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CINEMATIC TITANIC!!

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“Cinematic Titanic” FAQ


What is “Cinematic Titanic?”
“Mystery Science Theatre 3000” vets Joel Hodgson (the original Joel Robinson), Trace Beaulieu (the original Crow T. Robot) and J. Elvis Weinstein (the original Tom Servo) have reunited to mock more movies, this time for DVD release. They are joined this time in the mocking of the movie by fellow MST3K icons Frank Coniff (the original Frank) and Mary Jo Pehl (the original Pearl Forrester).

So there are now five voices mocking the movie at once?
Correct.

How long has it been since Joel Hodgson did this sort of thing?
A while. His last regular episode of MST3K, “Mitchell,” was cablecast almost 15 years ago, Oct. 23, 1993, but he also guest-starred on one 1999 MST3K episode, “Soultaker.”

Is CT as funny as MST3K?
Maybe a little funnier! I found myself laughing aloud a lot. “Is that a really tiny desk or is he wearing wooden pants?” may have elicted actual tears.

Which movie does this pilot mock?
“The Oozing Skull” (1972), a.k.a. “Brain of Blood,” “The Brain,” “Brain Damage,” “The Undying Brain” and “The Creature’s Revenge.” It’s about a brain transplant gone terribly wrong. It stars Grant Williams (“The Incredible Shrinking Man”) and dwarf Angelo Rossitto (“Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome”).

Is a pre-feature short mocked?
Sadly, no.

Do we see the commentators’ shadows in front of the screen?
We do! The shadows of all five commentators adorn the lower right and left corners of the screen, some of them standing on risers. I believe they are situated, from left to right, thusly: Weinstein, Hodgson, Pehl, Coniff and Beaulieu.

Isn’t this already downloadable on Mike Nelson’s website or something?
You might be thinking of rifftrax.com, which offers audio-only commentaries that you’re supposed to synch up with expensive DVD swill like “The Phantom Menace,” “Star Trek: Generations” and “Fantastic Four.” Nelson often does these with Kevin Murphy (the latter-day Tom Servo), and sometimes with Murphy and Bill Corbett (the latter-day Crow), and other times with his hot, funny wife and at least once with the dude who played Doogie Howser. Nelson, Murphy and Corbett also have their own direct-to-DVD series, “The Film Crew.”

Are there CT skits?
After a fashion, but no one ever leaves the “screening room” on CT. The feature is freeze-framed, and the performers, always in shadow, perform strange little sketches. Hodgson is central to none of them.

Do the commentators dwell in space on a super-secret satellite? Are the commentators put there to see how much filmic torture they can endure?
There are no robots or character. The five commentators plays themselves, although a sixth figure appears briefly as the shadow of Al Hirt.

Is there a funny title song explaining the premise? Is the phrase “you should really just relax” employed?
No and no.

What kind of pop-culture references can we look forward to?
Referenced are The Pussycat Dolls, Mapquest, Tammy Wynette, “Close Encounters,” Burning Man, Birdseye frozen dinners, Jiffy-Pop, Jack LaLanne, “M*A*S*H,” Amy Winehouse, Phil Spector, “The Addams Family,” Lindsay Lohan, Cat Stevens, Whammo, A&W, Nancy Sinatra, Howard Stern, “The Amazing Race,” “Spider-Man,” David Blaine, Quinn Martin Productions, THX-1138, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “The Love Bug,” Ikea, Dean Martin, “Sunset Boulevard,” “Fantasy Island,” “Valley of the Dolls,” The Pep Boys, Underdog, “The Blair Witch Project,” Slinky commercials, Pepperidge Farm commercials nerf, Melanie Griffith, Kenny Baker, Dinty Moore, Clint Howard, PinkBerry, Syd Field, TicketMaster, Google Earth, Diet Squirt, Benny Hill, Walter Brennan, the George Foreman Grill, Doug McClure, Mel Blanc and Tennessee Ernie Ford.

Do you miss the bots?
The bots are missed.

How can I get my hot little hands on a copy?
The launch party in Minneapolis isn’t until Feb. 12, but you can already purchase the disc online here.


