- For the episode, see MST3K 102 - The Robot vs the Aztec Mummy.
The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy (originally La Momia Azteca contra el Robot Humano) is a Mexican horror film starring Ramón Gay and Rosa Arenas, which blends elements of science fiction and horror. The film is the sequel to The Aztec Mummy and The Curse of the Aztec Mummy, and a large portion of it consists of an extended recap of the events from the first two entries in the series.
Plot[]
The evil Dr. Krupp, a mad scientist known as "The Bat", managed to escape the snake pit into which he was thrown at the end of The Curse of the Aztec Mummy and continues his efforts in this film to steal a valuable Aztec treasure from the tomb of a centuries-old living mummy, Popoca. Krupp builds a robot with a human brain in it, planning to use it to destroy the mummy, should he return to thwart his efforts. The original discoverer of the mummy, Dr. Edward Almada, his wife Flora, and his associate Pincate work to stop the mad scientist from completing his plans.
Dr. Krupp gets inside the mummy's tomb and once again steals the gold breastplate from its resting place on the mummy's chest. When Popoca wakes up in a rage, Krupp orders his human robot to fight him. The two monsters engage in a fierce struggle to the death, but the robot's ability to deliver burns and electrical shocks from his hands quickly begin to wear the mummy down. Just as it seems the robot is winning, Dr. Almada bursts into the tomb and knocks the remote control from Dr. Krupp's hands, effectively shutting off the robot's brain. In a wild rage, Popoca tears into the robot, literally reducing him into scrap metal. Popoca strangles Dr. Krupp and his henchman, then stumbles off to another tomb where hopefully no one will ever disturb his sleep again.
Cast[]
- Ramón Gay as Dr. Edward Almada
- Rosa Arenas as Flora Almada/Xochitl
- Crox Alvarado as Pinacate
- Luis Aceves Castañeda as Dr. Krupp
- Jaime González Quiñones as Pepe Almada
- Ángel Di Stefani as Popoca/Aztec Mummy
- Arturo Martínez as Bruno
- Emma Roldán as Maria
Notes[]
- The film was shot in 1957 in tandem with its series predecessors, La Momia Azteca and La Maldicion de la Momia Azteca. Much of its execution consists of flashback footage taken from the first two.
MST3K Connections[]
- Story writer and producer Guillermo Calderón was also producer for Santa Claus, Santo in the Treasure of Dracula, and The Batwoman.
- Writer Alfredo Salazar was also writer for Santo in the Treasure of Dracula and The Batwoman (for which he was also production manager).
- Crox Alvarado also portrayed the inspector in The Batwoman.
- Jorge Mondragón (Dr. Sepúlveda) also portrayed Dr. Sepúlveda in Santo in the Treasure of Dracula.
- Arturo Martínez also portrayed Major Cosio in The Black Scorpion.
- Ángel Di Stefani also portrayed a military man in The Black Scorpion and Vulcan/Llavón the blacksmith in Santa Claus.
- Guillermo Hernández (henchman) also portrayed a vampire in Samson vs. the Vampire Women, Jorge in The Beast of Hollow Mountain, and Wrestler X in Santo in the Treasure of Dracula.
- U.S. version producer K. Gordon Murray was also producer of the U.S. versions of Santa Claus (in which he was also the narrator in the English dub) and Samson vs. the Vampire Women.
- Composer and musical director Antonio Díaz Conde was also musical director for Santa Claus (as well as composer) and The Batwoman.