Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988)

Director:

John De Bello

Writers:

Stephen F. Andrich (writer)
John De Bello (writer)

Release Date:

13 October 1988 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

It'll leave a bad paste in your mouth.

Plot:

Crazy old Professor Gangreen has developed a way to make tomatoes look human for a second invasion.

Plot Keywords:

Mad Scientist | Pizza | Tomato | The End? Title Card | Laboratory

Cast

Michael Villani	...	Bob Downs (as Mike Villani)
Harvey Weber	...	Sid
John Astin	...	Prof. Gangreen
Karen M. Waldron	...	Tara Boumdeay (as Karen Mistal)
J. Stephen Peace	...	Wilbur Finletter (as Rock Peace)
Anthony Starke	...	Chad Finletter
John De Bello	...	Charles White
George Clooney	...	Matt Stevens
Gordon Howard	...	Pizza customer
Rick Rockwell	...	Jim Richardson / Tomato dealer
Costa Dillon	...	Prison guard / Man in parking lot / SAG representative / Product placement customer / Reporter (as C.J. 'Clark' Dillon)
Steve Lundquist	...	Igor
Mark Wenzel	...	Mime
Spike Sorrentino	...	Store owner
Devlin	...	Shopper

Also Known As:

Return of the Killer Tomatoes: The Sequel (USA) (video box title)

Runtime:

98 min | UK:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-11 | UK:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Chula Vista, California, USA

Company:

Four Square Productions

Trivia:

U.S. Congressman Gary Condit, who became a household name in the Chandra Levy disappearance, has an uncredited roles as a patron in the pizzeria. The movie was co-written and co-produced by a friend of Condit's, J. Stephen Peace. Peace, along with Condit, was a member of the California State Assembly at the time.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Chad is talking to the tomato, the clock reads 1:52 am. The scene cuts to a close up of the Fuzzy Tomato and the clock reads 2:10 am. Then, it goes back to a shot of Chad talking to the tomato and the clock is at 1:53 am. The very end of the scene, the clock now reads 2:13 am.

Quotes:

Professor Gangreen: Igor! Come!
[a handsome blonde man enters]
Igor: Sir, I am happy to respond to your call and...
Professor Gangrene: Oh cut it out! I know you're only hanging around here until something opens up in the TV news field, but do you know how embarrassing it is that a villain of MY stature has an assistant that looks like you?

Movie Connections:

References "The Lone Ranger" (1949)

Greatest B-movie comedy ever made

Even though I've only recently saw this yesterday,it is most certainly the greatest B-movie comedy ever made,and the most important part of Killer Tomato history,since many characters here went on to be on the TV show,most of the characters from the first movie reappear only they're played by different actors with the exception of J.Stephen Peace as Chad Finletter,with the introduction of six new characters,Chad(Anthony Starke),Matt(George Clooney),Tara(Karen Mistal,later to be played by legendary voice actress Kath Soucie on the show),Professor Gangreen(John Astin),and FT as himself,the product placement gag precedes the one in Waynes World by 5 years,and it has one of the weirdest relationships since Splash,I haven't seen the first or the next 2 sequels,but I'm sure they're just as funny as this one,so take my advice and buy this at Best Buy today and request to Anchor Bay to release the other Killer Tomato movies on DVD