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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie poster
Directed by
Jim Mallon
Genre
adventure film, science fiction film, science fiction comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
86h 52m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 233 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and his robot friends are forced to watch a bad 1950s sci-fi movie. They make jokes and talk over the film the whole time.

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What happens

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, produced and set between the series' sixth and seventh seasons. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and Gramercy Pictures 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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