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Director:
John De Bello
Writers:
Costa Dillon (written by) &
John De Bello (written by) ...
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Release Date:
October 1978 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Musical See more »
Plot:
A group of scientists band together to save the world from mutated tomatoes that KILL! Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Why Not a space flower?: Six Killer Movie Plants
 (From IFC. 2 July 2008, 10:43 AM, PDT)
'Killer Tomatoes' ripe for redo
 (From The Hollywood Reporter. 11 March 2008)
Attack Of The "Attack Of" Movies
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 9 August 2001)
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An Honest review See more (72 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)
David Miller ... Mason Dixon
George Wilson ... Jim Richardson
Sharon Taylor ... Lois Fairchild
J. Stephen Peace ... Lt. Wilbur Finletter (as Rock Peace)
Ernie Meyers ... The President

Eric Christmas ... Senator Polk
Ron Shapiro ... Newspaper Editor
Al Sklar ... Ted Swann
Jerrold Anderson ... Major Mills (as Jerry Anderson)
Don Birch ... Old Man
Tom Coleman ... Singing Soldier
Art K. Koustik ... FIA Director (as Art Koustik)
Jack Nolen ... Senator McKinley
Paul Oya ... Dr. Nokitofa
John Qualls ... Captain
Alan Scharf ... Roberts
Gary Smith ... Sam Smith
Byron Teegarden ... Dr. Morrison
Doug Vernon ... Scientist
Dean Grell ... Miss Potato Famine of 1922

Jack Riley ... Salesman
Von Schauer ... Special Appearance
Cindy Charles ... Housewife
Joe Price ... Detective #1
Gordon Ross ... Detective #2
D. Wayne Cyphert ... Husband
Efemia Dillon ... Wife
Rebecca Birch ... Old Woman
Nigel Barber ... Guard at Gate
John De Bello ... Janitor / Charles White
Paul Abbot ... Sergeant

Gregg Berger ... Sergeant
Wayne Wynne ... Mr. Mikkelson
Chad Demmon ... Bobby Drake
Ellen Drexler ... President's Secretary
Burt Miller ... The Admiral
Richard Curtis ... General #1
Hal Chidnoff ... General #2
David Hall ... Bruce
Benita Barton ... Gretta Attenbaum
Steve Cates ... Greg Colburn
Brian Cantwell ... Superman
Lydia Hannibal ... Receptionist (as Linda Hannibal)
James De Bello ... Deaf & Blind Cop
Richard Buresh ... Hotel Clerk
Dan Walsh ... Billy
Hutch the Dog ... Spot the Dog
Riba Nolan ... Lady at Supermarket

Costa Dillon ... Man in Library (as C.J. 'Clark' Dillon)
Mike Niederman ... Soldier at Phone
Jim Hess ... TV Reporter
D.J. Sullivan ... Mrs. Williams
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Dana Ashbrook ... Boy on Boat (uncredited)
Gordon Browning ... Cigar-Smoking Senator (uncredited)
Patrick Browning ... Boy in Chair Reading (uncredited)
Elissa Groh ... Biker's Screaming Girlfriend (uncredited)

Randee Lynne Jensen ... Stadium Crowd (uncredited)
Marc Sandknop ... Boy in Crowd (uncredited)
Ralph Waxman ... UPS Man (uncredited)
Donna Woodrum ... Stadium Crowd (uncredited)
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Directed by
John De Bello 
 
Writing credits
Costa Dillon (written by) &
John De Bello (written by) &
J. Stephen Peace (written by) (as Steve Peace)

Rick Rockwell  written by

Produced by
Michael Bard Bayer .... associate producer (2003 special edition)
John De Bello .... producer
J. Stephen Peace .... producer (as Steve Peace)
Mark L. Rosen .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Gordon Goodwin 
Paul Sundfor 
 
Cinematography by
John K. Culley 
 
Film Editing by
John De Bello 
 
Costume Design by
Costa Dillon  (as Constantine James Dillon)
 
Production Management
Costa Dillon .... production manager (as C.J. Dillon)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Costa Dillon .... assistant director
Costa Dillon .... second unit director (as C. James Dillon)
 
Art Department
Costa Dillon .... properties
Jean Hollbrook .... art work
 
Sound Department
Paul Wear .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Craig Berkos .... special effects
Robert Matzenauer .... special effects
John Eggett .... pyrotechnician (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Roger Dorney .... optical camera (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Billy Reil Sr. .... stuntman
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Craig Berkos .... grip
Steve Cates .... gaffer
Steve Dillon .... grip
Pete Hoffman .... assistant camera
Robert Matzenauer .... key grip
Julian Pena .... grip
Mike St. James .... grip
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cheryl Peace .... costume designer: tomato costume
 
Editorial Department
Robert Matzenauer .... assistant editor (as Bob Matzenaur)
 
Music Department
John De Bello .... composer: theme music
John De Bello .... music editor
 
Other crew
Craig Berkos .... miniaturization
Costa Dillon .... all purpose bit player (as 'Clark' Dillon)
Costa Dillon .... location scout (as Constantine J. Dillon)
Robert Matzenauer .... chief tomato maker
Robert Matzenauer .... giant tomatoes (as Bob Matzenaur)
Barbara Muir .... talent coordinator
Beth Reno .... production accountant
 
Thanks
Gene Ames .... our thanks to
Robert Matzenauer .... our thanks to (as Ronald Matzenauer)
 

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Runtime:
83 min | 90 min (director's cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Spain:13 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Oceanside, California, USASee more »
Company:
Four Square ProductionsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The helicopter crash in the early scenes was unintentional. You clearly see the helicopter's tail rotor blades accidentally hitting the ground which caused the helicopter to spin out of control and crash, with debris and the top rotor blades narrowly missing the policemen in the scene and the crew off camera. The pilot received minor injuries. After being pulled from the wreck, Jack Riley and George Wilson quickly ad-libbed the rest of the scene as the wreck was set on fire. The crash of the $60,000 rented helicopter used up more of the budget than all other aspects of the film combined.See more »
Quotes:
Ted Swan:But he wants us to do that, AND make this appear to be a blessing in disguise? Now that's a challenge.
Jim Richardson:The President does tend to expect the impossible...
Ted Swan:You're not listening to me Richardson. I said it would be a CHALLENGE. Man was put on this earth to face challenges my boy.
Jim Richardson:You can do it?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Angry Video Game Nerd: Bible Games (#1.17)" (2006)See more »
Soundtrack:
PUBERTY LOVESee more »

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26 out of 31 people found the following review useful.
An Honest review, 19 July 2002
Author: John Langbein (medrjel) from Dixie, USA

I will be the first to admit I absolutely ADORE this film. I absolutely love the sendup of horror films that seemed to exist up to that time. However, it really is a bad film.

I gave it a 5. Why, I think it is honestly a movie you will either love or hate. It is hard to be ambivalent about this film. The effects are cheesy, the dialogue silly, and the concept even sillier. Yet, I don't think it could of been pulled off any better. I think everyone should check this film out at least once, but do it with friends.

"Could someone please pass the ketchup?"

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