The Attack of the Giant Mousaka (1999)
"I epithesi tou gigantiaiou mousaka" (original title)

Around the year 2000, a terrible occurence shocks the city of Athens: a huge piece of moussaka appears on the city streets, spreading panic and death. Everyone keeps wondering: why, where, ... See full summary »

Director:

Panos H. Koutras

Writers:

Panos Evagellidis, Yorgos Korontsis (additional dialogue),

Stars:

Giannis Angelakis, Christos Mantakas, Myriam Vourou

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Giannis Angelakis	...	Tara / Man Watching TV (as Yannis Aggelakis)
Christos Mantakas	...	Alexis Alexiou
Myriam Vourou	...	Joy Boudala
Gregory Patrikareas	...	Antonis Boudalas
Eugene Dimitriou	...	Aris Boudalas
Roubini Vasilakopoulou	...	Aleka Spai
Themis Bazaka	...	Evi Bei
Jenny Balatsinou	...	Doctor
Cleo Chatzistefanou	...	Klion
Dorothea Mercouri	...	Gora
Hilda Iliopoulou	...	Daizy Karra
Nikos Saropoulos	...	Dinos Dinou
Christos Efthimiou	...	Fondas Makris
Angela Brouskou	...	Pinelopi Doglari
Ann Coleman	...	Ann Coleman

Storyline

Around the year 2000, a terrible occurence shocks the city of Athens: a huge piece of moussaka appears on the city streets, spreading panic and death. Everyone keeps wondering: why, where, how, for what reason? But no one can give an answer...

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Plot Keywords:

panic | parody | actor playing female role | homosexuality | kitsch | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Andreas Koutras

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek English French Russian Italian

Release Date:

24 December 1999 (Greece)

Also Known As:

The Attack of the Giant Mousaka

Company Credits

Production Co:

100% Synthetic Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Exileosi (1965)

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Soundtracks

"Tora"
Composed by Mimis Plessas
Lyrics by Costas Pretederis
Performed by Kaiti Hrysolora
Courtesy by Polygram

User Reviews

Attack of the Greek B-Movie

I'm not going to analyze anything from the script.....i can tell you though, its as lousy as it can be. But that was what director mr.Koutras(former musician) wanted to achieve in the first place. The idea was to make a hilarious b-movie based on some classic flicks right back from the 50's. But the fun part is that he totally distorted and humorised every piece of fact that used from that period of sci-fi cinema.The movie is fast paced, totally enjoyable and became an instant cult from the moment that was released in Theaters all around.

You know , small budget really takes the creator's capabilities a bit further cause of the pressure to conclude as fast and as cheaply, the movie, as humanly possible. Thats why Koutras made an effort to produce something not as corny as a 50's or 60's sci-fi b-flick, but faster, more up to date and definitely funnier than any other cult, b-movie film that came out. I think that this director is making fun of everyone and he enjoys every last minute of it. The good thing for this film is that the actors surprisingly followed the director's guidance and felt free to express their true selfes ,without having to worry about how the movie gonna look to the sci-fi audience that will see it.Finally, One thing i can say for sure...... that, i had a heck of a good time watching it.