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Long-Awaited Sequel to Cult-Classic '70s Sci-Fi Finally Debuts Trailer

MovieWeb marks the first trailer for Organic Intelligence, the fifth Killer Tomatoes film, nearly five decades after the 1978 original.

MovieWeb July 27, 2026 4 min read

MovieWeb’s take doubles as a defence of the whole enterprise. Editor Patrick Cavanaugh argues that in an era of grim, self-serious revivals, this sequel is refreshing precisely because it knows exactly what it is.

The article makes a pointed observation about a film whose villain is runaway artificial intelligence: it was made with practical effects and real people, not AI-assisted production. The tomatoes are real objects. That is the joke, and also the method.

On the plot, MovieWeb sticks to the official line — a biotech prodigy’s genetically engineered vegetable gets away from him — and lists David Koechner, Eric Roberts, Catherine Corcoran, Dan Bakkedahl, Myrna Velasco, Vernée Watson, Paul Bates and a returning John Astin.

It also situates the film as the fifth entry, after Return of the Killer Tomatoes!, Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! and Killer Tomatoes Eat France!

Written by Patrick Cavanaugh, Editor at MovieWeb.

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