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Amazon Women on the Moon

  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
12K
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Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
A spoof 1950s science-fiction movies, interspersed with various comedy sketches concerning late-night television.
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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.

IMDb RATING
6.2/10
12K
YOUR RATING
  • 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
    • Michael Barrie
    • Jim Mulholland
  • Stars
    • Rosanna Arquette
    • Michelle Pfeiffer
    • Arsenio Hall
Top credits
  • 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
    • Michael Barrie
    • Jim Mulholland
  • Stars
    • Rosanna Arquette
    • Michelle Pfeiffer
    • Arsenio Hall
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 69User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

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    Mike Mazurki and Carrie Fisher in the 'Reckless Youth' segment of "Amazon Women on the Moon."
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    Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

    Top cast

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    Rosanna Arquette
    Rosanna Arquette
    • Karen (segment "Two I.D.'s")as Karen (segment "Two I.D.'s")
    Michelle Pfeiffer
    Michelle Pfeiffer
    • Brenda Landers (segment "Hospital")as Brenda Landers (segment "Hospital")
    Arsenio Hall
    Arsenio Hall
    • Apartment Victim (segment "Mondo Condo")as Apartment Victim (segment "Mondo Condo")
    Donald F. Muhich
    Donald F. Muhich
    • Easterbrook (segment "Pethouse Video")as Easterbrook (segment "Pethouse Video")
    Monique Gabrielle
    Monique Gabrielle
    • Taryn Steele (segment "Pethouse Video")as Taryn Steele (segment "Pethouse Video")
    Lou Jacobi
    Lou Jacobi
    • Murray (segment "Murray in Videoland")as Murray (segment "Murray in Videoland")
    Erica Yohn
    • Selma (segment "Murray in Videoland")as Selma (segment "Murray in Videoland")
    Debby Davison
    • Weatherperson (segment "Murray in Videoland")as Weatherperson (segment "Murray in Videoland")
    • (as Debbie Davison)
    Rob Krausz
    • Floor Manager (segment "Murray in Videoland")as Floor Manager (segment "Murray in Videoland")
    Phil Hartman
    Phil Hartman
    • Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")as Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")
    • (voice)
    Corey Burton
    Corey Burton
    • Anchorman (segment "Murray in Videoland")as Anchorman (segment "Murray in Videoland")
    • (voice)
    • …
    Peter Horton
    Peter Horton
    • Harry Landers (segment "Hospital")as Harry Landers (segment "Hospital")
    Griffin Dunne
    Griffin Dunne
    • Doctor (segment "Hospital")as Doctor (segment "Hospital")
    Brian Ann Zoccola
    • Nurse (segment "Hospital")as Nurse (segment "Hospital")
    Joe Pantoliano
    Joe Pantoliano
    • Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")as Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
    Stanley Brock
    Stanley Brock
    • Customer (segment "Hairlooming")as Customer (segment "Hairlooming")
    Steve Forrest
    Steve Forrest
    • Capt. Steve Nelson (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")as Capt. Steve Nelson (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")
    Robert Colbert
    Robert Colbert
    • Blackie (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")as Blackie (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")
    • 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
      • Michael Barrie
      • Jim Mulholland
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    A series of short sketches, most of which parody late-night television and the low-budget movies one often finds there. Other skits include a man being attacked by his apartment, a funeral hosted by classic comedians, and a teen-age boy's big night turning into a nightmare. —Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
    • topless female nudity
    • blonde
    • scantily clad female
    • voyeurism
    • voyeur
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Universal Pictures, the studio that brought you such classic motion pictures as "All Quiet on the Western Front", "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" and "Out of Africa", is proud to present..."Amazon Women on the Moon".
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • R
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The "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.
    • Goofs
      Arsenio's shredded tie changes between shots. Obviously 2 differently shredded ties were used.
    • Quotes

      Bernice Pitnik: I'm glad to see Slappy White here today. Now at least I know my hubcaps are safe. And Rip Taylor, is that a toupee, or did a beaver curl up and die on your head? As I look at Henny Youngman today, I'm not so sure we're burying the right guy.

    • Crazy credits
      The very last credit before the copyright statement is Hi Sean!
    • Alternate versions
      Television 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?".
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Fatal Attraction/The Principal/Orphans/Amazon Women on the Moon/In the Mood (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      If 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)

    User reviews69

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Kentucky Fried Movie-Redux
    I'm sure this is the last time we will see this kind of Cuisinart comedy collection directed by, at the time (1987), some of the cinema's top comedy directors. And that's a shame. Because "Amazon Women On The Moon", although not perfect by any cinematic measuring stick, represents a small victory for loopy, silly comedy anarchy. Look at this line up of comedy vets: John Landis ("The Blues Brothers", "Trading Places", "Animal House" among so many others), Joe Dante ("Gremlins", "Innerspace", "Matinee"), Robert Weiss (TV's "Police Squad!"), Carl Gottlieb (co-writer of "Jaws" AND "The Jerk") as well as newby Peter Horton (of "thirtysomething" fame).

    This anthology features some real groaners to be sure, but surprisingly hits more times, and with more genuine laughs, than would be expected. Cobbled together as a de facto follow up to Landis's 1977's "Kentucky Fried Movie" (the picture that boasted the first unspooling of the Zucker-Abraham-Zucker genius that would soon launch "Airplane!" three years later) on a low-low indie budget way outside his usual 80's big-budget Universal stomping ground, "Amazon Women..." manages to both successfully surpass AND fail to reach the dizzy, laff-a-minute, rat-a-tat-tat of the 70's midnight circuit fave.

    This picture has several clinkers of flat comedy (Landis's opener nearly stops the film dead with the always-unfunny Arsenio Hall), but hits with so many other vignettes that it's easy to get into the groove of this short-but-sweet skewer of 80's late-late-night TV. The standout segments in this comedic buffet are abundant, but the best of them belong to Dante, Weiss & Gottlieb: the Universal-International "Invisible Man" short with Ed Begley Jr.; his hilarious run at the Leonard Nimoy "In Search Of" chestnut as "Bullshit Or Not?" with pitch-perfect host Henry Silva; the stay-for-the-end-credits 1930's "Reefer Madness" health scare jewel starring the late, great Paul Bartel and Carrie Fisher; or the crossed-circuit tributes to BOTH the "Siskel & Ebert" show AND the old Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts, featuring a dream cast of vaudeville and 50's Vegas comics that has to be seen to be believed.

    Landis's standouts include a "no soul" infomercial featuring David Alan Grier and BB King, a funny hospital sketch featuring Landis players Griffin ("American Werewolf") Dunne and Michelle ("Into The Night") Pfeiffer (!) and a respectful nod to the earlier "Kentucky Fried Movie" wrap-up featuring an interactive video that stars Marc McClure, "UltraVixens" cult director Russ Meyer and Andrew Dice Clay. Highest marks, though, go to the running-gag "Amazon Women On The Moon", which lovingly - hilariously - mocks everything from "This Island Earth" to "Robot Monster" complete with film splices and gorgeous, over-saturated Eastmancolor.

    If you have ever loved crappy TV, the Universal Studios backlot or any of the directors who have contributed to this dog's breakfast of SNL-inspired skits (written by two ex Carson-era "Tonight Show" writers), take a look at this one. Plus, it's only 85 minutes of your life that you'll never get back. Bullshit, or not.
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    • britishdominion
    • Mar 6, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 18, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Antony & Cleopatra
    • Filming locations
      • Raleigh Studios - 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $548,696
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $171,723
      • Sep 20, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $548,696
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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