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{{Quote|His arteries are just looking at each other, shakin' their heads. |[[Crow T. Robot]] (''seeing Joe Don Baker drink a whole glass of milk at once'')}}
'''''Final Justice''''' is an action movie directed by ''[[Angels Revenge]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>''s [[Greydon Clark]], and is notable for starring MST3K legend [[Joe Don Baker]] (of ''[[Mitchell]]'' fame).
 
   
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'''''Final Justice''''' is the 8th episode of the 10th season of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]] ''and the 193rd episode overall. It premiered on [[June 20]], [[1999]].
==The Movie==
 
   
 
==The Movie==
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{{Main|Final Justice (film)}}
 
[[Image:Lastthing.png|thumb|left|193x193px|"'''The last thing a sausage sees"''']]
 
===Synopsis===
 
===Synopsis===
''His name is Thomas Jefferson Geronimo. His brand of justice doesn't stop at the Texas border!'' Geronimo (Baker) is a deputy sheriff working in a small town in South Texas. When two mafia hit men try to escape across the border to Mexico, Geronimo, with the skill of a quick-draw gunfighter, kills one and captures the other. When Geronimo tries to take his prisoner to Italy for extradition, they find themselves on an unplanned layover in Malta. The Texas lawman must battle the Mafia to finish the job he started. [http://www.amazon.ca/Final-Justice-Greydon-Clark/dp/6305279225]
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Thomas Jefferson Geronimo (Joe Don Baker) is a deputy sheriff working in a small town in South Texas. When two mafia hit men try to escape across the border to Mexico, Geronimo - with the skill of a quick-draw gunfighter - kills one and captures the other. Geronimo tries to take his prisoner to Italy for extradition, but they find themselves on an unplanned layover in Malta.
   
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Geronimo's prisoner escapes, and the Texas lawman must battle the Mafia and local law enforcement to finish the job he started.
===Trivia===
 
*Like all the R-rated movies shown on the show, the network had to remove some content. Most notable is [[Joe Don Baker]]'s constant use of ''Son of a Bitch,'' with the expletive portion silenced out and replaced by silence.
 
*The Uncut version of the film contains more tasteless moments such as showing an implied assault on one of the drug lord's dancers, as well as a topless moment from another female lead. Surprisingly, none of the violence is cut out in the MST3k version (possibly due to it being quick and not excessively bloody, and/or would've harmed the film's continuity if it had been modified further). The edit used on the show cuts out profanity that is present in other movies and had been used by the SOL gang themselves (such as "son of a bitch" and "bastard").
 
*[[Greydon Clark]] ''(who co-stars as [[Joe Don Baker|Joe Don's]] partner that is shot at the beginning by the film's main villain)'' had previously directed two other comedy movies with Baker (''Wacko'','' Joysticks''). Clark also Experiment #722 ''[http://mst3k.wikia.com/wiki/Angels_Revenge Angels' Brigade]'' (with [[Jacqueline Cole]] and [[Jack Palance]]). Clark's non-MST3K projects include the alien horror film ''Without Warning'' (again with Palance), ''Tom'' (again with Cole) and many other infamous exploitation Z-grade films.
 
*This film (along with ''[[Girl in Gold Boots]]'' and ''[[Hamlet]]'') is one of the three films during MST3k's time on the SciFi Channel to not fit into the usual horror/fantasy/sci-fi areas.  Unlike [[Comedy Central]], SciFi did not want MST3k to riff on movies outside those genres, but as they knew this would be their [[Season 10|final season]], the MST crew decided to do a few "straight" movies they felt were worth it.
 
   
 
==The Episode==
 
==The Episode==
 
   
 
=== Host Segments ===
 
=== Host Segments ===
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[[File:1008_3.jpg|thumb|220x220px|[[Goosio]]'''!''']]
'''Prologue''': [[Tom Servo|Tom]] and [[Mike Nelson|Mike]] consider the unexplored implications of the Yes song "Owner of a Lonely Heart." Tom is insistent that the band should have considered every possible permutation of "A owner of a lonely heart, is much better than-".
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'''Prologue''': [[Tom Servo|Tom]] and [[Mike Nelson|Mike]] consider the unexplored implications of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_(band) Yes] song "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owner_of_a_Lonely_Heart Owner of a Lonely Heart]". Tom is insistent that the band should have considered every possible permutation of "The owner of a lonely heart, is much better than—".
   
