# A Horror movie franchise is back after 47 years **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [January 29, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-horror-movie-franchise-is-back-after-47-years/1027168 "2026-01-29T21:00:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-horror-movie-franchise-is-back-after-47-years/1027168/1 "2026-01-29T21:00:27Z")
[‘Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence’ Gets Teaser Trailer](https://movieweb.com/attack-of-the-killer-tomatoes-organic-intelligence-teaser-trailer-horror-reboot/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=697bae7286fcdc0001a99dd9&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawPoqHlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFFMWV0T0t1dldoV3AyMnBpc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlfD3Xuu062ASXTm3rzi3FY1sLDQypJyOZgsKIr0J6aFazl9WFBOg2tkDNkM_aem_u5drR-S682Qq7HcppxWnqg) "Anyone for a rousing rendition of “Puberty Love”? 😄 ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-horror-movie-franchise-is-back-after-47-years/1027168/2 "2026-01-29T21:33:58Z")
I’m all for surprises at the cinema - but how do killer tomatoes walk?! ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-horror-movie-franchise-is-back-after-47-years/1027168/3 "2026-01-29T21:35:37Z")
Not sure, I think they roll (over you). I looked at the trailer. It looks like the actress for the “Wise Sage” was the wise-cracking nurse from The Big Bang Theory. I hope so. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-horror-movie-franchise-is-back-after-47-years/1027168/4 "2026-01-29T21:35:41Z")
I think they roll IIRC. [![](https://64.media.tumblr.com/1193cf285b2d2648ee2cb05f0b3e838b/afacbfa35d355d5e-29/s540x810/c272a00c63a8d936078000e1125e30e2d544baef.gif) ](https://64.media.tumblr.com/1193cf285b2d2648ee2cb05f0b3e838b/afacbfa35d355d5e-29/s540x810/c272a00c63a8d936078000e1125e30e2d544baef.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-horror-movie-franchise-is-back-after-47-years/1027168/5 "2026-01-29T21:37:43Z")
Be afraid. Be very afraid. I love the original AotKT. There have been a number of sequels that are… terrible. The original was meant to be intentionally bad; the sequels were just bad. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-horror-movie-franchise-is-back-after-47-years/1027168/6 "2026-01-29T21:52:29Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > I love the original AotKT. There have been a number of sequels that are… terrible. The original was meant to be intentionally bad; the sequels were just bad. The sequel had a pretty hilarious scene about product placements in movies. It also had Karen Mistal who I thought was cute as a button. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-horror-movie-franchise-is-back-after-47-years/1027168/7 "2026-01-29T21:59:18Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > The sequel had a pretty hilarious scene about product placements in movies. It also had Karen Mistal who I thought was cute as a button. And a very young George Clooney, also cute as a button, in his third role movie role. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-horror-movie-franchise-is-back-after-47-years/1027168/8 "2026-01-29T22:43:57Z")
> [@glee](#): > > I’m all for surprises at the cinema - but how do killer tomatoes walk?! The full original is on Youtube [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/853KWVNiUb4/hqdefault.jpg "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978) FULL MOVIE HD Starring David Miller and George Wilson B MOVIE") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=853KWVNiUb4)