Synopsis

A group of people thwart a mad scientist trying to take over the world with evil mutated tomatoes that he can change into people.

The film is notable for the casting of George Clooney in one of his first film roles.

In a scene showing law enforcement officers firing their weapons to ward off tomatoes in a field, a $60,000 Hiller Aircraft UH-12E that had been rented for the production was supposed to land in the tomato patch behind the officers.

The song "Puberty Love" was sung by the then-teenaged Matt Cameron, who later became the drummer for Soundgarden and between 1998 and 2025 was the drummer for Pearl Jam.

It is listed at #1 on Times of San Diego's off-the-wall movies filmed in San Diego.

A number of sequels and other spin-off material have been done in various media as a result of this movie.

They include three movie sequels: * Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988) * Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! (1991) * Killer Tomatoes Eat France! (1992) The sequel Return of the Killer Tomatoes picks up the story 10 years later.