Amazon Women on the Moon
An anarchic anthology of campy television and low-budget science-fiction spoofs, linked by gleefully vulgar sketches that range from apartment horror to bizarre late-night programming.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- anarchic
- campy
- irreverent
- cult movie night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the anthology irreverent and intermittently hilarious, but notably inconsistent, with inspired sketches alongside conspicuous groaners.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film presents a series of short sketches and parody segments with shifting characters and premises.
Its sketches range from a man attacked by his apartment to absurd television and film parodies, emphasizing chaotic silliness.
Many segments parody late-night television, channel surfing, television commercials, and the behavior of obsessive viewers.
The title attraction and science-fiction parody elements evoke campy, old-fashioned visions of lunar adventure and futuristic entertainment.
Films like Amazon Women on the Moon, and why
The Kentucky Fried Movie
shared anarchic sketch-comedy structure, vulgar spoofing, and irreverent pop-culture satire
The Groove Tube
shared anthology parody format, campy genre send-ups, and deliberately uneven comic absurdity
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
shared science fiction comedy, retrofuturist television parody, and surreal episodic humor
Amazon Women on the Moon
shared ensemble sketch format, anarchic satire, and gleefully sophomoric comic tone
Movie Details
- Directors
- Peter Horton, Carl Gottlieb, John Landis, Robert K. Weiss, Joe Dante
- Release Date
- 1987-09-18
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (199)
Cast
- Arsenio Hall
- Donald F. Muhich
- Monique Gabrielle
- Lou Jacobi
- Erica Yohn
- Debbi A. Davison
- Rob Krausz
- Phil Hartman
- Corey Burton
- Corey Burton
Common questions
- What is Amazon Women on the Moon about?
- An anarchic anthology of campy television and low-budget science-fiction spoofs, linked by gleefully vulgar sketches that range from apartment horror to bizarre late-night programming.
- What is Amazon Women on the Moon like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Amazon Women on the Moon as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Amazon Women on the Moon violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Amazon Women on the Moon as mild.
- What did critics think of Amazon Women on the Moon?
- Critics broadly found the anthology irreverent and intermittently hilarious, but notably inconsistent, with inspired sketches alongside conspicuous groaners.
- Which films are like Amazon Women on the Moon?
- Films with a similar feel include The Kentucky Fried Movie, The Groove Tube, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie, and Amazon Women on the Moon.
- How long is Amazon Women on the Moon?
- Amazon Women on the Moon runs 84 minutes.
