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ATTTAAAAACCCCCK Of The Killer To-Maaa-Tooooeeesss!!

i like the first one by BatRastard	Mar 11th, 2008 08:21:57 AM
it was fun. maybe this will work out.
I think this time we need to understand the angst by just pillow talk	Mar 11th, 2008 08:22:05 AM
of the tomatoes. Someone contact Ang Lee!
Clooney to reprise his role? by LordPorkington	Mar 11th, 2008 08:24:12 AM
God knows he needs the work...
As long as the characters are realistic... by Rando Calrisian	Mar 11th, 2008 08:24:26 AM
I mean, come on.
They should spend $200 million on this. by sapno_krei	Mar 11th, 2008 08:24:58 AM
I would pay to see it just for the audacity of it. Then again, I didn't see Snakes on a Plane(despite the it's-so-silly-it's-a-must-see hype), so maybe not.
Too tomatoeyyy!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Mar 11th, 2008 08:25:38 AM
And Michael Bay action? Great!
FINALLY! by irrelevntelefant	Mar 11th, 2008 08:26:33 AM
the studio gods have shined light into my little world. please keep the "pass the ketchup " joke... please
It still is expected to revolve around killer tomatoes by filmcoyote	Mar 11th, 2008 08:27:50 AM
best line ever. what a fantastically daft thing to write. I have no problem with this. These sorts of fun but hardly amazing films are the ones that i don't mind being remade if something has to be.
Look out! Here comes Uwe Boll! by ITSpook	Mar 11th, 2008 08:29:58 AM
This project should draw him like moths to a flame.
If Clooney actually took part in this... by Phimseto	Mar 11th, 2008 08:30:45 AM
...I might go see it. The great thing about Clooney is that he would actually do it.
Chris Nolan for this. by Laserbrain	Mar 11th, 2008 08:30:50 AM
I've always wanted to see Killer Tomatoes done straight. Strip it back, ditch the campy aspects. We may only have one chance at this, guys. Petition?
Hmmm by DonnieDorko	Mar 11th, 2008 08:31:25 AM
Sounds pretty boring.. I remember the original(s) but why a remake?
Hmmm2 by DonnieDorko	Mar 11th, 2008 08:33:02 AM
It's like SNL-skits, It's a pretty funny premise. That's it.
Scraping the bottom of the barrel by Pariah74	Mar 11th, 2008 08:34:03 AM
If Hollywood is down to remaking this garbage then they are in worse creative shape than I could have ever imagined.
I agree, Laserbrajn by sapno_krei	Mar 11th, 2008 08:35:49 AM
This movie is probably the silliest of silly movie premises. It would be quite ballsy for Hollywood to tackle it with seriousness. It would be ever more awesom if they could get a well-respected actor to emote and maybe even elicit tears from the audience.
AVPVKT by Laserbrain	Mar 11th, 2008 08:36:11 AM
Pencil her in, Hollywood.
Give it to Tim Burton... by Sledge Hammer	Mar 11th, 2008 08:38:10 AM
...let him go as weird and off kilter as he fucking wants, and then see what happens. What's the worst that could happen? A bad Killer Tomatoes movie? How ever would the world survive...
No Originallity by Baronmech	Mar 11th, 2008 08:46:00 AM
We need a $200 Mil budget to do this one up right. Stupid F's. What made the first so great was that there was no money. Great tongue in cheek mocking of a genre. NOTHING they can do to "update" or "restart" as they like to call it now, this is going to be any good. Just goes to show, Hollywood is OFFICALLY out of Ideas. I forgot how funny the credits were. Thanks for the reminder.
No Originallity by Baronmech	Mar 11th, 2008 08:46:04 AM
We need a $200 Mil budget to do this one up right. Stupid F's. What made the first so great was that there was no money. Great tongue in cheek mocking of a genre. NOTHING they can do to "update" or "restart" as they like to call it now, this is going to be any good. Just goes to show, Hollywood is OFFICALLY out of Ideas. I forgot how funny the credits were. Thanks for the reminder.
Will CGI ... by kingmaclean	Mar 11th, 2008 08:49:07 AM
haters start a campaign? "Keep the Killer Tomatoes Organic!"
Is nothing sacred? by SkinJob69	Mar 11th, 2008 08:50:57 AM
Tomatoes in Name Only!!!
TINO! TINO! TINO! by SkinJob69	Mar 11th, 2008 08:51:43 AM