'''Segment One:''' Now whenever Mike and the Bots say "Owner of a Lonely Heart," they're assaulted by a Yes orchestra hit, while down in [[Castle Forrester]] [[Pearl Forrester|Pearl]] attempts to raise productivity through humor, but she doesn't approve of the type of humor demonstrated by the [[Satellite of Love|SOL]] crew or [[Professor Bobo|Bobo]].
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'''Segment One:''' Whenever Mike and the Bots say "Owner of a lonely heart," they're assaulted by a Yes orchestra hit. In [[Castle Forrester]], [[Pearl Forrester|Pearl]] attempts to raise productivity through humor, but she doesn't approve of the type of humor demonstrated by the [[Satellite of Love|SOL]] crew or [[Professor Bobo|Bobo]].
   
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[[File:Finaljusticehost.PNG|thumb|220x220px|'''Mike thinks it's his turn to escape''']]
'''Segment Two:''' Disturbed by the sequence where Greydon Clark is shot and slides down the wall twice, Mike and the Bots strive to point out how annoying this is to Pearl. Repeatedly. She eventually caves and promises to never send another Joe Don Baker movie where a sheriff is shot and slides down the same wall twice.
 
   
 
'''Segment Two:''' Annoyed by the sequence in which Greydon Clark's character is shot and slides down the wall twice, Mike and the Bots complain to Pearl. They illustrate their point by having Mike trip and fall repeatedly. She relents and promises to never send another Joe Don Baker movie wherein a dark-haired sheriff in a small role is shot and slides down the same wall twice.
'''Segment Three:''' [[Goosio]], friend to Maltese children everywhere, arrives on the SOL as a goodwill ambassador, but the bots think it's a joke by Mike and brutally dismember the poor lovable goose. Oops.
 
   
 
'''Segment Three:''' [[Goosio]], friend to Maltese children everywhere, arrives on the SOL as a goodwill ambassador. The 'bots think it's a joke by Mike and brutally dismember the goose.[[File:Finaljusticehost2.PNG|thumb|220x220px|'''Observer has a date''']]
'''Segment Four:''' Crow has written an essay on the wonder and splendor of Malta. It also includes a great deal of slander against the men of Malta.
 
   
 
'''Segment Four:''' [[Crow]] has written an essay on the wonder and splendor of Malta. It is highly-derisive towards the men of Malta.
'''Closing (Segment Five):''' Mike erroneously assumes that because [[Joel Robinson|Joel]] was able to escape after watching a bad Joe Don Baker film that it must now be his turn to escape. The Bots gently point out that, regrettably, it's not and tell him to come upstairs for some Swiss Miss. Mike asks if they can watch a good Joe Don Baker film, but Crow assures him that would never happen. Meanwhile down in Castle Forrester, Pearl's funny dress-up day gets a scary dose of reality from [[Brain Guy]].
 
   
 
'''Closing (Segment Five):''' Mike erroneously assumes that because [[Joel Robinson|Joel]] was able to escape after watching a bad Joe Don Baker film that it must now be his turn to escape. The 'bots gently point out that it's not and tell him to come upstairs for some Swiss Miss. Mike asks if they can watch a good Joe Don Baker film, but Crow assures him that would never happen. In Castle Forrester, Pearl's funny dress-up day gets a disturbing interpretation from [[Brain Guy]].
'''Stinger:''' Geronimo's catch phrase - "Yew think yew kin take me? Go 'head on. It's yer move."
 
   
 
'''Stinger:''' Geronimo's catch phrase: "Yew think yew kin take me? Go 'head on. It's yer move."
===Obscure References===
 
[[Image:Lastthing.png|thumb|left|200px|The last thing a sausage sees.]]
 
*''"Jon Lovitz refuses a drink."''
 
