Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

Directors:

Joe Dante
Carl Gottlieb
(more)

Writers:

Michael Barrie (written by)
Jim Mulholland (written by)

Release Date:

18 September 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Shameless!

Plot:

A spoof 1950's sci-fi movie, interspersed with various comedy sketches.

Plot Keywords:

Spoof | 1950s | Moon | Parody | Titanic

Cast

Arsenio Hall	...	Apartment Victim (segment "Mondo Condo") (as Arsenio)
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")
Debby Davison	...	Weatherperson (segment "Murray in Videoland")
Rob Krausz	...	Floor Manager (segment "Murray in Videoland")
Phil Hartman	...	Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")
Corey Burton	...	Anchorman (segment "Murray in Videoland") / TV Announcer (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon") / Announcer (segment "Silly Pate")
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Brenda Landers (segment "Hospital")
Peter Horton	...	Harry Landers (segment "Hospital")
Griffin Dunne	...	Doctor (segment "Hospital")
Brian Ann Zoccola	...	Nurse (segment "Hospital")
Joe Pantoliano	...	Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
Stanley Brock	...	Customer (segment "Hairlooming")
Steve Forrest	...	Capt. Steve Nelson (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")
Robert Colbert	...	Blackie (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")
Joey Travolta	...	Butch (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")
Forrest J Ackerman	...	U.S. President (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")
Sybil Danning	...	Queen Lara (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")
Lana Clarkson	...	Alpha Beta (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")
David Alan Grier	...	Don 'No Soul' Simmons (segment "Blacks Without Soul,' 'Don 'No Soul' Simmons")
B.B. King	...	Himself (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
William Bryant	...	Male Republican (segment "Blacks Without Soul") (as Bill Bryant)
Roxie Roker	...	Female Republican (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
Le Tari	...	Pimp (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
Christopher Broughton	...	Fan Club President
Rosanna Arquette	...	Karen (segment "Two I.D.'s")
Steve Guttenberg	...	Jerry (segment "Two I.D.'s") (as Steven Guttenberg)
Henry Silva	...	Himself (segment "Bullshit or Not")
Sarah Lilly	...	Prostitute (segment "Bullshit or Not")
Archie Hahn	...	Harvey Pitnik (segment "Critic's Corner,' 'Roast Your Loved One")
Belinda Balaski	...	Bernice Pitnik (segment "Critic's Corner' 'Roast Your Loved One")
Justin Benham	...	Pitnik Boy (segment "Critic's Corner,' 'Roast Your Loved One")
Erica Gayle	...	Pitnik Girl (segment "Critic's Corner,' 'Roast Your Loved One")
T.K. Carter	...	Host (segment "Silly Pate")
Phil Proctor	...	Mike (segment "Silly Pate")
Ira Newborn	...	Fred (segment "Silly Pate")
Bryan Cranston	...	Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
Karen Montgomery	...	Karen (segment "Silly Pate")
Robert Picardo	...	Rick Raddnitz (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
Rip Taylor	...	Himself (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
Slappy White	...	Himself (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
Jackie Vernon	...	Himself (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
Henny Youngman	...	Himself (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
Charlie Callas	...	Himself (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
Steve Allen	...	Himself (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
William Marshall	...	Pirate Captain (segment "Video Pirates")
Tino Insana	...	Mr. Sylvio (segment "Video Pirates")
Donald Gibb	...	Graceless Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")
Mark Bringleson	...	Theatre Customer #1 (segment "Antony & Cleopatra ")
Frank Collison	...	Grizzled Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")
Victoria Ann Lewis	...	Theatre Customer #2 (segment "Antony & Cleopatra ")
Bill Taylor	...	Gruesome Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Griffin (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")
Vivian Bonnell	...	Theatre Customer #3
Jenny Agutter	...	Cleopatra (segment "Antony & Cleopatra Promo")
Chuck Lafont	...	Trent (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")
Raye Birk	...	Vanya
Pamla Vale	...	Woman in Pub (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")
Larry Hankin	...	Man in Pub (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")
Kellye Nakahara	...	Theatre Customer #4
Philip Bruns	...	French Ventriloquist Dummy - Manager
Garry Goodrow	...	Checker Player (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")
Roger La Page	...	London Bobby (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")
Dick Miller	...	Danny Clayton
John Ingle	...	Felix Van Dam (segment "Art Sale")
Robina Suwol	...	Woman
Angel Tompkins	...	First Lady (segment "First Lady of the Evening")
Terence McGovern	...	Salesman (segment "First Lady of the Evening")
Michael Hanks	...	Announcer (segment "First Lady of the Evening")
Matt Adler	...	George (segment "Titan Man")
Kelly Preston	...	Violet (segment "Titan Man")
Ralph Bellamy	...	Mr. Gower (segment "Titan Man")
Howard Hesseman	...	Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")
Steve Cropper	...	Customer (segment "Titan Man")
Christopher Wolf	...	Mascot 'Bip' (segment "Titan Man") (as Chris Wolf)
Marc McClure	...	Ray (segment "Video Date")
Russ Meyer	...	Video Salesman (segment "Video Date")
Corinne Wahl	...	Sharri (segment "Video Date")
Andrew Dice Clay	...	Frankie (segment "Video Date")
Willard E. Pugh	...	Speaking Cop (segment "Video Date")
Carrie Fisher	...	Mary Brown (segment "Reckless Youth")
Paul Bartel	...	Doctor (segment "Reckless Youth")
Herb Vigran	...	Agent (segment "Reckless Youth")
Tracy Hutchinson	...	Floozie (segment "Reckless Youth")
Mike Mazurki	...	Dutch (segment "Reckless Youth")
Frank Beddor	...	Ken (segment "Reckless Youth")
Michael Young	...	Lifescenes Magazine - Jim Scott
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roger Barkley	...	Herbert (segment "Critic's Corner") (as Barkley)
Martin Goslins	...	French Ventriloquist (segment "French Ventriloquist")
Al Lohman	...	Frankel (segment "Critic's Corner") (as Lohman)
Bela Lugosi	...	Pete Jones (archive footage)
Bernie Casey	...	Maj. Gen. Hadley (segment "The Unknown Soldier") (uncredited)
Ronny Cox	...	Gen. Balentine (segment "The Unknown Soldier") (uncredited)
David E. Harshbarger	...	The Claw (closing credits) (uncredited)
Marie Lamarre	...	Model (uncredited)
Huey Lewis	...	Himself in music video (segment "Murray in Videoland") (uncredited)
Robert Loggia	...	Gen. McCormick (segment "The Unknown Soldier") (uncredited)
USC Trojan Marching Band	...	Marching Band (segment "Titan Man") (uncredited)

