My theory on that is, without the long cuts, the film possibly would be too short to be considered a "Full length film" and thus Hal Warren would lose his bet with Sterling Silliphant. So the viewer suffers for a bet. BTW, a firm holding company tried to sell the movie to TV stations in the early 1970s and the ads claimed that the film had been made in 1970 and was about a Manson Family-like group. If somebody had not bitten on that ad, MST3K would have never found the film.
So the dad invites himself and his family over to stay the night at this random guys house, doesn't like it, then calls the guy over (who's clearly crippled) to not only tell him very rudely that they're leaving, but demands that HE carry their bags back. Who the hell does this guy think he is?! I hate him already!
Actually, Torgo is a Devilish Faun or Satyr in disguise. I figured that out as I had just watched "The Chronicles of Narnia" when I answered the challenge to watch this POS. He acts like a cripple because the crap on his legs meant to make them goat-like were hobbling him.
Mademow I always thought that was pretty hilarious too. he's such a dick to old Torgo. It must have been so fucking odd for the guy who played Torgo to film this thing while he was tripping balls. I would think it would send him into a bad trip.
Mademow I think the guy who made the movie was a farmer(I know he made the movie on a bet) and he probably thought that's how city folks behave in real life... And, big shock, since the dude knows nothing about story writing and character development, we got these awful people... 😁
Some more interesting facts from this "film": 1) The film was made on a bet. The main actor/writer/director bet that he could easily make a horror film. Yeah. Sure. 2) The very small crew realized the film sucked that they started calling it "Mangos: Cans of Fruit" behind the director's back. 3) Torgo was originally supposed to be a satyr (human with goat legs). His bulging knees were due to the fact that the actor John Reynolds wore a metallic frame (intended to bend his legs and make him walk like a goat) backwards, and no one bothered to correct him. Not only did he take drugs to relieve the pain it caused, but it also resulted in poor Reynolds having chronic knee pain until he shot himself only months later (before the film premiered). Reynolds was also supposed to wear hooves, but apparently no one cared, as he is seen in many shots just wearing boots. Between these things and the fact that no one ever mentions his appearance or the fact that he is a satyr leaves him just looking like a deformed freak. 4) The director promised to fix any problems in post. Including that opening sequence (which is nine minutes of driving with boring scenic shots and no dialogue), but it is thought that he either didn't have the money to (budget was about $125,000 in today's terms) or he just flat out neglected to, leaving up with the masterpiece we see today. In conclusion, the director was a fucking lazy sack of shit that clearly didn't care about making a quality film. edit (5/28/2024); wow thanks for the upvote kind stranger!
The 'fact' you give about John Reynolds is actually an urban legend. While it is true that he shot himself not long after filming, it has more to do with the fact he was a drug addict (it's quite clear he's high pretty much the entire time he's on screen) and suffer from depression. He actually designed and built the leg braces himself with help from the actor who played 'The Master' who has since said that although the leg braces were uncomfortable they didn't cause any pain. There's also the fact that movie was shot in just a few days which wouldn't be enough time to get addicted to pain killers and certainly wouldn't be enough time cause permanent damage to his knees.
(late comment is late) Also he was supposed to be a satyr which is why his knees were so weird, he was wearing really shitty prosthetic goat legs that caused him IMMENSE pain and were never seen or mentioned at all.
Zombrigit He actually helped design the beavers to where yes, they’d be uncomfortable, but would cause no pain. He was a drug addict long before the shooting of the film.
poor fellow killed himself after the movie was shot...he's still funny to watch in the film, but damn if this dosent make the whole thing much more depressing, still you gotta admire, he's high on LSD, he's got uncomfortable goat legs, his boss is a complete D*ck, and yet he can still get up in the morning put his shirt on and go to work...TORGO a true role model
luchosammet google translate, and thank you for the correction either way. I like constructive criticism, and your gentle correction of a mistake definitely falls under that category.
No problem! It sure is nice to see someone who doesn't get rude when corrected. I figured it would be google translate. It fucking sucks, and you can't trust it 90% of the time xD
Actually, the reason there were no opening credits is because they ran out of money, and didn’t have the resources necessary to add them. Also, the director’s day job was as a fertilizer salesman.
@Dr. Goji You know that no director did that back than or now right? They used others companies to add the credits on the print via an optical process.
The picture quality is bad because this is a VHS transfer somebody made by videotaping a copy of a copy of a 35mm blow-up being projected onto a wall. For the longest time, this VHS transfer was the only way for the general public to see it, but a few years ago, somebody found a 16mm workprint on eBay and the movie has since been released in much better quality on Blu-Ray.
"Handcape-Mustache man thinks it would be funny to wake up Carrot-handstaff man by poking him in the dick with the handstaff."-IHE Now my favorite quote.
+stlouisrocker100 Torgo's Pizza and Torgo the White. Torgo has left the Master to find his work, it will be dark soon...The Master may not approve, it will be dark soon.
This film was actually released on Blu-Ray in HD after the distributors found the original 16mm film stock it was put on after this review came out. Seriously, you can find clips on TH-cam & they're a HELL of a lot better in video quality than this version.
"I know we barged into your house, Mr. Mentally unstable cripple guy, but I don't like the fact that your weird, so go bring our lluggage to our car now, because your pissing me off!" -The Dad.