[[Wikipedia:Jon Lovitz|Jon Lovitz]], a regular cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' during the late 1980s and early '90s, then voiced the title character on the short lived animated sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:The Critic|The Critic]]'', and most recently appeared in a series of commercials for the fast-food chain [[Wikipedia:Subway (restaurant)|Subway]]. The man refusing a drink resembles him.
 
*''"Do you know John Wayne?" "Gacy, yes!"''
 
:Serial killer [[Wikipedia:John Wayne Gacy|John Wayne Gacy]] sexually abused and murdered 33 boys and young men during the 1970s.
 
   
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===MST3K cast===
:*There are a few references to [[Mitchell]], which was the previous move starring [[Joe Don Baker]] on the show.
 
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Regular cast
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*[[Michael J. Nelson]] - [[Mike Nelson]]
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*[[Mary Jo Pehl]] - [[Pearl Forrester]]
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*[[Bill Corbett]] - [[Crow T. Robot]] / [[Brain Guy]]
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*[[Kevin Murphy]] - [[Tom Servo]] / [[Professor Bobo]]
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*[[Patrick Brantseg]] - [[Gypsy]]
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Guest cast
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*[[Michael J. Nelson]] - [[Goosio]] (voice)
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*[[Patrick Brantseg]] - Goosio (puppeteering)
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===Trivia ===
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[[File:Finaljusticemovie.PNG|thumb|225x225px|'''Shootout from ''Final Justice''''']]
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*This episode includes frequent mockery of [[Joe Don Baker]], particularly regarding his weight and hygiene. The was apparently due to Baker's reported hostile reaction to ''MST3K's'' treatment of his film ''[[Mitchell (film)|Mitchell]]'' during the 5th season.
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* Like many of the R-rated movies used on the show, some material was edited.
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**Multiple instances of [[Joe Don Baker]] saying "son of a bitch" are removed.
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** Some scenes are removed entirely, either for time or to delete objectionable content (including a sexual assault).
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**Nudity is removed through either editing, blurring the image, or the use of alternate scenes.
 
* This film (along with ''[[Girl in Gold Boots (film)|Girl in Gold Boots]]'' and ''[[MST3K 1009 - Hamlet|Hamlet]]'') is one of the three films during ''MST3K's'' time on the [[The Sci-Fi Channel|SciFi Channel]] that does not fit into the usual horror/fantasy/sci-fi genres. Because the ''MST3K'' crew knew that this would be their [[Season 10|final season]], they reportedly decided to do a few movies that were outside the Sci-Fi Channel's preferred types if they felt the movie was worth it.
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===Callbacks ===
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*''"Stop drinking baby oil!"''
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*''"The producer of [[Hobgoblins (film)|Hobgoblins]]...we're doomed."''
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*''"Star of ''[[Mitchell (film)|Mitchell]]''?"''
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===Goofs===
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*As noted in the callbacks, [[Greydon Clark]] is referred to in the riffing as the producer of ''[[Hobgoblins (film)|Hobgoblins]]''. However, he has no known connection to that movie, which was produced by [[Rick Sloane]].
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==Obscure References==
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*''"Some enchanted evening—"''
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:"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Some_Enchanted_Evening Some Enchanted Evening]" is a song from the [[1949]] Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific_(musical) South Pacific].''
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*''"We have to cross the river into Italy."''
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:When Julius Caesar led his legion [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_the_Rubicon across the Rubicon] river into Italy, he deliberately broke the law on ''imperium'' and made armed conflict inevitable.
 
*''"Jon Lovitz refuses a drink."''
 
:[[Wikipedia:Jon Lovitz|Jon Lovitz]] was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' during the late 1980s and early 90s. He also voiced the title character on the short-lived animated sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:The Critic|The Critic]]'', joined the cast of the sitcom ''NewsRadio'' in its fifth season, and later appeared in a series of commercials for the Yellow Pages and the fast-food chain [[Wikipedia:Subway (restaurant)|Subway]]. The man refusing a drink resembles him.
 
*"Do you know John Wayne?"'' "Gacy, yes!"''
 
