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Fans of Mystery Science Theater
3000 won’t want to miss the stars from the popular comedy series as
they unleash their off-kilter zingers on the “worst movie ever made” in RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space
– a special one-night, nationwide in-theater event on Thursday, Aug.
20th at 8:00 p.m. Eastern / 7:00 p.m. Central / 6:00 p.m. Mountain /
8:00 p.m. Pacific (tape delayed). Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy (Tom Servo)
and Bill Corbett (Crow T. Robot) are reunited in high definition for the first
time ever on the big screen for an evening of LIVE riffing from The Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, Tenn. ....
Tickets are available
at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com.
For a complete list of theater locations and prices, please visit the Web site
(theaters and participants are subject to
change). ....
The ultimate riffers who “make movies funny” on the Internet comedy
sensation RiffTrax.com will fling wisecracking commentary LIVE at a color
version of “Plan 9 from Outer Space,” a 1959 science fiction/horror film
featuring aliens, zombies, amateurish special effects and bad acting. Written,
produced and directed by Edward D. Wood Jr., “Plan 9” is often regarded as the
"worst movie ever made." ....
Presented by NCM
Fathom and Something Awful, this exclusive RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space
event is hosted by Veronica Belmont, co-host of Revisions3’s tech-centric show,
“Tekzilla” and “Qore” on the
PlayStation Network. Something Awful’s Rick “Lowtax” Kyanka will present a
guest segment and Jonathan Coulton is the special
musical guest. The event will also feature an exclusive look at a new,
never-before-seen short that audiences may download following the event. A URL
and code will be revealed at the end of the event for the short as well as a
free autographed digital photo and song by the RiffTones. ....
“We love doing live
shows – the humor is so infectious it just multiplies the fun,” said Michael J.
Nelson, RiffTrax creator and former host and writer of the Emmy-nominated,
Peabody Award-winning Mystery Science
Theater 3000. “So to be able to bring this experience to so many
people is very exciting.” ....
Mystery
Science Theater 3000 spent a total of 11
seasons on Comedy Central and the Sci Fi Channel in the late 1980s through 1999. The series
features a man and his robot sidekicks who are trapped in space by an evil
scientist who forces them to watch terrible science fiction B-movies. The three
make fun of each film, providing hilarious commentary or "riffing.” Nelson
created RiffTrax in 2006 to continue the “riffing” on blockbuster films such as
“Star Wars: Episode 1” and “Star Trek.” RiffTrax are downloadable online and are
played along with the film, providing a unique and amusing commentary throughout
the course of the movie. ....
RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space
appears on the big screen in high definition with Cinema Surround Sound in 434
select AMC Entertainment Inc., Celebration! Cinema, Cinemark USA Inc., Cobb Theatres, Georgia Theatre Co.,
Goodrich Quality Theaters, Hollywood Theaters, Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, Marcus Theatres and Regal
Entertainment Group movie theaters, as well as Arlington Theatre (Santa Barbara,
Calif.) and Palace Cinema 9 (South Burlington, Vt.) through NCM’s exclusive Digital Broadcast Network.
....
“NCM Fathom is
continually bringing unique in-theater programming to local movie theaters
across the country – from Off-Broadway and opera to anime and drum corps
competition and everything in between,” said Dan Diamond, vice president of
Fathom. “RiffTrax
Live is a hilarious event that is perfectly suited for the big
screen and not only riffs on the worst movie ever made, but allows audiences to
experience this hilarious adventure LIVE alongside other fans in an entirely new
way.” ....