Mr. Fish the frog Also this wife... I know a lot of people are lazy sacks of shit but 10miles(16 km) is not a lot for hikers like me. And I'm not even the fittest of them! But, if my life hangs in the balance I will do even more, but this useless bitch can't even run and there's a scene where she hilariously faceplant after a couple of meters! Yeah, she's that bad as a character... She also don't know what wolves are, slaps Torgo for... Reasons then cries for her useless husband to save her, she whines all the time, and she's the reason why no one can't flee the house because she can't even walk without tripping! I hate her even more than asshole husband: he's handicapped by his own stupidity but at least hes trying!
Fun fact. Torgo's knees are so swollen because he was supposed to be a satyr. But since they didn't have a costume the best they could do was putting a metal structure under his pants to make it look like goat legs. That's why he's so clumsy.
The MST is a classic, and it's pretty evident the team behind the show was baffled by it. The exasperated "DO SOMETHING!!" when the Master wakes up Torgo, and the booing when the girl is shown as one of the wives, are almost out of character. That must have been a painful experience.
I saw both and the plain version. Yes, I survived seeing it w/o the riffing! Still can't handle seeing the entirety of "They Saved Hitler's Brain" though? How can such an odd movie be soo boring!?
Fun fact: The entire cast of this movie showed up to the screening, only to sneak out of the theater in shame. Fun fact: The lines for the little girl were dubbed over by a grown woman. When the little girl's actress heard the woman's voice come out of her character's mouth, she burst into tears. Fun fact: The camera used for this movie couldn't record audio, nor could it film more than 30 seconds at a time, leading to a ton of dubbing and jarring jump cuts. Fun fact: The strange guy with weird legs was supposed to be a Satyr, but they put his fake goat legs on backwards, leading to permanent leg damage, which then led to the actor committing suicide. Fun fact: The Wikipedia page for this movie has the ENTIRE MOVIE embedded into the page. Go watch if you want.
The actor playing Torgo did not commit suicide due to permanent leg damage. The braces were designed by him and the man who plays the master, and while it was confirmed to be uncomfortable, it was not painful to wear. The real reason the actor committed suicide was due to him being a drug addict- to the point where he was even on LSD throughout the filming process- and suffering from depression.
@@androidinblack5291 They say that he was never addicted to any drugs and that it was just a myth. Maybe you're thinking of Burt Reynolds. But the depression was real. Idk I just looked it up.
i love how the little girl actress always found the torgo dude funny in an innocent way because he was acting so weird only to realize that he was on drugs when she got older
Torgo (John Reynolds) is the best thing about this movie! A close second is Peppy the poodle... and I'll give an honorable mention to Devil Dog. Rest In Peace, Torgo.
You completely missed the best part of the movie, that it was made by a businessman for a bet. He literally bet his friend, a screenwriter, than anyone could make a movie. He proceeded to IMMEDIATELY write the script on a fucking napkin. Bonus tidbit, Torgo was supposed to be a satyr but the motherfucker was so high, he put the knee props on backwards. It caused immense pain to the actor and the chronic pain is thought to have directly contributed to his suicide. This movie killed a man.
The knee brace issue is a myth, it’s been debunked multiple times. Torgo’s actor was an addict though and suffered from depression and committed suicide one month before the movie’s premiere.
I remember the episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 where Joel , Crow, and Tom Servo watched this movie. One of the only redeeming qualities of that movie besides its main-theme background music that puts me on edge for some reason.
Some favorites from MST3K's take on this: "Every frame of this movie looks like someone's last known photograph." "MANOS: The Hands of FATE." "I feel like it's we're thirty minutes in." "No, it's only been, like, one minute."
The actor who played Torgo committed suicide nearly a month before the movie premiered because he took drugs because of the pain the metallic rigging he was wearing in his legs gave him chronic pain. He died because of this movie. This movie killed a person.
"It's alive Jim, just not as we know it. Not as we know it. Not as we know it." "It's alive Jim, just not as we know it. Not as we know it. Not as we know it."
So you should check out the sequel “Manos Returns” it’s on prime, the The Master, the daughter (the real life daughter of the master) and the mother, are all returning actors.
Manos : Las Manos del Destino. Starring a man so much in pain from his costume he is constantly under the influence of morphine. He was at first just under pain killers but apparently starting at the "creepy wife touching scene" starts saying "fuck it" as he now is under the influence of LSD from all the pain from wearing his costume wrong. Shit ensues as he changes from simple drunkard moving guy to guy that is hallucinating while on set.
He wasn’t on painkillers as he wasn’t in pain from the braces. Reynolds (Torgo) and Tom Neyman (The Master) designed the rigging that Reynolds wore under his trousers. This rig was made of wire coat hangers and foam. The leg braces were built by Tom Neyman and were actually worn the way they were supposed to. They were uncomfortable, but *did not* cause him harm. Jackie Neyman Jones - who played Debbie in the film - said she only later realized that the reason Reynolds was so much fun on the set was because he was high most of the time. debbiesmanos.blogspot.com/2012/10/john-reynoldstorgo-story-i.html
I would like to thank my grandfather for changing his last name when he left Romania after WW2 so that I do not have to share a last name with this travesty of a movie. Thank you Sabba, thank you soooooo so much.
+Rad Penny according to Wikipedia the actor who played torgo killed himself one month before the premier . So I wouldn't be surprised if the movie did make him lose his mind.
+Laurence Pelosi the guy who played torgo didn't just use drugs during filming, he was actually very recluse and quiet (except when high) cause of depression. I would not be surprised if he was instructed to take drugs to "come out of his shell" (especially since everyone's knew about the drugs). I doupt drugs had to do with his suicide since many claim he was not in a good place mentally for a long time.
