Amazon Women on the Moon
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.
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| Cinematography | Daniel Pearl |
| Edited by | Malcolm Campbell |
| Music by | Ira Newborn |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $548,696 |
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).
John Landis had previously directed The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), which employed a similar sketch anthology format.