Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
“See amazing thrills, spine-tingling chills, and something else that rhymes with "thrills".”
Centered on a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Joe Dante, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Arsenio Hall, Donald F. Muhich, Monique Gabrielle, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Arsenio Hall
as Apartment Victim (segment "Mondo Condo")
Donald F. Muhich
as Easterbrook (segment "Pethouse Video")
Monique Gabrielle
as Taryn Steele (segment "Pethouse Video")
Lou Jacobi
as Murray (segment "Murray in Videoland")
Erica Yohn
as Selma (segment "Murray in Videoland")Debbi A. Davison
as Weather Person (segment "Murray in Videoland")Rob Krausz
as Floor Manager (segment "Murray in Videoland")
Phil Hartman
as Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")
Corey Burton
as Anchorman (segment "Murray in Videoland") / TV Announcer (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")
Michelle Pfeiffer
as Brenda (segment "Hospital")
Peter Horton
as Harry (segment "Hospital")
Griffin Dunne
as Doctor (segment "Hospital")Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 84 min |
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Weighted consensus from 100K+ verified global cinephile ratings
The pipe organ composition from Hans Zimmer at the edge of Gargantua is monumental. Nolan masterfully balances the vast coldness of relativistic astrophysics with the intimate, multidimensional bond of family. A transcendent achievement of cinema.
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Michael Caine reciting Dylan Thomas resonates throughout the entire odyssey. Pure cinematic grandeur.
