Audio commentary fron writer/director John DeBello, writer/co-star Steve Peace, and "creator" Costa Dillon Deleted scenes Six exclusive featurettes The original 8 mm Attack of the Killer Tomatoes movie with audio commentary "Do They Accept Traveler's Checks in Babusland" (the 8 mm movie that inspired Attack of the Killer Tomatoes), with audio commentary Attack of the Killer Tomatoes trivia Original theatrical trailer Radio spots Loads and loads of additional extras
[Collector's Edition]
Rating: PG Genre: Science Fiction Release Date: 09/23/2003 Dubbed: English Run Time: 188 Minutes Flags: Questionable for Children, Adult Language Distributor/Studio: Rhino Home Video
One of the first films ever to be designed specifically to become a cult movie, this silly low-budget comedy has tomatoes growing to giant size and terrorizing screaming '70s types. It's really bad on purpose, with awful effects and a dumb script, in hopes of luring fans of campy old movies like Plan 9 From Outer Space. There's a fun Jaws parody as the tomatoes attack a swimmer and a cute bit involving a military meeting in a small office with a very large table, but overall it fails to generate many laughs. The problem is that the films which this one attempts to mock -- mainly bad 1950s sci-fi pictures -- have a cult following because they are funny unintentionally, and are beloved for reasons which this somewhat cynical effort completely misses. It has its moments, granted, but it just tries too hard.
