{"id":40085,"date":"2018-01-31T14:37:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T21:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40085"},"modified":"2020-12-03T00:28:25","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T07:28:25","slug":"attack-of-the-killer-tomatoes-1978","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40085","title":{"rendered":"Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Who would have thought? All we wanted was a bigger, healthier tomato.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-40086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Poster.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWith the help of a journalist (Sharon Taylor), a spy (Gary Smith), and a parachuting lieutenant (Rock Peace), a special operations agent (David Miller) attempts to learn why tomatoes are suddenly wreaking havoc on humanity.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Killer Plants<\/li>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that the &#8220;title sufficiently tells [the] plot of this sci-fi spoof that, regrettably, is not nearly as bad as its distributors would like us to believe&#8221;. He argues that &#8220;unfortunately, the filmmakers had enough skill to make it clever but dull rather than inept but campy, like other &#8216;Worst Film&#8217; contenders&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Dead.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Dead.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Dead.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Dead-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Dead-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Dead-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and points out that &#8220;at least it has an even more ludicrous title tune than <em>The Blob<\/em>&#8216;s&#8221; (indeed, the song will stick in your memory for days thereafter; be forewarned). While Peary asserts that the &#8220;funniest gag has an actor dubbed (loud and out-of-synch, appropriately) simply because this is a sci-fi film and he is Japanese&#8221;, I believe the best scenes (relatively speaking) are those which openly parody well-known horror films (i.e, tomatoes bobbing menacingly in the ocean <em>a la Jaws<\/em>). While I&#8217;m not a personal fan of this ridiculously silly film, it&#8217;s harmless and worth a look if you enjoy this kind of entertainment.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fun parody sequences from famous flicks<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Plane.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Plane.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Plane.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Plane-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Plane-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Jaws.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Jaws.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Jaws.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Jaws-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Attack-Killer-Tomatoes-Jaws-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a look if you&#8217;re curious. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0080391\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.badmovies.org\/movies\/killtomato\/\">Bad Movies Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1271&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/sciencefiction\/attackofthekillertomatoes.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Who would have thought? All we wanted was a bigger, healthier tomato.&#8221; Synopsis: With the help of a journalist (Sharon Taylor), a spy (Gary Smith), and a parachuting lieutenant (Rock Peace), a special operations agent (David Miller) attempts to learn why tomatoes are suddenly wreaking havoc on humanity. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Killer Plants Satires and Spoofs Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary writes that the &#8220;title sufficiently tells [the] plot of this sci-fi spoof that, regrettably, is not nearly&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40085\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40085"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56096,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40085\/revisions\/56096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}