The Attack of the Giant Moussaka

1999 Greek film
  • 24 December 1999 (1999-12-24)
[1]
Running time
90 minutesCountryGreeceLanguagesGreek, English, French,[2] Japanese, Russian.

The Attack of the Giant Moussaka (French: L'Attaque de la moussaka géante; Greek: Η Επίθεση του Γιγαντιαίου Μουσακά; 1999), is a Greek science fiction parody film, produced, written and directed by Panos H. Koutras.[3][4][5][6] It has been released theatrically in France, with French subtitles, and Japan, with Japanese subtitles.[7] It has been screened at several festivals, including specialised LGBT film festivals, and has achieved cult status.[8]

Premise

The city of Athens is at war with a terrifying gigantic moussaka accidentally produced when an ordinary serving is hit by a ray from an alien space ship.[3]

Cast

  • Yannis Aggelakis[9] as Tara
  • Myriam Vourou as Joy Boudala
  • Christos Mantakas[10] as Alexis Alexiou
  • Gregory Patrikareas[11] as Antonis Boudalas
  • Eugene Dimitriou as Aris Boudalas
  • Themis Bazaka[12] as Evi Bay
  • Roubini Vasilakopoulou as Aleka Spay
  • Jenny Balatsinou as doctor[13]
  • Dorothea Mercouri[14] as Gora
  • Hilda Iliopoulou as Daizy Karra
  • Nikos Saropoulos as Dinos Dinou
  • Michalis Pantos as Dimis
  • Maria Kavadia as Chanel

See also

  • Super Demetrios

References

  1. ^ a b Η Επίθεση του Γιγαντιαίου Μουσακά (1999) Cine.gr (Greek)
  2. ^ L'attaque de la moussaka géante Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine arte.tv, 16 March 2006 at 0h55m. (French)
  3. ^ a b guardian.co.uk: Frightening food on film Quote: "Not to be outdone, the Greeks added mince meat and aubergine to the recipe for their Attack of the Giant Moussaka, in which the titular dish crash-lands on Athens. Hilarity ensues, apparently"
  4. ^ Panos H. Koutras IMDb.com
  5. ^ The Attack of the Giant Moussaka IMDb.com
  6. ^ BBC.co.uk: Greek films facing 'Olympic cuts' 30 November 2004.
  7. ^ Interview de Panos Koutras Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine ikult, the webzine du cinema alternatif. (French)
  8. ^ Η Επίθεση του Γιγαντιαίου Μουσακά και η Στρέλλα στις Νύχτες Πρεμιέρας Lesbian.gr (Greek)
  9. ^ Giannis Angelakis IMDb.com
  10. ^ Christos Mantakas IMDb.com
  11. ^ Gregory Patrikareas IMDb.com
  12. ^ Themis Bazaka IMDb.com
  13. ^ Jenny Balatsinou
  14. ^ Dorothea Mercouri IMDb.com

External links

  • Official film site
  • The Attack of the Giant Mousaka at the Internet Movie Database
  • Page for the film on Allocine.fr (French)
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Films directed by Panos H. Koutras
  • The Attack of the Giant Moussaka (1999)
  • Real Life (2004)
  • Strella (2009)
  • Xenia (2014)