In the not-too-distant future -- Next Sunday, A.D. -- There was a guy named Joel, Not too different than you or me. He worked in a satellite loading bay, Just polishing switches to pay his way; He did his job well with a cheerful face, But his bosses didn't like him So they shot him into space. We'll send him cheesy movies, The worst ever made. Joel says when you got lemons, You make lemonade. Now keep in mind he can't control When the movies begin or end, Because he used the extra parts To make his robot friends. Robot roll-call: Cambot Servo Gypsy Crow! If you're wondering how he eats and breathes And other science facts, Just repeat to yourself "It's just a show, I should really just relax For Mystery Science Theater 3000."
This is probably my favourite TSFTW episode. The carrot man with the hand staff just fucking cracks me up every time, especially when you realise he's completely off his tits the whole time.
im just picturing the filming of this movie with the lsd guy, like "alright so for this scene im gonna tell my wife and daughter to lock themselves in the room for- goddammit Jim your not even in this scene. what? no, Jim. Jim your mother died four years ago. well Jim, if she died then you couldn't have heard her voice. if it were a ghost we would've heard it too. Jim please, go lie down, drink a glass of water, something, we're trying to make a movie here."
This is one of the most famous Mystery Science Theatre movies. Really easy to riff on. Torgo kind of sticks with you, his character is just so ridiculous. It's been years since I saw the film and he's the one thing I remember from it.
"Manos: The Hands of Fate"? Manos means hands in Spanish. The title is literally "Hands: The Hands of Fate." Is there a movie called, "Pies: The Feet of Fate" too? Or, "Cabeza: The Head of Fate"? It's so cringe worthy.
I saw Frank Conniff (Frank Tv from MST3K) he said he found this movie in a closet container and all they of the bottom of it was this random tape of a movie and then they used it on the show making it the infamous movie it is.
My favorite part is that even though the outdoor night scenes are barely lit, the lights still attract hordes of moths. It makes me wonder how they keep moths away in real movies.
THANK YOU! I have heard many videos about this movie (including MSTK3) and you're the only one who realized that the title was "Hands - The Hands Of Fate". Brilliant!
It’s so weird looking at these and seeing how much the style has changed and it’s really amazing. Over the span of 3 years his editing and overall content has really improved
For me the funniest part of the MST3K episode that this was in was watching the bots genuinely lose their minds. There have been some BAD movies on that show but none can compare to Hands: The Manos of Torgo
I hate it when people say things like "Show your face plssss". All he would be doing would be giving illiterate 10 year olds excuses to say shit about how he looks. Keep your face hidden IHE. Good job with your videos.
I saw this on the big screen at an Incredibly Strange Film Festival in New Zealand... and with an audience, it was one of the most sublime cinema experiences I had ever seen! The bad production value made it hilarious, and the burning hand scene got a round of applause...
I love your "The Search for the Worst" series! At first I didn't really feel like watching them, partly because most of them are quite long, but now I wnjoy them even more than your regular videos! Great job, keep it up! :)
About Torgo: "As many of you know by now, I played Debbie the little girl in Manos The Hands of Fate and my dad played the Master. Today's story will continue with John Reynolds aka Torgo. Today is the anniversary of John Reynolds death. He committed suicide on October 16, 1966. He was only 25 years old. I still remember the day my mother and I heard the news. We were on our way to school. She was a teacher on Ben Milam Elementary School on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, and although my family wasn't military, I was a second grader at the same school. It was Monday morning, October 17th. Mom was driving while listening to the news on the car radio and I was daydreaming out the window when I heard my mother gasp and then burst into tears. She instantly pulled over to the curb, and while still crying, said, "John's dead". I knew who she meant. She took some time to compose herself as I just sat in the passenger seat waiting for things to be normal again. Later, I would get the details from overhearing the adults talking about it. That's when I learned he had put a gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger. Although he was not military, he was buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetary. He died almost exactly one month before the world premire of Manos, The Hands of Fate which was at the Capri Theater in El Paso, Texas on November 15th 1966."
if i could afford it, id remake the movie, with crazy c.g.i. rap/metal music, actually guns and blood shed and a bad ass torgo that spits fire and the hopeless couple can be kanye, kim and the kid can be bebier
I've only ever watched the MST3K version of Manos, so all those awkward pauses had dialogue from Joel and the bots filling it in. I had no idea it was so bad.
There should have been a "Fuck this movie" or "Because movie" moment somewhere. Eh I'll add my own. More than 75% of this movie is them standing around doing nothing. Because movie.
Someone should edit out all the nothing scenes. It would probably be about 20 minutes long, if that, and a lot funnier without the mind numbing boredom. On the plus side it makes me want to watch MST3K again.
The first time I ever saw this movie it was entertaining- only because I watched it on Mystery Science Theater 3000. The cast of that show made a lot of funny observations and jokes. The pre-production of that show involved watching a bad movie multiple times while someone wrote down all of their comments in short hand. Later they would go through that material and write their script from it then record the show as they view it again. It must have been torture.
I remember looking forward to these videos when they were being released. Ngl, 9:57 that “10 miles? It might as well be 10,000 miles…” followed by his response lives permanently in my psyche to this day, lol
Oh my God ! They are going HAM on that piano! My grand daughter and I watched this a few weeks back. In the middle of the movie she turned and said to me ''What the hell is this? & why are we watching this? '' I told her it was a landmark motion picture and we should enjoy it as it isn't shown on tv or streaming services often. If you could have seen her face.
