MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 - XXI: MST3K VS. GAMERA. [LIMITED EDITION]

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• Release Year: 1999
• Genre: Comedy, Horror, Science-Fiction
• Plot: Mystery Science Theater 3000's verbal brawls with the much-maligned Japanese monster Gamera--you know, the flying turtle--are included in this limited-edition boxed set, which buffets the riffing with some impressive and informative extras. The Gamera films were a staple of MST3K from its humble beginnings as Minneapolis UHF programming, and when the Satellite of Love moved to Comedy Central in the early '90s, the American re-edits released by distributor Sandy Frank were among the show's most popular episodes. All five of the MST3K Gamera episodes, culled from the show's third season in 1991 and featuring series creator Joel Hodgson alongside robots Tom Servo and Crow, are included in the set, as are some of the show's most memorable skits: in Gamera, Tom croons a heartfelt tribute to the film's lost pet, Tibby the Turtle, and head writer/future host Mike Nelson turns up as the giant monster himself to reveal the true nature of his relationship with boy hero Kenny, while Gamera vs. Gaos features the cast's aborted presentation of their opera 'Gameradammerung,' and Gamera vs. Guiron and Gamera vs. Zigra offer the SOL's rousing 'Gamera Song' and several berserk variations. None of the MST3K Gamera experiments have been available on home video prior to this release, so longtime fans can finally retire their worn pre-records and enjoy the episodes in glorious, uncut form. ; ; FILMS INCLUDE:; ; GAMERA; GAMERA VS. BARUGON; GAMERA VS. GAOS; GAMERA VS. GUIRON; GAMERA VS. ZIGRA
• Cast: Kevin Murphy; Trace Beaulieu; Jim Mallon; Michael J. Nelson; Mary Jo Pehl; Joel Hodgson; Frank Conniff; Bill Corbett; Patrick Brantseg; Paul Chaplin; J. Elvis Weinstein; Bridget Jones; Beth McKeever; Alexandra Carr; Peter Rudrud; Faye Burkholder; Bradley J. Keely; Timothy Scott; Barb Tebben; Nathan Molstead; Jef Maynard; Daniel Breyer; Eli Kenneth Mallon; Robert Czech; Ralph Smith; Mrs. Smith; Christopher Wurst; Tom McKeever; David Sussman; Nick Prueher; Tim Paulson; Dan Tanz; Benjamin Bakken; Andrea Jackson DuCane; Ari Hoptman; Katie Johnson; Mikey Johnson; Anne Kleinschmidt; Joe Kleinschmidt; Marie Kleinschmidt; Rick Kleinschmidt; Edna McKeever; Rachel Mertz; Dara Moskowitz; Kathleen M. Murphy; Sandy Oian; Gerald A. Pehl; David Rudrud; Tom Schufman; Krista Skoglund; Lorin Skoglund; Anna Stonehouse; Marshall Tebben; Frankie Avalon; Joe Bailey; William Bakewell; Joan Barclay; Roy Barcroft; Vince Barnett; Peter Brocco; Susan Clark; Tristram Coffin; Noel Cravat; Billy Crystal; Shirley Eaton; George Eldredge; Henry Fonda; James Franciscus; Ava Gardner; Kenneth Harlan; Chrystie Jenner; Gwen Kenyon; Klaus Kinski; Tina Louise; Bela Lugosi; Lee Majors; Chris Makepeace; Darren McGavin; Paul McGuire; Burgess Meredith; Martin Milner; Clayton Moore; Frank Moran; Barry Newman; Leslie Nielsen; Regis Philbin; Angelo Rossitto; Misty Rowe; Elizabeth Russell; Sam Sebby; Tom Selleck; Tom Steele; Robert R. Stephenson; Guy Teague; Aline Towne; Minerva Urecal; Dale Van Sickel; Robert Vaughn; George Wallace; Don Walters; Luana Walters; Shelley Winters; Wilson Wood; Crist Ballas; Adrienne Corri; Amy Kane; Brent Peterson; Catherine Schell; Jim Smith; Mike Dodge; Jack Beaulieu; Helena Espinosa; Ben Mooers; Kelly Schrandt; Robert Smith; Humphrey the Dog; Leonard Maltin; Joe Estevez; Vivian Schilling; Jann Johnson; Pat Costello; Gladys Faye; Sheldon Jett; Eddie Kane; Murdock MacQuarrie; Frank O'Connor; Tim Johnson; Joel Thingvall; Vince Rodriguez; Todd Ziegler; Colleen Henjum; Brian Funk; Lynn-Anne Friese; Lisa Sheretz; Craig Tollifson; Tom Wedor; John Carney; Drew Jansen; Steve Hollenhorst; Don Jurek; Mike Gandolfi
• Director: Kevin Murphy
• Runtime: 9:30
• Company: Best Brains, Inc., Shout! Factory
• Media Format: Series