Killer Tomatoes Get Remade
Think it'll top the original's 27 percent Tomatometer?
A
Return of the Killer Tomatoes! poster hangs on the RT office wall
(between
Eternal Sunshine and
Metropolis
no less), so naturally we're typing the following joyful news with slightly
trembling fingers:
Attack
of the Killer Tomatoes! is due for a remake.
Uh-huh, the 1978 comedy/sci-fi/horror/musical camp classic that spawned three sequels and a boring cartoon (that you probably ignored to catch The Real Ghostbusters and Heathcliff instead) will be gussied up for a new generation, showing those young whippersnappers what cinema's all about.
Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine will be sharing screenwriting duties on the remake, with Nichols making his directorial debut. The two gained Internets fame with their "Ask a Ninja" web series, which has racked up over 80 million views.
"Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! is the masterwork of a generation," Nichols stated. "We can only aspire to recapture that magic."
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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on Mar 11 2008 10:54 AM Noooooooo. Heresy. How could they?, how can they?. I love attack of the killer Tomatoes. (Reply to this) |
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on Mar 11 2008 11:29 AM EVERYBODY SING!!!!!!!!!!!!! Attack of the killer tomatoes! Attack of the killer tomatoes! They'll beat you, bash you, Squish you, mash you Chew you up for brunch And finish you off for dinner or lunch! They're marching down the halls They're crawling up the walls They're gooey, gushy, squishy, mushy Rotten to the core They're standing outside your door! Remember Herman Farbage While taking out his garbage He turned around and he did see Tomatoes hiding in his tree Now, he's just a memory! I know I'm going to miss her A tomato ate my sister Sacramento fell today They're marching in San Jose Tomatoes are on their way! (Reply to this) |
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on Mar 11 2008 11:50 AM this is killer.... (Reply to this) |
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on Mar 11 2008 12:00 PM Last year, more people were killed by automobile accidents, heart attacks, lung cancer, and natural causes combined than by any one tomato movie remake. (Reply to this) |
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on Mar 11 2008 01:08 PM "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! is the masterwork of a generation," Nichols stated. "We can only aspire to recapture that magic." What! Hahahahaha! they crazy! i'd like to see peter jackson direct this! HAhahaahaha (Reply to this) |
on Mar 11 2008 01:14 PM This is bound to win an oscar. (Reply to this) |
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on Mar 11 2008 03:17 PM I think they should a remake of "Hardware Wars" instead. It's already derivative. (Reply to this) |
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on Mar 11 2008 03:25 PM ...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Mar 11 2008 05:02 PM whatever (Reply to this) |
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on Mar 11 2008 05:11 PM How long before a remake of "Them" comes around now? Or how about "The Blob" ;) (Reply to this) |
on Mar 11 2008 05:55 PM They already remade "The Blob" in '88. Good 'n gory too. (Reply to this) |
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on Mar 11 2008 06:08 PM Remake of a remake then? Nothing is too low for Hollywood these days ya know. :-P (Reply to this) |
on Mar 11 2008 08:51 PM Puberty love. (Reply to this) |
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on Mar 11 2008 10:44 PM i know the movie that needs a remake.... howard the duck! (Reply to this) |
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on Mar 11 2008 11:23 PM These tomatoes are rotten to the core :) (Reply to this) |
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on Mar 12 2008 04:46 AM I don't get it. The writer's strike is over and Hollywood's ideas are crappier than ever. Where's the imagination? Where's the originality? Enough with the remakes already! Make something new! (Reply to this) |
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on Mar 12 2008 07:28 AM Well it was only a matter of time... P.S. goldmonkee just stole my rottentomatoes pun... (Reply to this) |
on Mar 12 2008 11:17 AM "Big breasted girls go to the beach... and take their tops off! Ah Wee Oh Wee Oh Wee..." Will George Clooney be in this one? And will they replace all the funny special effects like a bushel of tomatoes rolling down the street with stupid CGI effects? I feel good CGI effects would be in direct contradiction to what the Killer Tomato movies stand for... (Reply to this) |
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on Mar 12 2008 11:52 AM the only glimmer of hope is that this is being done by the "ask a ninja" guys...which was kind of funny...for a few minutes. (Reply to this) |
on Mar 12 2008 12:26 PM Let's make this clear Tomatoes are fruits! (Reply to this) |
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