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Mystery Science Theater 3000
1989
A stranded spaceship pilot captured by mad scientists survives a blitz of cheesy B movies by riffing on them with his funny robot pals.
Bill Corbett
Cast · Known for Mystery Science Theater 3000
Bill Corbett is a former writer for MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 and also a performer on the show, providing the voice of the robot Crow (v.2.0) and playing various other strange characters -- including the all-powerful but clueless alien The Observer (a.k.a. "Brain Guy"). Corbett is also a screenwriter and playwright. Corbett's screenplay STARSHIP DAVE, co-written with Rob Greenberg, was made into the movie MEET DAVE starring Eddie Murphy, released by 20th Century Fox. His plays have been produced internationally. Corbett's comedy THE BIG SLAM has been produced at numerous theaters across the U.S., including Woolly Mammoth in Washington, D.C.; ACT in Seattle; and actor Jeff Daniels' Purple Rose Theater in Chelsea, Michigan. Other plays include HATE MAIL, THE STUFF OF DREAMS, and his comic book holiday mashup SUPER-POWERED-REVENGE CHRISTMAS #1. He has been a contributing writer to National Public Radio's PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION and ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, and is co-creator of the animated web series POKER NIGHT on Icebox.com. Corbett has also been an actor in the resident acting companies at the Guthrie Theater and the Berkshire Theater Festival, and has taught playwriting and screenwriting at Kenyon College in Ohio, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, and many other universities and schools. He's a graduate of the Yale School of Drama, where he earned an MFA in playwriting and screenwriting. Before that, he received a BA from Yale College. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he now lives in Minneapolis with his wife Virginia, their two children, and a feisty Jack Russell Terrier.
Robert Czech
Robert Czech is known for Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) and Wegrzy w Warszawie (2020).
Tim Johnson
Tim Johnson is known for Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988), Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) and Becoming Redwood (2012).
Patrick Brantseg
Cast · Known for Mystery Science Theater 3000
Patrick Brantseg is the former Art Director and performer for "Gypsy" on Mystery Science Theater 3000, taking over the character from Jim Mallon, the show's producer, mid-way through the show's eighth season, starting with Agent for H.A.R.M. He began his career at Best Brains, Inc. as an intern in 1992. In that same year he was hired to work in the art department under the direction of Jef Maynard. In 1993, after Michael J. Nelson took over as host, Bransteg was given the title "utility infielder," which meant that he took care of many smaller duties around the BBI offices. Brantseg hails from Sisseton, South Dakota. He studied art at the University of Minnesota and was doing well until they asked him to leave after two years. In an interview, he stated he was "not ready to learn," "doing very well in art classes and not so well in other things." And in retrospect, "I think there was an attitude problem -- the teachers', not mine." With nowhere else to go, he toured the mid-West as the drummer with the punk band, "Black Spot." After recording a CD and touring, he left the band and returned to school to study television production. He cites Laurel and Hardy, David Bowie, Buck Owens, Vincent van Gogh and his mother and father as his heroes.
David Sussman
Writer · Known for Mystery Science Theater 3000
David Sussman is a Writer, Songwriter and Actor known for Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988), The Lavender Hill Mob and Burn Notice (2007).
Paul Chaplin
Cast · Known for Mystery Science Theater 3000
Paul Chaplin is an American writer and comedian, known for his work on the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000, for which he wrote and played the recurring characters of an Observer, Ned the Nanite, Pitch the Demon, and Ortega, along with several other bit roles.
Trace Beaulieu
Cast · Known for Mystery Science Theater 3000
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Trace Beaulieu (born November 6, 1958) is an American puppeteer, writer, and actor. He is best known for his roles on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). Description above from the Wikipedia article Trace Beaulieu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Frank Conniff
Cast · Writer · Known for Mystery Science Theater 3000, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Frank Conniff Jr. (born August 30, 1956) is an American writer, actor, comedian and producer, best known for his portrayal of TV's Frank on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). He is the son of journalist and editor Frank Conniff.
