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Summary
A small group of typical Tromaville citizens find themselves in the path of a terrorist army controlled by the power elite...
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Background watch
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 58GoodWatch 57
Audience score61%
IMDb5.5
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for comedies, +5 min on the typical 100
typical 100105Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1988
December 9, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
ComedyActionAdventureHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanSpanishMade in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeSolo WatchBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 27
Carolyn BeauchampLydia- SBSean BowenTaylor
Rick WashburnParker
Patrick WeathersKirkland
Jessica DublinDottie- SCSteven CrossleyMarshall
- LLLorayn Lane DelucaMaria
- CKCharles Kay-HuneHardwick
- ARAra RomanoffCooney
- BBBrenda BrockKim
Lisbeth KaufmanJingoistic baby
Lisa PetrunoJennifer- ACAlex CserhartSean
- AHAleida HarrisNancy
- MYMary YorioLaurie
- SBSusan BachliSusan
Dan SnowReverend Brown
Rick CollinsColonel Jennings
Robert AmicoSpecially Trained Terrorist
Paul BorgheseSpecially Trained Terrorist
Angel CabanSpecially Trained Terrorist
Joe FleishakerSpecially Trained Terrorist
Lily Hayes KaufmanSpecially Trained Terrorist
Pericles LewnesSpecially Trained Terrorist
Directing · 3
- Lloyd Kaufman Director, Writer, Story, Producer
- Michael Herz Director, Producer
- Denis Hahn First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Mitchell Dana Writer
Production · 5
- Eric Hattler Casting
- Rick Washburn Associate Producer
- Randy Parker Location Manager
- Jeffrey W. Sass Associate Producer
- Alexis Grey Production Designer
Camera · 1
- Jimmy Mah Key Grip
Editing · 3
- Brian Sternkopf Editor
- David Lyons Assistant Editor
- Dick Cohen Negative Cutter
Sound · 5
- Christopher De Marco Music
- Dennis Fierman Supervising Sound Editor
- Tom Foligno Sound Editor
- Peter Dungan Apprentice Sound Editor
- Fontaine Stevens Boom Operator
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Tom Martinek Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Kathleen Richards Makeup Artist
- David Barrett Special Effects Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Mark Serman Gaffer
Other crew · 4
- Scott Leva Stunt Coordinator
- James A. Lebovitz Cinematography
- Pericles Lewnes Special Effects Coordinator
- Phil Rivo Craft Service
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