6:14 - "I did not edit this."
Neither did the people making the film, apparently.
That is a lie the " I did not edit this " text is not in the film. I checked.
We have been cheated and lied to!
@@zanktondb7919 📼
I sometimes wish TH-cam had reacts like facebook 😂😂
My theory on that is, without the long cuts, the film possibly would be too short to be considered a "Full length film" and thus Hal Warren would lose his bet with Sterling Silliphant. So the viewer suffers for a bet.
BTW, a firm holding company tried to sell the movie to TV stations in the early 1970s and the ads claimed that the film had been made in 1970 and was about a Manson Family-like group. If somebody had not bitten on that ad, MST3K would have never found the film.
My father used to say "If you keep acting like that, I'll make you watch Manos!" And I would shape right up.
He was a cruel, cruel man.
H...HEWWOOO?
Horrific.
Child Abuse
Hands: The Hands of Hands.
Manos: The Manos of Manos
The: The The of The
+Dayspring Of: Of Of Of
Manos: The Fate of Hands
Fate: Of Hands The Manos
So the dad invites himself and his family over to stay the night at this random guys house, doesn't like it, then calls the guy over (who's clearly crippled) to not only tell him very rudely that they're leaving, but demands that HE carry their bags back. Who the hell does this guy think he is?! I hate him already!
Actually, Torgo is a Devilish Faun or Satyr in disguise. I figured that out as I had just watched "The Chronicles of Narnia" when I answered the challenge to watch this POS. He acts like a cripple because the crap on his legs meant to make them goat-like were hobbling him.
Ryan Schneider
Yeah, but the dad didn't know that. He was just a dick lol
Mademow
I always thought that was pretty hilarious too. he's such a dick to old Torgo. It must have been so fucking odd for the guy who played Torgo to film this thing while he was tripping balls. I would think it would send him into a bad trip.
+Mademow "handi-capable," thank you.
Mademow I think the guy who made the movie was a farmer(I know he made the movie on a bet) and he probably thought that's how city folks behave in real life...
And, big shock, since the dude knows nothing about story writing and character development, we got these awful people... 😁
Torgo killed him self after this film. And from what the cast said about him, he was a nice person
Torgo was said to be stoned the entire time.
He killed himself before it was released.
Damn - didn't know that. I only read he was pretty-much stoned for all of it.
Still .... th-cam.com/video/09fdYpV-Y7c/w-d-xo.html
John Reynolds suffered from depression. That was most likely the reason he committed suicide, not so much this movie.
Some more interesting facts from this "film":
1) The film was made on a bet. The main actor/writer/director bet that he could easily make a horror film. Yeah. Sure.
2) The very small crew realized the film sucked that they started calling it "Mangos: Cans of Fruit" behind the director's back.
3) Torgo was originally supposed to be a satyr (human with goat legs). His bulging knees were due to the fact that the actor John Reynolds wore a metallic frame (intended to bend his legs and make him walk like a goat) backwards, and no one bothered to correct him. Not only did he take drugs to relieve the pain it caused, but it also resulted in poor Reynolds having chronic knee pain until he shot himself only months later (before the film premiered). Reynolds was also supposed to wear hooves, but apparently no one cared, as he is seen in many shots just wearing boots. Between these things and the fact that no one ever mentions his appearance or the fact that he is a satyr leaves him just looking like a deformed freak.
4) The director promised to fix any problems in post. Including that opening sequence (which is nine minutes of driving with boring scenic shots and no dialogue), but it is thought that he either didn't have the money to (budget was about $125,000 in today's terms) or he just flat out neglected to, leaving up with the masterpiece we see today.
In conclusion, the director was a fucking lazy sack of shit that clearly didn't care about making a quality film.
edit (5/28/2024); wow thanks for the upvote kind stranger!
ThndrstrikeRobloxian Creepy
They just cut the film manually
A man died to make this film?that's just fucked up yo!
Thats quite sad
The 'fact' you give about John Reynolds is actually an urban legend. While it is true that he shot himself not long after filming, it has more to do with the fact he was a drug addict (it's quite clear he's high pretty much the entire time he's on screen) and suffer from depression. He actually designed and built the leg braces himself with help from the actor who played 'The Master' who has since said that although the leg braces were uncomfortable they didn't cause any pain. There's also the fact that movie was shot in just a few days which wouldn't be enough time to get addicted to pain killers and certainly wouldn't be enough time cause permanent damage to his knees.
11:46 That vampire looks like Freddie Mercury and Stalin had a kid.
Bolshevik Rhapsody
Dallin Whiting IS THIS THE REAL LIFE,
IS THIS JUST FASCISM...
CAUGHT AT A BAD TIME NO ESCAPE FROM GERMANY!
OPEN YOUR EYES
FROM THE PROPAGANDA YOU SEE
Is he supposed to be a vampire? I was always confused on what exactly The Master is.
the whole story of the guy with the weird knees it's actually sad
I guess he KNEEded a therapist.
(late comment is late) Also he was supposed to be a satyr which is why his knees were so weird, he was wearing really shitty prosthetic goat legs that caused him IMMENSE pain and were never seen or mentioned at all.
Zombrigit He actually helped design the beavers to where yes, they’d be uncomfortable, but would cause no pain. He was a drug addict long before the shooting of the film.
