Amazon Women on the Moon

"See amazing thrills, spine-tingling chills, and something else that rhymes with "thrills"."

1987 1h 24m EN

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5.9

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6.2

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★5.9TMDB · 199🍅65%Rotten Tomatoes●42Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 12,789

ComedyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Centered on a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment.

“See amazing thrills, spine-tingling chills, and something else that rhymes with "thrills".”

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Cast

Arsenio Hall
Apartment Victim (segment "Mondo Condo")
Donald F. Muhich
Easterbrook (segment "Pethouse Video")
Monique Gabrielle
Taryn Steele (segment "Pethouse Video")
Lou Jacobi
Murray (segment "Murray in Videoland")
Erica Yohn
Selma (segment "Murray in Videoland")
Debbi A. Davison
Weather Person (segment "Murray in Videoland")
Rob Krausz
Floor Manager (segment "Murray in Videoland")
Phil Hartman
Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joe Dante
Writers: Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland, Len Morganti
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 11% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joe Dante, shot by Daniel Pearl. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Malcolm Campbell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Arsenio Hall and Donald F. Muhich and Monique Gabrielle carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "See amazing thrills, spine-tingling chills, and something else that rhymes with "thrills".".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092546 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Joe Dante directs. Daniel Pearl behind the camera. Malcolm Campbell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 11% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
339 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Joe Dante, shot by Daniel Pearl. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Malcolm Campbell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Arsenio Hall and Donald F. Muhich and Monique Gabrielle carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "See amazing thrills, spine-tingling chills, and something else that rhymes with "thrills".".
8IMDB entry: tt0092546 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.