:Serial killer [[Wikipedia:John Wayne Gacy|John Wayne Gacy]] sexually assaulted and murdered at least 33 young men and boys during the 1970s.
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*''"His boots are from Gateway computers."''
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:[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway,_Inc. Gateway Inc.] was a company founded in Sioux City, Iowa that built brand recognition in part by shipping computers in spotted boxes patterned after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holstein_Friesian_cattle Holstein cow] markings.
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*''"The one on the right is the Miles Davis of strippers."''
 
:Popular jazz trumpeter [[Wikipedia: Miles Davis|Miles Davis]] was known for performing with his back to the audience.
 
*''"Oh Kermie! Take a look at my good stuff!"''
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:The "pig lady" float bears a strong resemblance to the Muppet character [[wikipedia:Miss_Piggy|Miss Piggy]], who often addresses [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermit_the_Frog Kermit] by "Kermie."
 
*''"None of them are spongeworthy."''
 
*''"None of them are spongeworthy."''
:A reference to a ''[[Wikipedia:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]]'' episode in which Elaine struggles to decide whether her current boyfriend is worth using a now-discontinued [[Wikipedia:Contraceptive sponge|contraceptive sponge]] for.
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:A reference to an episode of the TV sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]]'' in which the character Elaine struggles to decide whether her current boyfriend is worthy of using one of her stockpiled and preferred (but now-discontinued) brand of [[Wikipedia:Contraceptive sponge|contraceptive sponge]].
*''"Oh Kermie...Take a look at my good stuff!"''
 
:The "pig lady" float does bear a strong likeness to muppet diva [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Piggy Ms. Piggy].
 
 
*''"John Rhys-Davies for sale!"''
 
*''"John Rhys-Davies for sale!"''
 
:The diminutive bearded man standing in the background bears some resemblance to actor [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0722636/ John Rhys-Davies]. When this episode aired, he was known for his role as [[wikipedia:Sallah|Sallah]] in two of the three ''Indiana Jones'' films. He would later play [[wikipedia:Gimli_(Middle-earth)#Adaptations|Gimli]] in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy.
 
 
*''"I'm just going to read a sermon from a Robert James Waller book."''
The diminutive bearded man standing in the background bears some ressemblance to actor [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0722636/ John Rhys-Davies]. When this episode aired, he was known for his role as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sallah Sallah] from the Indiana Jones movies. Later he would be remembered for his role as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_%28Middle-earth%29#Adaptations Gimli] from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
 
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:[[wikipedia:Robert James Waller|Robert James Waller]] wrote several best-sellers in the 1990s, most notably ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bridges_of_Madison_County The Bridges of Madison County].''
*''I'm just going to read a sermon from a Robert James Waller book''
 
[[wikipedia:Robert James Waller|Robert James Waller]] wrote ''Bridges of Madison County'' and ''Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend'' both of which were published as small square novelettes.
 
 
*''"Hey, he's a felonious monk!"''
 
*''"Hey, he's a felonious monk!"''
 
:A punning reference to jazz musician [[Wikipedia:Thelonious Monk|Thelonious Monk]].
 
:A punning reference to jazz musician [[Wikipedia:Thelonious Monk|Thelonious Monk]].
*''"Bon voyage Joe Don...I'm off to make Xerox commercials!"''
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*''"Bon voyage Joe Don... I'm off to make Xerox commercials!"''
Referring to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IgH2M02xek 1976 Super Bowl ad] where a Franciscan monk uses a Xerox machine to duplicate manuscripts.
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:In a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faH1FXPqymU 1977 Super Bowl ad], a Franciscan monk uses a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox Xerox] machine to duplicate manuscripts.
*''"I don't really care for this remake of A Lion in Winter"''
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*''"I really don't care for this remake of ''A Lion in Winter.''"''
''[[Wikipedia: The Lion in Winter|The Lion in Winter]]'' was a famous play by [[Wikipedia: James Goldman|James Goldman]] and movie about [[Wikipedia: Henry II of England|King Henry II]] and [[Wikipedia: Eleanor of Aquitaine|Eleanor of Aquitaine]] and their struggles for the British throne. Something of a non-sequiter reference, although the ref takes place in a dungeon scene, which featured prominently in the play.
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:''[[Wikipedia: The Lion in Winter|The Lion in Winter]]'' is a [[1966]] play by [[Wikipedia: James Goldman|James Goldman]] about [[Wikipedia: Henry II of England|King Henry II]] and [[Wikipedia: Eleanor of Aquitaine|Eleanor of Aquitaine]] and their struggles for the British throne. The reference is made during a dungeon scene, and dungeons are featured prominently in the play.
*''"She's the Miles Davis of strippers."''
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*''"Boy, Up with People sure has changed."''
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:[[Wikipedia: Up With People|Up with People]] is a nonprofit organization that uses travel, the performing arts, volunteering, and various workshops to teach young adults how to interact in a multi-cultural environment and create change in communities with varying needs.
Legendary jazz trumpeter [[Wikipedia: Miles Davis|Miles Davis]] was famous (infamous? I never know which one to use in these situations) for performing with his back to the audience.
 
