Torgo on acid

[playsbba018]

I'm not wearing hockey pads

duuuhh daaaaaaaaaaaaah

[SamsonTheBuffalo]

the dude that played Torgo committed suicide not too long after this awesome movie came out

[InjuryDrums34]

"Its getting dark" WHAT THE FUCK IN THE MID DAY SUN???

I was born and raised in El Paso, It doesnt get dark until 7 o clock.

Looooolll

[mst3KGf]

To borrow a quote from MST3K:

"You know, every frame of this movie looks like someone's last known photograph."

[casestudyification]

Now that I know what happened to John Reynolds (Torgo) I feel sorry for the guy. RIP. ...However, the Mystery Science Theater version of this is the best. I love Servos's comment where he says "You know, there seems to be certain flaws in this movie...."

[rad3xl]

Poor Torgo for the way he walks I can tell he's had a rough life.

[NOXBEATZ]

illllllll get the uh luggage...

[WebGrrrlToni]

I'm not sure the Master would approve...or the dog!

[soblord]

2:40 - 2:42 - that's acid all over

[Shogunelite]

God those stilts he's wearing must have been horrible to walk with.

[TheKingOfSpaeds]

@Shogunelite

They actually gave him severe knee problems that resulted in a painkiller addiction.

All because he wore them backwards.

[captainluke90]

"Well I don't know what else we can do"

Um how about drive out the way you came and get the hell away from Torgo!

[NoIDidunt10]

This movie MUST be watched by way of the MST3K treatment.Its much more hilarious

[PyrozPlayground]

2:36 to 3:09! DO SOMETHING! lol

Mst3k did it best.

[mph1ish]

Yeah, it's really getting dark!

[metatechnocrat]

Look honey that's uncle Torgo and he'll be your babysitter for the night.

[MichanOo]

Well, at least the girl is hot.

[wheatthins101]

from now on, when someone asks me to do something that i don't want to do...I will reply with "oh, I don't know. The master won't approve." *walks away awkwardly* doo-doo-doo-da-doo-doo-doo-da-­doo-doo

[wickedlady4180]

I don't get why some of you guys are talking about painkillers and OD'ing. The actor John Reynolds who played Torgo, committed suicide by blowing his brains out with a shotgun.

[benyboi2k8]

lmao when he gets the luggage

[Lookfishlamp]

2:36 - 3:10 the most suspenseful sequence ever filmed!

[STRANGEJAMES85]

I wonder what these "actors" are up to now.

[TorgosGirl]

@STRANGEJAMES85 Torgo is actually dead. He became addicted to pain killers while filming Manos and committed suicide a month before the film was ever released.

[eadweardseandettere]

Torgo kicks ass!

[kaptenmax]

Torgo is just kicking back on the porch while enjoying the sunset after a few hits of lsd. I wonder if the master would approve. Then, unsuspectingly, a semi-retarded family rolls by in their car and invite themselves to stay the night.

the plot of this film is revolutionary, just executed badly

[lakeviewviking]

@kaptenmax Being Texas, I suspect peyote use; LSD would've been hard to get in El Paso...

[kaptenmax]

@lakeviewviking I think torgo looks like the type of guy that could get a hold of anything, anywhere

[peer567]

Wow, so far I've only been able to find the MST3K version of that movie. I cant imagine the pain you endured watching the original version

[ulfhirtha]

Somehow, on acid seems the wisest course for being in this film at all. Torgo is The Dude!

[mikekinney288]

Sure! Some creepy critter looks like he was jerking his meatstick as we pulled up...so....I get out with my family to introduce ourselves!

[gompth1966]

"You cannot stay," Torgo said, as he carried their luggage INTO the house. Am I missing something, or does that not make sense? Oh well, perhaps Torgo is an enigma, operating on a higher level than us mere mortals. Strange are the ways of Torgo! He will not fail us!

[kaptenmax]

@gompth1966 he means they cant stay for long

[gompth1966]

Are there any Medical Doctors here? We need to diagnose Torgo. From his twitching, he appears to have a neurological disorder. And then, there are his legs. He appears to have CSGL (Chronically Swollen Goat Legs). Perhaps a doctor can prescribe Torgo some medicaments to ease his Tor-ment? And then, one of our desert-dwellers can bring Torgo his medicines. I believe that, if we do this.....the MAS-ter would ap-PROVE! Do not fail us! Volunteers?

[theblitz8]

@gompth1966 he needs some thorazine

[gompth1966]

If I saw Torgo....I mean the REAL Torgo.....I vould say to him.... "Torgo! I am Gompth! I like you Torgo!  I vill CALL you Torgy! You VILL be my Torgo from NOW....on.....until you die....or until you KILL me.....Torgo....Torgo? Torgo....Torgo! Be mine Torgy!!! Titch me to valk!!!"

