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Cinematic Titanic was a movie-riffing project started by Mystery Science Theater 3000 co-creator Joel Hodgson, featuring former MST3K writer/cast members Trace Beaulieu, J. Elvis Weinstein, Frank Conniff, and Mary Jo Pehl.
The first seven Cinematic Titanic features were recorded in a studio, and used the premise that the comedians were being held in an underground facility to make jokes about the bad films for the sake of posterity. The last five releases were recorded live on tour and do not include the "underground lair" framing device.
The official premiere of Cinematic Titanic took the form of a live riffing at Lucasfilm headquarters on December 7. The first Cinematic Titanic DVD, featuring the 1972 movie The Oozing Skull (originally titled Brain of Blood), was released on December 22, 2007.
For some time, Cinematic Titanic features were available to subscribers of the streaming service Hulu.com. The entire catalog is currently available to stream for free at shoutfactorytv.com and tubitv.com.
Shout! Factory re-released all 12 recorded Cinematic Titanic episode in a single DVD boxed set on August 8th, 2017. It includes a new interview with J. Elvis Weinstein.
Three movies that Cinematic Titanic riffed live were not released on DVD. However, The Astral Factor had the audio from one performance recorded by a fan in the audience. This audio was synched up with the film and made available on Youtube.
Released shows[]
Studio[]
- 01 - The Oozing Skull - January 9, 2008
- 02 - Doomsday Machine - June 19, 2008
- 03 - The Wasp Woman - August 7, 2008
- 04 - Legacy of Blood - October 9, 2008
- 05 - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians - November 20, 2008
- 06 - Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks - January 8, 2009
- 07 - Blood of the Vampires - March 19, 2009
Live[]
- 01 - East Meets Watts - December 16, 2009
- 02 - The Alien Factor - February 23, 2010
- 03 - Danger on Tiki Island - June 16, 2010
- 04 - War of the Insects - December 2, 2011
- 05 - Rattlers - July 17, 2012
Unreleased shows[]
Gallery[]
See also[]
External links[]
- Official Cinematic Titanic site (archived)
- "A Guy Named Joel: Launching Cinematic Titanic", StarWars.com (archived)
- Cinematic Titanic Steams Into Mystery Science Theater Waters at Wired.com (archived)
- Cinematic Titanic Wiki