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The tomatoes have gone naval. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence is back, and this time, it’s docking aboard the USS Midway Museum!

If you missed San Diego Comic-Con, then you missed the first teaser and panel to David Ferino‘s Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence.

The produce is fighting back once again in the latest installment of the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes franchise. A new teaser trailer has been released for the upcoming feature film, dubbed Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence. This comes ahead of a special screening for the film ahead of its wide release later this year, courtesy of Anchor Bay. The early screening is scheduled for Feb. 20 at the USS Midway Museum in San Diego. All proceeds will benefit Freedom Park at Burnham Navy Pier.

What started as a student project became one of the best homicidal fruit franchises to date, mostly because of the earnest effort that went into the making of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. It's one of the strangest, if not silliest B-movies ever produced. Originally released in 1978, the titular killer tomatoes became legendary villains of campy horror and inspired three sequels. The film came together because of the sincere efforts of the cast and crew, but the plot doesn't employ the same level of seriousness as its creators. Regardless of how you came upon the franchise, odds are you laughed while watching it, yet still wondered who was crazy enough to execute the idea in the first place. It has garnered quite the cult following, and these facts about Attack of the Killer Tomatoes might explain why.

Just when you thought it was safe ... the Killer Tomatoes are back and more lethal than ever. That's right. The Killer Tomatoes are back for a fifth time in the new film "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence." Since part of the film was shot on the USS Midway, the fear-inspiring fruits held a special private party and screening onboard the Navy vessel this past Friday.

The killer tomatoes are back in the first-look teaser for Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence.

Year-end round-ups are a fun way to reflect on what’s been happening in our community, look ahead on for what’s to come, and get a sense of where we’re at in the grand scheme of things. So, we took a look back at 2025 happenings in the film industry as well as the local scene and selected the top 10 that had the biggest impact. What we found was, overall, 2025 was a banner year for the San Diego indie film community. Events inside and outside of our region had an impact on San Diego’s filmmaking outlook, potential, and growth. And while what’s to come is anyone’s guess, the trend is clearly tracking upward.

Local actress takes on juicy role in upcoming ‘Killer Tomatoes’ flick

She said she was introduced to the “Killer Tomatoes” universe when she was a kid and watched reruns of the 1990s “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” cartoon series. However, when she got the audition for the upcoming movie, “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence,” she watched the original 1978 film and the 1988 sequel “Return of the Killer Tomatoes!” and became even more determined to be a part of such a “fun, cult franchise.”