Hello, Traxians! Your old pal Erik the Web Guy here.
First, I wanted to thank everyone who watched our Scener Stream and Scream events in October. I personally had a lot of fun watching a couple of riffs I hadn't seen yet, along with one of my old favorites, Ghost House. (But then again, all I know are computers.)
I received a lot of great feedback from many people, and it became very clear that this is a thing you all want to have happen more and more. S...
2020-11-10 20:04:43 +0000 UTC
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Oh hi, Jack-O!
This past Friday's release, JACK-O, carved its way into the RiffTrax Halloween pantheon, and is currently haunting our top 10 list. Mike, Kevin and Bill are back to talk about it. (We would have had this video posted sooner, but Patreon was having some issues yesterday.)
Enjoy!
You can also download this video right here.
2020-11-03 21:23:29 +0000 UTC
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Here's the Extended Preview for our latest Halloween riff, JACK-O! A Talkin' RiffTrax for this riff is coming soon.
What was your favorite Halloween tradition? The candy? The costumes? Or visiting some middle-aged guy’s Haunted Garage? Jack-O strongly posits that the last one was a formative part of many childhoods. Sadly, this particular Haunted Garage happens to have offended a scythe-wielding ...
2020-10-30 22:17:24 +0000 UTC
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Greetings and Happy almost-Halloween, Traxians!
Our new seasonally-appropriate riff, Jack-O, was just released moments ago on the site. Since we premiered this one in theaters, that particular theatrical broadcast also included our usual pre-show trivia slides, which you're all surely familiar with!
We've included that slideshow as a bonus download/video for the product...
2020-10-30 17:26:29 +0000 UTC
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Greetings, Traxians!
Erik here with a brand-spankin' new episode of Talkin' RiffTrax: THE PODCAST!
MJ and The Bridg' are back with me to discuss their latest riff, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? They inquire briefly about my breakfast before diving into the topic at hand, including digressions about "leisure" bras, whether the band KoRn took inspiration from the ...
2020-10-27 17:10:36 +0000 UTC
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Do you lay awake night after night, tossing and turning, wondering... What Ever Happened to Baby Jane??
Sure, we all do! Bridget and Mary Jo bring you up to speed with the 1991 redux of the classic - this time with real live sisters: the Redgraves Lynn and Vanessa!
This Grand Guignol of sibling rivalry is updated to feature modern inventions like VHS, stairlifts, physical th...
2020-10-26 15:11:17 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Wow, over 250 entries! Thank you so much. We are recording these shorts tomorrow, this one is called "Voting at 18" and will be released on Sunday, 11/1. So tune in then to see if we picked yours! Or maybe we'll announce it here. I dunno, I just work here. -CL
This means you can stop submitting! Yeah, you! Knock it off.
Hi everyone, Conor Lastowka here.
Over the years, we have riffed approximately 700 Coronet shorts, and every ...
2020-10-23 17:58:45 +0000 UTC
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"Gymkata!" Yes, the source of the well-known MST-era callback is finally getting its proper place in the pantheon of Riffed Movies.
Mike, Kevin and Bill finally got around to riffing this gem of 80s cheese, and they're back to talk about it in this episode of Talkin' RiffTrax. Enjoy!
You can also download this video 2020-10-21 22:38:52 +0000 UTC
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Why is Mary Jo laid up with a bum ankle? Did she trip? Was she pushed? Will Bridget care for and feed her?
....What does any of this have to do with their next release? Can you guess the TV version of the cult classic they are riffing? Winners get candy corn and apples!
P. S. Mary Jo is not actually hurt! This is part of a skit that's related to their next riff.
2020-10-19 15:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks! As some of you heard at last night's Scener event, this morning I've pushed the "Publish" button on our much-anticipated Just the Jokes riff of GYMKATA!
Back in the glorious era before Hollywood discovered irony known as "The '80s", some coked-up lunatics decided that what action movies were missing were world class gymnasts. The result was "Rambo on a pommel horse" and its name is ...
