Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

  • David Miller: Mason Dixon
  • George Wilson: Jim Richardson
  • Sharon Taylor: Lois Fairchild
  • J. Stephen Peace: Wilbur Finletter
  • Ernie Meyers: President
  • Eric Christmas: Senator Polk

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is an American feature film from the year 1978.

Content

In a small American town to normal tomatoes to develop intelligent monsters that attack people and eat. They soon have the country in their hands.

While the CIA is busy, the killer vegetables to halt the PR firm opinion making attempts to convince the public of its harmlessness.

The president, who sees his re-election in jeopardy, finally brings out a massive backlash against the tomato pest.

Background

  • Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is a parody of science fiction and horror genre
  • The film took three sequels: The Return of the Killer Tomatoes with George Clooney in one of his first roles (1988 ), The Killer Tomatoes Strike Back (1990) and Killer Tomatoes eat France ( 1991), who never appeared in German language. From the movie also the animated series Killer Tomatoes (1990-1993, 21 episodes) and a computer game emerged.

Find out more

  • The helicopter crash at the beginning of the film is often considered particularly spectacular and original staged Gag: During discussion between two characters in the foreground, is in the background on a helicopter to land, but then begins just above the ground bizarre and frantic twists around its own axis to perform, which end in a crash landing. In fact, it involves an accident; According to the script, the helicopter should just land, but got out of control. Since no one was seriously hurt, it was decided to make the most of the costly incident, and added the crash later in the action a.
  • The " Mickey Mouse Magazine " took up the idea shortly after the turn of the millennium on again. In a comic Donald Duck got to do it with a gigantic genetically engineered tomato.

Reviews

"Despite the original idea and some satirical approaches an unsuccessful parody of monster and disaster movies."

" The idea of ​​this crude comedy was probably about the trash films of Ed Wood ( Plan 9 from Outer Space) to make fun. Since the original parodies itself already sufficiently yourself, here betrays itself more of a blatant lack of humor. "

1978 in film Screenplay Film score Gordon Goodwin Central Intelligence Agency
65585
de