello - Janitor
- Lydia Hannibal - Receptionist
- David Hall - Bruce
- Director(s):
- John de Bello
- Writer(s):
- Costa Dillon, Steve Peace, John de Bello
- Producer(s):
- John de Bello, Steve Peace
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Language, Questionable for Children)
- Categories:
- Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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