For Immediate Release
The Uproarious MST3K blasts off again on DVD!
Mystery Science Theater 3000:
Volume XV
Featuring MST3K Film Episodes
THE ROBOT VS. THE AZTEC MUMMY, THE GIRL IN LOVERS LANE,
ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE and RACKET GIRLS,
Limited-Edition Mini-Posters, and All-New Bonus Content
IN STORES NATIONWIDE JULY 7, 2009
from Shout! Factory
May 27, 2009 - In space, no one can hear you laugh. Unless, of course, you are aboard with the hilarious and beloved space travelers on The Satellite of Love from
Mystery Science Theater 3000 to skewer B-movies. To further celebrate
Mystery Science Theater 3000's cinematic chuckle fest, Shout! Factory, in association with Best Brains, Inc. proudly presents
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XV 4-DVD box set on July 7, 2009.
The side-splitting 15th collection of the famed
MST3K features the show's never-before-released film episodes
The Robot Vs. The Aztec Mummy, The Girl In Lovers Lane, Zombie Nightmare and
Racket Girls, four limited-edition mini-posters, along with a wealth of new bonus content, including new interviews with the stars from "
Zombie Nightmare" Frank Dietz and Jon Mikl Thor in
Zombie Nightmare =
MST3K Dream featurette, Glimpses Of KTMA:
MST3K Scrapbook Scraps I (original wrap-around segments from the KTMA season), Behind The Scenes:
MST3K Scrapbook Scraps II, Kevin Murphy And Trace Beaulieu In A Sneak Peak From The Upcoming
Hamlet A.D.D., and Promos. Join Joel, Mike, Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot as they supply their own playful brand of commentaries on some of cinema's most misunderstood "masterpieces" in Shout! Factory's
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XV. This collectible 4-DVD box set is priced to own at $59.99.
MST3K: THE ROBOT VS. THE AZTEC MUMMY
The battle between machine and the undead comes to a chilling conclusion when an insane scientist invents a robot for the sole purpose of stealing an ancient artifact guarded for eternity by an Aztec mummy!
Only the second show produced after
MST3K's original year on KTMA, this remarkable episode features J. Elvis Weinstein as a virtually unrecognizable Tom Servo, plus the first part of the classic short
Commando Cody & The Radar Men From The Moon.
MST3K: THE GIRL IN LOVERS LANE
After his spoiled protégé's frequent missteps leave him with the responsibility of making things right with the law, local pimps and hoodlums, Bix Dugan's life as a drifter may finally be coming to an end. And what a shocking ending it is!
Join hosts Joel Hodgson, Servo and Crow as they send up the movie that divided the MSTie nation. Love it or hate
The Girl In Lovers' Lane, this memorable episode's song - "What A Pleasant Journey" - is guaranteed to have you in stitches!
MST3K: ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE
When a young baseball player is struck and killed by a car full of rambunctious teens, his grieving mother convinces a mysterious voodoo priestess to resurrect her son, allowing his zombied corpse the vengeance necessary to finally rest in peace.
The Satellite of Love crew-Mike, Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot-takes on this 1986 zombie classic starring Adam West and Tia Carrere in her very first feature film role!
MST3K: RACKET GIRLS
When lowlife wrestling manager-turned-gangster Umberto Scalli takes $35,000 from the wrong crime boss, he's forced to run for his life. Real-life female wrestlers Peaches Page, world champion Clara Mortensen and Mexican champion Rita Martinez - as you've never seen them before - star in this sinister tale of deceit, drugs, prostitution and smack downs!
In this hysterical episode from
MST3K's sixth season, Mike Nelson, Crow and Tom Servo challenge the "gorgeous gals of the ring" for the comedy championship of the galaxy! But what's funnier? The riffs onboard the Satellite of Love-or the Racket Girls themselves? Also includes the popular short
Are You Ready For Marriage?
The
Mystery Science Theater 3000 series was created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Jim Mallon. After a year on KTMA TV in Minneapolis, its national broadcast life began in 1989 on the Comedy Channel (later to become Comedy Central), where it ran for seven seasons. The show's final three seasons aired on the Sci-Fi Channel. The premise of the series features a hapless man who is trapped by mad scientists on a satellite in space and forced to watch old B-movies of questionable worth. To keep sane, he's built two robot sidekicks, and together they do a running commentary on the films, affectionately mocking their flaws with inspired wisecracks and acting as a demented movie theater peanut gallery. Series creator Hodgson originally played the stranded man, Joel Robinson. When he left in 1993, series head writer Mike Nelson replaced him as the new B-movie victim Mike Nelson, and continued in the role for the rest of the show's run. The format proved to be popular. During its eleven years and 198 episodes (including one feature film),
MST3K attained a loyal fan base and critical acclaim. The series won a Peabody Award in 1993, and was nominated for writing Emmys® in 1994 and 1995.
About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their careers sharing their music, television and film faves with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory's DVD offerings serve up classic, contemporary and cult TV series, riveting sports programs, live music, animation and documentaries in lavish packages crammed with extras. The company's audio catalogue boasts GRAMMY®-nominated boxed sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable "best of" compilations. These riches are the result of a creative acquisitions mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit www.shoutfactory.com.
