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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1980)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:3

Rotten:8

Average Rating:3.9/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Music, comedy and spoof horror are all combined in this uniquely low-budget attack on conventional horror movies. When a high-level government experiment goes terribly awry a group of giant,... Music, comedy and spoof horror are all combined in this uniquely low-budget attack on conventional horror movies. When a high-level government experiment goes terribly awry a group of giant, mutated tomatoes roll through suburbia on a spree of mayhem and murder. [More]

Starring: David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor, Jack Riley

Starring: David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor, Jack Riley, Bill Priester

Director: John De Bello

Director: John De Bello

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Reviews for Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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Deliriously silly!

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06/12/04
Rich Cline
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Shadows on the Wall
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03/26/09
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08/12/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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04/02/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The really frustrating thing about Tomatoes is the toothlessness of its satire.

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10/05/03
Eric Henderson
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

Even though there are about a zillion dumb parts, it never quite wears out its welcome.

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09/25/03
Peter Sobczynski
Peter Sobczynski
Critic Doctor

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03/04/03
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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11/27/02
Michael Drakulich
Michael Drakulich
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)

No review available.

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10/03/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Lousy movie with a catchy titles

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09/24/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Turned into a B movie classic based on its title alone.

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08/04/02
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

I don't care if it's "so bad it's good" -- there's some seriously funny bits in this otherwise disposable cult flick.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
 
 
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