[kaptenmax]

love how he just pushes that child forward into the house first

[RazielStar]

I'm totally captivated by Torgo and this music. I need to get my "Manos" on this movie.

[SpiffyBacon]

I think Torgo is Chuck Norris's retarded little brother.

[SpiffyBacon]

With goat legs.

[chrisll666]

@SpiffyBacon

shh you irreverent!

but its ok, Chuck Norris will forgive you.

because He always forgives

amen

[Crazydude3215]

the dude who played torgo had a lot of personal issues, and fellow cast and crew said he was probably high most of the time he was doing the film.

[RonnieTheBear1]

Me and my friends do bad movies. Troll 2? Hilarious. Sci-fi movie knockoffs such as Transmorphers and the Terminators the movie? Plain entertaining to watch. However, we far underestimated the sheer emotional torture that this movie brought about. I myself was left almost in tears...partly because I was laughing so hard, partly because I was questioning my faith in religion.

[Shemassault]

Same thing here, just grab a couple of beers, and laugh our assess off. But Manos? It's pure mind rape. It's Satan's gift to movie industry.

[XmanosX]

Torgo, you have failed us!

[VoodooSyndrome]

one of the finest characters to ever grace film

[Beatnikzombie]

I love this movie. Torgo is the greatest.

I'd rather stay at the Schrewt Beet Farm than anywhere around Torgo.

[IsawManosTheHandsof]

Yes, Beatnikzombie, Torgo is the greatest for sure!

[manladyyasser]

dammit Torgo! who knew you were so intense.

[avm41291]

well there was something wrong with him because he committed suicide shortly after the movie

[JamesTClement]

I love the color correction.

[Bragnar]

this is awesome!

[DasGoldenBoy]

I long to have Torgo's theme as my ringtone.

[ProjectFlashlight612]

If you were in a film that was this bad, you'd wanna turn up to the shoot stoned out of your mind every day too.

[xLaserLifex]

Around the three minute mark, all the characters just stand around waiting for Torgo to say something, for about 30 seconds. Did he forget his line or something, or was it a really long dramatic pause? x3

[mitelradeu]

he can barely walk and he gave him all the suitcases

lol

[theboombody]

Gosh, it's like the camera doesn't want to move. It just stays there LONG after the actor is done speaking.

[hitachi088]

I smell LSD around Here !

[theboombody]

Eh, you don't need LSD to be messed up in the head. Check out my video.

[tah83236]

Interesting fact about the actor who played Torgo, he committed suicide in real life.

[hitachi088]

true...

[Khameleon808]

and he studied drama with Timothy Leary at the university of california. So im sure you can guess where he got the hookup on the LSD

[BevoBill31]

I'll get the-e-e luggage.....

Ba ba bap beep beep baa baaa be boop boop Ba ba bap beep beep baa baaa be boop boop Ba ba bap beep beep baa baaa be boop boop Ba ba bap beep beep baa baaa be boop boop

[blofeld39]

You know what's funny? He wore the satyr appliances BACKWARDS, and THAT's what drove him to using painkillers and making him twitch like Katharine Hepburn in "On Golden Pond"; unfortunately, it also led to his suicide... :-(

[Khameleon808]

his suicide was led to by the constant using of lsd and the rocky relationship with is father who was abusive and unsupportive

[CitizenKANE2277]

3:54 The music gets intense! HaHaHa!

[Dimitkofu]

Torgo did too many reps on the leg press machine.

[DDub107]

the suspense is KILLING me!....

no wait, thats boredom.

what the hell were they thinking? DX

[illuminatioracle]

torgo was played by the shakesperian actor zach galifinakis

[ficken3]

I would have never guessed he was on acid! Such a respectable looking young man.

[kaptenmax]

he was trippin like crazy

[MusicalLover6]

Omfg. I love how they are just looking around and NOTHING is happening. 

"In our out?"

"Patient, dear!"

Then, the theme music.

I think Quentin Tarentino was right. If you want a comedy, you watch this film.

WTF.

[TehNetherlands]

Torgo has to be the most intriguing character ever conceived of. :D

[mikekinney288]

@TehNetherlands Torgo Shot himself 4 months after this film wrapped. Seriously. Read it on Wiki

[TehNetherlands]

@mikekinney288 Yeah I read about it, it's sad. I wonder what he would think if he knew about Manos' eventual cult status :)

[jogu78]

torgos kinda cute

[Sw1tchback]

there is no way out of here, it will be dark soon. There is no way out of here.

I dont know about it....I just dont know.

[kaptenmax]

i hope torgo has a lost son that could carry on his great legacy

[sugreev2001]

This is the best scene in the MST3k episode,Servo did an awesome impression of him.

