The Black Scorpion
From MST3K
| 113 - The Black Scorpion | |
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| Air Date | February 1990 |
| Movie Director | Edward Ludwig |
| Year | 1957 |
| Cast | Richard Denning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas |
| Preceded by | 112 - Untamed Youth |
| Followed by | 201 - Rocketship X-M |
Contents |
The Movie
Synopsis
Filmed in Mexico. Allegedly an outgrowth of a ten-minute "test" film, the story is set in motion by a volcanic eruption which releases dozens of giant scorpions from a cave. American geologist Richard Denning and his cohorts try to drive the scorpions back into their lair, but the huge arachnids are soon at large in civilization, munching on innocent bystanders as they go their merry way. The authorities are able to destroy all but one scorpion, who, unfortunately, is the nastiest of the bunch. The climax takes place in a Mexico City bullring, where the scorpion does battle with a fleet of military helicopters. [1]
Information
The Episode
Host Segments
Invention Exchange:
Joel - giant party blower
Mads - their invention (cold fusion walkman) went awry, and they've mutated!
Segment Two: Joel and the bots present a madcap tribute to Mexico
Segment Three: Crow and Tom discuss human nature, unaware that Gypsy has become a scorpion monster
Segment Four: Crow and Tom put on a puppet show and discuss stop-motion animation
Ending Segment: Reading letters
Obscure References
- "Look it's Arne Saknussemm" - Arne Saknussemm was an explorer in Journey to the Center of the Earth
| preceded by: Season 0 | MST3K Season 1 | followed by: Season 2 | ||||||
| 1989 - 1990 | ||||||||
| 101 | The Crawling Eye | 1989-11-28 | 106 | The Crawling Hand | 1989-12-26 | 111 | Moon Zero Two | 1990-01-30 |
| 102 | The Robot vs the Aztec Mummy | 1989-12-05 | 107 | Robot Monster | 1990-01-02 | 112 | Untamed Youth | 1990-02-06 |
| 103 | The Mad Monster | 1989-12-12 | 108 | The Slime People | 1990-01-09 | 113 | The Black Scorpion | 1990-02-13 |
| 104 | Women of the Prehistoric Planet | 1990-02-20 | 109 | Project Moon Base | 1990-01-16 | |||
| 105 | The Corpse Vanishes | 1989-12-19 | 110 | Robot Holocaust | 1990-01-23 | |||
