The Crawling Eye
From MST3K
| 101 - The Crawling Eye | |
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| Air Date | November 18, 1989 |
| Running Time | 91 min |
| AKA | The Trollenberg Terror The Creeping Eye |
| Movie Director | Quentin Lawrence |
| Year | 1958 |
| Cast | Forrest Tucker, Laurence Payne, Jennifer Jayne, Janet Munro |
| Preceded by | K21 - The Legend of the Dinosaurs |
| Followed by | 102 - The Robot vs the Aztec Mummy |
Contents |
The Movie
Synopsis
At the remote Alpine village of Trollenberg, someone or something is killing off mountain climbers. The culprits turn out to be an army of one-eyed, tentacled beasts from outer space, who hide themselves in a radioactive cloud. Crawling along like snails, these horrific creatures attempt to neutralize their human foes by pumping a freezing fog at their pursuers. It matters not at all that some of the locals have been mentally enslaved by the monsters. It's up to American scientist Alan Brooks to save the day. [1]
Information
The Trollenberg Terror was adapted for the screen by Jimmy Sangster from the popular BBC TV serial by Peter Key. The Trollenberg Terror was retitled The Crawling Eye when it was released in the U.S. on a double bill with The Cosmic Terror.[2]
Trivia: A year before he did this movie, Forrest Tucker starred in a movie called The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas where he confronted psychic Yetis. [3]
The Episode
Host Segments
Segment One (Invention Exchange): Joel explains the show and demonstrates the Electric Bagpipes. The Mad Scientists are introduced. Dr. Forrester injects Dr. Erhardt with 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: Gypsy uncoils herself.
Segment Four: The bots are more horrified by Forrest Tucker than the giant eye. Joel explains why giant eyes are scary.
Ending Segment: The bots tell a good thing and a bad thing about the movie.
Obscure References
| 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 | |||
