The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
Science Fiction · Comedy · 1996
In the not-too-distant future, the evil Dr. Forrester forces a temp named Mike into a series of experiments, where he's forced to watch cheesy movies so the mad scientist can monitor his mind. However, as Mike can't control where the movies begin or end, he'll try to keep his sanity with the help of his robot friends.
Movie details
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
“Every year Hollywood makes hundreds of movies. This is one of them!”
1996 Science Fiction · Comedy 1h 13m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
In the not-too-distant future, the evil Dr. Forrester forces a temp named Mike into a series of experiments, where he's forced to watch cheesy movies so the mad scientist can monitor his mind. However, as Mike can't control where the movies begin or end, he'll try to keep his sanity with the help of his robot friends.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Jim Mallon
Written by
Michael J. Nelson · Trace Beaulieu · Jim Mallon · Kevin Murphy
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Trace Beaulieu
Crow T. Robot (voice) / Dr. Clayton Forrester
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo (voice)
Jim Mallon
Gypsy (voice)
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John Brady
Benkitnorf
Rex Reason
Dr. Cal Meacham (archive footage)
Faith Domergue
Dr. Ruth Adams (archive footage)
Court is in session
Put Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.