[cheerbear237]

I just love the music in this movie...it is both beautiful and hilarious at varying times.

[rabidrabbitshuggers]

@cheerbear237 I kind of like the music--considering how much I watched the movie during high school, it pretty much was my soundtrack from 2002-2004.

[joellindow]

@cheerbear237

I'm remixing the soundtrack right now, and making a rap song about the movie. It's totally stupid, but it's funny. haha. My favorite movie!

[Rundra]

the way he walks back with the luggage is just hilarious

[TaylorConrad8098]

zach galifinakis!

[Taph900]

lol

[balrog13571]

Technically the guy was drunk while doing this. PLying a role liek this demands it!

[AgainstTheRisen]

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[AgainstTheRisen]

your dumb Against The Risen

[Bluehawk2008]

Christ.. they could've filmed this on black and white stock and it would've improved the picture quality.

[Mongo61]

"Apparantly [sp] torgo was on acid during this particular scene."

Well, he's a genius like Doc Ellis was!

[oscar222555]

ToRgO rUleS!

[raveinabedroom]

After reading much about this movie recently I actually want to get this on DVD even though I have it on VHS already. I can't believe this movie gets dissed as the worst movie ever. Theres far worse out there.... Kung Fu Panda for one. This movie owns the crap out of Kung Fu Panda... Jack Black doesn't stand a chance against Torgo!

[NodDisciple1]

I think it's the outrageously long intro. :S

[Bluehawk2008]

lol the producer/director/writer/star forgot to put the opening credits in, so all you get is footage of empty fields and bad library music.

[IsawManosTheHandsof]

.... back in 1966, I thought MANOS:THE HANDS OF FATE was going to be a scary movie, and after about ten minutes or so I started to giggle a little. I noticed others at the downtown El Paso theater were laughing a little too. Well, I can't recall what the exact scene was, but suddenly it was so funny I had tears rolling down my face....

[schrodingersduck]

1:02

[willfreedo]

"Torgoman can never die, only the actors who play him! Oh yeah."

[NodDisciple1]

Torgo greatness!!! :D

[HeelsonFire]

haha CLASSIC!

[jmalmsten]

Torgo is my hero:P

[lukeandlea]

Torgo for president '08 !

[OperawithErik]

LOL! I think the master would approve!

[turdburglerl3]

truely a suspenseful film....

the woman has a deep erotic attaction for torgo....

[iloveedwardnorton7]

Torgo was supposed to be a satyr, which is a guy in greek mythology who wanders around in the woods. They are "often associated with sex drive" and were portrayed with "uncontrollable erections".

i swear to god, its all true

[GreatTribbleHunt]

So many awkward silences...

[averyellis]

"So many awkward silences..."

Are you sure they aren't Pinter pauses?

[JeffK1980]

This movie was shot in 1966

[Cab0cl0]

Yeah, the 6 part, it is not a coincidence...

Only someone under the influence of Satan could have done something so bad.

[crazyclimber80]

I've never seen this non-MST3K-ized. Ouch!

Definitely saving the "Haunting Torgo Theme" music for my cell phone. As similarly awesome as the Monty Python and the Holy Grail intermission music.

[luscaslayer]

It does look like Torgo is jerking off throughout the entire conversation, and then can't walk properly because he has a boner in his trousers. That would explain the otherwise pointless suspenseful music and the long awkward silence - they're waiting for him to finish. "Patience dear!" :D

[shepja87]

does torgo have some sort of musical box rigged to go everytime he walks?

[Junglemanchild]

"well torgo which way is out of here" ... the way you drove in...

[filterguy2525]

Watching him walk at the end is probably one of the most unintentionally funny things ever put onto film...and to think they tried to make it suspensful

[Cpryd001]

I love the awkward 45 seconds of silence, where their head just turns left and right - wondering what to do next.

[Tareltonlives]

"Torgo? My wife? It's such a hard decision!"

[unknownsouljah]

definitely would not be as scary without the jazz score...

[lyverbird]

Hands: Hands of Fate! I don't know what made me gasp for air more for laughing in this movie, was it Torgo's shuffling tune or the Master's cool cloak with the huge red hands - Hands, see, see what they did there? Either way, I'm finding it hard to decide between Eegah and Torgo as my favourite cult MST3K character...

[huzoso]

dont forget trumpy!!

[somethinglacking1]

hilarious

[runefan213]

Wait? what?

I didnt i just watch that loL!!!

its like 30 Seconds or more of starring and Non-suspense moment

[DaveWebProductions]

the guy who played torgo wore the braces on his knees incorrectly, which made him take pain killers, which he became addicted. He later died of an overdose. As he would say "master would not approve

[luscaslayer]

That's actually really sad, DaveWebProductions. :(

[luscaslayer]

Apparently he killed himself not long after this movie was released. Obvious jokes aside, it's pretty tragic.

[NodDisciple1]

Actually, he died before the movie came out from a drug O.D. The suicide over the shame of the movie is a Urban Myth.  They do believe it was suicide, just not because of the movie.

[luscaslayer]

You're right in that he didn't kill himself because of the quality of the film, but he did die because braces they attached to his legs to create a "satyr" look hurt so much that he started taking large volumes of painkillers, to which he soon became addicted and later ODed on. So, indirectly, the film DID claim this poor guy's life, insomuch as he would probably never have become an addict and died was it not for his (much ridiculed) appearance in this film. It's quite sad.

[NodDisciple1]

It's a shame though, I loved the Torgo character! :( He and the Master where the only two good characters in this turkey of a film! :'(

[raveinabedroom]

Damn right! Torgo is the man! His theme song is dope! And he keeps your breadsticks warm too! :D

[bostonrepresent]

2:35 to 3:09 might be the movie's climax. then Torgo goes onto say "you must be....you cannot stay". brilliant.

[creatornat]

One thing I simply can't get over, is how this man clearly needs the use of a walking stick to get around, yet this Mike(husband) loads him down with bags-lol. And you can see they were attempting the satyr angle, but man does it not translate-LOL.

[wearetired]

my studio painting teacher in college looked exactly like torgo.

[xXmilkieXx]

It's a shame that the guy that acted the only enjoyable character in this movie had to go on and kill himself. :<

[Exciter1000]

Hmmm..one of the cast members who had the misfortune to work on this shitty waste of celluloid always claimed that reynolds was wearing "cloven"hooves as part of his satyr costume that could'nt be seen on MST3K version,yet watching his feet now they are simple casual shoes he has on his feet,not hooves.

[mrburger1]

It took them 4 minutes and 8 seconds just to get through that scene?!?

[Bobzeaux]

What I think is funny is how some people would call the pacing of this movie terrible, while they'd say that pacing like this in some OTHER movie would be completely brilliant. *lol*

[paulunga]

But then again, the acting in those other movies isn't as horrible as in this one.

[ScrunchyFundoshi]

I know! and they just silently stare at each other for 30 seconds. That girl had the right idea to tell those morons to get on with it but then her mom tells her to shut up so that they can drag the scene on! This movie had worse pacing than 2001: A Space Oddysey, at least in that movie the plot went somewhere.

[Avesfox]

Torgo pwns Pizza Hut

[jet1826]

Hiliarious. The silence kills me, it's like they are too stupid (all of them) to think of what to say. I love the way dad pushes the kid into the house first. Torgo rules. This movie was shot without sound, using a hand held camera that could only shoot 32 seconds of film at a time.

[ahisse]

it's growing on me

[craigsunny198]

ya like the tumors on torgo's legs lol

[PrinceMallow]

With all these horror movie remakes in recent years like Hill Have Eyes, Black Christmas, and Halloween (though that was a reimagining rather than a remake), someone should be REALLY ambitious and tackle "Manos". Seriously, there's nowhere to go but up.

Rob Zombie's "Manos" the Hands of Fate

[TheMightyTorgo]

Maybe they should make a porno based on it, think about it. It's perfect, it has a sex cult theme after all.

[npierluissi]

The master would not approve.

[rangel20]

You know, without hearing Joel and the 'bots yakking it up, you do kind of appreciate hearing the weird and haunting jazzy film score (the only good thing out of the movie, of course).

[BiffChunksteak]

Agreed. Fertilizer Films sure had a great musical director with a tast for freejazz and catchy, personalised backscores for main characters.

[grazatt]

I know this guy was supposed to be a faun (like the ones from Narnia)but JEEZE he looks more like Mr.Tetanus than Mr.Tumnus!!!

[ahisse]

i 'm losing it . w atch ing this Over & over

[ahisse]

o gawd yes.. the hau n ting torgo theme .. to & back from the car

[BiffChunksteak]

But gotta hand it to him, he's got the best personal soundtrack in the entire flick.

[TheMightyTorgo]

ya he has an Impressive presence on the screen too

[BiffChunksteak]

By account of his relatives, his suicide was not related to his participation in this picture, though. Reynolds had developped a drug addiction problem that he saw, well, "no way out of".

[NUTCASE71733]

The haunting Torgo theme.

[turdburglerl3]

Torgo was a legend and a man of many fates...... for it was the hand of fate that got the best of him........

[cuttock]

Wut the fuck

[IamAngel624]

Yeah, he was on acid...another interesting (but very sad) note, he commited suicide shortly after the movie was done.

[nerghalsvk]

LOL ! :D