Directed by
Joe Dante		(segments "Hairlooming", "Bullshit or Not", "Critic's Corner", "Roast Your Loved One, " "French Ventiloquist's Dummy" [TV cut only] and "Reckless Youth")
Carl Gottlieb		(segments "Pethouse Video", "Son of the Invisible Man" and "Art Sale")
Peter Horton		(segments "Two I.D.'s" and "The Unknown Soldier")
John Landis		(segments "Mondo Condo", "Hospital", "Blacks Without Souls", "Don 'No Soul' Simmons" and "Video Date")
Robert K. Weiss		(segments "Murray in Videoland", "Amazon Women on the Moon", "Silly Paté", "Video Pirates", "First Lady of the Evening" and "Titan Man")

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Barrie		written by
Jim Mulholland		written by

Produced by
George Folsey Jr.	....	executive producer
Robb Idels	....	associate producer
John Landis	....	executive producer
Kevin Marcy	....	associate producer (as Kevin M. Marcy)
Robert K. Weiss	....	producer

Original Music by
Ira Newborn

Cinematography by
Daniel Pearl

Film Editing by
Malcolm Campbell
Marshall Harvey
Bert Lovitt

Casting by
Sally Dennison
Julie Selzer

Production Design by
Ivo Cristante

Art Direction by
Alex Hajdu

Set Decoration by
Julie Kaye Fanton		(as Julie Kaye Towery)

Costume Design by
Taryn De Chellis

Makeup Department
Lynne K. Eagan	....	hair stylist
Nanette Marie MacCaughern	....	assistant makeup artist
Robin Siegel	....	makeup artist
Kelly Mann	....	effects technician (uncredited)
Roseanne McIlvane	....	hair/makeup assistant (uncredited)

Production Management
Roger La Page	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robin Holding	....	second assistant director
Deborah Love	....	first assistant director
Robin R. Oliver	....	second assistant director
Dan Schneider	....	first assistant director
David Sosna	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Mike Aubrey	....	sign and prop artist
Victoria J. Auth	....	set dresser
Debra Combs	....	set dresser
Eduardo H. Esparza	....	carpenter
Eduardo H. Esparza	....	set construction
Sean Everett	....	swing
John Harrington	....	special wardrobe and props
David E. Harshbarger	....	property master assistant
Jeff James	....	scenic artist
Roger Kelton	....	art department manager (as Roger E. Kelton)
John Hammer Maxwell	....	set dresser
Harry Middleton	....	lead man
Len Morganti	....	storyboard artist
Jennifer Pray	....	lead set dresser
Peter Mark Weiner	....	property assistant
Todd E. Weisman	....	set dresser
Gregory R. Wolf	....	property master
Ron Woods	....	art department assistant