AOTKTINO AOTKTINO!!!! by mooseaka	Mar 11th, 2008 08:53:05 AM
Flames on Tomatoes!!!!
Cast Shia LeBeouf... by oh_riginal	Mar 11th, 2008 08:58:57 AM
... as a tomatoe! Ellen Page can be the female tomatoe!
-_- by Pipple	Mar 11th, 2008 08:59:19 AM
Good grief.
get My Chemical Romance to do an emo "Puberty Love" by SkinJob69	Mar 11th, 2008 09:01:56 AM
That would be cool. But they would need a scene with the old version playing in the background- such a catchy tune!
How can they make a serious version of this?! by SkinJob69	Mar 11th, 2008 09:04:56 AM
It's called Attack of the Killer fuckin' Tomatoes, people. That's tomatoes. Killing people.
Screw Hollywood by bobinnova	Mar 11th, 2008 09:05:10 AM
Why don't they just remake "Rocky Horror" while they are remaking cult classics. If they want to remake a cult classic, let them take on "Death Race 2000" and have Carradine play President Frankenstein!
bobinnova by bibble 3000	Mar 11th, 2008 09:07:39 AM
they are remaking death race
A Happy Madison Production??? by SamBlackChvrch21	Mar 11th, 2008 09:07:57 AM
I recall reading that Adam Sandler was working on a remake of the Killer Tomatoes. This would be a perfect choice for Happy Madison. A Horror Comedy in the vein of Shaun of the Dead
I think Paul W.S. Anderson IS doing Death Race 2000 by SkinJob69	Mar 11th, 2008 09:09:14 AM
"You want to make love to me because I drive the Monster and wear this costume."
This is so wrong. by Nice Marmot	Mar 11th, 2008 09:09:48 AM
But a Day of the Triffids remake, done very atmospheric-scary and gory, is just what the doctor ordered, I tells ya!
"Bye-bye Baby! Hello 70 points!" by SkinJob69	Mar 11th, 2008 09:11:09 AM

Dr. Nokitofa: "Technically sir, tomatoes are fags." by SkinJob69	Mar 11th, 2008 09:15:02 AM
Dr. Morrison: "He means fruits."
"You'd better bring a coat Mr. Richardson..." by SkinJob69	Mar 11th, 2008 09:16:46 AM
"...there's a little Jap in the air." Dr. Morrison: "He means nip."
Tim Burton by enderandrew	Mar 11th, 2008 09:19:08 AM
Tim Burton could do it, easily.
Bibble by bobinnova	Mar 11th, 2008 09:20:04 AM
You are right, sir. Thanks the correction!
Everything that made the original work by norrinrad	Mar 11th, 2008 09:21:27 AM
is what would get "fixed" in a remake.
Why remake a classic? by mistergreen	Mar 11th, 2008 09:22:00 AM
It's like remaking Citizen Cane, The God Father, Indiana Jones.
This will make $8 by JoeSixPack	Mar 11th, 2008 09:29:56 AM
My lone ticket. I love Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. Not sure how this can be redone.
Correction: $16 by JBouganim1	Mar 11th, 2008 09:36:18 AM
I would def see this. Bring back Clooney
Nice Marmot RE: Day of the Triffids by StrokerX	Mar 11th, 2008 09:36:39 AM
HELLS YEAH! I havent thought of that movie in a long time. Didnt it take place at a lighthouse? I remember watching it as a wee lad...ah, nostalgia...feels like....a warm hug...ahhhhhhhhh....um. What were we talking about? Triffids!
Today's Younger Audience by Abominable Snowcone	Mar 11th, 2008 09:38:02 AM
Doesn't 'get' camp.
Clooney was the best. by Saluki	Mar 11th, 2008 09:57:26 AM
His role was tits. Just monotone all the way through. Eating cereal while the world around him goes to hell, and then selling out by promoting ATVs towards the end. Do it George. DO IT! ;D
I'll be first in line... by WesReviews	Mar 11th, 2008 10:07:16 AM
Finally a remake that makes a little bit of sense.
The Happening by Fried Gold	Mar 11th, 2008 10:14:57 AM
M Night got there first.
Remember when John De Bello was on Jeopardy!? by BlackBanana	Mar 11th, 2008 10:20:14 AM
I don't think he won though. I guess that means: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =qAPcagtoaMs
That crash was accidental..and caught on film! by Falloutboy12	Mar 11th, 2008 10:27:05 AM
How great is it when you have unexpected special effects while the camera is rolling? Amazingly, no one got hurt, so they just kept filming. It sure blew their budget, though.
John De Bello is a musical genius! by FuryofthefilmFan	Mar 11th, 2008 10:28:41 AM
The money they used to make 10,000 bc could have made this, another toxic avenger AND money leftover for 2 more american ninja movies
Where oh where is news of that POTP remake? by Anna Valerious	Mar 11th, 2008 10:37:28 AM
Oh God, please let that happen...
Why not Remake "Night of the Comet" Instead? by C.K. Lamoo	Mar 11th, 2008 10:44:34 AM
That could actually use a remake.
POTP = Pattack of the Plones? by tonagan	Mar 11th, 2008 10:57:31 AM
Or Pirates of the Paribbean? I can't tell...
Phantom of the Paradise, maybe? by tonagan	Mar 11th, 2008 10:57:56 AM

