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The Crawling Eye: Directed by Jim Mallon. With Joel Hodgson, Trace Beaulieu, J. Elvis Weinstein, Jim Mallon. In the first national broadcast of Mystery Science Theater 3000, the Mads have moved into Deep 13, Joel has spruced up the Bots, and Forrest Tucker sleepwalks his way through this week's literally eye-popping film.
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- Comedy, Sci-Fi
- Jim Mallon
- 1989-11-18
- The Episode
- Behind The Scenes
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Host Segments
Segment One (Invention Exchange): Joel explains the show and demonstrates the Electric Bagpipes. The Mad Scientists are introduced. Dr. Forrester injects Dr. Erhardtwith an antiperspirant developed from dogs. It has some unexpected side effects. Segment Two:Joel explains to the bots why it's a big deal for a human to lose a head. Segment Three: Gypsyuncoils herself. Segment Four: The bots are more horrified by Forrest Tuckerthan the giant eye. Joel explains why giant eyes are scary. Ending Se...
Obscure references
1. "Come in Joley Poley Pudding n' Pie." Dr. Forester's nickname for Joel may be a reference to The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding, a children's book that was originally published in 1908. The addition of "n' Pie" is apparently a reference to a nursery rhyme: "Georgie-Porgie/Puddin' and pie/Kissed the girls/And made them cry". 1. The songs that Joel plays on his electric bagpipe are "Amazing Grace" (a well-known English hymns written by poet John Newton, first published in 1...
MST3K cast
1. Joel Hodgson - Joel Robinson 2. Trace Beaulieu - Crow T. Robot / Dr. Clayton Forrester 3. J. Elvis Weinstein - Tom Servo / Dr. Laurence Erhardt 4. Jim Mallon - Gypsy
Goofs
1. The Shout! FactoryDVD & digital release of this episode lacks added sound effects on the first host segment, including Dr Erhardt playing music on the organ and the Movie Sign klaxon. 2. During the final host segment, Crow's ram chip falls from his mouth and he makes a coughing sound. Later, when Joel asks Gypsy a math question, it looks like Crow is whispering the answer "Richard Basehart" to her.
Movie Edits
As with most of the riffed movies, The Crawling Eyewas altered to fit the television format and had many scenes cut or trimmed to reduce the overall film length to fit within the desired time-slot. Footage cut from this film includes: 1. A scene in which Crevett discusses Anne's visions with Sarah and encourages her to take Anne and leave. During the scene, Alan notices Phillip eavesdropping from the top of the stairs. 2. The lab calling Crevett to inform him that the cloud has moved to the h...
Commercially released on DVD by Shout! Factory in March 2010 as part of Volume XVII, a 4-disc set along with The Beatniks, The Final Sacrifice, and Blood Waters of Dr. Z. The set has been out of pr...Digitally available through Shout's official Youtube channel (with annotations), Shoutfactorytv.com, Youtube, Amazon Instant Video, RiffTrax, iTunes, Vudu, and VHX.Learn about the actors, writers, directors, and other crew members who worked on the 1989 TV episode The Crawling Eye, a parody of the horror film The Crawling Eye. Find out who played Joel, Crow, Tom Servo, and other characters, and see the full list of credits and production details.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Crawling Eye COMEDY Things start to look eerily familiar to scientists Crevett and Brooks when mountain climbers begin losing their heads in the Trollenberg Mountains.
