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Science Fiction | Cinema On Cinema
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Best Science Fiction Film | 1997
Budget 5,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 1,000,000 USD
The makers of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) were so annoyed by their experiences having to work with a major studio on this film that they later parodied the experience on the TV series. In Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Incredible Melting Man (1996), the host segments are about Crow's screenplay being purchased by a studio then ruined by the executives (Dr. Forrester and Mother Forrester) as they vainly try to shoot it and screen it for audiences. Series writer and star Mary Jo Pehl would later call the episode an "exercise in healing."
At 73 minutes, the film is shorter than every episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988), which typically ran for 90 minutes.
When Universal originally released the movie, they thought a limited release in a select group of "college towns" (where they believed Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) was most appreciated) over a longer period of time would lead to a box office bonanza, and keep it from having to compete with the early summer blockbusters like Twister (1996) and Mission: Impossible (1996). Very few of the show's fans were aware the movie had been released, and it languished in relative obscurity throughout the spring and early summer. It was the first, and last, time Universal attempted such a plan.
The TV show's usual density of gags was reduced for theatrical audiences, so that a larger number of people laughing wouldn't cause too much dialogue to be missed.
By many accounts, making the movie was not a happy experience for the filmmakers, due to frequent studio interference. At a cast reunion appearance in New York City, Trace Beaulieu was asked what the worst movie featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) was. He replied, "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie".
"[Everyone is being sucked into the vacuum of space] Crow T. Robot: Hey, Mike, you think you can toss me my calculations? Thanks! Ah, here it is. "Breach Hull - All Die." Even had it underlined."
"Cal Meecham: [after German scientist comments on Mozart at dinner] What do you think of Mr. Mozart, Exeter? Exeter: I'm afraid I don't know the chap. Tom Servo: "I'm not an alien!" Exeter: My mind must have been wandering. Your composer, of course. Cal Meecham: *Our* composer - he belongs to the world! Exeter: Yes, indeed. Mike: "I'm not an alien." Cal Meecham: That dinner, Exeter, was even more perfect than you promised. Now if you'll excuse me, I could do with some fresh air myself. Crow T. Robot: He's gonna get high! Cal Meecham: Would you care to join me, Dr. Adams? Tom Servo: "Uh, no!" Cal Meecham: You, Dr. Carlson? Mike: "Your turn to walk the Cal." Exeter: Why don't you? Show him the grounds. Crow T. Robot: "I dare ya!" Exeter: We won't start cracking the whip on Meecham until tomorrow. Tom Servo: "Then I ram my ovipositor down your throat, and lay my eggs in your chest! But I'm *not* an alien!""