And then suddenly... by metaluna	Mar 11th, 2008 11:04:59 AM
...under the force of it's own titanic lack of creativity and immense stupidity, Hollywood imploded in on itself like a dying star, sucking in every half assed film idea, stuck up talent agent and studio exec for light years around. Strangely, they weren't missed and for years after people wondered what exactly they needed them for in the first place.
Plot details by YakMalla	Mar 11th, 2008 11:17:58 AM
A clueless chef puts some Italian tomatoes into a salad spinner with Chinese cabbage, Spanish onion and African violet, and cranks that sucker till they fight. It should go without saying that this will be directed by Paul Haggis.
I never saw the movies, but I remember the cartoon series by Reel American Hero	Mar 11th, 2008 11:18:58 AM
From when I was a kid, I was a big fan of that. I'm not sure how close it followed the movies though, I just remember the guy with the pilot goggles and the tomato chick who would turn into a tomato if she got wet...water poured on her I mean, it was a kid's show after all. And I remember the theme song, who could forget that.
Really? This gets a remake? Really? by StudioPlant69	Mar 11th, 2008 11:27:38 AM
I'm hoping Gus Van Sant does a shot for shot remake... gfy
So now we're remaking by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Mar 11th, 2008 11:41:00 AM
movies that suck?
I would think a move called Attack Of The Killer tomatoes by MRJONZ72	Mar 11th, 2008 11:43:36 AM
would be "expected to revolve around killer tomatoes"
I would think a move called Attack Of The Killer tomatoes by MRJONZ72	Mar 11th, 2008 11:43:39 AM
would be "expected to revolve around killer tomatoes"
Bring Em All Back by bobinnova	Mar 11th, 2008 11:58:08 AM
Let's remake "Manos The Hands of Fate", followed by the holiday favorite "Santa Claus Versus The Martians" while we're making cult classics.
Attack of the Killer Tomaccos by ArcadianDS	Mar 11th, 2008 12:07:49 PM
THIS PIE TASTES LIKE GRANDMA
Know a bunch of the people in this... by idahomer	Mar 11th, 2008 12:15:44 PM
This movie was the pride of San Diego for a long time. I worked in theater with a lot of them. I see no reason to remake it, but I'm sure the creators will make some serious money.
Remake Killer Klowns from Outer Space... by donwillymo	Mar 11th, 2008 12:22:41 PM

or Troll 2!!!!!!!!!!!! by donwillymo	Mar 11th, 2008 12:23:29 PM

Here's My Pitch: by captain_kirk	Mar 11th, 2008 12:27:08 PM
Tomatoes Eleven. Clooney, Pitt, Damon and the rest of the pack get splotched by big red juicies one by one.
go cloverfield route. tomatofield! by irrelevntelefant	Mar 11th, 2008 12:27:27 PM

clooney in killer tomatoes by ericj224	Mar 11th, 2008 12:32:22 PM
I think you'll find that Clooney was in the sequel, not the original. The bit with pitching ATVs was part of the script- they ran out of money and had to use product placement to generate revenue to complete the movie. It's so sad that I remember all of this about a movie I saw once, fifteen+ years ago.
Just another indicator.... by closeencounter	Mar 11th, 2008 12:52:28 PM
Of Hollywood running out of ideas. But that helicopter scene was good.....
C.K. Lamoo's SACRILEGE!!! by mbeemer	Mar 11th, 2008 12:59:18 PM
"Why not Remake "Night of the Comet" Instead? That could actually use a remake." PHILISTINE!!!! NO ONE CAN REPLACE CATHERINE MARY STEWART!!! I hez spoken! P.S. "Daddy would have gotten us uzi's..."
You are correct, tonagan. :) by Anna Valerious	Mar 11th, 2008 01:13:20 PM
But I don't know what's going on at Fox with it... I'd definitely have those Mighty Boosh guys in it, but I'd ditch that Gatchaman outfit. Sorry, too conspicuous. Plus, after the whole Phil Spector incident, they might have to change Swann as being a Simon Cowell-type character. Hopefully they won't set it on "American Idol"... -shudders-
Soooo long ago by marcusfalarkus	Mar 11th, 2008 01:34:20 PM
I haven't seen this movie in quite some time. Did you get the call letters of the radio station that was playing at the beginning of the movie? Classic!! I don't think a remake or reimaging will do the original any justice.
LINDSAY LOHAN COOCHIE AS KILLER TOMATO?? by BringingSexyBack	Mar 11th, 2008 02:06:13 PM
Why not!
Dude...William Hung sings "Puberty Love" by WIBoomer1	Mar 11th, 2008 02:24:52 PM
it's just the way it has to be
by Prague23	Mar 11th, 2008 02:43:15 PM

