I epithesi tou gigantiaiou mousaka (1999)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Panos H. Koutras

Writers:

Panos Evagellidis (co-writer)
Yorgos Korontsis (additional dialogue)

Release Date:

24 December 1999 (Greece)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Around the year 2000, a terrible occurence shocks the city of Athens: a huge piece of moussaka appears on the city streets...

Plot Keywords:

Panic | Flying Saucer | Campy | Bizarre | Anti Conformity

Cast

Yannis Aggelakis	...	Tara / Man Watching TV
Christos Mantakas	...	Alexis Alexiou
Myriam Vourou	...	Joy Boudala
Gregory Patrikareas	...	Antonis Boudalas
Eugene Dimitriou	...	Aris Boudalas
Roubini Vasilakopoulou	...	Aleka Spai
Themis Bazaka	...	Evi Bei
Jenny Balatsinou	...	Doctor
Cleo Chatzistefanou	...	Klion
Dorothea Mercouri	...	Gora
Hilda Iliopoulou	...	Daizy Karra
Nikos Saropoulos	...	Dinos Dinou
Christos Efthimiou	...	Fondas Makris
Angela Brouskou	...	Pinelopi Doglari
Ann Coleman	...	Ann Coleman

Also Known As:

Επίθεση του γιγαντιαίου μουσακά, Η (Greece)
The Attack of the Giant Mousaka (International: English title)

Runtime:

France:90 min

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek | English | French | Russian | Italian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

France:U

Company:

100% Synthetic Films

Movie Connections:

Features Exileosi (1965)

Soundtrack:

Tora

Cheap fun: a funny movie with a visibly low budget

This film has no special effects at all, yet it features a flying saucer (with scantily clad, silly, blonde female aliens), a 20-meter-high blob of bechamel and eggplant devastating Athens, and as many film and comic book citations as you can find. The obvious ones range from vintage science fiction of the '50s to Almodóvar... Some (universally understandable) hinting at scandals involving Greek politicians is also there.

Corpses lie in the streets of Athens, sprayed with the killer liquid spewed out by the giant mousaka. They look like your average college roommate when asked to pose for the first test shot with your new camera. Only, the level of that first shot is usually higher, but it is all part of the fun. The main female role is played by a man... or is it the main transvestite role played by a transvestite? you get the idea.