The Film Crew  is not a TV show, but it should be, and perhaps will be one day. It stars “Mystery Science Theatre 3000” vets Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett doing essentially the same thing they did at MST3K – mocking poorly crafted old cinema. “Wild Women of Wongo” (1958), represents the Crew’s third DVD outing and their first in color, following “Hollywood After Dark” and “Killers From Space.”
“Wongo” is the prehistoric tale of an island of half-naked primitive supermodels who meet their first-ever hot caveman.
Those readily made sport of this time around: David Schwimmer, Jeff Probst, Steve Irwin, Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley, Ossie Davis, Peter Pan, Boromir, Jim Jarmusch, Bam Bam Rubble, Tonya Harding, Clay Aiken, Cher, Al Jolson, Ed Grimley, Angus Young, the Menendez Bros., William Kennedy Smith, Ted Nugent, John Turturro, MTV’s spring break coverage, Natalie Maines, Adam Sandler, Saudi Arabia, Yoda, Gwen Stefani, Chris Farley, Carnie Wilson, Harvey Keitel, Rob Schneider, John C. McGinley, P.J. Harvey, Sandra Bernhart, Cass Elliott, Bruno Kirby, Cindy Williams, Adam Baldwin, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimi.
There’s a great running gag about a Montgomery Burns lookalike. And the volumes of material dealing with the unimpressive Wongoian “dragon-god” is divinely guffaw-inducing.
The bonus features, however meager, offer a big step up from prior Film Crew extras (Nelson is particularly amusing here). In one, the Wongo priestess forces the Crew cast to dance. In the other, the boys re-enact “Wongo’s” moving finale.
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Cheyenne Season One $15.99
Gilligan’s Island Season Two $15.99
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Life Goes On Season One $15.99
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Smallville Season Five $23.99
Superboy Season One $15.99
Supernatural Season One $23.99
Veronica Mars Seaons One $23.99
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UNDER $16
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The Corner: The Complete Series $15.99
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UNDER $20
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Benson 1.x $21.99
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Curb Your Enthusiasm 2.x-3.x $20.49
Dallas 3.x $21.49
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Everybody Love Raymond 4.x-5.x $20.99
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Millennium 1.x $23.99
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The Office 2.x $24.49
The Rockford Files 3.x $21.49
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Supernatural 1.x $23.99
The Unit 1.x $24.99
UNDER $32
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Monk 1.x-4.x $27.49
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Saturday Night Live 1.x $31.49
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That ‘70s Show 1.x-5.x $28.99
24 1.x-5.x $29.49
The West Wing 1.x-7.x $25.99
The X-Files 1.x-9.x $28.49
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Dirty Jobs Vol. 1
Falcon Beach 1.x
Garfield: Dreams & Schemes
Gumby Essentials Vol. 1
A Haunting 1.x/2.x <--- NEW!!
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Man Vs. Wild Vol. 1
The Naked Brothers Band: Battle
Nip/Tuck 4.x ($37.99)
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Nip/Tuck 4.x [HD-DVD] ($53.95)
The Office 3.x
Prison Break 2.x
The Real Housewives of Orange County 1.x
Robot Chicken 2.x
The Rules of Engagement 1.x
She-Ra 2.x
SpongeBob SquarePants 5.x Vol. 1
30 Rock 1.x
30 Rock 1.x Vol. 1
30 Rock 1.x Vol. 2
This Week
The Addams Family Vol. 3
Avatar 2.x
Bones 2.x
Charmed 8.x
Charmed: The Complete Series
Fantastic Four Vol. 2
The Film Crew: Wild Women of Wongo
Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends 2.x
Fraggle Rock 3.x
Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy
Goosebumps: Say Cheese & Die
Goosebumps: It Came From Beneath The Sink
Grey's Anatomy 3.x
I Dream of Jeannie 4.x
Jericho of Scotland Yard 2.x
Judge Judy: Justice Served
Las Vegas 4.x
Masada: The Complete Miniseries
McHale's Navy 2.x
Overhaulin' 3.x Vol. 3
Prime Suspect 7.x
The Starter Wife: The Complete Miniseries
Supernatural 2.x
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fast Forward Vol. 2
Tom & Jerry Vol. 3
Two And A Half Men 1.x
Next Week
Babylon 5 1.x / La Femme Nikita 1.x
Ballykissangel 6.x
Ballykissangel: The Complete Series
Blade: The Pilot
Boston Legal 3.x
Brothers & Sisters 1.x
Everybody Loves Raymond 9.x
Family Guy Vol. 5
Foursome 1.x Vol. 2
Ghost Whisperer 2.x
Gilmore Girls 1.x / Veronica Mars 1.x
Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy 1.x
Jekyll: The Complete Series
The Johnny Cash Show: Best Of
Josie & The Pussycats: The Complete Series
Married With Children 7.x
Masters of Horror: Sounds Like
Masters of Horror: The Washingtonians
Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive Vol. 1
Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive Vol. 2
Rocky & Bullwinkle: Best Of Vol. 2
Smallville 6.x
Smallville 6.x (Blu-ray)
Smallville 6.x (HD-DVD)
Smallville 1.x-6.x
Smallville 1.x / Supernatural 1.x
The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper Vol. 1
Stargate Atlantis 3.x
Superman: Doomsday
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1.x Vol. 2
Upright Citizens Brigade 2.x
September 25
Bliss 3.x
The Bronx is Burning: The Complete Miniseries
The Catherine Tate Show 1.x
College Hill: Virginia State
The Cosby Show: Best Of
Count Dracula: The Miniseries
Davey and Goliath: The Lost Episodes
Dog The Bounty Hunter: The Arrest
Drawn Together 2.x
Elvira's Movie Macabre 2007
Grounded For Life 5.x
Home Run Derby Vol. 3
Inside The Actors Studio: Leading Men
The King of Queens 9.x
Midsomer Murders Vol. 9
My Name Is Earl 2.x
Numb3rs 3.x
Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Series
The Stand/Langoliers/Golden Years
The Streets of San Francisco 1.x
The Streets of San Francisco 1.x Vol. 2
Touched By An Angel 4.x Vol. 1
The Unit 2.x
The Untouchables 1.x
The Untouchables 1.x Vol. 2
Urban Gothic 2.x <--- NEW!!
