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Published: 2007-11-17 03:08:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 9450; Favourites: 106; Downloads: 253
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Time for a landmark episode in my top 25 "Mystery Science Theater 3000" countdown. Number 17 is the show's first foray into the products of the twisted mind of Hollywood's most beloved cinematic crossdresser, Ed Wood - 423 "Bride of the Monster"!Synopsis, from the MST3K Amazing Colossal Episode Guide:
"A film of immense Ed Wood proportions. A waning Bela Lugosi plays mad scientist Dr. Vornoff, with big, brawny, beefy, buttery Tor Johnson as his assistant. Dr. Vornoff subjects some unwitting half-wits to his experiments as he tries to create a superior race of people to take over the world (isn't that always the way?). He feeds the failed experiments to his giant octopus. Dr. Vornoff abducts an intrepid albeit lovely lady reporter who wanders onto his property in search of a story, and tries to make her into a mate for Tor. Tor backfires, kills Dr. Vornoff, and everything ends in a big huge fireball."
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It's funny how Tom and Crow's shadows are the same, but Mike's/Joel's head is a cartoon.
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In a not to distant future...Someone made an awesome drawing. Nice job.
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not since 'flag on the moon' has a movie made less sense than this. still, had the weight of the immortal ' RICE OF PIPPLE!'
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I heard this was a "controversial" MST3K episode cause some find Bride of the Monster as a classic bad movie that should not have been riffed
hey, MST3K riffs, but they riff with love. just look at how they handled It Conquered The World
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I love this movie because now, every time we watch MST3K, we always try to fit in that line: "Tampered in God's domain."
And if that doesn't work? Then: "Why don't they look?" XD
Thank you for ALL the awesome fanart you've made--it's bringing back fond memories.
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Just wait till my stealthy giant appears.
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Hell, I think every movie with Tor is equally as funny in MST XD Awesome fanart you do here.
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Aw, Tor looks so cute! And ripped-shirt reporter on the floor = LOLZ.
I watched this the other day (the MST3K-less version), and it really wasn't that bad for an Ed Wood movie. Lugosi's "I have no home" speech was pretty touching, if poorly written. Plus, he gets in a fight with Tor! How awesome is that?
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Personally, I think the riffing on the Tor/"Bela" fight was some of the finest of Season 4 ("Oh no, now he has the strength of 20 heroin addicts!", "This is Bela's best scene and he's not even in it!", etc.).
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Look he's wearing platform shoes
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I'll never forget the premeire scene of this movie in "Ed Wood"
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Remember the great scene where that secretary lady has a pencil behind her ear, and it keeps disappearing and reappearing? Hehe, classic.
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yea that was funny
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Ooh, Bride of the Monster. Have yet to see that one, either way.
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LOL! I even see the tentacle of the real/fake octopus. (Folks/ Try and link these two shots together. XD) Oh Ed Wod, you've dilvered us true film classic Americana, and gave Bela Legosi his last few minutes on Earth the credit he partially deserved before he could finish creating a "rice of piffle."
And nice version of Tor. He looks cute. XD
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=^^=
I could quote those riffs in their entirety,.
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A friend of mine at work and I do this often.
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Lucky you get to work alongside a fellow mistie.
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Oh yeah, it helps cheer me up. We quote rifftrax and MST3K often. Especially Ed Wood movies.
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Aww,wook at widdle Tor!
He so cuuuute!!
Yes he is.
Yes he is.
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After watching "Plan 9 From Outer Space" years ago with some friends, I came to the conclusion Tor Johnson is a giant thumb with a face.
Tor time to go to bed!
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Actually, the line was "Time for go to bed".
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Ohh ok. It's hard to tell what Crow is saying off of MST3K.
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Excellent.
I've only seen the MST3K movie, but I have seen Ed Wood and immediately recognised that as Tor Johnson. Quite a remarkable likeness.
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yea the guy that played Tor was perfect
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I remember this episode, with the dim-witted Tor! Good one! Heh!
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It's the octopus, in fact. It exists in two forms throughout the movie - in randomly placed stock footage and as a giant rubber prop that the actors have to flail around in to make it appear to move.
That's Edward D. Wood, Jr. for you - truly, Hollywood's most aggressively incompetent director.
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and he's a cross dresser(not being rude)
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I once had the "Atomic Supermen" speech in my actor's portfolio. Sadly, I never got you perform it, but you never know what the future holds!
Probably the most watchable of Ed Wood's movies. This or "Jail Bait," which should've been MST'd.
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And remember, my friend, future events such as those will affect you...in the future.
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I loved the intro sketch of this episode. Servo wearing a Candystripper uniform, and Crow dreaming that Servo's hitting on Crow while wearing the unform lol!
Servo: *says angrily* Turn it off! Turn it off!!!!
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Great job, I see Bela has that double-jointed Hungarian beckoning thingy going there. Another good scene for this film would be Bela whipping Tor;
"Do as I command you!!"
*whip*
"ARRRRRRRR!!!!"
*whip*
"ARRRRRRRR!!!!"
*whip*
"ARRRRRRRR!!!!"
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Hey there. I have to say definitely a great pic. :-D Beautiful art for this. And, yeah, I can see where a VERY cheap knock-off of "the Bride of Frankenstein" could be considered MST3K fodder material. :-D
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Yaayyy, Bride of the Monster/Atom! One of my favourite MST3K episodes _ever_. The movie is delightfully cheesy on its own, and the riffs just make it that much better. Ed Wood and MST3K--a match made in...somewhere.
...Notorious
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Needs more elevator shoes. Otherwise, great job. You somehow managed to make Tor Johnson cute.
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