... Stop asking "How did this movie get made?" Because I've watched so many crapfests in my life, such as this trash - that I've simply stopped asking that question. Francis Coleman is one of the most inept film makers ever. No plot, bad acting, bad stories - his movies (three of which were destroyed by the MST3K crew) are tailor made for MST3K. There can't be any spoilers in this message simply because THERE IS NOTHING TO SPOIL. How can one spoil a plotless film? Needless to say, this is hysterical. I won't even spoil anything by giving away any of the jokes. Although I will say the opening sketch was pretty lame.
4 Reviews
Discount Diving
hellraiser726 December 2020
This episode isn't a favorite but another good one and an under the radar gem worth checking out.
This film is another odd one, it's another crime drama, I think. Well genre isn't the issue, the point of the matter is it's like with this movie they had the concept of a movie on sky diving, the problem is they didn't know what to do with it, so they had to splice in a confusing as hell soap opera like storyline and as you can gets the results don't mix. On a side note, if you want a better film about sky diving watch the under the radar action film "Terminal Velocity" which is what this film should have been.
Yeah, this film really flies into some major air pollution; the poison is bad script, bad editing you could almost play a drinking game with the editing, and worst of all bad characters mainly the main protagonist Harry though I can't really call him a protagonist as there's nothing heroic about him nor does anything heroic are kind of unlikeable jerk that's just a bad bet all around as he's committing adultery behind Beth he's wife's back for reasons unexplained; let alone from his boring persona it's hard to believe why any girl would swoon over him.
Though if there are two characters (if you can really call them that) who stand out are Beth who has this big helmet hairdo. But also, from that hair style and jump suit she's wearing she sort of looks like Rose Tico from "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"; seeing this movie and that character probably should have been seen as a bad omen on that volume of "Star Wars". She seems ok as she's on the nice side except for when she starts cheating though that's not her fault it's the writing and she never went very far and broke it off, so points for redemption.
Another is Suzie who is the noir femme fatale I think more like a wanabe femme fatale; though I'll hand it to her she looks good in that swimsuit. But her character just gets all crazy jealous over the uninteresting Harry and plots to kill him. Let alone from what she talks about her life, she's a person that has about everything what the hell is her problem, let alone why is she wasting time with uninteresting losers. And of course, the film ends on a pointless note just like the whole film.
Anyway, the riffs are solid as usual, there are plenty of memorable ones. From a short on the Industrial Arts which is obviously super dated and inaccurate in career prospects. I really like the riffing when it comes to the skydiving parts of the film or even this party scene for the nighttime jump. One riff I like is when one of them says this film is better than "Top Gun", um no not ever close dude.
There are even a few good host segments, one which is an honorable mention in my book is when Crow has fixed up and made some sort of mini car but then Servo, he is flying a fighter plane and is targeting Crow's miniature car.
Another was one Frank and Forester up to there usual random antics. One is where their playing a game of Dodgeball. But it's hardly a game at all as Forester is doing all the throwing and Frank has to do the dodging while staying within a very narrow circle. It' s just funny how much grief Forester is delivering to Frank literally.
This episode has enough altitude to keep the laughs up.
Rating: 3 stars
This film is another odd one, it's another crime drama, I think. Well genre isn't the issue, the point of the matter is it's like with this movie they had the concept of a movie on sky diving, the problem is they didn't know what to do with it, so they had to splice in a confusing as hell soap opera like storyline and as you can gets the results don't mix. On a side note, if you want a better film about sky diving watch the under the radar action film "Terminal Velocity" which is what this film should have been.
Yeah, this film really flies into some major air pollution; the poison is bad script, bad editing you could almost play a drinking game with the editing, and worst of all bad characters mainly the main protagonist Harry though I can't really call him a protagonist as there's nothing heroic about him nor does anything heroic are kind of unlikeable jerk that's just a bad bet all around as he's committing adultery behind Beth he's wife's back for reasons unexplained; let alone from his boring persona it's hard to believe why any girl would swoon over him.
Though if there are two characters (if you can really call them that) who stand out are Beth who has this big helmet hairdo. But also, from that hair style and jump suit she's wearing she sort of looks like Rose Tico from "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"; seeing this movie and that character probably should have been seen as a bad omen on that volume of "Star Wars". She seems ok as she's on the nice side except for when she starts cheating though that's not her fault it's the writing and she never went very far and broke it off, so points for redemption.
Another is Suzie who is the noir femme fatale I think more like a wanabe femme fatale; though I'll hand it to her she looks good in that swimsuit. But her character just gets all crazy jealous over the uninteresting Harry and plots to kill him. Let alone from what she talks about her life, she's a person that has about everything what the hell is her problem, let alone why is she wasting time with uninteresting losers. And of course, the film ends on a pointless note just like the whole film.
