Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
After a wave of reports of mysterious attacks involving people and pets being eaten by the traditionally docile fruit, a special government task force is set up to investigate the violent fruit and put a stop to their murderous spree.
- mutation
- aggression
- musical
- parody
- tomato
- mad scientist
- vegetable
- spoof
- b movie
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
David Miller
Mason Dixon
George Wilson
Jim Richardson
Sharon Taylor
Lois Fairchild
J. Stephen Peace
Wilbur Finletter
- Ernie Meyers — The President
- Eric Christmas — Senator Polk
- Jack Riley — Salesman
- Nigel Barber — Guard at Gate
- John De Bello — Janitor / Charles White
- Gregg Berger — Sergeant
- Costa Dillon — Man in Library
- Dean Grell — Miss Potato Famine of 1922
- John Qualls — Captain
- Ron Shapiro — Newspaper Editor
- Al Sklar — Ted Swann
- Directed
- John De Bello
Production
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 · 345 ratings
- Studio
- Four Square Productions
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1978 · You’re hereAttack of the Killer Tomatoes!
Where it starts.
Return of the Killer Tomatoes!
1988
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
