Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Directors:

Joe Dante
Carl Gottlieb

Writers:

Michael Barrie (written by)
Jim Mulholland (written by)

Release Date:

18 September 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Shameless!

Plot:

A spoof 1950's sci-fi movie, interspersed with various comedy sketches.

Plot Keywords:

Moon | 1950s | Spoof | Parody | 1980s

Cast

Arsenio Hall	...	Apartment Victim (segment "Mondo Condo") (as Arsenio)
Donald F. Muhich	...	Easterbrook (segment "Pethouse Video")
Monique Gabrielle	...	Taryn Steele (segment "Pethouse Video")
Lou Jacobi	...	Murray (segment "Murray in Videoland")
Erica Yohn	...	Selma (segment "Murray in Videoland")
Debby Davison	...	Weatherperson (segment "Murray in Videoland")
Rob Krausz	...	Floor Manager (segment "Murray in Videoland")
Phil Hartman	...	Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")
Corey Burton	...	Anchorman (segment "Murray in Videoland") / TV Announcer (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon") / Announcer (segment "Silly Pate")
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Brenda Landers (segment "Hospital")
Peter Horton	...	Harry Landers (segment "Hospital")
Griffin Dunne	...	Doctor (segment "Hospital")
Brian Ann Zoccola	...	Nurse (segment "Hospital")
Joe Pantoliano	...	Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
Stanley Brock	...	Customer (segment "Hairlooming")

Also Known As:

Kentucky Fried Sequel (USA) (working title)
The Best Movie Ever Made (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The name of the television station during the "Amazon Women on the Moon" sketch (WIDB) is the name of a student-run radio station at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, from which the film's director and producer Robert K. Weiss is a graduate.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Arsenio grabs paper towels off the roll to blot beer from his face, he unrolls a large amount which hangs down to the counter. When he wipes his face, there is only a half-sheet of towel on the roll, then switches back to several hanging sheets in the next shot.

Quotes:

Son of the Invisible Man: Being invisible is the best.

Movie Connections:

References Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Soundtrack:

Music

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This movie says that it stars lots of actors and they aren't kidding! A cast of thousands and these are actually actors that you know!

There are various comedy vignettes surrounding the satire of a 1950's Sci-Fi movie called "Amazon Women on the Moon". If you have ever had insomnia and watched an incredibly bad movie in the middle of the night, then you can relate. "Movies til Sunrise"!!! These astronauts sit in computer chairs with seatbelts. No matter how you cut it...these chairs have wheels. No matter how many times that the booth announcer says that there will be no further interruptions...get ready for another interruption. If you listen carefully, the year of the movie and the name of the movie changes.

If you think that you have had a bad day, watch what Arsenio Hall goes through. Splat!

Don't point the remote at your face as you may be sucked into the TV as Murray (Lou Jacobi) is! This is ongoing throughout the movie as Murray appears on every channel. Unfortunately, his wife won't let him stay on the Playboy Channel.

One of the funniest sketches include the scenes in the hospital after Brenda (Michelle Pheiffer) and Harry (Peter Horton) give birth to a son and their doctor (Griffin Dunne) loses him! Henry Silva does an extremely funny rip-off of "Fact or Fiction" (could Jack the Ripper and the Loch Ness Monster be one and the same?). There is a funeral "roast" involving Steve Allen, Rip Taylor, Slappy White, Henny Youngman, Charlie Callas and Jackie Vernon. One of the funniest bits is "Son of the Invisible Man". Griffin (Ed Begley, Jr.) believes that he is truly invisible and flits about in a bar (wearing nothing)! Trust me...the nudity is integral to the plot.

The faux commercials are hysterical. How about "hair looming"? You can actually have a literal rug stapled to the top of your head (in complete privacy). Don Simmons (David Alan Grier) is a black singer without soul. Want to liven up a party? How about serving "Silly Paté"? It tastes great and bounces high!

Don't bail out during the first credits as the best is yet to come! Carrie Fisher and Paul Bartel participate in an "unclean" PSA! This is produced by Miracle Pictures whose motto is "If it's a good picture, it's a miracle".