'Manos' the Hands of Fate
- Episode aired Jan 30, 1993
- Not Rated
- 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
9.0/10
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The Mads present the satellite people a film so bad that apologies are sent, and Tom Servo goes off his nut from it.The Mads present the satellite people a film so bad that apologies are sent, and Tom Servo goes off his nut from it.The Mads present the satellite people a film so bad that apologies are sent, and Tom Servo goes off his nut from it.
Diane Adelson
- Margaret
- (archive footage)
Jackey Neyman Jones
- Debbie
- (archive footage)
Tom Neyman
- The Master
- (archive footage)
John Reynolds
- Torgo
- (archive footage)
Harold P. Warren
- Michael
- (archive footage)
Mary Jo Pehl
- Magic Voice
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Joel Hodgson(host segments)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaManos: The Hands of Fate (1966) was a film that was very obscure until its airing on this series. Since then, the film has gained something of a cult following and is now often counted among the worst films ever made. Thus far there has been an Entertainment Weekly article about the film, numerous screenings for cult fans, and a documentary made about the films legacy entitled 'Hotel Torgo.'
- Goofs(at around 18 min onward) Joel can be seen turning to Crow, revealing that he's wearing glasses. Light passes through his lenses, which doesn't explain why light doesn't pass through Tom's glass bubble-gum machine head.
- Quotes
Crow T. Robot: [Torgo has left the family's bags into the house] I LeFt a piEce of cHeWed GuM on yoUr pilLoW.
- Crazy creditsStinger: the "make-out woman" saying "Why don't you guys leave us alone?"
- ConnectionsFeatured in Atop the Fourth Wall: Lady Gaga #1 (2011)
Featured review
These hands will touch you in ways you cannot imagine (evil laugh)
This was the first MST3K episode I ever got the chance of seeing and I got hooked right away. Joel and the 'bots' laid-back sense of humour instantly struck a chord with me and having seen numerous (although certainly not the majority ) of the wicked show's episodes, I have to say that 'Manos' reigns above them all. This is unparalleled brilliance. Not only is this the funniest episode they ever put on air, it is absolutely essential viewing for any bad-movie-buff out there because of the subject of the team's ridicule: 'Manos' the Hands of Fate. The only movie ever made by a fertilizer salesman in the sixties. Well, the only one to have survived, anyway; god knows how many movies circulate out there of the "lost-family-runs-into-a-bunch-of-freaks-led-by-a-pedophilic- Frank-Zappa-look-a-like-and-a-guy-who-could-have-been- your-creepy-high-school-carpentry-teacher-shot- on-no-budget-with-a-filthy-camcorder-that-could- only-record-up-to-30-seconds- of-film-at-a-time" subgenre. I shudder at the thought.
Joel, Tom and Crow really seem to be enjoying themselves with this one (ok, maybe "enjoying" is the wrong word, more like "torturing") and the cast members (Hodgson, Beaulieu, Murphy, Mallon) are charming and hilarious. You really feel their pain being subjected to this film by Dr. Forrester, the goofy but incredibly evil scientist and his hapless sidekick, TV's Frank. The fact that the film is the worst ever made and the worst that could ever have been made is painfully obvious throughout, but the inclusion of a guy in a red jumpsuit and his two robot puppets making snide comments ("You know, this is the slowest carchase I've ever seen") somehow not only makes 'Manos' endurable, but watchable even on repeated viewings! (yes, I admit it, I'm a masochist. There, now you happy?!)
It's genius. It's masochistic. It's torturous. And it's hilarious.
It's the best episode that Mystery Science Theater 3000 ever did.
"Frankly, Joel, you blush in the most adorable way." Just see it!
Joel, Tom and Crow really seem to be enjoying themselves with this one (ok, maybe "enjoying" is the wrong word, more like "torturing") and the cast members (Hodgson, Beaulieu, Murphy, Mallon) are charming and hilarious. You really feel their pain being subjected to this film by Dr. Forrester, the goofy but incredibly evil scientist and his hapless sidekick, TV's Frank. The fact that the film is the worst ever made and the worst that could ever have been made is painfully obvious throughout, but the inclusion of a guy in a red jumpsuit and his two robot puppets making snide comments ("You know, this is the slowest carchase I've ever seen") somehow not only makes 'Manos' endurable, but watchable even on repeated viewings! (yes, I admit it, I'm a masochist. There, now you happy?!)
It's genius. It's masochistic. It's torturous. And it's hilarious.
It's the best episode that Mystery Science Theater 3000 ever did.
"Frankly, Joel, you blush in the most adorable way." Just see it!
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- Feb 23, 2007
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