Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
1996 · Movie · PG-13 · 73 min · ★ 6.6 · 73% critics
An evil scientist tries to control people by forcing a captive crew in orbit to sit through a notoriously cheesy old sci‑fi movie. Instead of breaking, they survive the “torture” by cracking nonstop jokes and wisecracks, turning the bad film into a running comedy and throwing the scheme off balance.
Based on Mystery Science Theater 3000
Also known as MST3K: The Movie · Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Movie
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-04-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 73 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (231 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like rapid-fire mockery of cheesy classics and don’t mind a movie that plays like an extended episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000; Not for you if you dislike constant wisecracks or prefer straightforward stories.
Pros: steady stream of riffs; fun for fans; quick runtime | Cons: humor hit-or-miss; feels like TV episode; skits less strong
Themes
- telescope
- cinema on cinema
- satire
- puppet
- mad scientist
- spoof
- robot
- held captive
- space adventure
- escape attempt
- outer space
- hubble
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Michael J. Nelson
as Mike Nelson
Trace Beaulieu
as Crow T. Robot (voice) / Dr. Clayton Forrester
Kevin Murphy
as Tom Servo (voice)
Jim Mallon
as Gypsy (voice)
- JB
John Brady
as Benkitnorf
Rex Reason
as Dr. Cal Meacham (archive footage)
Faith Domergue
as Dr. Ruth Adams (archive footage)
Jeff Morrow
as Exeter (archive footage)
Lance Fuller
as Brack (archive footage)
Robert Nichols
as Joe Wilson (archive footage)
Directed by Jim Mallon
Created by Joel Hodgson