Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)

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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, All Movie Guide

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

87 mins

Complete Cast:

Director(s):

John de Bello

Writer(s):

Costa Dillon, Steve Peace, John de Bello

Producer(s):

John de Bello, Steve Peace

Categories:

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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