Dec 4, 2019
Return Of The Killer Tomatoes! (1988)
"Gonna need your help fighting the red menace again."
"Communists, huh?"
"Worse: tomatoes!"
#Return of the killer tomatoes!#1988#films i done watched#american cinema#horror comedy#Anthony Starke#george clooney#Karen Mistal#Steve Lundquist#john astin#J. Stephen Peace#Michael Villani#Frank Davis#Harvey Weber#charlie jones#John De Bello#Ian Hutton#Rick Rockwell#Stephen Andrich#teri weigel#?!? I don't even know where to start#Clooney was post Return to Horror High but pre stardom when he made this nonsense sequel to a minor parody film that came out 11 years#Earlier. I can't imagine anyone was clamouring for a sequel to Attack of the Killer Tomatoes but hey here we are. I must shame facedly#Admit I haven't even seen the earlier film but this fell into my hands and I'm a sucker for a cheesy movie. And cheesy it is#Actually this is surprisingly entertaining. Pushing the boundaries of parody to breaking point and smashing the fourth wall in the process#(the film actually stops for a few minutes as the crew debate how to raise enough money to finish it). There's a few smart jokes a lot of#Stupid ones and a wealth of blink and you'll miss them visual gags scattered throughout. Clooney is actually pretty good; all the leads are#But perhaps unsurprisingly it's old hand Astin who seems to be having the most fun as a scenery chewing mad scientist. It doesn't work all#The time but there's enough silliness thrown at the viewer that some of it has to land. The scientists helper Igor being a handsome intern#Who dreams of being a newsreader is both utterly left field and actually pretty funny. Oh and the soundtrack is weirdly good
