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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:5
Rotten:31
Average Rating:1.2/10
Consensus: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie may be thin and uneven, but it's hilarious in enough of the right spots to do the show's big-screen transition justice.
Runtime: 75 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: This film follows the same premise of the cable TV series it's based on: a man named Mike Nelson, along with two witty robots, is held captive in outer space by mad scientist Dr. Clayton Forrester.... This film follows the same premise of the cable TV series it's based on: a man named Mike Nelson, along with two witty robots, is held captive in outer space by mad scientist Dr. Clayton Forrester. As an experiment, Forrester subjects them to a barrage of horrible, "cheesy movies". Nelson and the bots proceed to make fun and crack wise at virtually everything that happens in the film, from the opening to closing credits. In this big-screen version, the film lampooned by the gang is 1955's "This Island Earth", a campy, no-budget film about earthlings who are kidnapped by aliens. But will Mike and his metallic buddies ever find a way to escape from the demented Forrester? [More]
Starring: Michael J. Nelson, Trace Beaulieu, Kevin Murphy, Jim Mallon
Starring: Michael J. Nelson, Trace Beaulieu, Kevin Murphy, Jim Mallon, Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason, Lance Fuller, Russell Johnson
Director: Jim Mallon
Director: Jim Mallon
Screenwriter: Michael J. Nelson, Trace Beaulieu, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy, Mary Jo Pehl, Paul Chaplin, Bridget Jones
Producer: Jim Mallon
Composer: Billy Barber
Reviews for Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
With added scope but little to justify its bloated heft, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie is the show's own Manos: The Hands of Fate.
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