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Return of the Killer Tomatoes!

  • 19881988
  • PGPG
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
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Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988)
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Crazy old Professor Gangreen has developed a way to make tomatoes look human for a second invasion.Crazy old Professor Gangreen has developed a way to make tomatoes look human for a second invasion.Crazy old Professor Gangreen has developed a way to make tomatoes look human for a second invasion.
IMDb RATING
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7.2K
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POPULARITY
13,909
638
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    • Director
      • John De Bello
    • Writers
      • Stephen Andrich
      • John De Bello
      • Costa Dillon
    • Stars
      • Anthony Starke
      • George Clooney
      • Karen M. Waldron
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John De Bello
    • Writers
      • Stephen Andrich
      • John De Bello
      • Costa Dillon
    • Stars
      • Anthony Starke
      • George Clooney
      • Karen M. Waldron
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 57User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews

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    Top cast

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    Anthony Starke
    Anthony Starke
    • Chad Finletter
    George Clooney
    George Clooney
    • Matt Stevens
    Karen M. Waldron
    Karen M. Waldron
    • Tara Boumdeay
    • (as Karen Mistal)
    Steve Lundquist
    • Igor
    John Astin
    John Astin
    • Professor Gangreen
    Charlie Jones
    • TV Sportscaster
    J. Stephen Peace
    • Wilbur Finletter
    • (as Rock Peace)
    Michael Villani
    Michael Villani
    • Bob Downs
    • (as Mike Villani)
    Frank Davis
    • Sam Smith
    Harvey Weber
    • Sid
    John De Bello
    John De Bello
    • Charles White…
    Ian Hutton
    • Greg Colburn
    Gordon Howard
    • Pizza Customer
    Rick Rockwell
    • Jim Richardson…
    Costa Dillon
    Costa Dillon
    • Prison Guard
    • (as C.J. 'Clark' Dillon)
    • …
    Mark Wenzel
    • Mime
    Spike Sorrentino
    • Store Owner
    Devlin
    • Shopper
    • Director
      • John De Bello
    • Writers
      • Stephen Andrich
      • John De Bello
      • Costa Dillon
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Teri Weigel plays the part of a playmate. She was actually Playboy's Playmate of April 1986.
    • Goofs
      As Chad talks to the Fuzzy Tomato, the clock says 1:52 am. The scene cuts to a close-up of the Fuzzy Tomato, and the clock says 2:10 am. When the camera moves back to Chad, the clock says 1:53 am. The very end of the scene, the clock says 2:13 am.
    • Quotes

      Tara: They are gardeners and carpenters, they are not tomato men.

    • Crazy credits
      Near the end of the end credits, Bob Downs and Sid talk about what a crummy movie it was, then a voice says "All right, who let the carrots on the stage?" Bob says "Hey! You carrots can't be here..." and is cut off by gunshots and screaming. The credits end and Bob and Sid are lying dead. Two carrots holding machine guns and dressed as Rambo step out and say "There is no movie tomorrow." Then Prof. Gangreene starts laughing and says "See you in France!"
    • Connections
      Edited from Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)

    User reviews57

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    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
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    • LiloandStitch01
    • Dec 6, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 22, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • KT Entertainment
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Return of the Killer Tomatoes: The Sequel
    • Filming locations
      • National City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Four Square Productions
      • Tomatos II
      • Tomatos II
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,000,000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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