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Music Department. Director. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. John De Bello was born in 1952. He is a producer and director, known for Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978), Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988) and Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! (1991). More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Resume. Born 1952. Add to list. Awards. 1 nomination.
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- John De Bello
- Producer, Music Department, Director
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Oct 4, 1978 · Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!: Directed by John De Bello. With David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor, J. Stephen Peace. A group of scientists band together to save the world from mutated killer tomatoes.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Horror
- John De Bello
- 1978-10-04
Mini Bio. John De Bello was born in 1952. He is a producer and director, known for Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978), Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988) and Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! (1991).
- IT WAS INSPIRED BY A KILLER MUSHROOM MOVIE. By the early 1960s, Toho Studios had become a monster movie factory. In 1954, the Japanese company introduced the world to Godzilla, a city-smashing reptile who has starred in more than two dozen movies (and counting).
- IT BEGAN AS A STUDENT FILM. Dillon went on to attend the University of California, Davis, where he enrolled in a film course with two of his high school buddies: John De Bello and James Stephen Peace.
- ONE OF ITS STARS LATER BECAME A STATE SENATOR. Upon leaving college, Peace and De Bello founded Four Square Productions, which Dillon later joined. Based in San Diego, the company specialized in taping high school and junior college football games.
- BOTH REAL AND (VERY) FAKE TOMATOES WERE USED. Executing the film required lots of fruit—much of which was “executed” in the literal sense. As Costa told Bon Appétit Magazine, the produce that appeared in the final cut fell into two main categories: “We had what I called ‘stock tomatoes’ and ‘star tomatoes,’” he recalled.
John De Bello is known as an Director, Writer, Actor, Editor, Producer, Screenplay, and Original Music Composer. Some of his work includes Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!, Return of the Killer Tomatoes!, Killer Tomatoes Eat France!, Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!, Black Dawn, and Happy Hour.
Return of the Killer Tomatoes! is a 1988 American parody film directed by John De Bello. The first sequel to the 1978 film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, the film stars Anthony Starke, Karen Mistal, and John Astin, as well as George Clooney in an early role.
