The Attack of the Giant Moussaka explained

The Attack of the Giant Moussaka
Director:	Panos H. Koutras
Producer:	Panos H. Koutras
Starring:	Yannis Aggelakis Myriam Vourou Christos Mantakas Gregory Patrikareas Eugene Dimitriou Themis Bazaka Roubini Vasilakopoulou Jenny Balatsinou Dorothea Mercouri^[1]
Music:	Konstantinos Vita
Cinematography:	Zafiris Epaminondas
Editing:	Elissavet Chronopoulou
Runtime:	90 minutes
Country:	Greece
Language:	Greek, English, French,^[2] Japanese, Russian.

The Attack of the Giant Moussaka (French: L'Attaque de la moussaka géante; Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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

External links

• Official film site
• The Attack of the Giant Mousaka at the Internet Movie Database
• Page for the film on Allocine.fr (French)

Notes and References

1. http://www.cine.gr/film.asp?id=1279 Η Επίθεση του Γιγαντιαίου Μουσακά (1999)
2. http://www.arte.tv/fr/1121136.html L'attaque de la moussaka géante
3. https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2009/aug/28/threatening-food-film?picture=352229641 guardian.co.uk: Frightening food on film
4. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3267450/ Panos H. Koutras
5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287320/ The Attack of the Giant Moussaka
6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4054569.stm BBC.co.uk: Greek films facing 'Olympic cuts'
7. http://www.1kult.com/2009/11/30/interview-de-panos-koutras/ Interview de Panos Koutras
8. http://lesbian.gr/913/%CE%B7-%CE%B5%CF%80%CE%AF%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%83%CE%B7-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%B3%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%83%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%AC-%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9/ Η Επίθεση του Γιγαντιαίου Μουσακά και η Στρέλλα στις Νύχτες Πρεμιέρας
9. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1684588/ Giannis Angelakis
10. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1001374/ Christos Mantakas
11. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0440068/ Gregory Patrikareas
12. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0063274/ Themis Bazaka
13. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0049484/?ref_=tt_cl_t8 Jenny Balatsinou
14. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1001446/ Dorothea Mercouri