Video Review

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

Reviewed by | Oct 04, 1996

Details Movie Rated: PG-13; Genre: Comedy; With: Michael J. Nelson and Trace Beaulieu

Still suffering from those ''Comedy Central canceled Mystery Science Theater 3000'' blues? Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie will help. Although a box office bust, MST3K's big-screen adventure feels perfectly at home on video. Riffing on This Island Earth, a moderately stinky 1954 sci-fi flick, host Nelson and his robot sidekicks are in tip-top form as they heckle from the corner of the screen and crack wise in skits (the best bit features a satellite accidentally rear-ending the Hubble telescope). A-

Originally posted Oct 04, 1996 Published in issue #347 Oct 04, 1996 Order article reprints
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