Shout Factory! News (5/21/10)

New MST3K Box Set, and Gamera Wallpaper!

 

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XVIII

 

Featuring MST3K Episodes LOST CONTINENT, CRASH OF THE MOONS,

THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS and JACK FROST

Along with 4 limited-edition mini-posters and all-new bonus content

In Stores Nationwide July 13, 2010 from Shout! Factory

  • This summer, The Mads of Deep 13 and the hilarious crew of the Satellite of Love ―Joel, Mike, Tom Servo, Crow T. Robot and Gypsy ― cordially invite you to join them as they pay tribute to some of the finest-quality cheesefests this side of Gouda! On July 13, 2010, Shout! Factory, in association with Best Brains, Inc., present Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XVIII in a collectible 4-DVD box set. The 18th laugh-filled edition of Mystery Science Theater 3000 features the DVD debut of four never-before-released episodes: Lost Continent, Crash of the Moons, The Beast of Yucca Flats and Jack Frost, four limited-edition mini-posters by artist Steve Vance, and new bonus content, including special introductions by Frank Conniff and Kevin Murphy, original Mystery Science Theater Hour wraps, a look back at The Beast of Yucca Flats featurettes, original trailers & promos and more! Poised to keep the fans as entertained as ever this summer, Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XVIII 4-DVD set is priced to own at $59.97.
  • MST3K: LOST CONTINENT
  • A military mission to recover a fallen American rocket turns into a fight for survival after the rescue team finds themselves faced with dangerous creatures long since believed to be extinct!
  • Who knew Leave It To Beaver’s Hugh Beaumont was a harbinger of death? The gang onboard the Satellite of Love soon find out for themselves as they set out on their own hilarious investigation of Season Two’s Lost Continent!
  • Bonus Features:
    • · New introduction by Frank Conniff
    • ·Original theatrical trailer

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  • MST3K: CRASH OF THE MOONS
  • Two inhabited moons are doomed to collide with one another ― unless they get the help of United Worlds space ranger Rocky Jones and his trusted navigator Winky! The only thing standing in Rocky’s way is Queen Cleolanta, a suspicious empress with plans of her own.
  • Join Joel and the ’bots aboard the Satellite of Love as they celebrate the adventures of Rocky Jones ― and the life of Hogan’s Heroes’ John Banner ― with their own rendition of the “The Gypsy Moons,” riffs aplenty and, of course, Banner-grams!
  • Also includes the third installment of the short General Hospital.
  • Bonus Feature:
    • · Mystery Science Theater Hour Wraps
  • MST3K: THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS
  • Party the afternoon away with the SOL crew and their white trash neighbors as they celebrate the arrival of yet another riff-worthy movie from Deep 13! Starring none other than Ed Wood veteran Tor Johnson as the beast himself. The DVD also includes the long-awaited shorts Money Talks! and Progress Island, U.S.A.
  • After a devastating atomic test, Joseph Javorsky, a defecting Russian scientist, is transformed into a murderous radioactive beast. Can desert patrolmen Jim Archer and Joe Dobson stop the creature before it kills again?
  • Bonus Features:
    • · No Dialogue Necessary: Making an “Off-Camera Masterpiece”
    • · Coleman Francis: The Cinematic Poet of Parking

      •  · Original theatrical trailer

       · Stills gallery

  • MST3K: JACK FROST
  • Young lovers Ivan and Nastenka must first conquer the most bizarre ordeals of the supernatural, including beastly transformations and evil witches, before they can finally be together in this unique Russian fairy tale.
  • The crew of the Satellite of Love ― Mike Nelson, Crow T. Robot, Tom Servo and Gypsy ― is in for a truly rare treat when they take on the most powerful threat to come out of Russia (and Finland) since Yakov Smirnoff . . . Jack Frost!
  • Bonus Feature:
    • ·New introduction by Kevin Murphy

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  • 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

       I want to say thank you for your coverage and attention on GAMERA, THE GIANT         MONSTER DVD. The DVD streets today

I also wanted to forward you the following free wallpaper link on GAMERA for your readers and fans.

http://www.shoutfactory.com/video/wip/18/monster_anatomy_101.aspx

 

 

Moreover, we’re  currently in production for GAMERA Vs. BARUGON SPECIAL EDITION DVD which is slated for July 6 street date.

More in-depth info on  GAMERA Vs. BARUGON SPECIAL EDITION to come next few weeks… please stay tuned…  

Note- fans can pre-order the DVD on retailer’s sites and will be in-stores nationwide on July 6.  

 

Thank you for your time

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