Amazon Women on the Moon

Amazon Women on the Moon
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
Produced by
  • John Landis
  • Robert K. Weiss
Starring
CinematographyDaniel Pearl
Edited byMalcolm Campbell
Music byIra Newborn
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 18, 1987 (1987-09-18)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million
Box office$548,696[1]

Amazon Women on the Moon is a 1987 American satirical science fiction film that parodies the experience of watching low-budget films on late-night television. The film, featuring a large ensemble cast including cameo appearances from film and TV stars and even non-actors, was written by Michael Barrie and Jim Mulholland, and takes the form of a compilation of 21 comedy skits directed by five different directors: Joe Dante, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton, John Landis, and Robert K. Weiss.

The title Amazon Women on the Moon refers to the central film-within-a-film, a spoof of science-fiction films from the 1950s that borrows heavily from Queen of Outer Space (1958) starring Zsa Zsa Gabor, itself a film that recycles elements of earlier science-fiction works such as Cat-Women of the Moon (1953), Fire Maidens from Outer Space (1955), and Forbidden Planet (1956).[2]

John Landis had previously directed The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), which employed a similar sketch anthology format.

  1. ^ Amazon Women on the Moon at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ Scott, Casey. "Amazon Women on the Moon". DVD Drive-In. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2018.