@@goatedbasketball,wasn't that a myth?
poor fellow killed himself after the movie was shot...he's still funny to watch in the film, but damn if this dosent make the whole thing much more depressing, still you gotta admire, he's high on LSD, he's got uncomfortable goat legs, his boss is a complete D*ck, and yet he can still get up in the morning put his shirt on and go to work...TORGO a true role model
wonder if the Spanish title of this movies is "Hands: Los Manos del Sino."
+David Spring Actually it would be "destino", I have no idea where you got sino from xD Not trying to be a jerk, just saying :P
luchosammet google translate, and thank you for the correction either way. I like constructive criticism, and your gentle correction of a mistake definitely falls under that category.
No problem! It sure is nice to see someone who doesn't get rude when corrected. I figured it would be google translate. It fucking sucks, and you can't trust it 90% of the time xD
luchosammet I suppose, but I use it when my high school Spanish (or German) fails me.
Understandable, we all do it :P
the soundtrack is off the chain.
Yep. "Melancholic Torgo Theme" is my jam.
Actually, the reason there were no opening credits is because they ran out of money, and didn’t have the resources necessary to add them. Also, the director’s day job was as a fertilizer salesman.
@Dr. Goji You know that no director did that back than or now right? They used others companies to add the credits on the print via an optical process.
Oh, so he had previous experience with shit.
John Churchill if he had shit in a film canister and sent that to theaters, it would have been better.
And he made a bet with Stirling Silliphant that anyone can make a movie. Stirling won an Oscar for In The Heat Of The Night.
@@johnchurchillmusicart this made me laugh to hard
i always feel SUPER sorry for people who "act" in this kind of movies
dont search it
@@fabi6688 search what ?
@@adrianteron9330 there was a scam comment there but it got deleted because well... it was a scam
whydontyoguysleaveusaloe
No dsont, dake
The picture quality is bad because this is a VHS transfer somebody made by videotaping a copy of a copy of a 35mm blow-up being projected onto a wall. For the longest time, this VHS transfer was the only way for the general public to see it, but a few years ago, somebody found a 16mm workprint on eBay and the movie has since been released in much better quality on Blu-Ray.
Dr Shaym oh dam..sexy man
Dr Shaym Nice! But still, the shitty quality was kinda charming...
It’s still not a good movie
Dr Shaym hi Dr shaym
Dr Shaym
Oh wow! Praise the movie gods!
In the beginning scene he could have been mouthing "cunt"
that woud make much more sense
Ah the glorious day of old when women were less than human
@@kabardino1337excuse me
@@kabardino1337 the fuck dude?!
"Handcape-Mustache man thinks it would be funny to wake up Carrot-handstaff man by poking him in the dick with the handstaff."-IHE
Now my favorite quote.
Same.
Adventurer-like-you 1 kill me
Couple of good things came from this film, both are MST3K related. Made for one of the show's best episodes and they made a running gag out of Torgo.
+stlouisrocker100 Torgo's Pizza and Torgo the White. Torgo has left the Master to find his work, it will be dark soon...The Master may not approve, it will be dark soon.
CWDTrixie XD That was good.
***** Thanksss.
+stlouisrocker100 Hell yah, did you hear they are bringing back MST3K?!
JDM LV17 I did. I'm excited about it.
According to IMDB, this is one of Quentin Tarantino's favourite films, I don't know how.
It's Quentin Tarantino man , you don't question his personality and taste.He's carrot hand staff man in real life.
+The Uprising His opinion, I suppose
Oh, you mean like you and the Alpha and Omega movies?
(BAMSCH)
+Ash Williams
Those movies are insults to the names Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn.
Victor Hernandez Those movies are an insult to my intelligence, and I bought 'em all just to have something to hate.
This film was actually released on Blu-Ray in HD after the distributors found the original 16mm film stock it was put on after this review came out. Seriously, you can find clips on TH-cam & they're a HELL of a lot better in video quality than this version.
Now if this gets a Michael Bay overhaul with panning cameras, explosions and in 3D, I might just enjoy falling asleep to that shit.
"I know we barged into your house, Mr. Mentally unstable cripple guy, but I don't like the fact that your weird, so go bring our lluggage to our car now, because your pissing me off!" -The Dad.
Mr. Fish the frog Also this wife... I know a lot of people are lazy sacks of shit but 10miles(16 km) is not a lot for hikers like me.
And I'm not even the fittest of them! But, if my life hangs in the balance I will do even more, but this useless bitch can't even run and there's a scene where she hilariously faceplant after a couple of meters! Yeah, she's that bad as a character... She also don't know what wolves are, slaps Torgo for... Reasons then cries for her useless husband to save her, she whines all the time, and she's the reason why no one can't flee the house because she can't even walk without tripping!
I hate her even more than asshole husband: he's handicapped by his own stupidity but at least hes trying!
You're*
@@flowlee3656 If you can correct em', you don't need to inform em'.
Fun fact.
Torgo's knees are so swollen because he was supposed to be a satyr. But since they didn't have a costume the best they could do was putting a metal structure under his pants to make it look like goat legs. That's why he's so clumsy.
LumBearJack he also wore it in the front instead of the back
I could imagine a member of the dark brotherhood owning a hand cape like that.
Skipjack - we know
I picture Cicero making one for himself, and running around at night like fucking batman.
Cicero was like the only voice actor in the whole game who gave even half of a fuck
IF someone decides to watch this movie, please save your sanity and watch the MST3K or Rifftrax version. Both are hilarious.
