Killer Tomatoes - Adaptations and Spin-offs

Adaptations and Spin-offs

• The film was adapted in 1990 as Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (TV series), a cartoon TV series which ran on Fox Kids, but despite the name, it was based on Return of the Killer Tomatoes. One scene did include live action footage of the Killer Tomatoes film, followed by a comment it is the worst torture a prisoner could endure.
• A novel released in 1997, Attack of the Killer Potatoes, pays tribute to the film.
• Three different video games were developed; a 1986 video game released for 8-bit computers, which was based on the film, and a 1991 video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy game consoles, which was based on the animated series.
• Viper Comics has released a comic book adaptation of the film in October 2008.
• Kim Harrison's book series "The Hollows" is based in a world where genetically engineered tomatoes killed off a significant portion of the population. The author admitted inspiration came from this movie.
• A Greek homage has also been made, I epithesi tou gigantiaiou mousaka (The Attack of the Giant Moussaka) (1999).
• A short film Tomatoes Eat You! by Bulgarian director Nenko Genov, pays tribute to the film. It is made as a horror trailer, using music by John Williams. The text of the trailer is "For generations they were cooked, mashed, canned, eaten alive… or even worse! And now they strike back! Prepare for a horror beyond your imagination! This summer TOMATOES EAT YOU!". In the end additional message appears - "You can stop the nightmare now! Say No to Genetically Modified Organisms!"