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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Adult Humor Movie Release: 1987 DVD Release: 09/09/1998 Format: DVD SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 25 mins Studio: Universal Studios Members Wishing: 14 Genres: Comedy, Parody/Spoof, Absurd Comedy See Also: Amazon Women on the Moon [Collector's Edition]

The 1987 portmanteau comedy feature Amazon Women on the Moon lampoons several film genres in general and the 1954 sci-fi cheapie Cat Women of the Moon in particular. Other sketches in Amazon Women include an opening bit with Arsenio Hall; a vignette titled "Son of the Invisible Man" wherein a naked Ed Begley Jr. runs around in full view of the nonplussed supporting cast; the It's Alive parody "Hospital", which offers the spectacle of Michelle Pfeiffer giving birth to Mr. Potato Head; and a Siskel & Ebert takeoff, featuring Arche Hahn as a TV viewer whose entire life is given a "thumbs down." Directed by several hands, including Joe Dante, Carl Gottleib, Peter Horton, John Landis, and Robert K. Weiss, Amazon Women on the Moon also features a satire of the Kroger G. Babb school of "sex hygiene" exploitation cheapies, with syphilis victim Carrie Fisher being counseled by unctuous doctor Paul Bartel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Rosanna Arquette - Karen ("Two I.D.'s")
Ralph Bellamy - Mr. Gower ("Titan Man")
Carrie Fisher - Mary Brown ("Reckless Youth")
Griffin Dunne - Doctor ("Hospital")
Steve Guttenberg - Jerry ("Two I.D.'s")

A basic laserdisc conversion, without any special features except 24 reasonably well-chosen chapter breaks and a basic menu. The movie is a big-studio equivalent to Kentucky Fried Movie (with which John Landis and Robert K. Weiss were also heavily involved), only not as consistently funny or as inspired in its selection of targets or subjects. Indeed, some of the sketches here wouldn't have passed muster on Saturday Night Live, and one sketch, involving a newborn, is downright unfunny. (It may show just how little the makers of this film felt, in comparison to Kentucky Fried Movie, that the earlier film has shown up on DVD with a whole commentary track, while this film was just dropped into the format with no extras whatsoever). On the other hand, most of it is harmless and the title piece, a take-off on early '50s sci-fi thrillers like Flight to Mars and Cat Women of the Moon, is almost spot-on perfect. The picture quality is excellent throughout, almost too good given the intentional cheesiness of the "Amazon Women on the Moon" segment, and the audio is set at a surprisingly high level for a DVD. ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide