(Part 2) Top products from r/MST3K

Satellite of Love, LLC, (a/k/a Shout Factory, since they are at the same address), holds the trademark to the actual silhouette, or at least one version of it. https://trademarks.justia.com/868/61/n-86861602.html

The trouble with going after the Nazis, excuse me, white nationalists, for infringement as I've seen suggested elsewhere, is that the trademark holders haven't gone after other uses of the silhouette, modified like it is on that book cover or not. Take a look at the cover of the Chapo Trap House book, for example: https://www.amazon.com/Chapo-Guide-Revolution-Manifesto-Against/dp/1501187287 .

Also, there were so many years when the silhouette and use of it went unchallenged by the former holder, Best Brains, that it set a president of free use. So it would likely be a prolonged legal case with probably a not-good chance of a positive outcome for Shout Factory, who most likely doesn't have the budget for such a battle.

Edit: Apparently Best Brains may have never trademarked the silhouette.

1. Pulgasari - North Korea’s propaganda Godzilla. The monster is supposed to be a doll made out of rice by a prisoner. You can read more about its stranger-than-fiction history in Paul Fischer’s book, A Kim Jong-Il Production.
   
   
2. America 3000 - A Cannon Films production. I hope you like made-up words and the beautiful Israel countryside.
   
   
3. Popeye - A horrible flop of a 1980 musical. They built the set in Malta (you can still visit it). When they weren't filming, it was rumored to be a cocaine party.
   
   
4. Ator 4: Quest for the Mighty Sword - One of the /r/badmovies recommendations. I agree.
   
   
5. Waterworld - The most expensive movie ever made as of 1995.
   
   
6. The Giant Claw - A cult classic. This movie’s monster made audiences laugh at its premiere.
   
   
7. Street Fighter - Jean-Claude has an affair with co-star Kylie Minogue in Thailand. That doesn’t even begin to explain what went wrong.
   
   
8. Glen or Glenda - If they riff this, they can add another notch to their bedpost of riffing Ed Wood/Bela Lugosi movies (the other being Bride of the Monster). Joel has said he isn't interested in doing Plan 9, as it's too easy a target.
   
   
9. Death Race 2000 - Roger Corman + David Carradine + death.
   
   
10. The Swarm - In 1978, long before Nicholas Cage over-acted as bees ate his face in The Wicker Man, there was The Swarm (starring Michael Caine).
    
    
11. The Stuff - A movie about white goo.
    
    
12. Death Bed: The Bed That Eats - Agreeing with this thread's top comment. Since Patton Oswalt joined the MST3k cast and one of his well-known recorded bits is about this film, it would be perfect. An incredibly boring film that could be made watchable by an outstanding riff!

Cave Dwellers is hands down my favorite episode. I love it so much I bought the prequel: http://www.amazon.com/Ator-Fighting-Eagle-Miles-OKeeffe/dp/B0001YSGWY

The 30 minute flashback scene in Cave Dwellers? Yeah. It's that movie. In it, Ator must rescue his sister so he can marry her. I'm not making this up.

It has a higher budget too, and Cave Dwellers lifted the horse riding scenes from it -- making you realize most of Cave Dwellers was shot in a dark room somewhere.

Not sure if it's quite what you're looking for, but Incredibly Strange Films is a very nice book with interviews (Ray Dennis Steckler! Herschell Gordon Lewis! Ted V. Mikels! Bob Johnson! No wait...) and articles on classic B and Exploitation films. Definitely worth a read.

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Incredibly-Strange-Films-Re-Search-10/dp/1889307017

Cinematic Titanic is as good in its own way as any MST3K episode. I saw some lives shows and bought the digital downloads when they were new. I wish the live episodes for sale included the extra cast performances before they watch the movie, like Trace reciting his Silly Rhymes For Belligerent Children while Josh accompanies him on bass.

Sorry, I forgot to take a picture last night. Here is a not very good one where they aren't hanging but you can make them out in the left and right side of the pic. They actually hold five. I think they look cool like this. http://i.imgur.com/GX9TyQU.jpg
I couldnt find the exact one on the IKEA website, but it is very similar to this - http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20243540 -I got them about a year ago.

• found one kind of like it on Amazon too -
  http://www.amazon.com/Adeco-5-Opening-Decorative-Hanging-Picture/dp/B00CJHRWHG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450359599&sr=8-1&keywords=5+opening+5x7+frame
  

And shameless plug if you want to add more fun to manos, color along with the move or play some of the activities like "find the wrong Torgo" in my manos coloring book 😁 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692667113/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Dc53AbS1602XE

I think so. I know that the MST3K version of Eegah released by Rhino had the full uncut movie as a bonus. I am not sure which other ones had the original movie included though.

Actually, the face value is quite a bit higher than $400.


To give everyone a point of reference:

Volume-----lowest used price on Amazon

Volume 1 --- $46

Volume 2 ----$55

Volume 3 --- $40

Volume 4 --- $69

Volume 5 --- $30

Volume 6 ---- $24

Volume 7 ---- $17

Volume 8 --- $ 58

Volume 9 --- $130

Volume 10 --- $120

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Used price --- $589

Other movie books he may enjoy:

Joe Bob Briggs, "Profoundly Disturbing: Shocking Movies That Changed History", popular 90s cable TV host and drive-in movie champion Joe Bob Briggs lays out the context and history of 20 films that changed the pop culture landscape, from Texas Chainsaw to Deep Throat.

The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film, a gigantic A-to-Z guide to hundreds of bad movies, weird movies, basically all of the kind that have been on MST3K. Great book to flip through.

Nathan Rabin, "My Year of Flops", one of the head writers at the AV Club put out this collection of critical essays of infamous and noteworthy Hollywood bombs.

Amazon is selling this for $0.01 plus shipping if you really want to look into it.

Links:

Reading Mystery Science Theater

In the Peanut Gallery with Mystery Science Theater 3000

Are any of the essays repeated between the books?

$33 doesn't seem like that much to me...

Kevin, you magnificient bastard, I READ YOUR BOOK!