CGI Tomatoes? by Sithdan	Mar 11th, 2008 03:35:40 PM
It would be a shame to waste all of those tomatoes while so many people go hungry. At last CGI can be justified.
Attack of the CGI Tomatoes. by Yeti	Mar 11th, 2008 03:49:11 PM
Directed and Produced by Michael Bay. AWESOME!
Well... by Tourist	Mar 11th, 2008 03:53:45 PM
...How do you remake this? Yes, it sucked, so theres room for improvement, but the whole intention of the film was to suck in the first place.
Heinz Ketchup Tie in! by skywalkerfamily	Mar 11th, 2008 03:59:14 PM
Would be cool.
ROB ZOMBIE should direct!!!!!!!! by Mike_D	Mar 11th, 2008 04:17:07 PM
yes!!
I'm in... by Toulon	Mar 11th, 2008 04:23:06 PM
Just as long as they don't try to make this serious AT ALL, or, conversely, don't try and go for the "Epic Movie" type of humor . . . ugh. The first really is gloriously shit-tastic, but this could easily be a horrible, horrible idea.
killer clowns from outer space remake by pikagreg	Mar 11th, 2008 04:26:32 PM
can't be far behind....shoot them in the nose!
I love Killer Tomatoes! by Kloipy	Mar 11th, 2008 04:30:08 PM
i watched these as a kid and had some of the toys when they made the cartoon
killer tomatoes cartoon by Kloipy	Mar 11th, 2008 04:31:07 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =36NgK-vJc1M
Where's John Carpenter these days by skywalkerfamily	Mar 11th, 2008 04:36:45 PM
He should do this!
Bay actually would do well with this... by br1947	Mar 11th, 2008 04:43:29 PM
...although they'll probably give it to Ang Lee who will explore the depths of the Tomato's soul and reveal its anger is simply a manifestation of it's jealously of toward carrots.
I'm still waiting for the long-rumored part 5... by Billy Goat	Mar 11th, 2008 05:25:17 PM
"Killer Tomatoes in Space!". Seriously, they were considering it. My first thought is, if this must be a remake, make it a parody of the current horror remake trends. Extra gore, unnecessary backstory, too dark to see anything... if not Rob Zombie, at least "Grindhouse" style. On the other hand, the reason the original still works so well today is that they didn't parody anything specific. It was just... funny. Man, I'm thinking about this way too hard.
clooney to voice head tomato! by ironic_name	Mar 11th, 2008 05:32:57 PM