The MST is a classic, and it's pretty evident the team behind the show was baffled by it. The exasperated "DO SOMETHING!!" when the Master wakes up Torgo, and the booing when the girl is shown as one of the wives, are almost out of character. That must have been a painful experience.
+David Bland but you can't get better than MST3K
"Every frame of this movie looks like someone's last known photograph.."
I saw both and the plain version. Yes, I survived seeing it w/o the riffing! Still can't handle seeing the entirety of "They Saved Hitler's Brain" though? How can such an odd movie be soo boring!?
Null&Void TheNoobLord Of next Sunday A.D.
1:37 "Row, row, row your boat. Sing, dammit, sing!" -Tom Servo, MST3K, 1992
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is the only way to digest this pile of crap.
Torgos Pizza
I still can't belive this movie was filmed in my home town
Aaria I can’t believe they made a 2nd one
jerrygodeep it's true because the movie got a cult following😊
The guy on LSD is one of the more convincing actors.
I miss forehead :(
... Same...
We all do, Crystal. We all do.
bring back forehead.
#bringback4head
#4head4president
Fun fact: The entire cast of this movie showed up to the screening, only to sneak out of the theater in shame.
Fun fact: The lines for the little girl were dubbed over by a grown woman. When the little girl's actress heard the woman's voice come out of her character's mouth, she burst into tears.
Fun fact: The camera used for this movie couldn't record audio, nor could it film more than 30 seconds at a time, leading to a ton of dubbing and jarring jump cuts.
Fun fact: The strange guy with weird legs was supposed to be a Satyr, but they put his fake goat legs on backwards, leading to permanent leg damage, which then led to the actor committing suicide.
Fun fact: The Wikipedia page for this movie has the ENTIRE MOVIE embedded into the page. Go watch if you want.
+Andrew Steltenkamp number 4 is really a ''fun fact''
The actor playing Torgo did not commit suicide due to permanent leg damage. The braces were designed by him and the man who plays the master, and while it was confirmed to be uncomfortable, it was not painful to wear. The real reason the actor committed suicide was due to him being a drug addict- to the point where he was even on LSD throughout the filming process- and suffering from depression.
@@androidinblack5291 They say that he was never addicted to any drugs and that it was just a myth. Maybe you're thinking of Burt Reynolds. But the depression was real. Idk I just looked it up.
Oh wow, that fourth one is terrible
"fun fact"
i love how the little girl actress always found the torgo dude funny in an innocent way because he was acting so weird only to realize that he was on drugs when she got older
I'm so glad you left in the "Torgo walking theme"
UnidentifiedAngelfly Sometimes I like to walk around the house while it plays on my iPad.
*Obvious wolf howl*
"Oh my God, what was that?!"
Probably just an owl.
Every frame of this film looks like someone’s last known photograph.
Torgo (John Reynolds) is the best thing about this movie! A close second is Peppy the poodle... and I'll give an honorable mention to Devil Dog.
Rest In Peace, Torgo.
At least it brought us the best episode of Mystery Science Theatre 3000
“Joel, this is gonna turn into a snuff film, isn’t it?”
Dad: The car won't start!
Tom Servo (in the little girl's voice) Yeah, ain't that a bitch, dad!?
DO SOMETHING
Do you ever feel like crying and you don’t know why?
RIP John Reynolds, if only you starred in a movie with a good and caring director you likely would still be alive today
I prefer "Hands: Las Manos del Destino."
Sorry; as you can probably tell, Spanish is NOT my first language.
I see what you did there.
Los*? Or Las to make it more awful?
+Derek Troxel No, it's Las Manos. Mano, despite ending with an "o", is feminine.
Laser Mans* Scooter Hands*
Language flip
You completely missed the best part of the movie, that it was made by a businessman for a bet. He literally bet his friend, a screenwriter, than anyone could make a movie. He proceeded to IMMEDIATELY write the script on a fucking napkin. Bonus tidbit, Torgo was supposed to be a satyr but the motherfucker was so high, he put the knee props on backwards. It caused immense pain to the actor and the chronic pain is thought to have directly contributed to his suicide. This movie killed a man.
Wow... >_
blaze it
You also forgot about Hal Warren (the buisnessman) being a fertilizer salesman (he sold shit for a living) and his prima donna on set attitude
The knee brace issue is a myth, it’s been debunked multiple times. Torgo’s actor was an addict though and suffered from depression and committed suicide one month before the movie’s premiere.
That adds a sense of genuine eeriness to the film
I remember the episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 where Joel , Crow, and Tom Servo watched this movie. One of the only redeeming qualities of that movie besides its main-theme background music that puts me on edge for some reason.
I don’t know what you’re talking about, I love Mangos: Cans of Fruit.
Some favorites from MST3K's take on this:
"Every frame of this movie looks like someone's last known photograph."
"MANOS: The Hands of FATE."
"I feel like it's we're thirty minutes in." "No, it's only been, like, one minute."
Seen the MST3K version a bunch of times. I love how Torgo's Theme abruptly cuts out when he gets the luggage.
The actor who played Torgo committed suicide nearly a month before the movie premiered because he took drugs because of the pain the metallic rigging he was wearing in his legs gave him chronic pain. He died because of this movie. This movie killed a person.
I actually said that same freaking thing as you...great minds think alike!
Damn, that kinda makes me wonder if this film is legitimately cursed
"It's alive Jim, just not as we know it.
Not as we know it. Not as we know it."
"It's alive Jim, just not as we know it.
Not as we know it. Not as we know it."
