Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

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:

Spoof | 1950s | Moon | Parody | Titanic

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 "Don 'No Soul' Simmons" keeps popping up.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the "Mondo Condo" segment, while Arsenio Hall is struggling to get his necktie out of the garbage disposal unit, he knocks over the beer can. But in the next shot, the beer can is still on the counter.

Quotes:

Pirate 1: Help yourself, mates. A chest full of video discs.
Pirate 2: No!
Pirate 3: What good are they?
Pirate 4: Can't record on 'em.
Pirate 2: They're not compatible with my system.

Movie Connections:

References Titanic (1943)

Soundtrack:

If This Is It

A Fun Niche Movie!

While most people will think this film is plain silly, which it is, it is really quite fun too.

With a few exceptions, the film is about your typical late night television and the crazy ads that used to permeate the airwaves before all the infomercials started taking over in the 90's. In this film, they make fun of those crazy ads and programming by doing outrageous spoof ads interspersed with an old 1950's B movie with a lot of projection problems.

Any couch potato with a good sense of humor and a memory of the 70's & 80's television programming should enjoy this one! This is why I call it a niche movie.