| Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! | |
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| Directed by | John De Bello |
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| Cinematography | Stephen F. Andrich |
| Edited by | Beth Accomando |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! is a 1991 Americancomedy film.[1] It is the third in theKiller Tomatoes film series, followingAttack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978) andReturn of the Killer Tomatoes (1988), and followed byKiller Tomatoes Eat France (1992). The film stars Rick Rockwell,Crystal Carson,Steve Lundquist,John Witherspoon, andJohn Astin.
The film is the first in which the killer tomatoes are shown with faces and the onlyKiller Tomatoes film that does not begin with the traditionalKiller Tomatoes score, although remixes play during the film. The film was adirect-to-video release.
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 "theK-Mart inEast 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, fromReturn of the Killer Tomatoes), Lance rescues Kennedy and Gangreen is defeated, left at the mercy of the hungry killer tomatoes.
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 fromKiller Tomatoes Strike Back, was released in February 2023 on YouTube.[2]
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