Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)

A group of scientists band together to save the world from mutated killer tomatoes.

Director:

John De Bello

Writers:

Costa Dillon, John De Bello

Stars:

David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Miller	...	Mason Dixon
George Wilson	...	Jim Richardson
Sharon Taylor	...	Lois Fairchild
J. Stephen Peace	...	Lt. Wilbur Finletter (as Rock Peace)
Ernie Meyers	...	The President
Eric Christmas	...	Senator Polk
Ron Shapiro	...	Newspaper Editor
Al Sklar	...	Ted Swann
Jerrold Anderson	...	Major Mills (as Jerry Anderson)
Don Birch	...	Old Man
Tom Coleman	...	Singing Soldier
Art K. Koustik	...	FIA Director (as Art Koustik)
Jack Nolen	...	Senator McKinley
Paul Oya	...	Dr. Nokitofa
John Qualls	...	Captain

Storyline

After a wave of reports of mysterious attacks involving people and pets being eaten by the traditionally docile fruit, a special government task force is set up to investigate the violent fruit and put a stop to their murderous spree. Included in this crack team are a lieutenant who never goes anywhere without his parachute, an underwater expert who's never out of his scuba gear, and a master of disguise who conceals his appearance by dressing as a black Adolf Hitler.

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Plot Keywords:

based on short film | disaster | punctuation in title | exclamation point in title | monster | 

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Taglines:

You've never seen anything like it.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Horror | Musical | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

KT Entertainment

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

O Ataque dos Tomates Assassinos

Filming Locations:

Qualcomm Stadium - 9449 Friars Road, San Diego, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Four Square Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 90 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The helicopter crash in the early scenes was unintentional. The tail rotor blades accidentally hit the ground, causing the helicopter to spin out of control. Debris and the top rotor blades narrowly missed the police officers in the scene and the crew off camera. The pilot received minor injuries. After being pulled from the wreck, Jack Riley and George Wilson quickly ad-libbed the rest of the scene as the wreck was set on fire. The crash of the $60,000 rented helicopter used up more of the budget than all other aspects of the film combined.

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Quotes

The President: Take air force one.
Jim Richardson: Sir, Air Force one is broken
The President: Broken?
Jim Richardson: Yes sir.
The President: The whole plane?
Jim Richardson: In a sense sir, you remember where the Washington monument used to be?

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Crazy Credits

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Alternate Versions

The director's cut features a mockumentary called "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! Director's Cut: A Masterpiece Restored" on the restoration and the making of the film.

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Connections

Referenced in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

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Soundtracks

TOMATO STOMP
Music by Paul Sundfor and Gordon Goodwin
Lyrics by Costa Dillon, John De Bello and J. Stephen Peace

User Reviews

Plenty of Tomato Sauce

Many have claimed this is the worst movie of all time. I would rather sit through this 100 times than watch 10 minutes of Titanic!! To rate this movie you must watch it for the way it was intended, pure unadulterated B-Grade movie garbage. Then you will find there is only one vote to give it,... 10/10