Sound Department
Nick Alphin	....	sound re-recording mixer
David DeGeus	....	first assistant sound effects editor (as Dave DeGeus)
Dean Drabin	....	foley mixer
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist
Gary Holland	....	boom operator
William Jacobs	....	sound effects editor
Cindy Mary	....	sound effects editor
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Mark Ormandy	....	apprentice sound effects editor
Bruce Richardson	....	sound effects editor supervisor
David Spence	....	sound effects editor
Larry Stensvold	....	sound re-recording mixer
Susumu Tokunow	....	sound recording mixer
Paul Wells	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gary Wright	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Peter Chesney	....	special effects coordinator
Tom Chesney	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Rick Barker	....	stunt coordinator
Rick Barker	....	stunts
Brian R. Carson	....	stunts (as Brian Carson)
Bob K. Cummings	....	stunts
Christopher Doyle	....	stunts
Eddie Hice	....	stunts
Noon Orsatti	....	stunts
Curtis Powers	....	stunts
Paul Sherrod	....	stunts
J.D. Silvester	....	stunts
Lincoln Simonds	....	stunts
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Vincent J. Baldino	....	first assistant camera
Jerold E. Chan	....	second assistant camera
Richard Foreman Jr.	....	still photographer
J. Michael McClary	....	camera operator
Peter Mercurio	....	second assistant camera
Luc G. Nicknair	....	third assistant camera
Bruce M. Pasternack	....	first assistant camera
Roger Sassen	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carolyn Clark	....	costumer
Margaret C. Mayer	....	assistant costume designer
Cecile M. Metivier	....	seamstress
Kacy Treadway	....	specialty costume fabricator
Debra L. Wright	....	costumer
Mira Zavidowsky	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Laura Graham	....	apprentice editor
Tracy Granger	....	assistant editor
Jack Hilton	....	assistant editor
Ricardo Olivero	....	color timer
Florent Retz	....	assistant editor
Patty Rogers	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Marshall Harvey	....	music editor
Geoff Levin	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Linda Cipperley	....	transportation
Hugh Kelly	....	driver

Other crew
Keith Bauer	....	animal trainer
Robert Blair	....	animal trainer
S.C. Dacy	....	publicist
Gary Gillingham	....	production controller
Scot Holton	....	film archivist
Bob Lemchen	....	production accountant
Pamela Morrow	....	location manager
Rick Rothen	....	location manager
Jackie Saunders	....	script supervisor
Ray Simm	....	production auditor
Ray Simm	....	production auditor
Sally Smith	....	production secretary
Marilyn Weiss	....	food stylist
Patricia Whitcher	....	production coordinator
Steve Clayton	....	set security (uncredited)
Bruce Goldstein	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• Westward Productions

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• CIC Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures (Spain) (2004) (Spain) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

Also Known As:

Kentucky Fried Sequel (USA) (working title)
The Best Movie Ever Made (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Director Trademark: ['John Landis]] [filmmakers]Appearances by director Russ Meyer, composer Ira Newborn and "Famous Monsters of Filmland" editor Forrest J Ackerman.

Goofs:

Continuity: When 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 switches back to several hanging sheets in the next shot.

Quotes:

Butch: [takes deep breath on the moon] Ahhh... good ol' H2O!

Movie Connections:

Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)

Soundtrack:

If This Is It

An homage to late-night television surfing

Greetings, one and all! "Amazon Women on the Moon" is one of my all-time favorite movies, not because it is perfect, but because it effectively yet respectfully lampoons so many genres, including 50s movies, late-night television of all sorts, and even different styles of literature available throughout a good portion of the 20th century. Find a trend in literature of the 40s and 50s, movies of the 50s and 60s, or television of the 50s through the 70s, and it is somehow made fun of in this movie.

Another reason that I like this film is the fact that everyone involved, and there are many, many recognizable names involved with this project, seems to be having so much fun doing it. Several of the best moments for me are those when actors are playing, tongue-in-cheek, the same types of roles for which they were famous in other "serious" movies.

The movie is incredibly funny if you are in the right mood, and with the right crowd. Even if not, however, there are enough funny moments to make this worth watching. The pacing and style are sometimes uneven, which I found worked toward a purpose, but that may make it hard for some to watch the movie straight through. If that is the case, watch it in two sittings; it's worth the extra effort.

One game you can play, if you know the times or are old enough to remember first-hand, is to find how many books, TV shows/icons, and movies are good-naturedly ridiculed throughout the movie.