Joel Hodgson
Cast · Known for Mystery Science Theater 3000, Steven Universe
Joel Gordon Hodgson (born February 20, 1960) is an American writer, comedian and television actor. He is best known for creating Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) and starring in it as the character Joel Robinson. In 2007 MST3K was listed as "one of the top 100 television shows of all time" by Time.com. Hodgson is currently "movie riffing" with fellow cast members of MST3K under the name Cinematic Titanic, performing live and producing content for DVDs and direct download.
Jim Mallon
Cast · Known for Mystery Science Theater 3000
James Joseph Mallon (born March 19, 1956) is an American television and film producer and writer, most notable for being executive producer of the Peabody Award-winning series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). He is also president of the series' original production company, Best Brains, Inc., directed more than 75 episodes of MST3K, and played the role of Gypsy from the first season until Jack Frost in the middle of the eighth season. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Mallon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Mike Dodge
Cast · Known for Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mike Dodge was born on 18 July 1937 in Hudson, Wisconsin, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988), The Film Crew: The Giant of Marathon (2007) and The Film Crew: Hollywood After Dark (2007). He died on 29 October 2015 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Michael J. Nelson
Cast · Known for Mystery Science Theater 3000
Michael J. Nelson is the former host and writer of the Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning Mystery Science Theater 3000. Since that time, he has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows, penned a regular column for TV Guide, and authored best-selling books for both HarperCollins and Abrams. His first book, Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese, thrilled critics, including Richard Schickel of Time Magazine, who said of Mike, "He's more fun than a barrel of Val Kilmers... Smarter than a roomful of Patrick Swayzes... and almost as hilarious as Keanu Reeves." Mike's laugh-out-loud follow-up, Mind Over Matters, prompted Kirkus Reviews to enthuse, "From someplace called Minnesota comes a Nelson funnier than Ozzie, Ricky, Lord or Half," and even dared to compare him to another legendary writer, saying of his Serious Speech to Business People, "[It] could easily precede [Robert] Benchley's immortal Treasurer's Report." And Kirkus Reviews loved his novel, Death Rat!, saying, "Fast-paced, outrageous and funny, first-novelist Nelson's mockery of media mendacity is as biting as La Dolce Vita or Network--only funnier!" Nelson speaks all over the country, is a frequent guest on radio and television, and along with fellow former MST3K writers/performers Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy operate a podcast called RiffTrax, which, in a similar vein to MST3K, targets more mainstream films.
Bradley J. Keely
Cast · Known for Mystery Science Theater 3000
Bradley J. Keely was born on 25 January 1964 in Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA. He is an editor, known for Mystery Science Theater 3000, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie and DragonflyTV .
Mary Jo Pehl
Cast · Known for Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mary Jo Pehl (born February 27, 1960)[1] is an American writer, actress, and comedian. She is best known for her various roles on the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Jack Beaulieu
Cast · Known for Mystery Science Theater 3000
Jack Beaulieu was born on 1 October 1923 in Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988). He was married to Florine Emily 'Flo' Freeland. He died on 28 December 2010. He was the father of Trace Beaulieu and Bryan Beaulieu.
Peter Rudrud
Cast · Known for Mystery Science Theater 3000
Peter Rudrud was born on 5 August 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He is a production manager and actor, known for Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988), Snow (1998) and 2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review (1998).
J. Elvis Weinstein
Cast · Known for Mystery Science Theater 3000
Joshua Stuart Weinstein began his stand-up comedy career at age 15 in Mpls. Minnesota. At 17, he was one of the founding writer/performers of the cult sci-fi comedy TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) as the original voice/puppeteer of robots Tom Servo and Gypsy, and the role of Dr. Lawrence Erhardt. He adopted the name "J. Elvis Weinstein" to avoid confusion with another writer named Josh Weinstein (known for his work on The Simpsons). Since moving to Los Angeles, he has worked as a writer/producer on a wide range of network TV comedy, including Freaks and Geeks, Malcolm and Eddie, Dead Last, and My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star. He was also the Head Writer on America's Funniest Home Videos and Later with Greg Kinnear. In 2008 he reunited with his MST3K co-stars to form Cinematic Titanic, which toured U.S. Theaters as a live show and produced 12 DVDs, now available as a box set. Weinstein has written and directed three films – two feature documentaries (I Need You to Kill and Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me to Be?) and a comedy short (The Mediocre Samaritan). As a performer, he continues to perform stand-up, co-hosts the podcast Thought Spiral with comedian Andy Kindler, and recently co-starred in the feature film The Fiddling Horse.