Burton, Zombie, both great choices, but.... by ugh	Mar 11th, 2008 06:20:28 PM
How about Guillermo del Toro, Gus van Sant, Peter Jackson? But the best choice would be Edgar Wright and co write with Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead)!!!!
Today's secret word is........ by Hamtaro Hentai	Mar 11th, 2008 06:23:29 PM
The!!!
Will the Killer Clowns remake star by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Mar 11th, 2008 07:17:53 PM
John Wayne Gacey?
I'm not dignifying this with a response. by uss cygnus	Mar 11th, 2008 08:05:56 PM
Period.
Clooney should play Uncle Wilber! by Mike_D	Mar 11th, 2008 08:49:05 PM
perfect.
Oh, Jesus CHRIST! by Durendal	Mar 11th, 2008 10:40:04 PM
Is Hollywood so out of ideas that they're remaking campy classics? Hey Hollywood, a big part of the charm of that flick was that these guys made a funny movie on a shoestring budget. Part of the humor came from that, ie, a giant tomato obviously built around a shopping cart. Don't remake this, you soulless assholes. It can never be as good as the original.
Oh no... by Durendal	Mar 11th, 2008 10:46:55 PM
"M. Dal Walton III, the force behind the remakes of "Day of the Dead" and "Terror Train," acquired the rights from Killer Tomato Entertainment and will produce." Oh God, no. Not that. The Day of the Dead remake was a fucking horrendous pustule on the sphincter of cinema.
mbeemer: Ashley Olsen would OWN Catherine Marie Stewart's part. by C.K. Lamoo	Mar 11th, 2008 11:02:19 PM
and Mary Kate could do Kelly Maroney. However, who could fill in for the immortal Robert Beltran, I don't know.
Clonus: The Parts Horror by Pouchstalker	Mar 11th, 2008 11:17:08 PM
Let'em remake that .. Couldn't do any worse than the original. By the way are they putting nipples on the tomatoes?
Next Up, Remake Of.....GYMKATA by thelordofhell	Mar 11th, 2008 11:33:06 PM
It's gymnastics, it's karate, it's BOTH!!
The Ask A Ninja Guy may not have a good eye, by Cartagia	Mar 11th, 2008 11:35:23 PM
but I'll be DAMNED if that doesn't always have me on the floor laughing.
No. by Rocklover79	Mar 12th, 2008 12:41:09 AM
Just no.
fucking americans by Seph_J	Mar 12th, 2008 06:33:50 AM
I have a good pitch... it's set in a mythical land, around the time when a great mythical England sent their fattest stupidest people across the sea to slaughter hundreds of innocent Indians in a mythical America, and claim the land as their own. Lets call these fictional people 'yanks' for the sake of simplicity. Due to these 'yanks' total disregard for and abuse of the great English language, a number of victims of such lingustical blasphemy strike back... Nappys, (known as 'diapers' to these morons) come to life and start smearing themselves over people... Pavements (altered to 'sidewalks' by the cretins) begin to open up and swallow people whole... and the innocent fruit the Tomato (to-mah-toe) gets so offended at being re-labeled a TOMAYTO that they become murderous... hence the plot of the new 'Attack of the Killer Tomaytos' movie. Fiction is great isn't it.
so is your bullshit Seph_J, it's great too by just pillow talk	Mar 12th, 2008 07:25:22 AM
So much anger in you. How's this for the great English language: fuck off.
you're the one with anger mate... by Seph_J	Mar 12th, 2008 07:36:14 AM
... telling someone to 'fuck off' on an attack of the killer tomatos talkback... lol.... and my film pitch was purely fictional... unless you know otherwise?
Seph_J by Shigeru	Mar 12th, 2008 08:31:41 AM
I'm normally not the jingoistic type, but seriously fuck off, like your country has never done fucked up things (wherever the fuck you live)
Going to be written & directed by by BigFo	Mar 12th, 2008 08:57:26 AM
those two unfunny asswipes that do that stupid Ask A Ninja web thing. Did they only get 14 minutes ???
shigeru umebayashi I assume by Seph_J	Mar 12th, 2008 09:21:54 AM
My country... and the place I live are not the same. I think my film pitch is very good.... almost believeable!
C.K. Lamoo is unrepentant! by mbeemer	Mar 12th, 2008 10:06:21 AM
"mbeemer: Ashley Olsen would OWN Catherine Marie Stewart's part. and Mary Kate could do Kelly Maroney. However, who could fill in for the immortal Robert Beltran, I don't know." BLASPHEMY!!! BLASPHEMY, I SAY!!! Not that they couldn't play the parts, but NO ONE can match the bundle of adorable cuteness that was Catherine Mary Stewart in her prime! You KNOW this to be true!
uss cygnus by lucky slevin	Mar 12th, 2008 11:46:04 AM
steller job not responding
TOMATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! by MrMysteryGuest	Mar 12th, 2008 08:34:22 PM

Judd Apatow or Sam Raimi should direct this! by MrMysteryGuest	Mar 12th, 2008 08:37:57 PM

Someone's remaking "Killer Tomatoes"! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! by MrMysteryGuest	Mar 12th, 2008 08:39:34 PM

Just got off the phone with the studio... by Seph_J	Mar 13th, 2008 10:05:17 AM
they said they love my script, but unfortunately its too similar to a currently in production documentary about the birth of America. What a pity.
so Seph_J by just pillow talk	Mar 13th, 2008 11:01:16 AM
Where do you live and what is your country of origin if you don't mind me asking? I would just like to know where your hate of America and all us "dumb" Yanks is coming from. I realize that you trash America in other threads, but it seems like you tend to blame the U.S. for all of the world's problems. Does the U.S. fuck up things? Of course, no different than other countries. Do they let other countries drown in their own problems and not lift a finger to help them? Yes, as do other countries. Do I have a big problem with Bush? You damn right I do. So please, tell me where you are from. Is your country 'perfect' and does it do the right thing for the world? There's this thing called governments that tend to fuck things up, no matter which country's government we are talking about. No government gets a free pass.

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