*''"Boy, Up With People sure has changed."''
 
Referring to the [[Wikipedia: Up With People|Up With People]] Christian song and dance troupe.
 
 
*''"Pirini Scleroso confesses."''
 
*''"Pirini Scleroso confesses."''
Referring to the [[Wikipedia: Andrea Martin|Andrea Martin]] pidgin-tongued janitress character from the [[Wikipedia: Second City Television|SCTV]] comedy show.
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:Pirini Scleroso is the heavily-accented custodian on the ''[[Wikipedia: Second City Television|SCTV]]'' sketch comedy show, played by [[Wikipedia: Andrea Martin|Andrea Martin]].
*''"I'm glad it's a Nudie suit in name only."''
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*''"I'm glad it's a Nudie Suit in name only."''
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:Designer [[wikipedia:Nudie_Cohn|Nudie Cohn's]] "Nudie Suits" were decorative, sometimes rhinestone-covered suits made for and worn by many celebrities, including Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Gene Autry, and Elton John.
A reference to the rhinestone-covered suits, popular with '70s country musicians, designed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudie_Cohn Nudie Cohn].
 
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==Memorable Quotes==
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:'''Mike''': Aw, can't I have just ''one more'' justice?
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:''[Geronimo shoots an Italian suspect and he falls from a small ledge in slow motion.]''
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:'''Crow''': In the time it takes him to fall, the government in Italy changes three times!
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:''[The MST3K crew makes fun of the television version's censorship during a particularly profanity-heavy scene.]''
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:'''Palermo''': ''[After his brother has been shot by Geronimo.]'' You son of a-- ''[Audio edit]''!
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:'''Mike''': ...what?
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:'''Servo''': Huh. What do you think he's a son of? Son of a preacher man? Son of a son of a sailor, maybe?
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:. . .
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:'''Palermo''': You son of a-- ''[Audio edit]''!
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:'''Servo [as Palermo]''': Uh... something!
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:. . .
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:'''Geronimo''': Get off your knees, you son of a-- ''[Audio edit]''!
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:'''Mike [as Geronimo]''': Same thing you said!
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:. . .
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:'''Palermo''': I swear to God, you're gonna pay for this, you-- ''[Audio edit]''!
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:'''Servo [as Palermo]''': I'll kill you, but I won't curse you!
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:. . .
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:''[Much, much later in the movie...]''
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:'''Mike''': Hey, maybe this would be a good time to call him a "son of a-- ''[Audio edit]''!"
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:'''Geronimo''': You've got the right to remain silent.
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:'''Mike''': Oh, he ''is'' a real cop!
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:'''Geronimo''': ''[Knocks the suspect out.]'' And all that other ****.
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:'''Mike''': ...oh.
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:''[Government official Wilson discusses Texas Ranger Geronimo's mission to extradite murderer Palermo to Italy.]''
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:'''Wilson''': Ah, you see, Mr. Palermo's been a major source of embarrassment to the Italian Government.
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:'''Mike [as Wilson]''': That's hard to do!
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:'''Crow''': Guests of ''Final Justice'' fly TWA.
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:'''Mike''': Yeah, let's get out the manual. Kill someone? Turn to page 37.
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:''[Geronimo has challenged a villian to a duel in a rainstorm. Cut to close-up of his rain-dripping hand.]''
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:'''Servo''': Ugh, he's sweating palm kernel oil!
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:''[In Malta, Geronimo and Palermo's taxi races down the road as Palermo's allies attack from their own sedan.]''
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:'''Mike [as Announcer]''': Cars provided by Matchbox.
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:'''Maltese taxi driver''': Do you know John Wayne?
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:'''Mike [as Geronimo]''': Gacy, yes!
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:''[Geronimo leaps from a car just before it explodes.]''
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:'''Crow''': Joe Don Baker's famous delayed reaction farts!
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:. . .
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:''[As the fiery explosion clears, a car door inexplicably falls from the sky.]''
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:'''Servo''': And God sends a door chassis from Heaven.
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:''[In Malta, Geronimo confronts three henchman in a classic spaghetti-Western showdown.]''
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:'''Servo''': The Ugly, the Ugly, and the Ugly.
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:'''Geronimo''': Carnival? Is it a big carnival?
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:'''Crow [as Geronimo]''': Can I get a balloon?
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:''[Bad guy Palermo, disguised as a robed priest, runs from Geronimo.]''
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:'''Mike''': Guess he's a... felonious monk!
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:. . .
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:'''Servo [as Palermo]''': I'm gonna nail some theses to his head!
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:''[Joe Don Baker is wearing a cowboy outfit]''
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:'''Mike''': Meat Loaf, Texas Ranger.
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:''[In the final showdown, Geronimo cuts his own catchphrase off halfway through to shoot Palermo dead.]''
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:'''Servo''': Our hero: a big, stinky cheater!
   
