Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJim Mallon
Screenplay by
Based onMystery Science Theater 3000
by Joel Hodgson
Produced byJim Mallon
Starring
  • Michael J. Nelson
  • Trace Beaulieu
  • Kevin Murphy
  • Jim Mallon
CinematographyJeff Stonehouse
Edited byBill Johnson
Music byBilly Barber
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • April 19, 1996 (1996-04-19)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
BudgetLess than $5 million[1]
Box office$1 million[2]

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie is a 1996 American science fiction comedy film and a film adaptation of the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000,[3] produced and set between the series' sixth and seventh seasons. It was distributed by Universal Pictures[4] and Gramercy Pictures[2] and produced by Best Brains.

The filmmakers dub a new comic narrative over the 1955 sci-fi film This Island Earth, editing out approximately 30 minutes of the original film.[5]

  1. ^ Svetkey, Benjamin (February 23, 1996). "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cable comedy troupe tries the big screen Review: "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie" is long on name, and pretty long on laughs, too, if you get past its slow set-up. : Baltimore Sun
  4. ^ 10 MST3K Movies You Should Watch Without The Riffing - CBR
  5. ^ Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie: The Oral History|AV Club