# Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988)

> A wildly self-aware sci-fi horror spoof pits a pizza delivery man against a mad professor’s human-shaped tomato uprising.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9250

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
- Director: John De Bello
- Cast: Anthony Starke, George Clooney, Karen M. Waldron, John Astin, Steve Lundquist, Michael Villani, J. Stephen Peace, Frank Davis
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095989/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, manic, zany, cult movie night, late night viewing

## Movies like Return of the Killer Tomatoes!

- [Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/9853)
- [C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/36146)
- [Terror Firmer (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/8220)
- [TerrorVision (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/14277)
- [Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence (2026)](https://ember.film/movie/7456213)
- [Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2 (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/120779)
- [The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/11586)
- [Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/22458)
- [Night of the Creeps (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/9452)
- [Student Bodies (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/12930)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt