Michael J. Nelson Movies
- 2009
Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett poke fun at nine corny shorts about dining etiquette, bicycle safety, and emotional maturity. Featured shorts include Beginning Responsibility: Lunchroom Manners, Why Doesn't Cathy Eat Breakfast?, Are You Popular?, and Coffee House Rendezvous. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, (more)
- 2008
Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett poke fun at nine corny shorts about safety, hygiene, and social maladjustment. Featured shorts include Drugs are Like That, The Trouble with Women, Skipper Learns a Lesson, and It Must Be the Neighbors. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, (more)
- 2007
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From Mystery Science Theater masterminds Kevin Murphy, Mike Nelson, and Bill Corbett comes a follow-up series that finds the quick-witted threesome skewering some of the worst movies in Hollywood history. The first flick on the Film Crew bill is Hollywood After Dark - a 1968 drama starring Rue McClanahan as a struggling young actress desperate to get her big break on the silver screen. The naïve young actresses' trip to the top hits an unexpected detour, however, when she is drawn into the sordid world of underground stripping by her lecherous producers. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2007
Mystery Science Theater movie skewers Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett, and Mike Nelson re-team to take on one Steve Reeves' most notorious stinkers in this release of the putrid peplum that pits Greek might against Persian mass. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
The directorial debut of Australian filmmaker Francine McDougall, this teen comedy stars Marley Shelton as Diane, captain of the Lincoln High School A-squad cheerleaders, the most popular girls in their school. They include born-again Christian Hannah (Rachel Blanchard), the rebellious Kansas (Mena Suvari), late-night talk show fan Cleo (Melissa George), and brainy geek Lucy (Sarah Marsh). When Diane learns that she's pregnant, she and her stud quarterback boyfriend Jack (James Marsden) get hitched and quickly learn that marriage with children is an expensive proposition. With some advice from Kansas' convict mom (Sean Young), the squad embarks on a plan to rob a bank, but their peppy enthusiasm and patented cheerleading moves may give them away to the authorities. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Marley Shelton, James Marsden, (more)
So how far would you go to win a beauty pageant? That's the burning question of Drop Dead Gorgeous, in which the citizens of Mount Rose, Minnesota gear up for the year's biggest event, the Sarah Rose Miss Teen Princess America Pageant, in which Becky Leeman (Denise Richards) and Amber Atkins (Kirsten Dunst) are the contestants to beat. Becky's mother Gladys (Kirstie Alley), a former beauty queen herself, has instilled in her daughter a drive to succeed at any cost. And Gladys will do anything to help Becky's chances of success. Amber's mother Annette (Ellen Barkin) is devoted to her daughter but drinks, smokes, and swears like a sailor. And while Amber is ambitious and a skilled beautician (a talent that she uses in her part-time job at the local mortuary), her view of the pageant is pragmatic: while boys can get sports scholarships, this pageant may be her only ticket out of town. However, Amber and the other contestants may have underestimated just how badly Becky wants to win -- or just how good she is with a gun. Drop Dead Gorgeous was directed by Michael Patrick Jann, a founding member of the sketch comedy group The State (who had their own series on MTV), and written by Lorna Williams, a veteran of the beauty pageant circuit who claims that nearly everything in the film is based on an actual incident. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, (more)
- 1998
This video is part of a series celebrating the natural wonders of the American landscape by visits to national parks, and other scenic destinations. The magnificence of the scenery is set off by classical music compositions. The vast landscapes along the Continental Divide are explored. Included are visits to the Rocky Mountain Range, Zion National Park, the Badlands, and the Grand Canyon. The Rockies are the highest mountain range in America, with 54 peaks over 14,000 feet. Owing to their geological youth, they are jagged and spectacular. Conversely, the Grand Canyon's grandeur is due to its age and the effects of wind and water. Zion National Park's fantastic rock formations are also caused by the erosion. Dinosaur tracks and petrified wood are preserved in the rocks. The Badlands of the Dakotas, stark and inhospitable, as their name suggests, are hauntingly beautiful. Natural beauty indeed awaits the viewer of this film.
~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
- 1998
The Natural Wonders of America series celebrates the natural beauty of the United States. This episode, Natural Wonders of America: Land of Enchantment, looks at the grandeur of the Grand Tetons as well as Yellowstone and Olympic Glacier national parks.
