MST3K 405 - Being from Another Planet

405 - Being from Another Planet
Air/Release Date	July 4, 1992
AKA	Time Walker
Movie Director	Tom Kennedy
Year	1982
Cast	Ben Murphy Shari Belafonte-Harper Michelle Avonne Nina Axelrod Royce Alexander Sam Chew Jr. Darwin Joston Austin Stoker Robert Random
Preceded by	404 - Teenagers from Outer Space
Followed by	406 - Attack of the Giant Leeches

“	You know, being from another planet, I didn't have much to do with this film.	”
	- Tom Servo (watching opening credits)

The Movie

Main article: Being from Another Planet (film)

Synopsis

An Egyptian sarcophagus is brought to a California university for study and display. When relics are taken from the sarcophagus, the mummy rises and goes on a rampage to recover them.

Information

• This is the last film distributed by Film Ventures International to be used by Mystery Science Theater 3000. A third Master Ninja "movie" assembled by FVI was reportedly planned for the Season 6 finale, but was replaced by Samson vs. the Vampire Women as a going-away gesture to Frank Conniff after he decided to leave the show.

The Episode

Host Segments

Crow and Tom TP'ed

Prologue: Joel and the Bots play Movie Slogan 20 Questions.

Segment One / Invention Exchange: Crow makes a weird guess and Servo pulls a joke on the Mads. Dr. F wants a piece of the "Precious Moments" profits, and so comes up with their own "Tragic Moments" figurines, such as "Sparky's Last Romp", "By The Fire's Glow", and "I'll Get It!". On the Satellite of Love, Joel and the Bots express their outrage before presenting the Jack Palance Impersonator Kit.

Segment Two: Bad jokey wordplay by the TP'ed Bots leads to Joel declaring and explaining his fondness for Bill Mumy.

Segment Three: The bots welcome Joel to their Haunted Boiler Room, hoping to make a profit. Included are eyeballs, guts, worms of hate (which is actually spaghetti), and brains. It turns out Joel loves brains!

Holo-clowns

Segment Four: Tom and Crow are down, and so Joel and Gypsy arrange for some fun, including the Hexfield Viewscreen Fun Time Holo-clowns! It leaves them feeling kind of hollow.

Segment Five: Joel and the bots present the TV’s Frank Shopping Network, selling a V-shaped Diamond-Encrusted Mummy Communicator Type Thing and a letter from a viewer, all for the low, low price of bringing down the Satellite of Love! Dr. F ends up very displeased.

Stinger: Serrano screams hysterically as his hand is infected.

MST3K Cast

Regular Cast

• Joel Hodgson - Joel Robinson
• Trace Beaulieu - Crow T. Robot / Dr. Clayton Forrester
• Kevin Murphy - Tom Servo
• Frank Conniff - TV's Frank
• Jim Mallon - Gypsy
• Alexandra Carr - Magic Voice

Guest Cast

• Holo-clown #1 - Michael J. Nelson
• Holo-clown #2 - Paul Chaplin

Other Notes

• At the conclusion of the film, Tom Servo declares that it was the worst film they'd ever watched, steadfastly declaring it worse than (in order) The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy, The Side Hackers, Cave Dwellers, Catalina Caper, Pod People, The Hellcats, Daddy-O, Rocket Attack U.S.A., Earth vs the Spider, Ring of Terror, It Conquered the World, Lost Continent, Moon Zero Two, Women of the Prehistoric Planet, Time of the Apes, Wild Rebels, Stranded in Space, King Dinosaur, Mighty Jack, Rocketship X-M, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, The Unearthly, Teenage Cave Man, First Spaceship on Venus (Tom's head exploded when he went overkill on the sarcasm towards that movie), Space Travelers, The Giant Gila Monster, City Limits, War of the Colossal Beast, The Amazing Colossal Man, Fugitive Alien, Star Force: Fugitive Alien II, Master Ninja I, Gamera, Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster, Gamera vs Zigra, Gamera vs Barugon, and Gamera vs Guiron, before acknowledging that it was "just as bad" as The Castle of Fu Manchu. Some notable exclusions from the list include Master Ninja II, Godzilla vs Megalon, and Gamera vs Gaos, which Tom was not asked to rank against Being from Another Planet for some reason. It should also be noted that this experiment takes place before Dr. F and Frank sent up Monster A-Go Go or "Manos" The Hands of Fate.
• Here are the slogans from the "20 questions" sketch:
  • "Fueled by imagination" – Radio Flyer (1992)
  • "Be afraid. Be very afraid." – The Fly (1986)
  • "The most exciting undersea odyssey ever filmed." – The Neptune Factor (1973)
  • "100% pure adrenaline." – Point Break (1991)
  • "It’s not only his nose that grows!" – The Erotic Adventures of Pinocchio (1971)
  • "This time, it’s personal." – Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
  • "Dudley Moore juggles two women in an attempt to save his sanity" – Micki & Maude (1984)
  • "A sassy brassy musical humdinger." – Funny Lady (1975)
  • "A new high in adventure when they go thrill-deep in danger."
  • "A bikini-clad romp through summer’s fun."
  • "A shocking expose of souls in bondage."
• Best Brains has said in the Amazing Colossal Episode Guide that the Admin guy screaming into the camera as his hand is covered in fungus is one of their all-time favorite moments. They also said that everyone in this movie is on their list of the most disgusting things they've ever seen.