Voltron Vol. 4
What About Brian: The Complete Series
October 2
Criminals Minds 2.x
Entourage 3.x Vol. 2
Felix The Cat: The Complete 1958-1959 Series
Galapagos (Blu-ray)
Galapagos (HD-DVD)
Godzilla Vol. 3
Hee Haw: A Salute <--- NEW!!
How I Met Your Mother 2.x
I Love New York
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Vol. 5
Jericho 1.x
Little People, Big World 1.x
Metalocalypse 1.x
The Sarah Silverman Program 1.x
The Secret World of Alex Mack 1.x
Shark 1.x
Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Series ($304.99)
The War: The Complete Miniseries
October 9
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 3.x
Ben 10 2.x
The Captain & Tennille: The Specials
Creature Comforts America 1.x
CSI New York 3.x
CSI New York 1.x-3.x
DeGrassi High: The Complete Series
Everybody Hates Chris 2.x
Family Ties 2.x
The Film Crew: Giant of Marathon
Ghost Hunters 3.x Vol. 1
Girlfriends 2.x
Hannah Montana Vol. 3
Jericho of Scotland Yard 1.x/2.x
The Lair 1.x
Little Women: The Complete Series
Marple 3.x
Meerkat Manor 1.x
Michael Palin: Pole To Pole
Murder, She Wrote 7.x
Only Fools and Horses: Complete Collection
Only Fools and Horses: The Specials
Robin of Sherwood Vol. 2
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Complete Collection <--- NEW!!
Stargate SG-1: The Complete Series
The Vicar of Dibley: Happy Ending
War & Peace <--- NEW!!
Whose Line Is It Anyway 1.x
Whose Line Is It Anyway 1.x Vol. 2
October 16
Absolutely Fabulous: The Complete Series
Absolutely Fabulous: White Box
Charlie & Lola Vol. 6
Ironside 2.x
Jonathan Creek 2.x
MacGyver: The Complete Series
Masters of Horror 1.x Vol. 1 [Blu-ray}
Masters of Horror 1.x Vol. 2 [Blu-ray]
Medium 3.x
Medium 1.x-3.x
Masters of Horror: The Damned Thing
Mythbusters Vol. 2 <--- NEW!!
Roseanne 9.x
Squidbillies Vol. 1
Studio 60: The Complete Series
That '70s Show 7.x
Waking The Dead 2.x
Wanted: Dead or Alive 3.x
October 23
The Adventures of Aquaman: The Complete Collection
American Gangster 1.x <--- NEW!!
Clive Cussler's Sea Hunters 1.x/2.x
The Company: The Complete Miniseries
Hamish MacBeth 3.x <--- NEW!!
I Love Lucy: The Complete Series
Jupiter Moon: New Frontier Vol. 1 <--- NEW!!
The L-Word 4.x
Mind of Mencia Uncensored 3.x
Monarch of the Glen 7.x
Monarch of the Glen: The Complete Series
NCIS 4.x
NCIS: Four Season Pack
Route 66 Vol. 1
Ruth Rendell Mysteries Vol. 2 <--- NEW!!
The Sopranos 6.x Vol. 2
The Sopranos 6.x Vol. 2 [Blu-ray]
The Sopranos 6.x Vol. 2 [HD-DVD]
Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
Tales From The Crypt 7.x
Veronica Mars 3.x
Veronica Mars: The Complete Series
Voyage To The Bottom of the Seas 3.x Vol. 2
Young Indiana Jones Vol. 1
October 30
Angel: Complete Series Collector's Set ($97.99!!)
Avatar 3.x Vol. 1
Benny Hill: Complete Collection
Biography: Saturday Night Live
CSI Miami 5.x
CSI Miami 1.x-5.x
Dark Shadows: The Beginning Vol. 2
Everybody Loves Raymond: The Complete Series
Family Affair 4.x
Family Guy 1.x-5.x Party Pack
Looney Tunes: Golden Collection Vol. 5
Magnum P.I. 7.x
Miami Ink 1.x <--- NEW!!
My So-Called Life: The Complete Series
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