Kevin Murphy sings the praises of MST3K, Rifftrax and mocking classics
June 3rd, 2009
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD, OpEd, Web, Interviews, Reality-Free
It seems no movie is safe from Kevin Murphy and his former Mystery Science Theater 3000 comrades as they mock flicks full-time for Rifftrax.
Murphy, RiffTrax writer/commentator and forever Tom Servo on the Satellite of Love of the original movie-mocking show famous for tackling B-movies, regularly joins fellow MST3K alums Bill Corbett and Michael J. Nelson to record a series of commentaries on classic and significantly less than classic flicks. Their targets range from The Happening and Twilight to Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Wars – all available for $4.
The site just released perhaps the most challenging riff, deliberately taking on what many people consider the greatest film of all time, Casablanca.
Many movie fans — even those who enjoy Rifftrax — object to mockery of such iconic work, but Murphy points to the sites’ motto: “We don’t make movies. We make them funny.”
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