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Two Chicago firefighter brothers, who don't get along, have to work together while a dangerous arsonist is on the loose. [more inside]
posted by Carillon on Feb 8, 2024 - 8 comments

The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy. [more inside]
posted by meese on Jun 22, 2021 - 34 comments

Rewatch! Little Ronnie Howard invents a growth "goo" that the angry teens in town get into and cause problems. The last Bert I. Gordon movie MST would cover (as of pre-Season 13). Previously.
posted by JHarris on Apr 15, 2021 - 4 comments

The story of how Han Solo first met Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, and the Millennium Falcon years before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope. [more inside]
posted by EndsOfInvention on May 23, 2018 - 309 comments

A reluctant dwarf must play a critical role in protecting a special baby from an evil queen. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Apr 24, 2018 - 30 comments

"Teen-agers zoom to supersize and terrorize a town!" Opie invents a magic growth formula, called "Goo," that turns surly teens into Olympian gods! It's the beach party of Ragnarok, and boy, is Andy ever gonna be pissed! It's another low-budget schlockfest from the most prolific of all MST directors, Bert I. Gordon; indeed, it is the last of his films the show would do. Although MST had a rule against doing comedies, Village of the Giants is partly one, although with suspiciously low-grade jokes. The script is based off of H.G. Wells' Food of the Gods. Musical guests The Beau Brummels and Freddy Cannon give this film rather more star power than you might expect from Mr. BIG's projects. It's a pretty good episode! The movie's certainly riffing fare, but is still watchable and fun all the same. And in the host segments, prepare yourself for a visit from an old fiend.... YouTube (OFFICIAL, with Annotations!) (1h32m) Premiered January 22, 1994. [more inside]
posted by JHarris on Sep 29, 2016 - 2 comments

A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of reward seekers are determined to stop her. [more inside]
posted by valkane on Jun 9, 2016 - 1 comment

Based on the Nathaniel Philbrick book by the same title, this movie recounts the 1820 sinking of the whaling ship Essex, a maritime disaster that would inspire Herman Melville's great novel, Moby Dick. [more inside]
posted by carmicha on Dec 28, 2015 - 5 comments

T.hanksgiving Movie Club An Oscar nominated, 80s take on The Little Mermaid with Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy, John Candy, and a fresh-faced Tom Hanks with Ron Howard directing. Mermaid rescues boy. Mermaid falls in love with man.  [more inside]
posted by Ik ben afgesneden on Nov 24, 2014 - 2 comments

A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon that took place in 1977. Based on a play by Peter Morgan. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Oct 27, 2014 - 3 comments