Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

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Every year Hollywood makes hundreds of movies. This is one of them!

In the not-too-distant future, the evil Dr. Forrester forces a temp named Mike into a series of experiments, where he's forced to watch cheesy movies so the mad scientist can monitor his mind. However, as Mike can't control where the movies begin or end, he'll try to keep his sanity with the help of his robot friends.

• Released: 1996-04-19
• Genres: Science Fiction, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 13m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 237 votes

Directed by Jim Mallon.

Top cast

• Michael J. Nelson as Mike Nelson
• Trace Beaulieu as Crow T. Robot (voice) / Dr. Clayton Forrester
• Kevin Murphy as Tom Servo (voice)
• Jim Mallon as Gypsy (voice)
• John Brady as Benkitnorf
• Rex Reason as Dr. Cal Meacham (archive footage)
• Faith Domergue as Dr. Ruth Adams (archive footage)
• Jeff Morrow as Exeter (archive footage)
• Lance Fuller as Brack (archive footage)
• Robert Nichols as Joe Wilson (archive footage)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

• United States: watch free on The Roku Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Google Play Movies; buy on Google Play Movies

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• Help! (1965)
• Spaceballs (1987)
• Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
• Young Frankenstein (1974)
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