Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

User rating: 0 0 votes and 0 Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes® Score
Tomatometer 27% 27% Audience Score 42% 42%

In Theaters: October 1, 1978

1h 27m | Fantasy, Comedy, Horror


One of the first films ever to be designed specifically to become a cult movie, this silly low-budget comedy has tomatoes growing to giant size and terrorizing screaming '70s types. It's really bad on purpose, with awful effects and a dumb script, in hopes of luring fans of campy old movies like Plan 9 From Outer Space.

There's a fun Jaws parody as the tomatoes attack a swimmer and a cute bit involving a military meeting in a small office with a very large table, but overall it fails to generate many laughs.

The problem is that the films which this one attempts to mock -- mainly bad 1950s sci-fi pictures -- have a cult following because they are funny unintentionally, and are beloved for reasons which this somewhat cynical effort completely misses. It has its moments, granted, but it just tries too hard.

Director: John De Bello
Producer(s): J. Peace, Mark Rosen
Cast: Jack Riley, Eric Christmas, Sharon Taylor, George Wilson, Rock Peace, Al Sklar, Ernie Meyers, Jerry Anderson, Ron Shapiro
Writer(s): Costa Dillon, J. Peace, Rick Rockwell, John De Bello
JustWatch Logo

  Change Location