Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

PG-13

Released Apr 19, 1996

1h 13m

Comedy

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Dr. Clayton Forrester (Trace Beaulieu) figures he can rule the world if he deadens his subjects' brains by making them endure terrible movies. Exploiting his access to nearby satellite-dwellers Mike Nelson (Michael J. Nelson) and his robot pals, Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo (Kevin Murphy), Forrester makes them watch a cheesy 1950s spaceship film. But when Mike and friends make funny comments throughout the movie and others that follow it, Forrester's plan looks increasingly flimsy.

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Critics 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.

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

For many, a little of this joking will go a long way; devoted fans, however, will wish for a double-bill. Count me closer to the latter group.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 2, 2014

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Dave Kehr

New York Daily News

There are still enough bad makeup jobs, pretentious lines, and coy sexual situations to give the chattering puppets plenty of fodder.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 2, 2014

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Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

If you're in the mood for some knuckleheaded comedy at the expense of -- in mad scientist Dr. Forrester's words -- "a stinky cinematic suppository called This Island Earth," then get thee to some place playing MST3K.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 2, 2014

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Peter Sobczynski

The Spool

Perfectly fine but not much more than that

Apr 14, 2021

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Michael Atkinson

Spin

Few films empathize quite so passionately with their audience.

Oct 25, 2019

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Stephen Hunter

Baltimore Sun

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie is about a third as funny as it thinks it is. Still, that's pretty funny and about twice as funny as most American comedies these days.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 2, 2014

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Jay H

27 years and many viewings later, it still makes me laugh.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/29/23

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Steve D

No more than another episode, but that isn't a bad thing.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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max a

A weird movie to say the least, it feels like three guys making a live reaction of a movie in YouTube, and I'm not even trying to exaggerate here.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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daniel w

A timeless classic to enjoy with Friends & Family over and over again, absolutely hilarious!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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justin t

Looks so much better than the TV series! This is the film treatment showing its best compared to low-budget TV. Sounds much better too. Love the revamp. It takes the TV format and translates it to the feature format really well. Although this is actually shorter than any episode on TV. An entertaining little diversion that builds upon the series and is the perfect pacing for big-screen concentration.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Ryan K

so thinly directed, just like the film it mocks, but jokes are so funny it exceeds expectations. bravo!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/05/21

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Jim Mallon

Director

Mike Nelson

Mike Nelson

Trace Beaulieu

Crow T. Robot

Kevin Murphy

Tom Servo

Jim Mallon

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John Brady

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Synopsis

Dr. Clayton Forrester (Trace Beaulieu) figures he can rule the world if he deadens his subjects' brains by making them endure terrible movies. Exploiting his access to nearby satellite-dwellers Mike Nelson (Michael J. Nelson) and his robot pals, Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo (Kevin Murphy), Forrester makes them watch a cheesy 1950s spaceship film. But when Mike and friends make funny comments throughout the movie and others that follow it, Forrester's plan looks increasingly flimsy.

Director: Jim Mallon
Producer: Jim Mallon
Screenwriter: Joel Hodgson, Trace Beaulieu, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy, Paul Chaplin
Distributor: Gramercy Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 19, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 18, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $475.7K
Runtime: 1h 13m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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