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:	18,484

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

Michelle Pfeiffer	Brenda Landers
Peter Horton	Harry Landers
Monique Gabrielle	Taryn Steele
Steve Forrest	Capt. Nelson
Griffin Dunne	Doctor
Joey Travolta	Butch
Sybil Danning	Queen Lara
Forrest J Ackerman	U.S. President
Rosanna Arquette	Karen
Ed Begley Jr.	Griffin
Angel Tompkins	First Lady
Kelly Preston	Violet
Russ Meyer	Video Salesman
Carrie Fisher	Mary Brown
Marc McClure	Ray
David Alan Grier	Don Simmons
Lana Clarkson	Alpha Beta
Joe Pantoliano	Sy Swerdlow
Belinda Balaski	Bernice Pitnik
Archie Hahn	Harvey Pitnik
Mike Mazurki	Dutch
Corinne Alphen	Sherrie
Andrew Dice Clay	Frankie
Ralph Bellamy	Mr. Gower
Howard Hesseman	Rupert King
Jenny Agutter	Cleopatra
Robert Picard	Rick Raddnitz
Phil Proctor	Mike
Raye Birk	Vanya
Arsenio Hall	Apartment Victim
Phil Hartman	Baseball Announcer
Corey Burton	Anchorman
Tracy Hutchinson	Floozie
Debby Davison	Weatherperson
Sarah Lilly	Prostitute
Rob Krausz	Floor Manager
Bryan Cranston	Paramedic #1
Phillip Bruns	French Ventriloquist Dummy Manager
Michael Young	Lifescenes Magazine
Charlie Callas	Charlie Callas
Henry Silva	Henry Silva
Lohman and Barkley	Actor
Rip Taylor	Rip Taylor,Gruesome Pirate ("Video Pirates")
Jackie Vernon	Jackie Vernon
Slappy White	Slappy White
Henny Youngman	Henny Youngman
Lou Jacobi	Murray
Bill Bryant	Male Republican ("Blacks Without Soul")
Robert Colbert	Blackie
Le Tari	Pimp ("Blacks Without Soul")
Steve Guttenberg	Jerry
Christopher Broughton	Fan Club President ("Blacks Without Soul")
Ira Newborn	Fred,Composer
Don Gibb	Graceless Pirate
Archie Hahn III	Harvey Pitnik ("Critic's Corner," "Roast Your Loved O
Frank Collison	Grizzled Pirate
Larry Hankin	Man in Pub
Matt Adler	George
Karen Montgomery	Karen ("Silly Pate")
Steve Cropper	Customer
T.K. Carter	Host
Bernie Casey	Major General Hadley
Robert Picardo	Rick Raddnitz ("Roast Your Loved One")
Robert Loggia	General McCormick
Ronny Cox	General Ballentine
Dick Miller	Danny Clayton
Tino Insana	Mr. Sylvio ("Video Pirates")
Mark Bringleson	"Antony & Cleopatra" - Theatre Customer #1
Vivian Bonnell	Theatre Customer #3
Chuck Lafont	Trent ("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")
Robina Suwol	Woman
Terry McGovern	Salesman ("First Lady of the Evening")
Corinne Wahl	Sherrie ("Video Date")
Willard Pugh	Speaking Cop ("Video Date")
Herb Vigran	Agent ("Reckless Youth")
Frank Beddor	Ken ("Reckless Youth")
Martin Goslins	"French Ventriloquist" - French Ventriloquist

Technical Credits

John Landis

Carl Gottlieb

Jim Mulholland

Michael Barrie

Joe Dante	Director
John Landis	Director,Screenwriter
Robert K. Weiss	Director,Producer
Carl Gottlieb	Director,Screenwriter
Peter Horton	Director
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.