MST3K 806 The Undead Part 7

Our movie begins with a researcher (Garland) hypnotizing a streetwalker (Duncan) in an attempt to record her past-life experiences as a condemned witch in the Dark Ages. After numerous silly attempts by Garland to save her -- including regressing himself into the same period, where, by remarkable coincidence, he also lived as a soldier -- Duncan decides not to alter the course of history and resigns herself to her fate. As with almost all Roger Corman films, actually looking at the screen is unnecessary and, in fact, quite distracting. Important plot elements are carefully and dryly explained during the course of the movie.
Information * Features an infamous quote, spoken by Quintus towards the end of the film: "STAY!" * Filmed in a converted supermarket. * The film was completed in six days. * Inspired (as was the film The She Creature) by the interest during the 1950s in reincarnation especially the book The Search for Bridey Murphy by Morey Bernstein which was itself filmed in 1956. But by the time The Undead was being made, the popularity of reincarnation was starting to dwindle. Therefore Corman decided that they needed to change it up a little and added the time travel elements of Quintis, and a title change. * The "bats" that the imp and witch continually change into, were left over from another Corman movie, "It Conquered the World."

Obscure References * "Amongst our weaponry..."

Reference to the Monty Python "Spanish Inquisition" sketch. * "I swallowed a bug."

Possible reference to Marlon Brando in the documentary Hearts of Darkness. * "Rivendell...", "I have to help Strider move a couch", "Bought some land on the edge of Mordor, it's really coming back"

All references to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. * "Rob!", "Rob, I'm telling Alan what you're doing!"

References to the Mel Cooley character from The Dick Van Dyke Show.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• MST3K
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• Undead

[bbofun]

"Smolkin's naked sometimes, Mike."

"Damn you, Servo."

[ChaoticYak]

I am the waffling knight!

"...but if your words are false..."

I will pound you so bad!

[vonzigle]

Where can I buy Digger Smolkin album? Tell me and I'm there!

Beethoven's 5th is given a new dimension---ba-ba-ba-raaat, ba-ba-ba-corpse

[tobybirdmann]

i swear i seen meg morts on an episode of bewitched but how could i know for i am mad

[Tareltonlives]

I'd totally buy a Digger Smolken album

[Tareltonlives]

@Yapshire I wish I could give this comment ten likes

[tripoli911]

You can tell this is totally in the distant past because they use the term "cubits". Yep. Distant past.

[pretorious700]

This movie is like a particularly bad community theater project. I keep waiting for the camera to pan out to a group of people dozing off in metal folding chairs.

[Yapshire]

@pierstheoneandonly People do compare this movie to Shakespeare. It's true. They say: "Shakespeare is really good. This movie really sucks."

[vonzigle]

The dialog in this movie reminds me of Shakespeare--only it's not very good...

[ChaoticYak]

I've come to show you the miracle of Mylar!

(I wonder if that riff is a reference to the lost short they did on Mylar, the one that was supposed to be on a CD-ROM.)

[ChaoticYak]

Who but my Lady FILTH?

Come, I have to go look for you at the prison!