(Also, a shout-out to the “what is happening here?” old couple in the lemon grove). Ted Nelson is amazing and the “crackers” scene is stunning in its WTF-ery.
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The movie itself is pretty terrible, but enjoyably so. Baker would go on to be nominated for 12 Oscars, winning 7 of those, including An American Werewolf in London and Ed Wood. This is easily the goriest film they ever riffed on MST3k, and this is the EDITED version! I can see how some of the goings-ons in here (the head in the pond, the meltiness, etc.) could bother some people, but that is really just a testament to the quality of Rick Baker’s special effects work. 1970s horror films (of all qualities) are a particular love of mine, and THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN does not disappoint in the areas of ickiness and goofiness. THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN is a movie that is right in my wheelhouse, I was excited when it premiered. So for me, the Host Segments take a back seat to the movie and the riffing in this episode. Crow as a pompous jerk (like in HS#2) is usually good for a laugh or a least a good line or two.
Sure, there’s some wry humor, and even though I know where they are coming from in regards to the writing (a bit resentful, sure, but bitter? Not so much…), it doesn’t exactly lead to a laugh riot. I don’t find them to be all that funny, not really. This is another really great Season 7 episode (haters need to stop hatin’ on this season!) but I am going to agree with the minority on the quality of the Host Segments.
Fave riff: “You know, I’m actually starting to hate Hans Geiger.” Honorable mention: “Did they have a race horse tied up to the wall?”. The focus group members were Paul, Jim, Beez, Ben Mooers, Helena Espinoza, Kelly Schrandt and Barbara Tebben. Crist Ballas did hair and makeup for the only time this season. CreditsWatch: Host segments directed by Kevin Murphy. Special effects guy Harry Woolman also worked on “Laserblast,” “Aent for H.A.R.M.” and “Hangar 18.” Assistant director Henning Schellerup also worked on “Hangar 18.” In front of the camera, Myron Healey was also in “The Unearthly.” Rosenberg also worked on “The Deadly Bees.” Makeup/special effects guy Rick Baker also worked on “Track Of The Moon Beast” and “Squirm. Cast and crew roundup: Executive producer Max J. Then-current reference: Now-forgotten sitcom “Caroline in the City.”. That’s why she’s crying in the police car, and that’s why the photographer happens to be there. She starts hitting him as he continues to take pictures, and then trips over the Bill-Gates-look-alike corpse, making an oozy mess and screaming a lot. In the scene, the photographer gets the girl model (played by Cheryl “Rainbeaux” Smith) to pose and bounce around, then forcibly removes her top after she refuses to. A little behind-the-scenes note: Confused about the scene showing a girl sobbing in a police car and a photographer taking pictures of everything in sight? That’s because the scene just before it was cut from the MSTed version. They should have done it for every movie. This is the movie that features the great “ What did we learn?” conversation. Director Crow is wearing a Deep 13 hat. This is one of those movies where the Brains find themselves having to riff the same scene (in which our hero Steve gets a bloody nose) several times. M&tB sing a few bars from “Only Love.” (Sidehackers) “What’s the matter, don’t you like it?” (Brute Man) “You always were a good judge of men, Deathstalker.” (Deathstalker) “The melting man was found alive and of normal size” (Monster A-Go-Go). Callbacks: Tom is singing “Are you happy in your work” (from “I Accuse My Parents”) as segment 1 begins. Trace’s running gag with the water bottles is classic. F and Pearl working together, rather than being at odds. Trace and Mary Jo are pitch-perfect as smug studio heads and it’s nice to see Dr. This episode is included in Shout’s “Volume XXXVI.”. In any case, the segments are great fun, the movie is dumb and a little drippy and the riffing is very memorable. If they saw it (and they probably didn’t) a few execs may have recognized themselves. The Brains openly admitted that this was their chance to get even with the Hollywood suits who made their lives a living hell during the making of MST3K: The Movie. Of course, this ep is dominated by the movie-making segments. You can read Mary Jo’s thoughts on this episode here.
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