The Attack of the Giant Moussaka ( ) (1999), also spelt Mousaka and translated to Gigantic Moussaka, is a Greek

Greece

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 science fiction

Science fiction

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 parody

Parody

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 film, produced, written and directed by Panos H. Koutras

Panos H. Koutras

Panos H. Koutras, born in Athens, is a Greek filmmaker, writer, who made his debut with the feature film The Attack of the Giant Moussaka , a science-fiction parody. He has directed two more films Alithini Zoi and Strella ....

. It has been released theatrically in France, with French subtitles, and Japan, with Japanese subtitles. It has been screened at several festivals, including specialised LGBT

LGBT

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 film festivals, and has achieved cult status.

Plot

The city of Athens

Athens

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 is at war with a terrifying gigantic moussaka

Moussaka

Moussaka is an eggplant based dish of the Balkans, Eastern Mediterranean, and the Middle East. The best known variation outside the region is the Greek one.-Names and etymology:...

 accidentally produced when an ordinary serving is hit by a ray from an alien space ship.

Japan

This movie has been distributed as The Attack of the Giant cake by film distributors in Japan.

Cast

• Yannis Aggelakis as Tara
• Myriam Vourou as Joy Boudala
• Christos Mantakas as Alexis Alexiou
• Gregory Patrikareas as Antonis Boudalas
• Eugene Dimitriou as Aris Boudalas
• Themis Bazaka as Evi Bay
• Roubini Vasilakopoulou as Aleka Spay
• Jenny Balatsinou as extraterrestrial 1
• Roubini Hatjistephanou as extraterrestrial 2
• Dorothea Mercouri as Gora
• Hilda Iliopoulou as Daizy Karra
• Nikos Saropoulos as Dinos Dinou
• Michalis Pantos as Dimis
• Maria Kavadia as Chanel
• Clio Hadjistefanou as Klion

External links

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