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Director:
John De Bello
Writers:
Stephen F. Andrich (writer)
John De Bello (writer)
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Release Date:
13 October 1988 (Australia) more
Genre:
Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
It'll leave a bad paste in your mouth. more
Plot:
Crazy old Professor Gangreen has developed a way to make tomatoes look human for a second invasion. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Surprisingly good more (32 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Michael Villani ... Bob Downs (as Mike Villani)
Harvey Weber ... Sid

John Astin ... Prof. Gangreen

Karen M. Waldron ... Tara Boumdeay (as Karen Mistal)
J. Stephen Peace ... Wilbur Finletter (as Rock Peace)

Anthony Starke ... Chad Finletter
John De Bello ... Charles White

George Clooney ... Matt Stevens
Gordon Howard ... Pizza customer
Rick Rockwell ... Jim Richardson / Tomato dealer

Costa Dillon ... Prison guard / Man in parking lot / SAG representative / Product placement customer / Reporter (as C.J. 'Clark' Dillon)
Steve Lundquist ... Igor
Mark Wenzel ... Mime
Spike Sorrentino ... Store owner
Devlin ... Shopper
John Ara Martin ... Waiter
D.J. Sullivan ... Mrs. Williams
Deborah Gates ... Woman In parking lot
Chad Peace ... Good boy
Brett Peace ... Better boy
Clint Peace ... Best boy
Frank Davis ... Sam Smith
Charlie Jones ... TV sportscaster
Dave Adams ... TV Evil Scientist
Teri Weigel ... Matt's playmate

Debi Fares ... Matt's tomato
Ian Hutton ... Greg Colburn
Thom Owens ... Referee
Deirdre Andrews ... Reporter
Ron Trim ... Reporter

Ka'imi Kuoha ... Little girl
Bruce Binkowski ... Daddy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patrick Bolanc ... Tomato Man
Alice Easy Squeezin' ... Larry the Snake

Mary M. Egan ... Grandmother DeBello
Kevin B. Gross ... Tomato man
Seth Kucha ... Tomato man (as Seth Kuoha)
Jerry L. Moats Jr. ... Tomato Man
Frank Orlett ... Tomato Man

Michael Joseph Pierce ... Shopper
Barry Ratto ... Tomato Man
Abbie C. Solarez ... Voice over
Shawn Stone ... Tomato Man
John Streano ... Restaurant Violin Player
Bruce Taylor ... Tomato Man
Gary Condit ... Pizzeria patron (uncredited)

Doug Ingold ... Pizza Patron (uncredited)
Carol Stoddard ... Runner (uncredited)
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Directed by
John De Bello 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Stephen F. Andrich  writer
John De Bello  writer
Costa Dillon  writer
J. Stephen Peace  writer

Produced by
Lowell D. Blank .... line producer
J. Stephen Peace .... producer
 
Original Music by
Neal Fox 
Rick Patterson 
 
Cinematography by
Victor Lou 
Stephen Welch  (as Stephen Kent Welch)
 
Film Editing by
Stephen F. Andrich 
John De Bello 
 
Casting by
Samuel Warren 
 
Production Design by
Costa Dillon 
 
Art Direction by
Roger C. Ambrose 
 
Set Decoration by
Melinda Ritz 
 
Makeup Department
Christie Beyer .... hair stylist
Christie Beyer .... makeup artist
Cheryl Voss .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Maura McCoy .... second assistant director
Thom Owens .... first assistant director (as Thom Owens)
Diane Weiss .... additional assistant director
 
Art Department
Debbie Castaldi .... lead person
Pat Comfort .... set dresser
Michael Curtis .... property assistant
Margaret Hungerford .... lead person
Rod Stroup .... assistant art director
Brendan Walsh .... property master
 
Sound Department
Flavio 'Paul' Fabrini .... sound recordist (as Paul Fabbrini)
Martin Lopez .... sound designer
Bruce Maynes .... digital sound processing
Wayne Nakatsu .... assistant re-recording mixer
Thom Owens .... sound effects editor (as Thomas Owens)
Mark A. Rozett .... sound re-recording mixer (as Mark Rozett)
 
Special Effects by
Dean Andolsek .... special effects
Ron L. Coons .... special effects
Gary Schnuckle .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Dave Osborne .... optical effects
 
