SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Hamlet

Synopsis

Cult US comedy/sci-fi series created by Joel Hodgson. When mad scientist Dr. Clayton Forrester (Trace Beaulieu) and his assistant Frank (Frank Conniff) get bored with their work at the Deep Thirteen Research Centre, they kidnap Joel the janitor (Joel Hodgson) and shoot him into orbit on the Satellite of Love. While in space Joel builds robot Tom Servo (Kevin Murphy) and Crow T. Robot (Bill Corbett) to help him withstand an onslaught of bad B movies that the mad scientists force him to watch. In this episode the film lampooned is Maximillian Schell’s HAMLET (1960).

Series

Mystery Science Theatre 3000

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

27 Jun 1999 (Channel: Sci-Fi Channel)

Duration

c92

Credits

Director

Mike J. Nelson

Producer

Kevin Murphy

Cinematographer

Jeff Stonehouse

Cast

Bill Corbett	Crow T. Robot
Kevin Murphy	Tom Servo (Fortinbras)
Mike J. Nelson	Mike Nelson

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Science fiction (television)

Notes

History

Series 10, episode 9 and episode 204 overall. Included on DVD in the compilation MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATRE 3000. VOL. 4.

Production Company

Name

Best Brains

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web

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Phone

(20) 707-8572

Fax

(20) 707-237’1

Address

Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web

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