Anyway, the riffs are solid as usual, there are plenty of memorable ones. From a short on the Industrial Arts which is obviously super dated and inaccurate in career prospects. I really like the riffing when it comes to the skydiving parts of the film or even this party scene for the nighttime jump. One riff I like is when one of them says this film is better than "Top Gun", um no not ever close dude.
There are even a few good host segments, one which is an honorable mention in my book is when Crow has fixed up and made some sort of mini car but then Servo, he is flying a fighter plane and is targeting Crow's miniature car.
Another was one Frank and Forester up to there usual random antics. One is where their playing a game of Dodgeball. But it's hardly a game at all as Forester is doing all the throwing and Frank has to do the dodging while staying within a very narrow circle. It' s just funny how much grief Forester is delivering to Frank literally.
This episode has enough altitude to keep the laughs up.
Rating: 3 stars
A bad sketch about a swing choir contest, and the awesome ineptitude of the feature film, can't ruin this funny episode
J. Spurlin25 February 2007
Tom Servo (voice of Kevin Murphy) puts on a planetarium show, but Crow (voice of Trace Beaulieu) ruins it with jokes about Uranus. Continuing the theme of adolescent behavior, Dr. Forrester (Trace Beaulieu in person) and TV's Frank (Frank Conniff) challenge Mike Nelson and the 'bots to a swing choir contest. Guess which side cheats?
Then the villains of Deep 13 force Mike and company to watch the educational short film "Why Study Industrial Arts?" (1956) which uses wooden young actors to answer the title question in the most tedious and unpersuasive manner possible.
The feature film is "The Skydivers" (1963), a Coleman Francis opus with a barely detectable plot about adultery, sabotage and long-delayed coffee drinking at a skydiving establishment. The trio suffers through bad continuity, incompetent editing, endless shots of falling skydivers, unappetizing louts in arbitrary close ups, and the leading lady's helmet-like hairdo. Meanwhile, Crow discovers what a double jock-lock is, cuts himself in half and finds his car at the mercy of Tom Servo's plane.
This funny episode has only two small flaws. One, the film is so awesomely inept that clever mockery seems less appropriate than sputtering outrage. The way Francis, the writer and director, handles the first skydiving death demands nothing less than his exhumation and post-mortem slapping. Two, the swing choir sketch is so unfunny that the silhouettes of Mike and the 'bots should have been shown hooting at it. Otherwise, I recommend it.
Then the villains of Deep 13 force Mike and company to watch the educational short film "Why Study Industrial Arts?" (1956) which uses wooden young actors to answer the title question in the most tedious and unpersuasive manner possible.
The feature film is "The Skydivers" (1963), a Coleman Francis opus with a barely detectable plot about adultery, sabotage and long-delayed coffee drinking at a skydiving establishment. The trio suffers through bad continuity, incompetent editing, endless shots of falling skydivers, unappetizing louts in arbitrary close ups, and the leading lady's helmet-like hairdo. Meanwhile, Crow discovers what a double jock-lock is, cuts himself in half and finds his car at the mercy of Tom Servo's plane.
This funny episode has only two small flaws. One, the film is so awesomely inept that clever mockery seems less appropriate than sputtering outrage. The way Francis, the writer and director, handles the first skydiving death demands nothing less than his exhumation and post-mortem slapping. Two, the swing choir sketch is so unfunny that the silhouettes of Mike and the 'bots should have been shown hooting at it. Otherwise, I recommend it.
I love Petey the Plane
ericstevenson5 July 2016
This episode starts with the short "Why Study Industrial Arts?". The best part there is when they say, "I like the smell of fresh chips and sawdust" followed by "I put them in my underwear!". It's pure hilarity with this short film, especially at the beginning. The segments are some of the best because they seem to feature Crow being injured. You seem to rarely see that much slapstick in the show. It really was different than the usual stuff. I'm surprised that the characters themselves weren't more enraged by the movie. I really do think it's one of the worst they've ever had to sit through. Luckily, these guys make it watchable.
Tom Servo has one of the longest riffs I've heard in a long time on the show with the Petey the Plane routine. It shows up so often but it's all worth it as I couldn't stop laughing at this ridiculous bit. Another part I went nuts at was when the guy said, "Making like a bird, flying up there" followed by "Pooping on people". It's hard to remember which of the individual riffers did the most jokes. I just find Crow to be the funniest. Again, it's with the segments! ****
Tom Servo has one of the longest riffs I've heard in a long time on the show with the Petey the Plane routine. It shows up so often but it's all worth it as I couldn't stop laughing at this ridiculous bit. Another part I went nuts at was when the guy said, "Making like a bird, flying up there" followed by "Pooping on people". It's hard to remember which of the individual riffers did the most jokes. I just find Crow to be the funniest. Again, it's with the segments! ****
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