Amazonen auf dem Mond oder Warum die Amerikaner den Kanal voll haben (1987)

Amazonen auf dem Mond oder Warum die Amerikaner den Kanal voll haben: Directed by Joe Dante, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton, John Landis, Robert K. Weiss. With Arsenio Hall, Donald F. Muhich, Monique Gabrielle, Lou Jacobi. A spoof 1950s science-fiction movies, interspersed with various comedy sketches concerning late-night television.

“Iu0026#39;m sure this is the last time we will see this kind of Cuisinart comedy collection directed by, at the time (1987), some of the cinemau0026#39;s top comedy directors. And thatu0026#39;s a shame. Because u0026quot;Amazon Women On The Moonu0026quot;, although not perfect by any cinematic measuring stick, represents a small victory for loopy, silly comedy anarchy. Look at this line up of comedy vets: John Landis (u0026quot;The Blues Brothersu0026quot;, u0026quot;Trading Placesu0026quot;, u0026quot;Animal Houseu0026quot; among so many others), Joe Dante (u0026quot;Gremlinsu0026quot;, u0026quot;Innerspaceu0026quot;, u0026quot;Matineeu0026quot;), Robert Weiss (TVu0026#39;s u0026quot;Police Squad!u0026quot;), Carl Gottlieb (co-writer of u0026quot;Jawsu0026quot; AND u0026quot;The Jerku0026quot;) as well as newby Peter Horton (of u0026quot;thirtysomethingu0026quot; fame). u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis anthology features some real groaners to be sure, but surprisingly hits more times, and with more genuine laughs, than would be expected. Cobbled together as a de facto follow up to Landisu0026#39;s 1977u0026#39;s u0026quot;Kentucky Fried Movieu0026quot; (the picture that boasted the first unspooling of the Zucker-Abraham-Zucker genius that would soon launch u0026quot;Airplane!u0026quot; three years later) on a low-low indie budget way outside his usual 80u0026#39;s big-budget Universal stomping ground, u0026quot;Amazon Women…u0026quot; manages to both successfully surpass AND fail to reach the dizzy, laff-a-minute, rat-a-tat-tat of the 70u0026#39;s midnight circuit fave. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis picture has several clinkers of flat comedy (Landisu0026#39;s opener nearly stops the film dead with the always-unfunny Arsenio Hall), but hits with so many other vignettes that itu0026#39;s easy to get into the groove of this short-but-sweet skewer of 80u0026#39;s late-late-night TV. The standout segments in this comedic buffet are abundant, but the best of them belong to Dante, Weiss u0026amp; Gottlieb: the Universal-International u0026quot;Invisible Manu0026quot; short with Ed Begley Jr.; his hilarious run at the Leonard Nimoy u0026quot;In Search Ofu0026quot; chestnut as u0026quot;Bullshit Or Not?u0026quot; with pitch-perfect host Henry Silva; the stay-for-the-end-credits 1930u0026#39;s u0026quot;Reefer Madnessu0026quot; health scare jewel starring the late, great Paul Bartel and Carrie Fisher; or the crossed-circuit tributes to BOTH the u0026quot;Siskel u0026amp; Ebertu0026quot; show AND the old Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts, featuring a dream cast of vaudeville and 50u0026#39;s Vegas comics that has to be seen to be believed. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLandisu0026#39;s standouts include a u0026quot;no soulu0026quot; infomercial featuring David Alan Grier and BB King, a funny hospital sketch featuring Landis players Griffin (u0026quot;American Werewolfu0026quot;) Dunne and Michelle (u0026quot;Into The Nightu0026quot;) Pfeiffer (!) and a respectful nod to the earlier u0026quot;Kentucky Fried Movieu0026quot; wrap-up featuring an interactive video that stars Marc McClure, u0026quot;UltraVixensu0026quot; cult director Russ Meyer and Andrew Dice Clay. Highest marks, though, go to the running-gag u0026quot;Amazon Women On The Moonu0026quot;, which lovingly – hilariously – mocks everything from u0026quot;This Island Earthu0026quot; to u0026quot;Robot Monsteru0026quot; complete with film splices and gorgeous, over-saturated Eastmancolor. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you have ever loved crappy TV, the Universal Studios backlot or any of the directors who have contributed to this dogu0026#39;s breakfast of SNL-inspired skits (written by two ex Carson-era u0026quot;Tonight Showu0026quot; writers), take a look at this one. Plus, itu0026#39;s only 85 minutes of your life that youu0026#39;ll never get back. Bullshit, or not.”