Mystery Science Theater 3000: CAVE DWELLERS Rewatch

June 10, 2020 8:13 PM - Season 3, Episode 1

Rewatch! The first classic episode in a season of classic episodes, a dull old guy ("Akronos") living in a prehistoric time is attacked by a John Saxon-type ("Zor") over a "geometric nucleus," so he sends his daughter Mila, who wears a hubcap on her chest, to go fetch Ator and his faithful male companion ("Thong," really) to save him. Mila impresses Ator by demonstrating her knowledge of the chemistry of human filth. The titular cave dwellers are only a stop-off point halfway through the film, there's a snake puppet, and an unexpected appearance by a hang glider. The whole thing is ridiculous. It's indicative of how disjointed this movie is that, despite it being a classic episode and one of my favorites, I still had to look up the names of the old guy, the bad guy and the girl! This movie is actually the sequel to the movie used in the last episode of Season 12. Previously
posted by JHarris (2 comments total)

I think this was the first episode I ever saw, and it nearly killed me. "How much Keefe is in this movie?"
posted by praemunire at 11:19 PM on June 10, 2020 [1 favorite]

"MILES O'Keefe!"
posted by JHarris at 3:31 AM on June 11, 2020 [2 favorites]