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==Video Release==
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*[[File:Mst3kfinaljustice.jpg|thumb|311x311px|'''MST3K DVD Cover''']]
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*Commercially released on DVD by [[Shout! Factory]] in February 2009 as part of ''The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 14'', a 4-DVD set with ''[[MST3K 103 - The Mad Monster|The Mad Monster]]'', ''[[MST3K 413 - Manhunt in Space|Manhunt in Space]]'', and ''[[MST3K 1001 - Soultaker|Soultaker]].'' The set has been out of print since 2016.
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**The episode was subsequently reissued in September 2018 as part of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Lost and Found Collection]]''.
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***The DVD special features include a ''[[Greydon Clark]] on MST3K'' interview, and a segment of Mike and the Bots riffing on an episode of the ESPN Classic show ''[[Cheap Seats]]''.
   
   
 
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Latest revision as of 06:36, 29 January 2024

His arteries are just looking at each other, shakin' their heads.
- Crow T. Robot (seeing Joe Don Baker drink a whole glass of milk at once)


Final Justice is the 8th episode of the 10th season of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and the 193rd episode overall. It premiered on June 20, 1999.

The Movie

Main article: Final Justice (film)
Lastthing

"The last thing a sausage sees"

Synopsis

Thomas Jefferson Geronimo (Joe Don Baker) is a deputy sheriff working in a small town in South Texas. When two mafia hit men try to escape across the border to Mexico, Geronimo - with the skill of a quick-draw gunfighter - kills one and captures the other. Geronimo tries to take his prisoner to Italy for extradition, but they find themselves on an unplanned layover in Malta.

Geronimo's prisoner escapes, and the Texas lawman must battle the Mafia and local law enforcement to finish the job he started.

The Episode

Host Segments

1008 3

Goosio!

Prologue: Tom and Mike consider the unexplored implications of the Yes song "Owner of a Lonely Heart". Tom is insistent that the band should have considered every possible permutation of "The owner of a lonely heart, is much better than—".

Segment One: Whenever Mike and the Bots say "Owner of a lonely heart," they're assaulted by a Yes orchestra hit. In Castle Forrester, Pearl attempts to raise productivity through humor, but she doesn't approve of the type of humor demonstrated by the SOL crew or Bobo.

Finaljusticehost

Mike thinks it's his turn to escape

Segment Two: Annoyed by the sequence in which Greydon Clark's character is shot and slides down the wall twice, Mike and the Bots complain to Pearl. They illustrate their point by having Mike trip and fall repeatedly. She relents and promises to never send another Joe Don Baker movie wherein a dark-haired sheriff in a small role is shot and slides down the same wall twice.

