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Mystery Science Theater 3000
S9.E4
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The Deadly Mantis

  • Episode aired Feb 22, 1997
  • TV-14
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)
ComedySci-Fi

Mike inadvertently helps a group of bomb-worshiping mutants destroy Earth with a thermonuclear device, but even this sort of drastic action doesn't save the gang from having to watch "The De... Read allMike inadvertently helps a group of bomb-worshiping mutants destroy Earth with a thermonuclear device, but even this sort of drastic action doesn't save the gang from having to watch "The Deadly Mantis (1957)."Mike inadvertently helps a group of bomb-worshiping mutants destroy Earth with a thermonuclear device, but even this sort of drastic action doesn't save the gang from having to watch "The Deadly Mantis (1957)."

  • Director
    • Kevin Murphy
  • Writers
    • Michael J. Nelson
    • Paul Chaplin
    • Bill Corbett
  • Stars
    • Bill Corbett
    • Jim Mallon
    • Michael J. Nelson
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    441
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kevin Murphy
    • Writers
      • Michael J. Nelson
      • Paul Chaplin
      • Bill Corbett
    • Stars
      • Bill Corbett
      • Jim Mallon
      • Michael J. Nelson
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Top Cast8

    Bill Corbett
    Bill Corbett
    • Crow T. Robot…
    Jim Mallon
    Jim Mallon
    • Gypsy
    Michael J. Nelson
    Michael J. Nelson
    • Mike Nelson…
    Kevin Murphy
    Kevin Murphy
    • Tom Servo…
    Mary Jo Pehl
    Mary Jo Pehl
    • Pearl Forrester
    Paul Chaplin
    Paul Chaplin
    • Ned the Nanite…
    Beez McKeever
    Beez McKeever
    • Mutant
    • (as Beth 'beez' Mckeever)
    Patrick Brantseg
    Patrick Brantseg
    • Large creature
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Kevin Murphy
    • Writers
      • Michael J. Nelson
      • Paul Chaplin
      • Bill Corbett
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    Sci-Fi

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This episode is on the Volume 27 DVD Box Set of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
    • Quotes
      • General Ford: Professor, it seems you know more about what this creature isn't than what it is!
      • Professor Gunther: Well sir, that is correct.
      • Mike Nelson: There. That'll be half a billion dollars.
    • Connections
      Featured in Atop the Fourth Wall: Kamandi at Earth's End #1 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Radio Free Europe
      (uncredited)

      Written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe

      Performed by Michael J. Nelson

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 22, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA
    • Production company
      • Best Brains
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