The MST3K dream team reunited to roast bad movies like it's a competitive sport.
Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestWarm-up material by Joel Hodgson, Mary Jo Pehl, Dave (Gruber) Allen, Frank Conniff, and Trace Beaulieu. Warm-up also included a showing of the short film The Frank, starring many Dave (Gruber) Allen and former Mystery Science Theater 3000 cast members including Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Mary Jo Pehl, Bill Corbett, and Beth "Beez" McKeever. J. Elvis Weinstein was not present as he was suffering from cancer and had a kidney removed not long after. Dave (Gruber) Allen took over Weinstein's riffs during both performances.
Cinematic Titanic is a project by Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator and original host Joel Hodgson. The project involves "riffing" B-movies, in a manner similar to that of MST3K. Joining Hodgson are many of the earlier show's collaborators, including Trace Beaulieu, J. Elvis Weinstein, Frank Conniff, and Mary Jo Pehl. It was first performed live on December 7, 2007 and first aired on December 22, 2007. On February 16, 2013, it was announced that the touring portion of Cinematic Titanic was going on an indefinite hiatus. According to an email sent out to members of the site, due to "5 people living in 5 different cities with different lives and projects, it has become increasingly difficult to coordinate our schedules and give Cinematic Titanic the attention it requires to keep growing as a creative enterprise and a business." The final tour began on September 23, 2013.
Writing
Rapid-fire riffs from five comedy legends in perfect sync.
Acting
The original gang's chemistry, undimmed by years apart.
Creator
Joel Hodgson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The five principals recorded episodes while standing in a custom-built 'riffing trench' to maintain visual continuity with the silhouettes. They literally dug a hole for this art.
Cinematic Titanic represented a rare case of creators reclaiming their own format—Joel Hodgson left MST3K in 1993, yet returned to essentially the same premise with the original cast, bypassing corporate ownership entirely.
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