Segment Three: Goosio, friend to Maltese children everywhere, arrives on the SOL as a goodwill ambassador. The 'bots think it's a joke by Mike and brutally dismember the goose.

Finaljusticehost2

Observer has a date

Segment Four: Crow has written an essay on the wonder and splendor of Malta. It is highly-derisive towards the men of Malta.

Closing (Segment Five): Mike erroneously assumes that because Joel was able to escape after watching a bad Joe Don Baker film that it must now be his turn to escape. The 'bots gently point out that it's not and tell him to come upstairs for some Swiss Miss. Mike asks if they can watch a good Joe Don Baker film, but Crow assures him that would never happen. In Castle Forrester, Pearl's funny dress-up day gets a disturbing interpretation from Brain Guy.

Stinger: Geronimo's catch phrase: "Yew think yew kin take me? Go 'head on. It's yer move."

MST3K cast

Regular cast

Guest cast

Trivia

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Shootout from Final Justice

  • This episode includes frequent mockery of Joe Don Baker, particularly regarding his weight and hygiene. The was apparently due to Baker's reported hostile reaction to MST3K's treatment of his film Mitchell during the 5th season.
  • Like many of the R-rated movies used on the show, some material was edited.
    • Multiple instances of Joe Don Baker saying "son of a bitch" are removed.
    • Some scenes are removed entirely, either for time or to delete objectionable content (including a sexual assault).
    • Nudity is removed through either editing, blurring the image, or the use of alternate scenes.
  • This film (along with Girl in Gold Boots and Hamlet) is one of the three films during MST3K's time on the SciFi Channel that does not fit into the usual horror/fantasy/sci-fi genres. Because the MST3K crew knew that this would be their final season, they reportedly decided to do a few movies that were outside the Sci-Fi Channel's preferred types if they felt the movie was worth it.

Callbacks

  • "Stop drinking baby oil!"
  • "The producer of Hobgoblins...we're doomed."
  • "Star of Mitchell?"

Goofs

  • As noted in the callbacks, Greydon Clark is referred to in the riffing as the producer of Hobgoblins. However, he has no known connection to that movie, which was produced by Rick Sloane.

Obscure References

  • "Some enchanted evening—"
"Some Enchanted Evening" is a song from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific.
  • "We have to cross the river into Italy."
When Julius Caesar led his legion across the Rubicon river into Italy, he deliberately broke the law on imperium and made armed conflict inevitable.
  • "Jon Lovitz refuses a drink."
Jon Lovitz was a cast member on Saturday Night Live during the late 1980s and early 90s. He also voiced the title character on the short-lived animated sitcom The Critic, joined the cast of the sitcom NewsRadio in its fifth season, and later appeared in a series of commercials for the Yellow Pages and the fast-food chain Subway. The man refusing a drink resembles him.
  • "Do you know John Wayne?" "Gacy, yes!"
Serial killer John Wayne Gacy sexually assaulted and murdered at least 33 young men and boys during the 1970s.
  • "His boots are from Gateway computers."
Gateway Inc. was a company founded in Sioux City, Iowa that built brand recognition in part by shipping computers in spotted boxes patterned after Holstein cow markings.
  • "The one on the right is the Miles Davis of strippers."
Popular jazz trumpeter Miles Davis was known for performing with his back to the audience.
  • "Oh Kermie! Take a look at my good stuff!"
The "pig lady" float bears a strong resemblance to the Muppet character Miss Piggy, who often addresses Kermit by "Kermie."
  • "None of them are spongeworthy."
A reference to an episode of the TV sitcom Seinfeld in which the character Elaine struggles to decide whether her current boyfriend is worthy of using one of her stockpiled and preferred (but now-discontinued) brand of contraceptive sponge.
  • "John Rhys-Davies for sale!"
The diminutive bearded man standing in the background bears some resemblance to actor John Rhys-Davies. When this episode aired, he was known for his role as Sallah in two of the three Indiana Jones films. He would later play Gimli in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
  • "I'm just going to read a sermon from a Robert James Waller book."
Robert James Waller wrote several best-sellers in the 1990s, most notably The Bridges of Madison County.
  • "Hey, he's a felonious monk!"
A punning reference to jazz musician Thelonious Monk.
  • "Bon voyage Joe Don... I'm off to make Xerox commercials!"
In a 1977 Super Bowl ad, a Franciscan monk uses a Xerox machine to duplicate manuscripts.
  • "I really don't care for this remake of A Lion in Winter."
The Lion in Winter is a 1966 play by James Goldman about King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine and their struggles for the British throne. The reference is made during a dungeon scene, and dungeons are featured prominently in the play.
  • "Boy, Up with People sure has changed."
Up with People is a nonprofit organization that uses travel, the performing arts, volunteering, and various workshops to teach young adults how to interact in a multi-cultural environment and create change in communities with varying needs.
  • "Pirini Scleroso confesses."
Pirini Scleroso is the heavily-accented custodian on the SCTV sketch comedy show, played by Andrea Martin.
  • "I'm glad it's a Nudie Suit in name only."
Designer Nudie Cohn's "Nudie Suits" were decorative, sometimes rhinestone-covered suits made for and worn by many celebrities, including Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Gene Autry, and Elton John.

