Grandfather of MST3K!


I remember watching this movie quite often as a kid in the early days of HBO. I understand the Medved brothers slammed it in one of their "Golden Turkey" books, but I also am given to understand that they got turned down as advisers for the film. (Grapes a bit sour, methinks, boys?)

Years later, when I got into MST3K, I couldn't help but wonder how much of it was inspired by this movie...after all, we often hear the hosts of this movie making wisecracks in response to what's onscreen! My favorite:

The Amazing Colossal Man: I don't want to grow any more. I just don't want to grow any more!
Chong: Except maybe some hair!

I recognized some of the MST3K movies from vague memories of this flick. But imagine my surprise when, after many years, I re-watched it on YouTube...and spotted even more classic MST3K movies! The Phantom of Krankor and his Evil Laugh (tm)! The buildings blowing up from "Invasion of the Neptune Men"! (But not the Hitler Building.)

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Both Medved's are listed in the credits at the end of the film, so your comments make little sense?

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I may have been mistaken at that now that I look at it more closely. Apparently, they weren't very happy at the way the producers/makers of this film treated them, so they took potshots at it in one of their Golden Turkey books.

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