2020-10-16 16:03:50 +0000 UTC
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We have a winner: THE LAST SLUMBER PARTY!
Please visit the secret Scener profile TheTraxianRoom tonight at 4:30pm Pacific / 7:30pm Eastern for THE LAST SLUMBER PARTY, with me and your fellow Traxians, followed by SISTERS OF DEATH over on the main RiffTrax Scener theater.
EDIT: As a reminder, you won't ...
2020-10-13 20:49:05 +0000 UTC
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Hi Traxians! Bill here once again.
I sat down for a chat with RiffTrax financial wizard Diana Buckley about her work for the team, including her side interest of finding cool and weird short films for riffing.
We also talked about Diana's enduring love for arguably the king of all bad movies: Ed Wood's classic PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE. So take a break from trying to i...
2020-10-09 18:23:22 +0000 UTC
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Hi Traxians! Your old pal Erik here.
I spoke with Bridget and Mary Jo today about their latest release, Amanda and the Alien! In this audio episode we discuss whether Jennifer Aniston would have been a better "Amanda" than Nicole Eggert, how to pronounce words like "paprika," and 90s eyebrows.
Enjoy!
- Erik
2020-10-05 23:21:12 +0000 UTC
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Amanda, played by Nicole Eggert’s midriff, is an aspiring artist and Gen-Xer who works two jobs while being ignored by her parents and two-timed by her loser boyfriend. Amanda’s whole world is turned upside down when she meets a hot alien and helps hide him from ruthless government agents that are trying to track him down.
Get the full riff right now right here, or download this preview video 2020-10-02 17:54:49 +0000 UTC
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UPDATE: The next day...
Thanks to everyone who came out and stuck with us through the technical mishap at the beginning. Once things got sorted out, the show was a success and a ton of fun; we're thankful to the more than 2000 of you who watched along with us, even if we had to start 30 minutes late.
Here's the digital goodies page since it was missing from this pre-show. Enjoy the maze from Eric Eckert, and the ...
2020-09-29 22:31:55 +0000 UTC
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The classic riffing duo, Mike and Bridget, teamed up to riff this 1960s classic staring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, available now at RiffTrax.com (and free to a bunch of 2020 Kickstarter backers). Here's the first five minutes, exclusively for Traxians. Enjoy!
Get the full riff here, or download this video here...
2020-09-25 20:21:39 +0000 UTC
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Hi, Traxians!
One of my favorite parts of doing our Kickstarter campaigns is seeing the rewards that our backers are due to receive actually going through their process of getting made. (This is second only to actually receiving them from the makers.)
Since I love being able to give Patrons behind-the-scenes peeks whenever possible, I'm pleased to present you with a short video provided to us by the good people at Jakprints, showcasing the process of our Kickstarter backer s...
2020-09-22 21:27:23 +0000 UTC
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Hi there, Traxians! Erik here with a small request.
As you may already know, next Tuesday the 29th we're hosting a RiffTrax Live show thanks to the fine folks at Scener, with a live riff of Starship Troopers on Netflix US.
Before that, though, we're doing a quick Beta Test with Marvel's Daredevil - Season 1 Episode 1 - on Netfli...
2020-09-21 22:57:32 +0000 UTC
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Ohai, Traxians!
Last Friday we released the René Cardona Jr. joint Beaks! And the guys are here to talk about it, as well as their favorite Christopher Adkins(on) movies, duck attacks, and more.
You can download this video here.
Enjoy!
2020-09-18 19:09:42 +0000 UTC
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This week the legendary and very nice Mary Jo Pehl joins me, her old fellow MST3K Mad, to chat about a recent short she and Bridget Nelson riffed: SPEAK UP, ANDREW! And yes, the short itself is as intense and emotional as its title. Everyone's on a knife's edge about Parent's Night!
Mary Jo and I a...
