Movies R Dumb was a series of live riffing shows produced by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a rotating group of riffers, which included Frank Conniff. All shows were presented at Q.E.D. in Astoria, Queens.
In 2025, Gersbeck relaunched the show as Movies Are Dumb via Dumb Industries. The new version is available as Video-on-Demand and features Gersbeck, Matt Reiser and Emmy Martian.
Riffed Films[]
Films in bold featured riffing by Frank Conniff
2016
- Showgirls - May 20
- Troll 2 - June 17
- Superman III - August 19
- The Happening - September 16
- Plan 9 from Outer Space - November 18
- The Star Wars Holiday Special - December 16
2017
- Super Mario Bros. - January 20
- Leprechaun in the Hood - March 17
- Space Jam - May 19
- Xanadu - June 16
- Independence Day - July 3
- Troll 2 - July 21
- Road House - August 18
- Junior - September 3
- Mortal Kombat - September 15
- Halloween III: Season of the Witch - October 20
- Zardoz - November 17
- The Room - December 15
- The Star Wars Holiday Special - December 29
2018
- Rocky IV - January 19
- Air Force One - February 16
- Leprechaun 4: In Space - March 16
- Reefer Madness - April 20
- The Star Wars Holiday Special - May 4
- Speed - May 18
- Birdemic - June 15
- Independence Day - July 3
- Mac and Me - July 20
- Rad - August 17
- Cool as Ice - September 21
- Teen Witch - October 19
- Samurai Cop - November 16
- Santa with Muscles - December 21
- The Star Wars Holiday Special - December 28
2019
- Miami Connection - February 15
- Leprechaun - March 15
- Howard the Duck - April 19
- Captain America (1990) - May 17
- Howard the Duck - June 21
- Independence Day - July 3
- Masters of the Universe - July 19
- Catwoman - August 16
- The Punisher (1989) - September 20
- Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance - October 18
- Son of Dracula (1943) - November 15
- The Star Wars Holiday Special - December 20
2020
- The Trial of the Incredible Hulk - January 14
- The Mummy's Curse - February 11
External Links[]
- Dumb Video - Movies Are Dumb downloads