Amazon Women on the Moon
A late-night TV station accidentally broadcasts a bizarre 1950s sci-fi film filled with campy aliens, wild commercials, and absurd shorts, forcing its clueless staff to navigate the chaos of low-budget entertainment gone hilariously awry.
“See amazing thrills, spine-tingling chills, and something else that rhymes with "thrills".”
Synopsis
This satirical take on modern life and pop culture revolves around a television station that broadcasts a 1950s-style science fiction film, interspersed with a variety of outlandish commercials, quirky shorts, and bizarre specials. The show mocks some of the most absurd forms of entertainment ever created.
Credits
- Rosanna Arquetteas Karen (segment: Two I.D.'s)
- Michelle Pfeifferas Brenda Landers (segment: Hospital)
- Arsenio Hallas Apartment Victim (segment: Mondo Condo)
- Donald F Muhichas Easterbrook (segment: Pethouse Video)
- Monique Gabrielleas Taryn Steele (segment: Pethouse Video)
- Lou Jacobias Murray (segment: Murray in Videoland)
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A crew of 223+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Malcolm CampbellShot by Daniel PearlScored by Ira NewbornDesigned by Ivo CristanteSound by Nick Alphin Nm0022441Costumes by Taryn De ChellisStunts by Rick BarkerVFX by Alan G Markowitz
Box Office
1987 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.1× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$549K
Also known as
- Amazonen auf dem Mondde
- Amazonen auf dem Mond oder Warum die Amerikaner den Kanal voll habende
- Amazonas en la lunaes
- Cheeseburger film sandwichfr
- Donne amazzoni sulla lunait
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Cast & Crew
223 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Rosanna Arquette
as Karen (segment: Two I.D.'s)
Michelle Pfeiffer
as Brenda Landers (segment: Hospital)
Arsenio Hall
as Apartment Victim (segment: Mondo Condo)
Donald F Muhich
as Easterbrook (segment: Pethouse Video)
Monique Gabrielle
as Taryn Steele (segment: Pethouse Video)
Lou Jacobi
as Murray (segment: Murray in Videoland)
Erica Yohn
as Selma (segment: Murray in Videoland)
Debbi A Davison
as Weatherperson (segment: Murray in Videoland)
Phil Hartman
as Baseball Announcer (segment: Murray in Videoland)
Rob Krausz
as Floor Manager (segment: Murray in Videoland)
Corey Burton
as Anchorman, TV Announcer, Announcer
Peter Horton
as Harry Landers
Supporting cast
94Griffin Dunne
as Doctor
Brian Ann Zoccola
as Nurse
Joe Pantoliano
as Sy Swerdlow
Stanley Brock
as Customer
Steve Forrest
as Capt. Steve Nelson
Robert Colbert
as Blackie
Joey Travolta
as Butch
Forrest J Ackerman
as U.S. President
Sybil Danning
as Queen Lara
Lana Clarkson
as Alpha Beta
David Alan Grier
as Don 'No Soul' Simmons
B B King
William Bryant
as Male Republican
Roxie Roker
as Female Republican
Le Tari
as Pimp
Christopher Broughton
as Fan Club President
Steve Guttenberg
as Jerry
Henry Silva
Sarah Lilly
as Prostitute
Archie Hahn
as Harvey Pitnik
Belinda Balaski
as Bernice Pitnik
Justin Benham
as Pitnik Boy
Erica Gayle
as Pitnik Girl
Al Lohman
as Frankel
Roger Barkley
as Herbert
T K Carter
as Host
Phil Proctor
as Mike
Ira Newborn
as Fred
Karen Montgomery
as Karen
Robert Picardo
as Rick Raddnitz
Rip Taylor
Slappy White
Jackie Vernon
Henny Youngman
Charlie Callas
as Charlie Drake
Steve Allen
William Marshall
as Pirate Captain
Tino Insana
as Mr. Sylvio
Donald Gibb
as Graceless Pirate
Frank Collison
as Grizzled Pirate
William S Taylor
as Gruesome Pirate
Ed Begley Jr
as Griffin, Station Announcer
Chuck Lafont
as Trent
Pamla Vale
as Woman in Pub
Larry Hankin
as Man in Pub
Garry Goodrow
as Checker Player
Roger La Page
as London Bobby
John Ingle
as Felix Van Dam
Angel Tompkins
as First Lady
Terence Mcgovern
as Salesman
Michael Hanks
as Announcer
Matt Adler
as George
Kelly Preston
as Violet
Ralph Bellamy
as Mr. Gower
Howard Hesseman
as Rupert King
Steve Cropper
as Customer
Marc Mcclure
as Ray
Russ Meyer
as Video Salesman
Corinne Wahl
as Sherrie
Andrew Dice Clay
as Frankie
Willard E Pugh
as Speaking Cop
Carrie Fisher
as Mary Brown
Paul Bartel
as Doctor
Herb Vigran
as Agent
Tracy Hutchinson
as Floozie
Mike Mazurki
as Dutch
Frank Beddor
as Ken
Jenny Agutter
as Cleopatra
Raye Birk
as Vanya
Vivian Bonnell
as Theatre Customer #3
Mark Bringelson
as Theatre Customer #1
Philip Bruns
as Manager
Bernie Casey
as Maj. Gen. Hadley
Ronny Cox
as Gen. Balentine
Bryan Cranston
as Paramedic #1
Martin Goslins
as French Ventriloquist
David E Harshbarger
as The Claw (closing credits)
Helen Kelly
as Nurse
Marie Lamarre
as Model
Wallace Langham
as Private Anson W. Pucket
Huey Lewis
Victoria Ann Lewis
as Theatre Customer #2
Robert Loggia
as Gen. McCormick
Bela Lugosi
as Pete Jones
Kevin Marcy
as Secret Service Agent
Paul Mcmichael
as Daughter at sperm bank (Lifescenes Magazine Celebrity Sperm Bank)
Dick Miller
as Danny Clayton
Kellye Nakahara
as Theatre Customer #4
Dan Seymour
as Dr. Muggs McGinty (Segment "Reckless Youth" Blu-ray DVD Only)
Robina Suwol
as Woman
Lyle Talbot
as Prescott Townsend
Usc Trojan Marching Band
as Marching Band
Christopher Wolf
as Mascot 'Bip
Michael Young
as Lifescenes Magazine - Jim Scott
Directors
4Writers
3Producers
5Other crew
120Julie Kaye Fanton
(as Julie Kaye Towery)
John Landis
(segments "Mondo Condo", "Hospital", "Blacks Without Soul", "Don 'No Soul' Simmons", "Video Date")
Robert K Weiss
(segments "Murray in Videoland", "Amazon Women on the Moon", "Silly Paté", "Video Pirates", "First Lady of the Evening", "Titan Man")
Carl Gottlieb
(segments "Peter Pan Theater", "Pethouse Video", "Son of the Invisible Man", "Art Sale")
Joe Dante
(segments "The French Ventiloquist's Dummy", "Hairlooming", "Bullshit or Not", "Critic's Corner", "Roast Your Loved One", "Reckless Youth")
Peter Horton
(segments "The Unknown Soldier", "Two I.D.'s")
Keith Bauer
animal trainer
Robert E Blair
animal trainer (as Robert Blair)
Laura Graham
apprentice editor
Mark Ormandy
apprentice sound effects editor
Ron Woods
art department assistant
Roger Kelton
art department manager (as Roger E. Kelton)
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