In their 11th box office outing, Mike and the guys will watch the modern-day schlock phenomenon about a tornado filled with sharks!
It seem the Sharknadonews doesn't end on just the sequel announcement! A few days ago, RiffTrax – the ever-popular successor to Mystery Science Theater 3000– revealed that they would be doing another RiffTrax Live show on July 10th, while not giving out any other details. Yesterday, the trio of Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy revealed via online press conference that the movie would be none other than cult hit Sharknado!
This will be the team's 11th RiffTrax Live broadcast, dating back to August, 2009's Plan 9 From Outer Space with the most recent edition being last December's Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. While the website is able to release mp3 commentary for such major movies as Avengersand Star Wars, the RiffTrax Live setup makes it harder for them to get notable movie titles due to copyright obstacles. Usually, they rely on public domain films, but in recent years they've been getting involved with movies that come with a price, such as Birdemic(which probably cost them ten bucks and a half-finished jar of applesauce, but it still counts) and Starship Troopers (part of a Kickstarter originally meant for Twilight). Getting The Asylum's Sharknado is sort of a big deal, though in its own way, it's acting as a big advertisement for the upcoming sequel.
If you haven't experienced RiffTrax Live, it's a live filming of Mike, Bill, and Kevin watching whichever movie as Fathom Events broadcasts it to theaters all around the US and Canada. They tend to include at least one unrelated short film to make fun of before hitting the feature presentation. All of the previous ones are available on their website except for Starship Troopers due to rights issues.
While the show will be on July 10, tickets will go on sale on Friday May 2. If your theater is anything like mine, I'd suggest getting them at least a week in advance. Bring lots of friends. The more the merrier.
Here's the announcement video where they discuss the show, as well as Tuesday's upcoming 3-hour block of them lampooning National Geographic's various TV shows.
Fathom Events, The Asylum and RiffTrax.com® are ecstatic to bring the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000® (MST3K) back to select cinemas nationwide on Thursday, July 10 LIVE at 8:00 p.m. ET/ 7:00 p.m. CT and tape-delayed to 7:00 p.m. MT/ 8:00 p.m. PT AND Tuesday, July 15 at 7:30 p.m. (local time) for a hilarious never-before-seen take on the viral B-movie sensation, Sharknado.
Join Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett of RiffTrax.com for an uproarious riff on the most outrageous flick of 2013! This two-night event will be your only chance to see the guys fire their wisecracking commentary at Sharknado on the big screen.
Michael J. Nelson As the former host and writer of the Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning Mystery Science Theater 3000®, Nelson has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows, written a regular column for TV Guide, and authored many best-selling books.
Kevin Murphy Perhaps best known as the man behind the plucky red robot Tom Servo on Mystery Science Theater 3000®, Murphy is also author of the bestselling book A Year at the Movies: One Man’s Filmgoing Odyssey and has been a regular contributor to NPR’s Weekend Edition and Wits.
Bill Corbett A former writer and performer for Mystery Science Theater 3000®, Corbett was the voice of the robot “Crow” (version 2.0), as well as many other strange characters including the clueless alien “The Observer” (a.k.a. “Brain Guy”). Corbett is also a screenwriter and an internationally-produced playwright.
Considered by many critics to be one of the greatest movies ever made in the “Tornado full of sharks” genre, Sharknadodebuted in 2013 to unprecedented buzz. Not since Snakes On A Plane had the Internet been so excited about a movie, and not since the late 90s had anyone been so excited about anything starring Tara Reid.
Ian Ziering, played by William Katt, stars as “Fin” (Get it???) a famous surfer whose day at the beach is ruined by colder than expected water temperatures. We’re just kidding of course, it’s ruined by the ENORMOUS TORNADO FULL OF RAVENOUS SHARKS. Soon they infiltrate the entire city of Los Angeles via the sewer system and… Look, why are you still reading this? It has chainsaws, helicopters dropping bombs, and the aforementioned TORNADO FULL OF SHARKS! Get yourself to the theater already!
From the moment it debuted, Sharknadohas been one of the most requested titles in RiffTrax history. It makes Jaws IV look like Jaws III, and Jaws III look like Jaws. You won’t want to miss the chance to see Mike, Kevin, and Bill tackle Sharknado!
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