Memorable Quotes

Mike: Aw, can't I have just one more justice?
[Geronimo shoots an Italian suspect and he falls from a small ledge in slow motion.]
Crow: In the time it takes him to fall, the government in Italy changes three times!
[The MST3K crew makes fun of the television version's censorship during a particularly profanity-heavy scene.]
Palermo[After his brother has been shot by Geronimo.] You son of a-- [Audio edit]!
Mike: ...what?
Servo: Huh. What do you think he's a son of? Son of a preacher man? Son of a son of a sailor, maybe?
. . .
Palermo: You son of a-- [Audio edit]!
Servo [as Palermo]: Uh... something!
. . .
Geronimo: Get off your knees, you son of a-- [Audio edit]!
Mike [as Geronimo]: Same thing you said!
. . .
Palermo: I swear to God, you're gonna pay for this, you-- [Audio edit]!
Servo [as Palermo]: I'll kill you, but I won't curse you!
. . .
[Much, much later in the movie...]
Mike: Hey, maybe this would be a good time to call him a "son of a-- [Audio edit]!"
Geronimo: You've got the right to remain silent.
Mike: Oh, he is a real cop!
Geronimo[Knocks the suspect out.] And all that other ****.
Mike: ...oh.
[Government official Wilson discusses Texas Ranger Geronimo's mission to extradite murderer Palermo to Italy.]
Wilson: Ah, you see, Mr. Palermo's been a major source of embarrassment to the Italian Government.
Mike [as Wilson]: That's hard to do!
Crow: Guests of Final Justice fly TWA.
Mike: Yeah, let's get out the manual. Kill someone? Turn to page 37.
[Geronimo has challenged a villian to a duel in a rainstorm. Cut to close-up of his rain-dripping hand.]
Servo: Ugh, he's sweating palm kernel oil!
[In Malta, Geronimo and Palermo's taxi races down the road as Palermo's allies attack from their own sedan.]
Mike [as Announcer]: Cars provided by Matchbox.
Maltese taxi driver: Do you know John Wayne?
Mike [as Geronimo]: Gacy, yes!
[Geronimo leaps from a car just before it explodes.]
Crow: Joe Don Baker's famous delayed reaction farts!
. . .
[As the fiery explosion clears, a car door inexplicably falls from the sky.]
Servo: And God sends a door chassis from Heaven.
[In Malta, Geronimo confronts three henchman in a classic spaghetti-Western showdown.]
Servo: The Ugly, the Ugly, and the Ugly.
Geronimo: Carnival? Is it a big carnival?
Crow [as Geronimo]: Can I get a balloon?
[Bad guy Palermo, disguised as a robed priest, runs from Geronimo.]
Mike: Guess he's a... felonious monk!
. . .
Servo [as Palermo]: I'm gonna nail some theses to his head!
[Joe Don Baker is wearing a cowboy outfit]
Mike: Meat Loaf, Texas Ranger.
[In the final showdown, Geronimo cuts his own catchphrase off halfway through to shoot Palermo dead.]
Servo: Our hero: a big, stinky cheater!

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