Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993) (TV)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

Christopher Guest

Writers (WGA):

Mark Hanna (earlier screenplay)
Joseph Dougherty (teleplay)

Release Date:

11 December 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

People always called Nancy the little woman... They'll never do that again

Plot:

While a woman by the name of Nancy is driving home from yelling at her husband at a motel who is with another woman...

Plot Keywords:

Giant | Revenge | Remake | Remake Of Cult Favorite

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Daryl Hannah	...	Nancy Archer
Daniel Baldwin	...	Harry Archer
William Windom	...	Hamilton Cobb
Frances Fisher	...	Dr. Theodora Cushing
Cristi Conaway	...	Louise 'Honey' Parker
Paul Benedict	...	Dr. Victor Loeb
O'Neal Compton	...	Sheriff Denby
Victoria Haas	...	Deputy Charlotte 'Charlie' Spooner
Lewis Arquette	...	Mr. Ingersol
Kye Benson	...	Alien Woman #2
Xander Berkeley	...	Second Man
Linda Bisesti	...	Reporter
Hamilton Camp	...	Prospector Eddie
Ben Cleaveland	...	Co-pilot #1
Richard Edson	...	Tony

Runtime:

Germany:85 min | Spain:89 min | UK:89 min | USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Germany:12 | Iceland:L | Italy:T (video premiere) | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:12 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Taft, California, USA

Company:

Bartleby

Trivia:

The film showing at the drive-in when Nancy goes on her rampage is Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Nancy lifts the roof off Honey Parker's nail salon, Honey and Harry are standing still. The next shot is of Harry diving under a sink some distance away.

Quotes:

Nancy Archer: The world is my doll house, Dr. Cushing.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Attack of the 50 Foot Hooker (1994) (V)

Soundtrack:

Down in Louisiana

Lousy Remake to a Classic Sci-Fi

I was really excited to hear that there was going to be a remake of my favorite movie, but bitterly disappointed when I realized that it would be starring Daryl Hannah in the title role. She's not a very sexy actress nor is she very good-looking by my standards. I've always thought she was a bit on the skinny side. This role needs someone with a certain amount of sex appeal like Markie Post, Emma Samms, Victoria Principal or maybe even the actress playing Honey Parker, Cristi Conaway. I think this movie was just made to show off a new special effect technique, but even then, she still just looks like a normal woman on one of those table top train sets like I used to own. They could have used more of the extreme camera shots like used in Eddie Murphy's godzilla scene in "The Nutty Professor." Much of the movie's script has been updated though and two of the all male roles are now played by actresses [the deputy and one doctor].Some of the lines from the first movie are repeated verbatim, but the attack is still less than a true attack as seen on the original's movie poster. The violence is played down instead of up. The ending, though, is a bigger let down and a far cry from the historical last scene from the original. That strange grinding noise you hear through the movie is actually Allison Hayes rolling over in her grave.