Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!
1978 · Movie · PG · 87 min · ★ 5.0 · 18% critics
After strange reports of people and pets being eaten, the government forms a special task force to investigate a sudden wave of violent tomato attacks. As the threat spreads, the team scrambles to figure out what’s driving the chaos and how to stop it before the situation gets even more absurd.
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Details
- Years
- 1978
- Release date
- 1978-10-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 18/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.0/10 (332 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re in the mood for an intentionally cheesy, “so-bad-it’s-good” creature-feature parody with goofy songs and nonstop absurdity; Not for you if you want tight storytelling or serious scares like The Food of the Gods.
Pros: intentionally silly spoof; catchy theme song; party-friendly laughs | Cons: very low-budget look; uneven pacing; random musical detours
Themes
- mutation
- aggression
- musical
- parody
- tomato
- mad scientist
- vegetable
- spoof
- b movie
Cast & crew
David Miller
as Mason Dixon
- GW
George Wilson
as Jim Richardson
- ST
Sharon Taylor
as Lois Fairchild
- JP
J. Stephen Peace
as Wilbur Finletter
- EM
Ernie Meyers
as The President
Eric Christmas
as Senator Polk
Jack Riley
as Salesman
Nigel Barber
as Guard at Gate
John De Bello
as Janitor / Charles White
Gregg Berger
as Sergeant
Directed by John De Bello