Worst Lobster Attack Sequence Ever

A whole squadron of killer lobsters attacks comedian Bill Cosby and his wife, in this bizarre sequence from scifi comedy Leonard Part 6, which Cosby wrote and produced. "The offensive will start immediately!" proclaims Gloria Foster's sequin-addicted supervillain. But really the offensive started about 70 minutes ago, including Cosby doing the Jane Fonda workout, Cosby doing ballerina movies to avoid a killer ostrich, and Cosby throwing exploding hotdogs and hamburgers at Foster's squad of evil cackling vegetarians, who want to take over ALL of Northern California. Yes, even Benicia.

The movie's plot revolves around a high-tech sphere that controls the minds of animals and turns them into killers, including horses, bees, and — in the movie's one funny sequence reminiscent of — bunny rabbits. Leonard Part 6 shares with the original Star Wars the distinction of being Part X in a series despite being the first movie released. Unlike Star Wars, however, Cosby's bizarre saga never got its prequels. Sadly.

5:36 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
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Calobi at 05:50 PM on 05/08/08
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"The movie's plot revolves around a high-tech sphere that controls the minds of animals and turns them into killers, including horses, bees, and - in the movie's one funny sequence reminiscent of - bunny rabbits."
Reminiscent of what? Monty Python is my guess.
BullfightsOnAcid at 06:02 PM on 05/08/08
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Yeah but the Cos totally made up for this movie by making Ghost Dad.

"Rudy! Theo! Where the flubbity flee are my Jello Brand Pudding Pops!"
HomoSapiensRex at 06:10 PM on 05/08/08
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Don't diss the man - he's single-handedly kept the offensively garish sweater industry afloat for decades!
DocGratis at 08:10 PM on 05/08/08
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Next week Io9 will cover the Best Lobster attack sequence (non-animated)... and the winnner is..

Oh Leonard Part 6.

(animated goes to the time Dr. Zodiberg's people conquer the Earth)
B at 08:33 PM on 05/08/08
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I always thought this movie was a spoof, and naming it part 6 when there is no 1-5 was just a joke.
dOk at 10:23 PM on 05/08/08
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@DocGratis

Now now...

The best Lobster Attack is actually from a Godzilla movie, and being that its men in suits, it counts as "live action" :)
bitgod at 12:06 AM on 05/09/08
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BOW DOWN BEFORE YOUR CRUSTACEAN OVERLORDS

I always have a soft spot for the Gargon in Teenagers from Outer Space. Well ok, maybe it's more of a MST3K soft spot.
Git Em SteveDave at 04:07 AM on 05/09/08
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Is it me, or did that sphere really closely resemble the Continuum Transfunctioner from "Dude, Where's My Car?".
mattclary at 04:52 AM on 05/09/08
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It's lobstrosities!
Miranda Kali at 05:16 AM on 05/09/08
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I seem to recall a SNL where giant, mutant lobsters laid siege to the studio, killing stage hands as well as beloved members of the Not Ready for Primetime Players.
All to avenge the untimely demise of Larry the Lobster at the hands of a bemused Dan Ackroyd.
darcymcgee at 05:50 AM on 05/09/08
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Sadly, I've never seen Leonard Part 6. This clip just whets my appetite.
BrandonSweet at 06:22 AM on 05/09/08
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The really sad part is that this clip ends before we get to seem them fend off the lobster attack with melted butter.

Seriously.
BrandonSweet at 06:22 AM on 05/09/08
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I mean "see" them.
Miranda Kali at 06:26 AM on 05/09/08
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@DocGratis:
Was the "sewer lobster" scene from the animated Tick at least nominated?

"Mmm yeah. Down here I'm the apotheosis of cool." - Sewer Urchin
tph at 08:36 AM on 05/09/08
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Good god did I love this movie when I was 7.

"melted butter!"
"squelish"
the gay vegetarian henchmen whose heads blow off if you forcefeed them hotdogs.

This was a work of sheer brilliance.

I wonder if it is out on dvd...
radio1 at 08:40 AM on 05/09/08
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Worst movie of 1987.
victheremin at 09:00 AM on 05/09/08
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@bitgod:

"The Gargon! It thrives!!"

You can watch the fine(?) film Teenagers from Outer Space in its entirety at: [www.archive.org]

[www.scifimoviepage.com]
kniffler at 09:21 AM on 05/09/08
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Teenagers from Outer Space was my first thought. The Gargon is clearly the best use of a lobster in any film ever.

One of its clearer appearances is at the start of this YouTube clip

+ Watch video
ollie at 10:21 AM on 05/09/08
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Hey, have some respect for the crustacean!
Remember, lobster sticks to magnet:
[www.i-am-bored.com]

Right claw south!
Priam at 10:40 AM on 05/09/08
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+ Watch video
Glamourdammerung at 11:09 AM on 05/09/08
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If my memory is correct, this was the movie that was so bad even Cosby told people not to go to it.
samuelk at 12:34 PM on 05/09/08
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Is it me, or is the evil lady in that clip the same actress who played the Oracle in [i]The Matrix[/i]?
Rexter at 12:51 PM on 05/09/08
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Holy sh*t i remember that movie! Only seen it once when i was a wee little kid. Good times.
spoogy at 06:58 PM on 05/09/08
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Is this really worse than Lobstora's rape of Divine in Multiple Maniacs?
dOk at 12:04 AM on 05/10/08
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oh and i forgot the age old Saturday Night Live "Killer Lobster" segment that was made up like the Titanic (not the Cameron version it modeled after the original Titanic movie).
Jonee at 11:00 AM on 05/11/08
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Doesn't either It Conquered the World, or Zontar - Thing From Venus have flying lobsters? Been a while since I've seen either of those films, but I seem to remember in one of them the creatures that fly around and attach those probe things to the Earthlings look like lobsters.