We come in peace, shoot to kill. Shoot to kill. Shoot to kill.
Jo Tyson it's worse than that, he's dead Jim,
Hannalea Weinzweig You cannot change the laws of physics!
@@mangocoffee510 they're klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow jim.
Therrrrrres Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow. There’s Klingons on the starboard bow, knock em off Jim!
That demon dog picture was really creepy. Like, really creepy.
Now we know where the creepypasta blokes got the idea of smile.jpg from
So you should check out the sequel “Manos Returns” it’s on prime, the The Master, the daughter (the real life daughter of the master) and the mother, are all returning actors.
Man, i hate it when the characters repeat themselves for no reason
Man, i hate it when the characters repeat themselves for no reason
the new fucking youtube layout prevents me from hitting the skip button in the beginning god damnit
Ikr?
Omfg I know right!!
But I can write a comment without the video pausing like it did on mobile
+Sonerika Just make it bigger, and that should help...a little.
+Sonerika same. it's stupid.
"Disabled swollen carrot man." Fucking hell mate, I haven't laughed that hard in a while.
Manos : Las Manos del Destino. Starring a man so much in pain from his costume he is constantly under the influence of morphine. He was at first just under pain killers but apparently starting at the "creepy wife touching scene" starts saying "fuck it" as he now is under the influence of LSD from all the pain from wearing his costume wrong. Shit ensues as he changes from simple drunkard moving guy to guy that is hallucinating while on set.
Juan Reynoso Damn...
I somewhat knew about this, but I didn't know that it was that bad...
He wasn’t on painkillers as he wasn’t in pain from the braces. Reynolds (Torgo) and Tom Neyman (The Master) designed the rigging that Reynolds wore under his trousers. This rig was made of wire coat hangers and foam. The leg braces were built by Tom Neyman and were actually worn the way they were supposed to. They were uncomfortable, but *did not* cause him harm. Jackie Neyman Jones - who played Debbie in the film - said she only later realized that the reason Reynolds was so much fun on the set was because he was high most of the time.
debbiesmanos.blogspot.com/2012/10/john-reynoldstorgo-story-i.html
I would like to thank my grandfather for changing his last name when he left Romania after WW2 so that I do not have to share a last name with this travesty of a movie. Thank you Sabba, thank you soooooo so much.
I'd be terrified trying to do this film on LSD. Guy probably lost his mind after this.
+Rad Penny according to Wikipedia the actor who played torgo killed himself one month before the premier . So I wouldn't be surprised if the movie did make him lose his mind.
+Laurence Pelosi Called it I guess :l
+Laurence Pelosi the guy who played torgo didn't just use drugs during filming, he was actually very recluse and quiet (except when high) cause of depression. I would not be surprised if he was instructed to take drugs to "come out of his shell" (especially since everyone's knew about the drugs). I doupt drugs had to do with his suicide since many claim he was not in a good place mentally for a long time.
Not really he is already mad
he did kill himself
You MUST watch Mystery Science Theater 3000's riffing of this. When i was first exposed to Manos many, many years ago.
"There is no way out of here. It'll be dark soon. There is no way out of here." "It'll be dark soon..."
Rifftrax one is better. Has all the cut footage.
So apparently torgo was meant to have goat legs. But the actor put the leg prosthetics on backwards
I can proudly say that this masterpiece of a movie was filmed in my home town
On the plus side, at least this abysmal movie was the basis for one of the best episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
so mano means hand in spanish, so the title is "hands: the hands of fate"
MMMMM-FUCKING-KAY!
EDIT: finished the video, fuuck
Hands: the hands of hands
+Pedro The Unicorn Fucker You've got to hand it to them for that title
+SilenceOfKnight ayy
Hands: Los manos de fatos
+Pedro The Unicorn Fucker Hands: Las manos del destino ;)
Thanks to this series, I don't have to watch movies from the bottom 100. Perfect.
Glad to see that you're just as able to make this film watchable as the MST3K crew was, :D
To really appreciate Manos, go the MST3K route
or Riff Traxs
I love MST3K
So pumped for the new season
plumlogan MST3k and RiffTrax = Too much funny stuff to handle all at once, please LOL responsibly.
In the not-too-distant future --
Next Sunday, A.D. --
There was a guy named Joel,
Not too different than you or me.
He worked in a satellite loading bay,
Just polishing switches to pay his way;
He did his job well with a cheerful face,
But his bosses didn't like him
So they shot him into space.
We'll send him cheesy movies,
The worst ever made.
Joel says when you got lemons,
You make lemonade.
Now keep in mind he can't control
When the movies begin or end,
Because he used the extra parts
To make his robot friends.
Robot roll-call:
Cambot
Servo
Gypsy
Crow!
If you're wondering how he eats and breathes
And other science facts,
Just repeat to yourself "It's just a show,
I should really just relax
For Mystery Science Theater 3000."
PR05QU34K3R BAWAOOOWAOOO
Might be the best MST3K episode
This is probably my favourite TSFTW episode. The carrot man with the hand staff just fucking cracks me up every time, especially when you realise he's completely off his tits the whole time.
this movie made one of my favorite mystery science theater 3000 episodes
Manos? I smell some DLC for Dark Souls going on here..
lol
+Spencer Caldwell "dark souls 3: manos's hands of fate?"
Dark Souls 2: Hands of the First Fate
Prepare your Manus edition.
lol...
2:54 "If you're running late, you should have left earlier."
Thanks, I'll be sure to keep that in mind next time.
