A movie mogul in search of a tax shelter screens a space parody about a young woman, a mad scientist and a space monster.
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| Deborah Foreman | ... |
Mary
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| S.D. Nemeth | ... |
The Dreaded Lobster Man
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| Anthony Hickox | ... |
John
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Dean Jacobson | ... |
Stevie Horowitz
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| Tony Curtis | ... |
J.P. Shelldrake
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Mindy Kennedy | ... |
Tammy
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| Phil Proctor | ... |
Lou
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| Tim Haldeman | ... |
Marvin
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| Barry Hansen | ... |
Narrator (voice)
(as Dr. Demento)
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| Bobby Pickett | ... |
The Astrologer / King of Mars
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Richard 'Dub' Wright | ... |
The Bearded Slave
(as Richard Wright)
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| Ava Fabian | ... |
The Queen of Mars
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Sage Whitfield | ... |
Beautiful Martian Maiden
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Erica Evans | ... |
Beautiful Martian Maiden
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Robert Breeze | ... |
Another Slave
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| Stanley Sheff | ... |
Brainex
(as Itself)
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Tommy Sledge | ... |
Detective / Self
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| Jim Bentley | ... |
Rufus
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| Skip Young | ... |
Zip
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| Fred Holliday | ... |
Colonel Ankrum
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William Ackerman | ... |
Auto Mechanic
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M.G. Kelly | ... |
Big Dick Strange
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| Patrick Macnee | ... |
Professor Plocostomos
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Christopher Best | ... |
Guy in the T-Bird
(as Chris Best)
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Karen Kelley Dugan | ... |
Gal in the T-Bird
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Gary M. Bettman | ... |
Gomer's Motel Clerk
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| Caroline Beil | ... |
Astonished Girl
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Jan Gaye | ... |
Chef Lola
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Deboragh Pryor | ... |
Chef Mola
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Melinda Davis | ... |
Terrorized Girl in the Hallway
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Jenna Dionne Scacia | ... |
Terrorized Girl in the Hallway
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Maren Scacia | ... |
Terrorized Girl in the Hallway
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Jill Sharp | ... |
Terrorized Girl in the Hallway
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Dorene Jackson | ... |
Girl with the Baseball Bat
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Bruce Tallerman | ... |
Nose-O the Clown
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| Richard Penn | ... |
Sergeant Schwartz
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Stuart Dowling | ... |
Skipper Bruce
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Steve Peterson | ... |
The Butler
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| Billy Barty | ... |
Mr. Throckmorton
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Todd Kutches | ... |
Sergeant Goldberg
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Dennis Moynahan | ... |
Lester the Camper
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| Diana Frank | ... |
Vicki the Camper
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Dick Spangler | ... |
TV Announcer
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Gayl Murphy | ... |
Character Voice (voice)
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| Bill Ratner | ... |
Character Voice (voice)
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Richard Write | ... |
Martian Slave
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| Jeffrey S. Farley | ... |
Lobster Man / Mombo (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Stanley Sheff | ||
Written by
| Bob Greenberg | ... | (written by) & |
| Stanley Sheff | ... | (written by) |
| Tommy Sledge | ... | (character material) |
Produced by
| Staffan Ahrenberg | ... | executive producer |
| Gary M. Bettman | ... | line producer |
| Tom Eliasson | ... | executive producer |
| Steven S. Greene | ... | producer |
| Eyal Rimmon | ... | producer |
| Nicole Seguin | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Sasha Matson | ||
Cinematography by
| Gerry Lively | ||
Editing by
| John Peterson | ||
| Stanley Sheff | ||
Editorial Department
| Miklos Wright | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| William Ackerman | ||
Production Design by
| Dail White | ||
Costume Design by
| Shon LeBlanc | ||
Makeup Department
| Carrey Gibbons | ... | assistant makeup artist (as Carey Gibbons) |
| Angela Moos | ... | hair stylist (as Angela Margolis) / makeup artist (as Angela Margolis) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Paul Martin | ... | second second assistant director (as Paul N. Martin) |
| Richard Oswald | ... | first assistant director |
| Jeff Shiffman | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Timothy Baxter | ... | construction coordinator |
| Jim Richer | ... | construction crew |
| Bill Riley | ... | construction crew |
| Sally Romine | ... | construction crew |
| Woody Romine | ... | construction crew |
| Joseph Sedor | ... | construction foreman |
| Dail White | ... | property master |
| Richard Wright | ... | assistant props |
Sound Department
| Darrell Bryan | ... | second audio engineer |
| Ron Bryan | ... | post-production sound engineer |
| Robert Janiger | ... | sound recordist |
| George W. Scott | ... | boom operator |
Visual Effects by
| Anthony Doublin | ... | special visual effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Russ Brandt | ... | gaffer |
| Eric Brown | ... | grip |
| Cindy Chastain | ... | second assistant camera |
| Chris Godfrey | ... | best boy |
| Duane Journey | ... | dolly grip / key grip |
| Joel Levinson | ... | special still photographer |
| Michael Martino | ... | first assistant camera |
| Michele Mattei | ... | special still photographer |
| John Norton | ... | electrician |
| Drex Reed | ... | best boy electric |
| Mark Schmidt | ... | grip |
| Alexander Seligman | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Lauryn Cone | ... | assistant costumer |
| Marc Gross | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| K.C. Kelly | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Kevin Kohl | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Diane LeBlanc | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Script and Continuity Department
| Jon-Michael Preece | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Vern Dietsche | ... | production assistant |
| Marilyn Penn-Lindley | ... | production coordinator: second unit (as Marilyn Penn) / production secretary (as Marilyn Penn) |
| Bruce Tallerman | ... | production coordinator |
Production Companies
- Electric Pictures (presents)
- Filmrullen
Distributors
- Electric Pictures (1990) (United States) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1990) (Australia) (theatrical)
- The Movie Group (1989) (Non-US) (theatrical)
- International Video Entertainment (IVE) (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Roadshow Home Video (1990) (Australia) (VHS) (under "Premiere Home Entertainment")
- VCL Communications (1990) (Germany) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Alliance Atlantis Video (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
- Artisan Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Avid Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Entertainment in Video (1990) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Live Home Video (1991) (United States) (VHS) (reprint)
- MCA Home Video (1990) (Canada) (VHS) (distributed by)
- Premiere Home Entertainment (1990) (Australia) (VHS)
- Top Tape (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Movie mogul J.P. Shelldrake discovers he's in desperate need of a tax write-off to keep the Internal Revenue Service off his back. Young writer, producer and director Stevie Horowitz walks in the studio with his homemade space parody "Lobster Man From Mars". What follows is one of the most bizarre and funny film within-a-film send-ups: Mars suffers from a severe air leakage, and the King of Mars sends the dreaded Lobster Man to Earth to steal its air. The Lobster Man's plot is foiled by a mad scientist, an army colonel, and a young and innocent woman. Shelldrake buys the movie, which makes a huge profit and sends Shelldrake to tax prison, with Stevie taking his place as the studio mogul.
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| Taglines | The biggest lobster tale ever. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In his autobiography, Tony Curtis says that he worked on the movie because they paid him $100,000, and he needed to make child support payments. He also mentions that during the production, he never saw the scenes of the movie that his character was reacting to. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Rock Lobster See more » |
| Crazy Credits | No lobsters were harmed during this production, only eaten. See more » |
| Quotes |
Professor Plocostomos:
If you were a lobster man, would you go into a haunted house surrounded by hot springs? See more » |