Callbacks

• "Trumpy! You can do magic things!" (Pod People)
• "Laurence, would you put that down please!" (Catalina Caper)

Goofs

• The boom shadow on Frank’s face as Dr. F says "Clayton Stonewall Forrester."
• Joel says "we’ve came up" and they just keep going.
• When it's Movie Sign in the First Segment, the hall bleeds through Servo's mask.

Obscure References

• "Ladies and gentlemen, Jam Productions is proud to present the Black Moses of Soul!"

A reference to the Isaac Hayes album Black Moses.

• "Now, was I Smith or Jones? I can't remember, it's been so long..."

A reference to the early 1970s western TV series Alias Smith and Jones in which actor Ben Murphy co-starred (as Jones).

• "Oedipus, no!"

A reference to the classic Greek drama Oedipus Rex. At the play's climax, Oedipus gouges his own eyes out due to his shame and regret at his actions. Similar references were made throughout the series during eye-related scenes.

• "Dear Aunt Nefertiti....Thanks for the socks?!"

Nefertiti ruled as queen during the 18th dynasty of Ancient Egypt before and possibly during the reign of her stepson King Tutankhamun. She was also King Tut's mother-in-law as he was married to one of her daughters.

• Holoclowns background music

From the "Trumpy, you can do magic things" sequence in Episode #303.

• "Suzie Creamcheese, what's got into ya?"

This is a line from Freak Out!, the first album from Frank Zappa's band The Mothers of Invention. Suzie Creamcheese is a recurring character on several of Zappa's subsequent albums. Zappa was a fan of MST3K (see stinger for Episode 523).

• "I meant Butch Patrick!" "Oh why didn't you say so? You know I thought The Phantom Tollbooth was so overrated..."

The Phantom Tollbooth is a 1970 film adaptation of the novel by the same name featuring child star Butch Patrick and animation produced by animator Chuck Jones. Joel's statement on the film being overrated refers to the amount of praise critics gave the film upon its release. However it was not a commercial success and the author of the book, Norton Juster reportedly disliked the film.

• "I'm gonna find those strawberries!"

Line from Humphrey Bogart's portrayal of Lt. Commander Queeg from the film The Caine Mutiny. Queeg becomes obsessed with finding who has taken some strawberries from the Officer's mess hall, which other officers interpret as an indicator of his paranoia and unfitness for command.

• "Can I go back to my game? I was on the third level of Metroid."

This refers to the classic Nintendo Entertainment System sci-fi adventure game Metroid, although it is comprised of rooms in one elaborate maze and not levels.

• "...and the snake knives Mrs. Presky"

From The Firesign Theatre's Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers.

• "Mork calling Orson..."

Reference to the TV comedy Mork & Mindy. At the end of each episode, Mork (a human-looking alien) calls his superior (named Orson) to tell him what he learned about the human race that particular week.

• "Norton, you down here?"

Referencing The Honeymooners character Ed Norton who worked underground in New York City's sewer system.

• "It's an orangey sky, always it's some other guy..."

Reference to the song Bye Bye Love by The Cars during a brief orange-cast shot.

Video Releases

MST3K DVD Cover

• Commercially released on DVD by Shout! Factory in March 2016 as part of Volume XXXV, a 4-disc set along with Teenage Cave Man, 12 to the Moon, and Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell.
  • The DVD includes the original Time Walker, the Ballyhoo Motion Pictures feature Richard Band Remembers, and a theatrical trailer.

preceded by: Season 3		MST3K Season 4					followed by: Season 5
		1992 - 1993
401	Space Travelers	1992-06-06	409	Indestructible Man	1992-08-15	417	Crash of Moons	1992-11-28
402	The Giant Gila Monster	1992-06-13	410	Hercules Against the Moon Men	1992-08-22	418	Attack of the the Eye Creatures	1992-12-05
403	City Limits	1992-06-20	411	The Magic Sword	1992-08-29	419	The Rebel Set	1992-12-12
404	Teenagers from Outer Space	1992-06-27	412	Hercules and the Captive Women	1992-09-12	420	The Human Duplicators	1992-12-26
405	Being from Another Planet	1992-07-04	413	Manhunt in Space	1992-09-19	421	Monster A-Go Go	1993-01-09
406	Attack of the Giant Leeches	1992-07-18	414	Tormented	1992-09-26	422	The Day the Earth Froze	1993-01-16
407	The Killer Shrews	1992-07-25	415	The Beatniks	1992-11-25	423	Bride of the Monster	1993-01-23
408	Hercules Unchained	1992-08-01	416	Fire Maidens of Outer Space	1992-11-26	424	Manos: The Hands of Fate	1993-01-30