Killer Tomatoes Strike Back

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Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
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Directed byJohn De Bello
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyStephen F. Andrich
Edited by Beth Accomando
Music by
Production
company
Four Square Productions
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • November 14, 1991 (1991-11-14)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! is a 1991 American comedy film. [1] It is the third in the Killer Tomatoes film series, following Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978) and Return of the Killer Tomatoes (1988), and followed by Killer Tomatoes Eat France (1992). The film stars Rick Rockwell, Crystal Carson, Steve Lundquist, John Witherspoon and John Astin.

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The film is the first in which the killer tomatoes are shown with faces, and the only Killer Tomatoes film that does not begin with the traditional Killer Tomatoes score, although remixes play during the film. The film was a direct-to-video release.

Plot

Police assistant Lance Boyle is a childish detective who is lumbered with worthless police cases. However, after several murders in a nearby wood that concern Killer Tomatoes, Lance finds himself working alongside Kennedy Johnson, a Tomatologist, to solve the murders.

Nearby, Professor Mortimer Gangreen has begun using subliminal mind control on his talk show, disguised as talk show host Jeronahew. After kidnapping members of the press and media, Gangreen and his assistant Igor plot to use his brainwashed press members, as well as the Subliminal Mind control, to overpower the human race and make the world a planet run by himself and his killer tomatoes, though he has rather childish plans for world domination: "Next time I fly; my bags will not be the last ones on the carousel!" as well as planning to reward Igor with "the K-Mart in East Rutherford".

Following countless killer tomatoes attacks, Lance and Kennedy finally reach Gangreen's hideout, where they must pit themselves against killer tomatoes, brainwashed newsreaders and a giant bacon, lettuce and human sandwich, of which Kennedy may be a part. With help from FT (Fuzzy Tomato, from Return of the Killer Tomatoes ), Lance rescues Kennedy and Gangreen is defeated, left at the mercy of the hungry killer tomatoes.

References to other movies

Cast

Documentary

Screaming Soup! Presents the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Retrospective, a documentary film focusing on the history of the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes franchise with interviews including cast and crew from Killer Tomatoes Strike Back, was released in February 2023 on YouTube. [2]

References

  1. "10 Movies & TV Scenes That Parody Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho". Screen Rant . 16 March 2022.
  2. Fowler, Dan (2023-02-03), Screaming Soup! Presents the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Retrospective (Documentary), John Astin, Amanda Capps, Crystal Carson, Happy Everyday Co, retrieved 2024-02-26