Amazon Women on the Moon [Blu-ray]

Joe Dante

Overview

The 1987 portmanteau comedy feature Amazon Women on the Moon lampoons several film genres in general and the 1954 sci-fi cheapie Cat Women of the Moon in particular. Other sketches in Amazon Women include an opening bit with Arsenio Hall; a vignette titled "Son of the Invisible Man" wherein a naked Ed Begley Jr. runs around in full view of the nonplussed supporting cast; the It's Alive parody "Hospital", which offers the spectacle of Michelle Pfeiffer giving birth to Mr. Potato Head; and a Siskel & Ebert takeoff, featuring Arche Hahn as a TV viewer whose entire life is given a "thumbs down." Directed by several hands, including Joe Dante, Carl Gottleib, Peter Horton, John Landis, and Robert K. Weiss, Amazon Women on the Moon also features a satire of the Kroger G. Babb school of "sex hygiene" exploitation cheapies, with syphilis victim Carrie Fisher being counseled by unctuous doctor Paul Bartel.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/10/2020
UPC:	0738329251215
Original Release:	1987
Rating:	R
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:25:00
Sales rank:	19,730

Special Features

Audio commentary by film historians Kat Ellinger and Mike McPadden; The true story of Amazon Women on the Moon: featurette with directors John Landis, Joe Dante, co-editor Marshall Harvey, casting director Julie Selzer & actress Belinda Balaski; Newly discovered outtakes and dailies from Joe Dante's personal archive; More outtakes; Deleted scenes; Theatrical trailer; 1920x1080p

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Arsenio Hall	Apartment Victim (segment "Mondo Condo")(as Arsenio)
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")
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")
Phil Hartman	Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland"),Baseball Announcer ("Murray in Videoland")
Corey Burton	Anchorman (segment "Murray in Videoland"),Anchorman ("Murray in Videoland")/TV Announcer ("Amaz
Lohman and Barkley	Actor
Forrest Ackerman	U.S. President ("Amazon Women on the Moon")
Lana Clarkson	Alpha Beta ("Amazon Women on the Moon")
Bill Bryant	Male Republican ("Blacks Without Soul")
Roxie Roker	Female Republican ("Blacks Without Soul")
Le Tari	Pimp ("Blacks Without Soul")
Christopher Broughton	Fan Club President ("Blacks Without Soul")
Sarah Lilly	Prostitute ("Bullshit or Not")
Archie Hahn III	Harvey Pitnik ("Critic's Corner," "Roast Your Loved O
Phil Proctor	Mike ("Silly Pate")
Ira Newborn	Fred ("Silly Pate"),Composer
Karen Montgomery	Karen ("Silly Pate")
Bryan Cranston	"Roast Your Loved One" - Paramedic #1
Robert Picardo	Rick Raddnitz ("Roast Your Loved One")
Slappy White	Himself ("Roast Your Loved One")
Jackie Vernon	Himself ("Roast Your Loved One")
Tino Insana	Mr. Sylvio ("Video Pirates")
Mark Bringleson	"Antony & Cleopatra" - Theatre Customer #1
Frank Collison	Grizzled Pirate ("Video Pirates")
Bill Taylor	Gruesome Pirate ("Video Pirates")
Vivian Bonnell	Theatre Customer #3
Jenny Agutter	"Antony & Cleopatra Promo" - Cleopatra
Chuck Lafont	Trent ("Son of the Invisible Man")
Raye Birk	Vanya
Larry Hankin	Man in Pub ("Son of the Invisible Man")
Kellye Nakahara	Theatre Customer #4
Garry Goodrow	Checker Player ("Son of the Invisible Man")
Roger La Page	London Bobby ("Son of the Invisible Man")
Dick Miller	Danny
Robina Suwol	Woman
Terry McGovern	Salesman ("First Lady of the Evening")
Steve Cropper	Customer ("Titan Man")
Corinne Wahl	Sherrie ("Video Date")
Andrew Clay	Frankie ("Video Date")
Willard Pugh	Speaking Cop ("Video Date")
Herb Vigran	Agent ("Reckless Youth")
Tracy Hutchinson	Floozie ("Reckless Youth")
Mike Mazurki	Dutch ("Reckless Youth")
Frank Beddor	Ken ("Reckless Youth")
Martin Goslins	"French Ventriloquist" - French Ventriloquist

Technical Credits

Carl Gottlieb

John Landis

Jim Mulholland

Michael Barrie

Joe Dante	Director
Carl Gottlieb	Director,Screenwriter
Peter Horton	Director
John Landis	Director,Executive Producer,Screenwriter
Robert K. Weiss	Director,Producer
George Folsey Jr.	Executive Producer
Sally Dennison	Casting
Julie Selzer	Casting
Bobby Cummings	Stunts
Noon Orsatti	Stunts
Paul Sherrod	Stunts
Lincoln Simonds	Stunts
J.D. Silvester	Stunts
Eddie Hice	Stunts
Monty Simons	Stunts
Christopher Doyle	Stunts
Brian Carson	Stunts
Susumu Tokunow	Sound/Sound Designer
Jim Mulholland	Screenwriter
Michael Barrie	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

This satirical anthology film came and went in theaters fairly fast at the time of its release, and then enjoyed a healthy life on home video (even showing up on laserdisc at one point), back in the day when people used to rent their movies nightly at video stores. But it hasn't aged as well as, say, John Landis's own Kentucky Fried Movie, which was somehow on target even when it missed (the bad parts there gave you a chance to catch your breath from laughing, whereas the misfires here are just . . . misfires). Some of the parody seemed pretty tired at the time, a decade (or more) into the run of Saturday Night Live, while other parts that did work -- such as the sci-fi spoof of the title section -- tended to overstay their welcome. And Joe Dante, in particular, would turn in a finer, more wonderful (and affectionate) sci-fi satire a few years later with Matinee (which, as of 2012, has still not gotten the special edition treatment it deserves on DVD). But if one watches Amazon Women On The Moon without high expectations, or the need for solid laughs along extended stretches, it can still be fun, even 25 years later.