Presenting spectacular footage of these magnificent landscapes, this video is of use to people interested in traveling to the destinations covered or enjoyable simply for the stirring contrast and beauty of America's natural world.
~ Rob Ferrier, All Movie Guide
Presenting spectacular footage of these magnificent landscapes, this video is of use to people interested in traveling to the destinations covered or enjoyable simply for the stirring contrast and beauty of America's natural world.
~ Rob Ferrier, All Movie Guide
- 1996
- PG13
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The cult television series Mystery Science Theatre 3000 transfers its brand of science-fiction wisecracking to the big screen with relatively few changes. The concept is the same in series and film: an innocent man (Michael J. Nelson, playing Mike Nelson) is stranded in outer space by a mad scientist, who subjects the poor slob to "experiments" that involve watching the worst movies ever made. In order to survive this cinematic torture, Mike and his two companions, sarcastic robots Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot, mercilessly heckle the film in self-defense. In this case, the target is This Island Earth, a 1950s sci-fi opus that, despite its silly makeup effects and stilted dialogue, actually stands slightly above the usual Mystery Science Theatre fare. Otherwise, despite the larger budget, the film plays as a shorter version of the television show, with the robots and sets purposefully maintaining their ingenious, homemade look. Despite its loyalty to the original concept, many long-time fans found the film less sharp than the series, and the cinematic version failed to attract many viewers beyond the original audience. Nevertheless, it serves as a good introduction for the uninitiated, demonstrating the show's combination of pop culture deconstruction and intelligent, playful humor. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael J. Nelson, Trace Beaulieu, (more)
- 1993
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In episode number 515, originally aired in 1993, the 1950s short Cheating inspires Crow to cheat on Mike's essay test, while Dr. Forrester tests out a new hairstyle. After the short, Mike and the 'bots wreak havoc on the Wild World of Batwoman, involving skimpily clad bat-girls who dance around the movie looking for a plot. A hearing aid falls into the wrong hands and threatens to destroy a narrative already in shambles, and on the Satellite of Love, Tom Servo and Crow try to "out-shun" one another. Meanwhile, Mike and the scientists exchange inventions on the cutting and styling edge. ~ Sarah Sloboda, All Movie Guide
- 1993
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In space, no one can hear you make fun of bad science fiction movies from the 1950s and 60s! But that never stopped Mike Nelson (Michael J. Nelson) and his robot crewmates Tom Servo (Kevin Murphy) and Crow (Trace Beaulieu) as they cheerfully deconstructed some of the lesser examples of the American cinema each week on the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000. On this episode, Mike and his pals are treated to a screening of Eegah!, starring Richard Kiel as a caveman who somehow comes back to life and makes life miserable for some fun-loving teenagers. The DVD release features both the MST3K installment featuring Eegah! and the uncut and uncommented-upon original version of the movie. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1993
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Astronaut Mike Nelson (Michael J. Nelson) is trapped in outer space with only his mechanical friends Tom Servo (Kevin Murphy) and Crow (Trace Beaulieu) for company. So what better way to kill the time than watch bad movies and crack jokes about them? That's the premise of the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000, and in this installment, Mike, Tom, and Crow take a long, hard look at The Brain That Wouldn't Die, in which a slightly crazy scientist tries to find a new body for his recently-decapitated girlfriend (whose head he's managed to conveniently keep alive in a pan on his kitchen table). The DVD release features both the MST3K episode with Mike and his friends commenting on the action, and the original version of The Brain That Wouldn't Die in uncut and uninterrupted form (allowing you to come up with your own snide comments!). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael J. Nelson
- 1974
For reasons unknown, British character comedian Norman Rossington never listed the obscure children's series Follow That Dog on his official resumé. For the record, the weekly, 25-minute series top-billed Rossington as Police Constable Fogg, a particularly thick-witted officer who invariably solved difficult cases with the assistance of a telepathic dog. Featured in the cast was the toothsome Patsy Rowlands as Sgt. Bryant. The six episodes of Follow That Dog were beamed out by Britain's Southern Television from November 13 to December 18, 1974. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
