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* [[Jean Moorhead]] (who would later be seen in Experiment 610 ''[[The Violent Years]]'' in the role of Paula Parkins) appears briefly as a woman in a bathtub as Glenn rampages through Vegas.[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050118/] |
* [[Jean Moorhead]] (who would later be seen in Experiment 610 ''[[The Violent Years]]'' in the role of Paula Parkins) appears briefly as a woman in a bathtub as Glenn rampages through Vegas.[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050118/] |
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+ | * During Segment Four Servo quips that Glenn "didn't exactly charm the pants off" Las Vegas during his last visit. Presumably he's referring to the giant's rampage across Vegas, which hadn't yet been seen by that point in the episode. |
* Scenes from this film were used in a subsequent [[Bert I. Gordon]] film ''[[Attack of the Puppet People]]''. In a scene where the hero (played by [[John Agar]]) and his date go to a drive-in theater, ''The Amazing Colossal Man'' is the movie they watch. |
* Scenes from this film were used in a subsequent [[Bert I. Gordon]] film ''[[Attack of the Puppet People]]''. In a scene where the hero (played by [[John Agar]]) and his date go to a drive-in theater, ''The Amazing Colossal Man'' is the movie they watch. |
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'''Prologue:''' [[Crow T. Robot|Crow]] and [[Tom Servo]] make a fort to hide from [[Joel Robinson|Joel]] and get out of doing their chores. |
'''Prologue:''' [[Crow T. Robot|Crow]] and [[Tom Servo]] make a fort to hide from [[Joel Robinson|Joel]] and get out of doing their chores. |
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− | '''Segment One (Invention Exchange):''' The [[Mads]] make a plant that reviews music, while Joel demonstrates a non-permanent tattoo that can be drawn on a paper |
+ | '''Segment One (Invention Exchange):''' The [[Mads]] make a plant that reviews music, while Joel demonstrates a non-permanent tattoo that can be drawn on a paper wax-board and changed for your newest girlfriend. |
'''Segment Two:''' Joel tries to teach the Bots how to be sensitive to someone whose spouse has been horrendously injured. The Bots aren't having any of it. |
'''Segment Two:''' Joel tries to teach the Bots how to be sensitive to someone whose spouse has been horrendously injured. The Bots aren't having any of it. |
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*''Glenn'': [[Michael J. Nelson]] |
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Revision as of 23:02, 24 February 2015
The Movie
Synopsis
Lt. Col. Glenn Manning is inadvertently exposed to a plutonium bomb blast at Camp Desert Rock. Though burned over 90% of his body, he survives and begins to grow in size. As he grows, his heart and circulatory system fail to keep pace with his growth, and he is gradually losing his mind as a result of reduced blood supply to his brain. He reaches 50 feet tall before his growth is stopped. He escapes and wreaks havoc upon Las Vegas before he is finally stopped. [1]
Information
- The sequel War of the Colossal Beast was released in 1958 and was featured in Episode 319.
- Jean Moorhead (who would later be seen in Experiment 610 The Violent Years in the role of Paula Parkins) appears briefly as a woman in a bathtub as Glenn rampages through Vegas.[2]
- During Segment Four Servo quips that Glenn "didn't exactly charm the pants off" Las Vegas during his last visit. Presumably he's referring to the giant's rampage across Vegas, which hadn't yet been seen by that point in the episode.
- Scenes from this film were used in a subsequent Bert I. Gordon film Attack of the Puppet People. In a scene where the hero (played by John Agar) and his date go to a drive-in theater, The Amazing Colossal Man is the movie they watch.
The Episode
Host Segments
Prologue: Crow and Tom Servo make a fort to hide from Joel and get out of doing their chores.
Segment One (Invention Exchange): The Mads make a plant that reviews music, while Joel demonstrates a non-permanent tattoo that can be drawn on a paper wax-board and changed for your newest girlfriend.
Segment Two: Joel tries to teach the Bots how to be sensitive to someone whose spouse has been horrendously injured. The Bots aren't having any of it.
Segment Three: Joel is 50-feet tall, and he isn't happy about it. The Bots don't help at all.
Segment Four: Joel and the Bots ponder what it would be like to meet the Amazing Colossal Man, and then get their chance when Glenn drops by.
Segment Five: The crew ponders other things Glenn could have done, letters are read, and Frank discovers the joys of giant syringes.
Stinger: Glenn cracks up and then convulses.
Other Notes
Guest Stars
- Robert Plant: Kevin Murphy (first onscreen appearance)
- Glenn: Michael J. Nelson
Obscure References
- "It's Buddy Hackett! And Mickey Rooney too!!"
A reference to the scene from It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World where Buddy Hackett and Mickey Rooney are flying in a personal airplane with a boozed up Jim Backus.
- "I'm huge. Don't smoke, I'm huge now."
A reference to an anti-smoking PSA where Yul Brynner urged people not to smoke from beyond the grave.
- "Hellooooo babyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!"
The footage of the plane crash prompts Joel to reference the plane crash that claimed the life of Chantilly Lace singer J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson. (As well as other talents like Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens.)
- "Message for you sir!" -Crow T. Robot after a trooper gets shot in the back.
Crow takes a line from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The quote comes from Lancelot's servant Concorde, who is shot in the chest by an arrow with a letter attached to it.
- "The horror! The horror!!" "I feel like choppin' a cow in half!"
Quoting Marlon Brando's famous line as Colonel Kurtz at the end of Apocalypse Now! "I feel like chopping a cow in half" describes the grizzly scene of a cow being butchered by natives while Kurtz is being assassinated.
Video Release
- Commerically released on VHS by Rhino Entertainment in April 1996, the tape was later recalled due to rights issues. This is the only VHS release that has never been re-released on DVD by Rhino.
preceded by: Season 2 | MST3K Season 3 | followed by: Season 4 | ||||||
1991 - 1992 | ||||||||
301 | Cave Dwellers | 1991-06-01 | 309 | The Amazing Colossal Man | 1991-08-03 | 317 | The Saga of the Viking Women... | 1991-10-26 |
302 | Gamera | 1991-06-08 | 310 | Fugitive Alien | 1991-08-17 | 318 | Star Force: Fugitive Alien II | 1991-11-16 |
303 | Pod People | 1991-06-15 | 311 | It Conquered the World | 1991-08-24 | 319 | War of the Colossal Beast | 1991-11-30 |
304 | Gamera vs Barugon | 1991-06-22 | 312 | Gamera vs Guiron | 1991-09-07 | 320 | The Unearthly | 1991-12-14 |
305 | Stranded in Space | 1991-06-29 | 313 | Earth vs the Spider | 1991-09-14 | 321 | Santa Claus Conquers the Martians | 1991-12-21 |
306 | Time of the Apes | 1991-07-13 | 314 | Mighty Jack | 1991-09-21 | 322 | Master Ninja I | 1992-01-11 |
307 | Daddy-O | 1991-07-20 | 315 | Teenage Cave Man | 1991-11-09 | 323 | The Castle of Fu Manchu | 1992-01-18 |
308 | Gamera vs Gaos | 1991-07-27 | 316 | Gamera vs Zigra | 1991-10-19 | 324 | Master Ninja II | 1992-01-25 |