Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)

Original title

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!

Directed by

John De Bello

Genre

comedy film, horror film, science fiction film, parody film, musical film, science fiction horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 338 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Tomatoes become sentient and start attacking people for no clear reason. This parody film makes fun of low-budget B movies with its over-the-top premise and deliberately goofy tone.

goofycampyabsurdlow-budgetsatiricalsillytongue-in-cheekcheesy

What happens

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is a 1978 American independent parody film produced by J. Stephen Peace and John DeBello, and directed by John DeBello based upon an original idea by Costa Dillon. The film stars David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor and Jack Riley. The screenplay was written by Dillon, Peace and DeBello. The film spoofs B movies, and was made on a budget of less than $100,000. The story involves tomatoes becoming sentient by unknown means, and revolting against humanity. Critical reception of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes was mostly negative. The box office success of the film led to three sequels, all co-written by the same three writers and directed by DeBello. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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