2020-09-17 21:29:56 +0000 UTC
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Beaks! goes by a few alternate names, like Birds of Prey (sans Harley Quinn) and Falco Terror (an objectively cool title), but of course we had to go with the version that provides its own thrilling punctuation. It stars a Blue Lagoon-less Christopher Atkins, and it’s an eye-plucking delight. Seriously, there’s a lot of eye-plucking. Whether you’re hang gliding, enjoying coffee on your balcony, or sitting in a small country church, the birds in Be...
2020-09-14 21:46:01 +0000 UTC
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This ongoing Traxian extra series continues with Bill talking to RiffTrax video editing master Casey June about an underrated RiffTrax gem, the goofy 1987 RoboCop / Terminator / Judge Dredd mashup R.O.T.O.R. What does that acronym stand for? It's not exactly clear!
The st...
2020-09-11 21:47:15 +0000 UTC
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Hi there, folks!
We recently riffed and released the second entry in the MARTIAL LAW franchise, MARTIAL LAW 2: UNDERCOVER!
Cynthia Rothrock is back, but Chad McQueen is out — his character, Sean Thompson, is now performed by Jeff Wincott (Night Heat).
But on the plus side, you get the addition of 2020-09-08 18:11:57 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks! Today is our web developer Nik Anderson's birthday, and I thought I'd give him a small gift: publishing my interview with him, here on Patreon! It's fragile, so please don't break it.
This Traxian Extra series continues as I chat with Nik about a memorable RiffTrax movie: THE VISITOR, starring John Huston as a meandering senior citizen sent by the forces of space-goodness to defeat space-evil...
2020-09-02 17:25:23 +0000 UTC
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RiffTrax and MST3K star Bridget Nelson joins us for this ongoing Traxian Extra series, to talk about her hilarious riffs with Mary Jo Pehl and one movie in particular: LADY MOBSTER, starring Susan Lucci.
Hear all about this bad soap opera version of The Godfather, complete with 1980s gigantic shoulder pad outfits!
-bc
Here's the 2020-08-24 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone!
Erik here, with a brief update on the coins that were created as part of this year's Kickstarter and related items! This year, for our third Challenge Coin reward, and to round out the trio of "Mike, Kevin and Bill" will be Bill Corbett, cast in a copper coin with an antique finish. The design was made by our own graphic artist, Jason Martin.
The details will be easier to se...
2020-08-20 15:00:00 +0000 UTC
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In this ongoing Traxian series, Bill talks to RiffTrax marketing director Peter Hunter about one of his favorite RiffTrax movies, the totally inexplicable midwest madhouse that is A CHRISTMAS CIRCUS — starring everyone's favorite clown, Whizzo. Now you've got that to worry about!
-bc
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2020-08-17 16:32:02 +0000 UTC
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There are enough plots and characters for everyone in this made-for-TV movie!
It’s a who’s who and who’s not of ‘80s celebrities, like Michael J. Fox, Nancy McKeon, Anthony Edwards and more.
Grab your bingo card and dauber, and play along with Bridget and Mary Jo in this hard-hitting look at life after middle school in these United States of America.
You can download ...
2020-08-14 18:32:06 +0000 UTC
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We see a lot of bad movies here at RiffTrax; we sift through them like fine flour that’s gone off and gotten weevils and spores and now smells like guano.
There are different levels of bad, to be sure, but there are also different facets of bad. Different qualities of badness, if you will. Behold Lycan Colony, (arguably) the Worst Movie We’ve Ever Riffed.
We’ve riffed a lot of badness over the years. Figuratively a crap-ton. We’re experts at this; we know...
2020-08-10 22:12:28 +0000 UTC
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Lycan Colony takes everything you know about werewolves and asks “But what if it were dumber, cheaper, and the aspect ratio occasionally got all squished up for no apparent reason?”
When a brain surgeon shows up to work drunk and kills a patient on the operating table, he’s forced to move to a town inhabited by werewolves. This is not a conventional punishment, but Lycan Colony is not a...
2020-08-07 17:52:13 +0000 UTC
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