The killer tomatoes are headed for Sin City, and they’re making a weekend of it. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, the fifth film in the cult horror-comedy franchise that has been terrorizing produce aisles since 1978, will screen at Universal Horror Unleashed at AREA15, 3051 S. Rancho Drive in Las Vegas, on Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7, with a filmmaker and cast panel following the Friday show.
There’s no separate ticket to buy, as anyone holding a ticket to Universal Horror Unleashed that night can catch the screening, but a Premiere House reservation is required to attend. and a tomato-themed dinner (what else!) is available for purchase. Universal Horror Unleashed tickets start at $14.99 and are available here.
Universal Horror Unleashed opens at 4pm both nights, with the film rolling at 8pm. On Friday, the tomatoes give way at 9:30pm to a panel featuring David Ferino, the noted director who took the reins of the franchise for its first new feature in over three decades, tomato puppeteer Victor Yerrid, and producer Michael Polis, with additional cast members to be announced. Everyone will be out the door by 11pm, which in Vegas terms means the night is just getting started. Fans can also get up close with a display of the film’s puppets and costumes.
Produced by Michael Polis (Yo Gabba Gabba!), directed by David Ferino (Wardcliffe), and written by Killer Tomatoes original creator Costa Dillon, the film’s cast includes comedy legend David Koechner (Anchorman), Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier), and franchise icon John Astin (The Addams Family), who returns as Professor Gangreen decades after first appearing in the series, Dan Bakkedahl (Veep), Myrna Velasco (Star Wars Resistance), Zachary Roozen (Romeo and Juliet Killers), Samantha Bailey (Just Add Magic), and Noor Razooky (The Old Man).
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence kicks off when a young, greedy, and rather Elizabeth Holmesesque, corporate prodigy goes rogue while working under her aging mentor Professor Nicholas Gangreen (John Astin).
Director David Ferino notes, “Universal Horror Unleashed is the perfect home for us, because these are people who take their monsters seriously, and our monsters happen to be tomatoes. We can’t wait to see a Vegas crowd scream and laugh at the same time.” Adding, “And if anyone leaves craving marinara, our work here is done.”
Producer Michael Polis says, “We’ve taken these tomatoes from Comic-Con to the deck of the USS Midway, and now they’re rolling into their first Vegas residency. We’re just trying not to let it go to their heads.”
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence is rated PG-13 and was recently released on VOD. Universal Horror Unleashed is recommended for guests 13 and up. Tickets and dinner reservations are available here.