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MITCHELL!
by Osmosis Jones
Jan 24th, 2008
10:07:29 AM
may have to check this out
by Bloo
Jan 24th, 2008
10:10:02 AM
Joe Don Baker is Mittens!
by JustSomeguy1
Jan 24th, 2008
10:12:41 AM
Ah, I remember seeing Mitchell on the big screen
by chrth
Jan 24th, 2008
10:14:39 AM
You can't grow steaks!
by Osmosis Jones
Jan 24th, 2008
10:18:10 AM
Won't be as playful without "characters"
by Mullah Omar
Jan 24th, 2008
10:31:07 AM
rifftrax is pretty good
by logicalnoise01
Jan 24th, 2008
10:35:12 AM
FRED willard too.
by logicalnoise01
Jan 24th, 2008
10:35:24 AM
CT RULES!!
by FuckMichaelBay
Jan 24th, 2008
10:41:27 AM
Saw this last week
by Spikes Brain
Jan 24th, 2008
10:48:52 AM
I laughed out loud several times.
by SpikeTBB
Jan 24th, 2008
11:04:07 AM
"Want some...?"
by Osmosis Jones
Jan 24th, 2008
11:08:58 AM
finally, some recent jokes
by mrgreentheplant
Jan 24th, 2008
11:25:16 AM
Joel, Trace and Frank?...SOLD
by Head In A Box
Jan 24th, 2008
11:27:58 AM
can anyone tell me why mst3k is off the air?
by freydis
Jan 24th, 2008
11:30:54 AM
This will be a 'must buy'...
by LordPorkington
Jan 24th, 2008
11:45:42 AM
freydis...
by OBSD
Jan 24th, 2008
11:51:52 AM
Anyone can take the piss out of old movies
by Mysterious Yobo
Jan 24th, 2008
11:59:17 AM
Too many on-screen
by aboriginal
Jan 24th, 2008
12:38:21 PM
Trumpy you can do stupid things.. AGAIN.
by Baron Karza
Jan 24th, 2008
01:12:35 PM
"BABY OIL, NOOOOooooo!!!"
by Sir Loin
Jan 24th, 2008
01:19:02 PM
Rifftrax Rocks!
by abulafia24
Jan 24th, 2008
01:23:27 PM
WAFFLES WAFFLES WAFFLES WAFFLES
by Pixelsmack
Jan 24th, 2008
01:46:40 PM
CT better than "Film Crew?"
by Eternal Watcher
Jan 24th, 2008
01:51:16 PM
just bought it online..waiting for it
by zom-bot.com
Jan 24th, 2008
01:55:02 PM
Cussing
by Spikes Brain
Jan 24th, 2008
02:00:42 PM
I am here to chew sushi and kick butt
by Osmosis Jones
Jan 24th, 2008
02:06:41 PM
just watched the clip....
by rikazodrac
Jan 24th, 2008
02:12:20 PM
BTW, Jim Mallon...
by Spikes Brain
Jan 24th, 2008
02:27:23 PM
yay!
by BigTexas42
Jan 24th, 2008
02:28:45 PM
I'm on Team Mike Nelson
by heavenlykid
Jan 24th, 2008
02:53:48 PM
"...and dwarf Angelo Rossitto"
by thegreatwhatzit
Jan 24th, 2008
03:10:10 PM
MST3K; baby, you're the greatest
by thegreatwhatzit
Jan 24th, 2008
03:16:48 PM
Rifftrax is better
by GrandMuffTarkin
Jan 24th, 2008
03:17:38 PM
I will buy this
by Manos
Jan 24th, 2008
03:18:58 PM
Push the button, Frank.
by ManosTHOF
Jan 24th, 2008
03:29:37 PM
Gamera is really neat. He is filled with turtle meat!
by Meglos
Jan 24th, 2008
04:12:15 PM
thanks OBSD
by freydis
Jan 24th, 2008
04:24:58 PM
Space Mutiny
by Guy Gaduois
Jan 24th, 2008
04:33:54 PM
Punch Rockgroin
by Guy Gaduois
Jan 24th, 2008
04:37:17 PM
Too crowded!
by wash
Jan 24th, 2008
04:38:20 PM
Blast Hardcheese
by 100Proof
Jan 24th, 2008
06:21:51 PM
CRUD BONEMEAL
by Craiggers
Jan 24th, 2008
07:04:48 PM
Torgo's Pizza Delivery
by Sylvia Fowler
Jan 24th, 2008
07:28:25 PM
CT is better
by Creamery Butter
Jan 24th, 2008
07:33:47 PM
RiffTrax of "The Wicker Man" is hysterically funny....
by JackIsLost
Jan 24th, 2008
07:47:51 PM
Mitchell! Fuck yeah!
by MC-909
Jan 24th, 2008
08:03:04 PM
Even though it was -13 degrees this morning...
by 433
Jan 24th, 2008
08:12:23 PM
HIKEEBA
by Prossor
Jan 24th, 2008
08:33:00 PM
this movie should be called Screming, Semicolon, Skull
by Kloipy
Jan 24th, 2008
