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]
| The Attack of the Giant Moussaka | |
|---|---|
 French theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Panos H. Koutras |
| Written by | Panos Evagellidis Yorgos Korontsis |
| Produced by | Panos H. Koutras |
| Starring | Yannis Aggelakis Myriam Vourou Christos Mantakas Gregory Patrikareas Eugene Dimitriou Themis Bazaka Roubini Vasilakopoulou Jenny Balatsinou Dorothea Mercouri[1] |
| Cinematography | Zafiris Epaminondas |
| Edited by | Elissavet Chronopoulou |
| Music by | Konstantinos Vita |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Greece |
| Languages | Greek, English, French,[2] Japanese, Russian. |
Premise
editThe 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
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Η Επίθεση του Γιγαντιαίου Μουσακά (1999) Cine.gr (Greek)
- ^ L'attaque de la moussaka géante Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine arte.tv, 16 March 2006 at 0h55m. (French)
- ^ 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"
- ^ Panos H. Koutras IMDb.com
- ^ The Attack of the Giant Moussaka IMDb.com
- ^ BBC.co.uk: Greek films facing 'Olympic cuts' 30 November 2004.
- ^ Interview de Panos Koutras Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine ikult, the webzine du cinema alternatif. (French)
- ^ Η Επίθεση του Γιγαντιαίου Μουσακά και η Στρέλλα στις Νύχτες Πρεμιέρας Lesbian.gr (Greek)
- ^ Giannis Angelakis IMDb.com
- ^ Christos Mantakas IMDb.com
- ^ Gregory Patrikareas IMDb.com
- ^ Themis Bazaka IMDb.com
- ^ Jenny Balatsinou
- ^ Dorothea Mercouri IMDb.com