The Mads (Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff) riff a film written and directed by Wyott Ordung. The livestream duplicates many of the jokes from their live performances. Without the restrictions of television standards and practices, the content sometimes includes coarse language and pointed social/political commentary.
The Movie
Synopsis
- Main article: Walk the Dark Street (film)
A recently discharged army veteran engages in a battle of wits with the revenge-seeking brother of a solider who had died under his command.
The Show
Callbacks
Running Jokes
Quotes & References
Behind-the-scenes
- The livestream of Walk the Dark Street was the third performance by The Mads of 2020. Following the outbreak of COVID-19, all shows by The Mads for 2020 were cancelled. This production also marks the third commercially available performance by The Mads outside their participation in RiffTrax productions. A portion of the proceeds went to benefit the NAACP Empowerment Program.
- As was the case with The Tingler, Walk the Dark Street was only made available to stream live as a Zoom meeting.
- The Mads were joined by special guest Jonah Ray, who participated in the question-and-answer session after the movie..
- The livestream was produced by Chris Gersbeck.
- At the conclusion of the event, the Mads announced that their next live streaming event would be on October 20th, 2020 and feature riffs of a program of shorts, including industrials, cartoons, and a Halloween safety featurette.
Video Release
- The live stream was also made available for ticket purchasers to view or download following the show.