Return of the Killer Tomatoes! 1988
“They were out for blood, and rotten to the core. Now they're back ...”
What is Return of the Killer Tomatoes!?
Topic: Film "Return of the Killer Tomatoes!" (1988). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1988
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 98 minutes
- Release date
- Apr 22, 1988
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Transatlantic Entertainment, Four Square Productions, Tomatos II
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Revenue
- $5,000,000
- Genres
- Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
- Updated
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Topic: Film "Return of the Killer Tomatoes!" (1988).
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Title: Return of the Killer Tomatoes!
Year: 1988
Release Date: 04/22/1988 (US)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction (also referred to as Sci-Fi or parody)
Director: John De Bello
Sequel to: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
Runtime: 1h 38m
Rating: PG
Cast: Anthony Starke, Karen Mistal, John Astin, George Clooney, Karen M. Waldron, Steve Lundquist.
Plot: Professor Gangreen has developed a way to make tomatoes look human for a second invasion.
Tagline: They were out for blood, and rotten to the core. Now they're back ...
Draft 1 (Mental Outline):
Return of the Killer Tomatoes! is a 1988 American parody film directed by John De Bello. It serves
Should you watch it?
“Crazy old Professor Gangreen develops a way to make tomatoes look human for a second invasion.”
- Features an early film appearance by George Clooney.
- Directed by John De Bello as the first sequel to Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.
- Stars Anthony Starke, Karen Mistal, and John Astin.
- It holds a zero percent Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Watch it if you want to see a 1988 comedy horror science fiction parody featuring George Clooney in an early role.
This is a 1h 38m PG-rated comedy, horror, and science fiction parody film with an absurd premise.
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Is Return of the Killer Tomatoes! worth watching?
It is a 1988 comedy, horror, and science fiction parody directed by John De Bello that holds a 49 percent popcornmeter rating.
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The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 38 minutes.
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This is a feature film rather than a television series, though it is the sequel to the 1978 film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.
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