09:03:03 PM
Wow.
by Mockingbuddha
Jan 24th, 2008
09:53:23 PM
Mockingbuddha, nice shout out to...
by JackIsLost
Jan 24th, 2008
10:01:46 PM
The Gods to not approve of this inept car chase sequence!
by Osmosis Jones
Jan 24th, 2008
10:04:38 PM
"Want Some? *slap!* *bang!*
by uss cygnus
Jan 24th, 2008
10:22:31 PM
"At this point, my lungs were aching for air."
by uss cygnus
Jan 24th, 2008
10:23:49 PM
Other People Need This Ladder You Know...
by skoobyx
Jan 24th, 2008
11:40:37 PM
Woo!
by chumpmonkey
Jan 25th, 2008
01:11:15 AM
Rifftrax and this need to do a dance off
by skywalkerfamily
Jan 25th, 2008
02:28:20 AM
"Knew your father, I did!"
by Dr.Poots
Jan 25th, 2008
07:26:32 AM
Jim Mellon, please be a good melon and let MST3K come back.
by SnapT
Jan 25th, 2008
07:30:15 AM
Oh, the Japanity
by Mr Sparks
Jan 25th, 2008
07:40:07 AM
Leather coat...
by Purgatori
Jan 25th, 2008
08:54:43 AM
Sampo?
by DocMHumphrey
Jan 25th, 2008
09:14:21 AM
Original Crow? TVs Frank? JOEL? COUNT ME IN!
by ricarleite
Jan 25th, 2008
10:25:50 AM
"Normal view... Normal view... NORMAL VIEW!!"
by ricarleite
Jan 25th, 2008
10:31:04 AM
HOT MERGING ACTION
by Skilly McRailnob
Jan 25th, 2008
10:53:28 AM
Why the schism?
by GenericGeek
Jan 25th, 2008
10:57:53 AM
"there you have it" A letter opener
by Kloipy
Jan 25th, 2008
11:13:32 AM
Does anyone know why
by skimn
Jan 25th, 2008
11:41:27 AM
DVD Info
by Spikes Brain
Jan 25th, 2008
11:59:56 AM
"Where'dja hide the Cuervo?"
by ebonic_plague
Jan 25th, 2008
12:07:41 PM
"Hot Merging Action"
by ScreamingPenis
Jan 25th, 2008
12:51:23 PM
Drink it all. Sometimes the poison's on the bottom.
by ManosTHOF
Jan 25th, 2008
01:24:49 PM
mrgreentheplanet
by troutpencil
Jan 25th, 2008
01:34:02 PM
Normal view Normal view NORMAL VIEW!!!
by skywalkerfamily
Jan 25th, 2008
02:00:06 PM
As Joel once said..
by SpikeTBB
Jan 25th, 2008
03:37:43 PM
My my my my—GOD!!! NO!!
by darthvedder81
Jan 25th, 2008
04:32:58 PM
What's in Superman's secert room?
by Kentucky Colonel
Jan 25th, 2008
04:45:05 PM
why not bring MST3K back?
by mr_sinister7381
Jan 25th, 2008
05:34:48 PM
BTW- The show died when Joel left. Sorry.
by mr_sinister7381
Jan 25th, 2008
05:35:13 PM
"Manos II: Torgo's Revenge"
by Uncapie
Jan 25th, 2008
06:09:10 PM
Naw it was cool w/ Mike Nelson.
by TomBodet
Jan 25th, 2008
07:27:59 PM
hehehe
by haggardatbest
Jan 25th, 2008
07:34:11 PM
"Have you seen my Record-?"
by TomBodet
Jan 25th, 2008
07:36:07 PM
"What we're doing...why we're here."
by Osmosis Jones
Jan 25th, 2008
09:41:00 PM
Anybody going to the launch party?
by Spifftacular Squirrel Girl
Jan 25th, 2008
11:06:11 PM
Purgatori I nearly pissed myself when I read that...
by GrlzonFilm
Jan 25th, 2008
11:23:26 PM
Anybody call IXII?
by GrlzonFilm
Jan 25th, 2008
11:24:10 PM
It was pretty great to see MST3K done live
by skywalkerfamily
Jan 25th, 2008
11:34:40 PM
Rifftrax blows!
by MaxTheSilent
Jan 26th, 2008
02:07:43 AM
Minneapolis show
by 433
Jan 26th, 2008
02:18:34 AM
433
by Spifftacular Squirrel Girl
Jan 26th, 2008
04:18:35 AM
"Good...?"
by JackSack
Jan 26th, 2008
07:05:38 AM
"Must...get to...crappy...special effect!"
by MrMysteryGuest
Jan 26th, 2008
08:48:23 AM
Please mock 300 or Transformers...
by quintana007
Jan 26th, 2008
09:14:02 AM
Both Already Mocked.
by BathTub
Jan 26th, 2008
11:02:12 AM
The reason why MST3K won't come back
by Pi-Rate
Jan 31st, 2008
07:32:09 AM

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