A spoof of low budget 1950s science-fiction movies, interspersed with various comedy sketches and fake commercials making fun of late-night television.A spoof of low budget 1950s science-fiction movies, interspersed with various comedy sketches and fake commercials making fun of late-night television.A spoof of low budget 1950s science-fiction movies, interspersed with various comedy sketches and fake commercials making fun of late-night television.
Donald F. Muhich
- Easterbrook (segment "Pethouse Video")
- (as Donald Muhich)
Debby Davison
- Weatherperson (segment "Murray in Videoland")
- (as Debbie Davison)
- Directors
- Joe Dante(segments The French Ventiloquist's Dummy" [TV cut & DVD only], "Hairlooming, Bullshit or Not, Critic's Corner, Roast Your Loved One, Reckless Youth)
- Carl Gottlieb(segments Peter Pan Theater" [TV cut & DVD only], "Pethouse Video, Son of the Invisible Man, Art Sale)
- Peter Horton(segment The Unknown Soldier" [TV cut & DVD only] and "Two I.D.'s)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe "Pethouse Video" segment was filmed twice. Monique Gabrielle was totally naked for the theatrical, videocassette and DVD versions, but wore lingerie in the television version.
- GoofsWhen Arsenio grabs paper towels off the roll to blot beer from his face, he unrolls a large amount which hangs down to the counter. When he wipes his face, there is only a half-sheet of towel on the roll, then it switches back to several hanging sheets in the next shot.
- Quotes
Rip Taylor: But I do feel for his widow, Bernice. That was a romantic marriage. She learned everything about sex from a manual. Immanuel was their gardener.
- Crazy creditsThe very last credit before the copyright statement is Hi Sean!
- Alternate versionsTelevision versions contain an additional sketch with Dick Miller as a ventriloquist whose dummy is switched with a French-speaking one. There is also an additional sketch featuring Jenny Agutter. Neither of these is found on the video version. The 'Pethouse Video' was completely re shot for television and features Monique Gabrielle walking around in lingerie rather than being naked. The "Bullshit Or Not?" program is retitled "Baloney Or Not?".
- SoundtracksIf This Is It
Performed by Huey Lewis & The News (as Huey Lewis and The News)
Courtesy Chrysalis Records, Inc. ® & © 1983
Written by Johnny Colla (as J. Colla) / Huey Lewis (as H. Lewis)
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A welcome bit of juvenile fun
There's no subtlety with "Amazon Women on the Moon"; a lot of the gags are on-the-nose and sometimes I actually wanted to shake my head for laughing. But I think the key here is the execution.
For starters, just look at the cast on this thing. It's one name actor after another, and I don't think there's a weakness among them. Also, the subject matter (late-night TV) seems ripe for parody; it lends itself to the movie's shameless mix of ribald and farcical. But more important than all of this is the ability to surprise. My favorite segment (aside from Arsenio Hall's being systematically attacked by his own apartment) is Don "No Soul" Simmons:
"Did you know that every seven minutes, a black person is born in this country without soul?"
It wouldn't be a stretch to say that David Alan Grier walks away with this movie.
There's just something about this that works; it's consistently funny, the bits are largely memorable, and it's got John Landis' fingerprints all over it. Sold!
8/10
For starters, just look at the cast on this thing. It's one name actor after another, and I don't think there's a weakness among them. Also, the subject matter (late-night TV) seems ripe for parody; it lends itself to the movie's shameless mix of ribald and farcical. But more important than all of this is the ability to surprise. My favorite segment (aside from Arsenio Hall's being systematically attacked by his own apartment) is Don "No Soul" Simmons:
"Did you know that every seven minutes, a black person is born in this country without soul?"
It wouldn't be a stretch to say that David Alan Grier walks away with this movie.
There's just something about this that works; it's consistently funny, the bits are largely memorable, and it's got John Landis' fingerprints all over it. Sold!
8/10
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $548,696
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $171,723
- Sep 20, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $548,696
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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