Stunts
'Tex' Carrol .... stunts (as "Tex" Carroll)
Dave Caruthers .... stunts
Scott Conway .... stunts (as Scot "Gymkata" Conway)
Kevin B. Gross .... stunts
Ben Kahananui .... stunts
Sam Alama Kucha .... action coordinator
Sam Alama Kucha .... stunt coordinator
Sam Alama Kucha .... stunts
Seth Kucha .... stunts
Nic Lawson .... stunts
William Law .... stunts
Chris Olson .... stunts
Kerry Sageman .... assistant action coordinator
Kerry Sageman .... stunts (as Kerry "Ironman" Sageman)
Susie Sanderson .... stunts (as Susie "Sweet Kicks" Sanderson)
Robert Toledo Jr. .... stunts
Kelly Turner .... stunts (as Kelly "G.T." Turner)
Greg Young .... assistant action coordinator
Greg Young .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Stephen F. Andrich .... camera operator (as Stave Andrich)
Todd Appleman .... best boy electric
Steve Glynn .... key grip
Rick Grasser .... grip
Brian Kahn .... grip
Jim Kundig .... dolly grip
Michael Lambert .... first assistant camera
Michael Lapins .... gaffer
Victor Lou .... additional assistant camera
Victor Lou .... director of photography: second unit
Alexander Seligman .... second assistant camera
Alexander Seligman .... still photographer
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tiff Winton .... costumer (as Tiffanie Winton)
 
Editorial Department
Beth Accomando .... associate editor
Marci Bretts .... first assistant editor
James Carter .... color timer (as Jim Carter)
Michael McCann .... negative cutter (as Mike McCann)
 
Music Department
John De Bello .... music editor
Dan Milner .... music coordinator
 
Transportation Department
Ron Trim .... transportation captain
 
Other crew
Janet Backer .... production secretary
Meryl Burns .... production assistant
David Craven .... production supporter
Julianne Creighton .... script supervisor
Chuck S. Diehl .... video production (as Chuck Diehl)
Liz Garcia .... production assistant
Betty Harris .... talent coordinator
Michael Hess .... floor runner
Bettie King .... studio teacher
David Littleton .... production supporter
Martin Lopez .... location manager
Joe Quarrtuccio .... caterer: Personal Touch Catering
Vanessa Quarrtuccio .... caterer: Personal Touch Catering
Misty Roberts .... assistant: J.S. Peace
Ms. Shepard .... assistant: John De Bello
Bruce Vierheller .... first aid
 
Thanks
Jim Ladd .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Return of the Killer Tomatoes: The Sequel (USA) (video box title)
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Runtime:
98 min | UK:94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-11 | UK:15 | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Chula Vista, California, USA more
Company:
Four Square Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
At the end of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978), the beginnings of a carrot uprising are seen. At the end of this film, two carrots with machine guns grace the final scene of the film. This continued through the rest of the series. more
Goofs:
Continuity: As Chad is talking to the tomato, the clock reads 1:52 am. The scene cuts to a close up of the Fuzzy Tomato and the clock reads 2:10 am. Then, it goes back to a shot of Chad talking to the tomato and the clock is at 1:53 am. The very end of the scene, the clock now reads 2:13 am. more
Quotes:
Shopper: Valerian root powder! more
Movie Connections:
Edited into Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! (1990) more
Soundtrack:
Who Did It? more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Surprisingly good, 27 February 2001
7/10
Author: Stephen Kennedy (kennedy.265@osu.edu) from Columbus, Ohio

This film ranks up there with the best of the spoof movies, such as Naked Gun, Airplane!, and Top Secret! I rented it as part of a bad horror movie marathon, along with Leprechaun in Space. It has some of the funniest moments I've ever seen in any movie. The running joke about the film's low budget was one. Also, the fight in the bar made me laugh hysterically. Why did the fight occur? I have no idea! Keep in mind that I don't enjoy this movie on a campy, b-movies-are-cool level. I regard this movie on a One of the Funniest Movies Ever Made level. George Clooney has large hair and does a pretty good job. Also, look out for Rick Rockwell, TV's Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire? millionaire in one of his rare movie appearances! He plays a shady villain.

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