Alexandra Carr
Alexandra Blaisdell Carr (born May 27, 1966), credited as Alexandra Carr, Alexandra B. Carr or Alex Carr, worked on Mystery Science Theater 3000 from Season K through Season 4. She served as a Production Assistant, Post-Production Coordinator, Fan Club Coordinator and Production Manager. She also performed Magic Voice from Season 2 through the middle of Season 4 as well as playing Sylvia in the second season premiere.
Rob Schrab
Cast · Director · Writer · Known for Uncle Grandpa, Rick and Morty, Community
Robby Christopher Schrab (born November 12, 1969) is an American comic book creator, screenwriter, director, and producer. He is the creator of the comic book Scud: The Disposable Assassin, co-writer of the feature film Monster House, co-creator of the competitive film festival Channel 101, and the co-creator of Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Program. He has directed three seasons of The Sarah Silverman Program and episodes of Childrens Hospital, Blue Mountain State, Community, Parks and Recreation, The Mindy Project, Workaholics, Creepshow, and the second revival season of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Schrab, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Cole Stratton
Cole Stratton is the co-founder of SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival, a month-long annual event highlighting the best in improv, sketch, stand-up, TV and film comedy. He's co-host of the Pop My Culture Podcast and regular sub host of Alchemy This. Along with Janet Varney, he has written and performed downloadable comedic commentary to the films Dirty Dancing, Ghost, Footloose, Poltergeist, The Lost Boys, Flatliners, Dreamscape and Jaws 3D for RiffTrax.com, an online venture helmed by Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Michael J. Nelson. Also with Varney, he co-created and co-hosts the Audible original comedy series The Bat: Improv in the Dark, featuring a who’s-who of guest improvisers winging a set sans lights in front of a live audience. He's appeared on American Horror Story, 9-1-1, Good Girls, Nash Bridges and America's Most Wanted, and in the films Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse, The Selling, Dead Man on Campus, Around the Fire and Callback. He's part of a washed-up boy band called Hot Basics in Janet Varney's IFC web series Fortune Rookie. As an improviser, he tours with Theme Park Improv, which features Ian Brennan, Rachel Dratch, Oscar Nunez, Danny Pudi, Simon Helberg, John Michael Higgins, Jessica Makinson and Janet Varney. He performs regularly at the Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, CA.
Eric Fell
Eric Fell is a writer, comedian, and actor from Vancouver, BC with over 15 years of professional experience. Eric has appeared in innumerable comedy events, panel shows, and conventions over the past decade and a half, as well as being an occasional movie expert for shows such as CBC Radio’s “On the Coast” and “BC Today.” He was a writer for the Netflix Original series “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return.” The episode he wrote for, “Cry Wilderness,” quickly became a fan favorite, with vox.com calling it “a perfect, rolling ball of comedic chaos.” The season itself has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Presentation on Television. Since September 2012, Eric has been a writer, performer, and script editor for The Gentlemen Hecklers, providing live commentary for the best bad movies. He also produces, hosts, and creates narrative elements for The Critical Hit Show – a live, RPG-inspired comedy that has received international acclaim and recently celebrated its 13th anniversary. Both shows have been featured at the Just For Laughs Northwest Festival’s “Best of the West” program several years in a row. Eric’s past work includes writing for CBC Radio’s “Definitely Not the Opera,” appearances on the TV series “Pysch” and “Alcatraz,” and a recurring role as Thomas Warren on the horror podcast “The Black Tapes.” Eric is very tall and probably not from space.
Jonah Ray Rodrigues
Jonah Ray Rodrigues (born August 3, 1982) is an American actor, director, musician, writer, and standup comedian from Los Angeles. He stars as Jonah Heston, the most recent primary host of Mystery Science Theater 3000. He was co-host of Comedy Central's The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail and the music podcast Jonah Raydio.
Beez McKeever
Cast · Known for Mystery Science Theater 3000
Beez McKeever was born on December 2, 1969 in St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA. She is an Art Department, Costume Designer and Actress, known for Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988), Darkstar: The Interactive Movie (2010) and With or Without You (1998).