A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.
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- TriviaKelli Maroney improvised the Uzi line when the weapon jammed for real. Director Thom Eberhardt told the cast to react to any unexpected occurrences in character, since time and budget were tight and they needed to avoid retakes.
- GoofsIn the radio station, Hector takes his gloves off twice.
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[When her MAC-10 jams during target practice]
Samantha Belmont: See, this is the problem with these things. Daddy would have gotten us Uzis.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Science Fiction Films (1985)
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Charming and nice Science Fiction about a Zombie Apocalypse caused by a destructive comet
The passage of the comet, which last visited 65 million years ago when the dinosaurs disppeared, arrives in Earth with fateful consequences . The passing comet turns almost everyone in LA into piles of red dust . As the comet comet wipes out most life on Earth , disappearing all but a few people on our Earth . As two teens : worker Catherine May Stewart and cheerleader Kelli Maroney survive the breathtaking disaster . After surviving the explosion of the deadly comet , the two beautiful sisters discover that they seem to be the last people on Earth . They respond to the end of the World by shopping for disco clothes in a disco-free town. But these girls can handle comet related effect : an occassional Zombie plague with automatic weapons and karate films . When the zombies start pursuit them , thing begin to lose their charm . The survivors , mostly young adults as Robert Beltran , are hunted by a pair of baddies : Mary Woronov , Geoffrey Lewis , these emerge from their low-budget bunker to reveal that the turn-of-dust thing is accelerating and they need to drain the blood of uncontamined survivors .
An amusing and enjoyable Science Fiction movie with two wonderful protagonists giving and having fun. It is added with a moving musical score and packing about twenty songs . Enjoyable chiller in medium budget with thrills , terror , noisy action , shootouts and it all adds up to a zesty spoof of science fiction genre . Cute and fun , but the storyline runs out earlier the film does . Sympathetic starring duo : Catherine May Stewart and Kelly Maroney , they give funny and agreeable acting as two likable teenagers , especially when are dancing at the deserted Mall under background a famous song sung by Cindy Lauper . Furthermore , a fine and adequate support cast with brief interpretations from Sharon Farrell , Michael Bowen , Mary Wonorov and Geoffrey Lewis .
The motion picture was lively and professionally directed by Thom Eberhardt . Thom has directed a few but acceptable films as Sole Survivir , Without a clue , The night before , Gross anatomy , Captain Ron , Ratz , Face Down , among others . Rating 6.5/10 . Decent and entertaining enough Scifi/horror movie with hilarious elements .
An amusing and enjoyable Science Fiction movie with two wonderful protagonists giving and having fun. It is added with a moving musical score and packing about twenty songs . Enjoyable chiller in medium budget with thrills , terror , noisy action , shootouts and it all adds up to a zesty spoof of science fiction genre . Cute and fun , but the storyline runs out earlier the film does . Sympathetic starring duo : Catherine May Stewart and Kelly Maroney , they give funny and agreeable acting as two likable teenagers , especially when are dancing at the deserted Mall under background a famous song sung by Cindy Lauper . Furthermore , a fine and adequate support cast with brief interpretations from Sharon Farrell , Michael Bowen , Mary Wonorov and Geoffrey Lewis .
The motion picture was lively and professionally directed by Thom Eberhardt . Thom has directed a few but acceptable films as Sole Survivir , Without a clue , The night before , Gross anatomy , Captain Ron , Ratz , Face Down , among others . Rating 6.5/10 . Decent and entertaining enough Scifi/horror movie with hilarious elements .
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- Teenage Mutant Horror Comet Zombies
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- $700,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,418,922
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,580,578
- Nov 18, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $14,418,922
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