I must be tired because I heard: "'...he likes you.' 'He likes me? I thought he was gay!'"
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
im just picturing the filming of this movie with the lsd guy, like "alright so for this scene im gonna tell my wife and daughter to lock themselves in the room for- goddammit Jim your not even in this scene. what? no, Jim. Jim your mother died four years ago. well Jim, if she died then you couldn't have heard her voice. if it were a ghost we would've heard it too. Jim please, go lie down, drink a glass of water, something, we're trying to make a movie here."
Lol
XD brilliant
Manus: The Oversized Hand of the Abyss
Praise the comment \0/
This is one of the most famous Mystery Science Theatre movies. Really easy to riff on. Torgo kind of sticks with you, his character is just so ridiculous. It's been years since I saw the film and he's the one thing I remember from it.
"Manos: The Hands of Fate"? Manos means hands in Spanish. The title is literally "Hands: The Hands of Fate." Is there a movie called, "Pies: The Feet of Fate" too? Or, "Cabeza: The Head of Fate"? It's so cringe worthy.
So in Spanish speaking countries is is called Hands: Manos-whatever-of Fate is in Spanish?
+Kami Lee in Spanish it's Manos : Las manos del destino
x(Spanish translation):The x of Fate
Wowowowow
Vidia Ree LOL
Mmmmm....pie.
I saw Frank Conniff (Frank Tv from MST3K) he said he found this movie in a closet container and all they of the bottom of it was this random tape of a movie and then they used it on the show making it the infamous movie it is.
" Every frame of this movie looks like someone's last known photograph."
My favorite part is that even though the outdoor night scenes are barely lit, the lights still attract hordes of moths. It makes me wonder how they keep moths away in real movies.
the mom person is kindof attractive
I know i was gonna comment that lol. she is really pretty
who is i cant see anything
ohhh now i see her😮
JaguarFacedMan g
THANK YOU! I have heard many videos about this movie (including MSTK3) and you're the only one who realized that the title was "Hands - The Hands Of Fate". Brilliant!
It’s so weird looking at these and seeing how much the style has changed and it’s really amazing. Over the span of 3 years his editing and overall content has really improved
why is it everytime i hear the song Roll Your Boat now i immediately think of DBZ Abridged? ...
Angels Fluttershy Because it's necessary to form a Spirit Bomb.
I don't think the carrot man was the only one on acid during this movie...
For me the funniest part of the MST3K episode that this was in was watching the bots genuinely lose their minds. There have been some BAD movies on that show but none can compare to Hands: The Manos of Torgo
"Every frame of this movie looks like someone's last known photograph"-Crow
Mystery Science Theater 3000 sound bites keep running through my head. “Torg just wants to touch.”
"I did not edit this."
But you should have.
Someone should have.
I hate it when people say things like "Show your face plssss".
All he would be doing would be giving illiterate 10 year olds excuses to say shit about how he looks. Keep your face hidden IHE.
Good job with your videos.
I just saw your profile pic. I'm sorry about Edd
EP1CCRAFT3R :(
***** No, if you look under every person who's been featured on the videos, he states that they are not him.
I have him as my profile picture because he looks a bit like me in the cartoon, and I am a fan of the eddsworld series.
He did show his face once
I saw this on the big screen at an Incredibly Strange Film Festival in New Zealand... and with an audience, it was one of the most sublime cinema experiences I had ever seen! The bad production value made it hilarious, and the burning hand scene got a round of applause...
When dude comes in on "Row, row, row your boat" its clear that he had no vocal training
I love your "The Search for the Worst" series! At first I didn't really feel like watching them, partly because most of them are quite long, but now I wnjoy them even more than your regular videos! Great job, keep it up! :)
This was probably the absolute funniest episode of MST3K
About Torgo:
"As many of you know by now, I played Debbie the little girl in Manos The Hands of Fate and my dad played the Master. Today's story will continue with John Reynolds aka Torgo.
Today is the anniversary of John Reynolds death. He committed suicide on October 16, 1966. He was only 25 years old.
I still remember the day my mother and I heard the news. We were on our way to school. She was a teacher on Ben Milam Elementary School on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, and although my family wasn't military, I was a second grader at the same school. It was Monday morning, October 17th. Mom was driving while listening to the news on the car radio and I was daydreaming out the window when I heard my mother gasp and then burst into tears. She instantly pulled over to the curb, and while still crying, said, "John's dead". I knew who she meant. She took some time to compose herself as I just sat in the passenger seat waiting for things to be normal again. Later, I would get the details from overhearing the adults talking about it. That's when I learned he had put a gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger. Although he was not military, he was buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetary.
He died almost exactly one month before the world premire of Manos, The Hands of Fate which was at the Capri Theater in El Paso, Texas on November 15th 1966."
mustache man is actually the director. and torgo killed himself one month after filming.
really?
+Reshme yep
if i could afford it, id remake the movie, with crazy c.g.i.
rap/metal music, actually guns and blood shed and a bad ass torgo that spits fire
and the hopeless couple can be kanye, kim and the kid can be bebier
+ardit kira mustache man is in real life the little girls dad. he was also the director.
+Reshme id watch it.
16:18
I've only ever watched the MST3K version of Manos, so all those awkward pauses had dialogue from Joel and the bots filling it in. I had no idea it was so bad.
+Hillary Eames SALIUTATIONS IMPERFECT ONE I AM THE MASTER
There should have been a "Fuck this movie" or "Because movie" moment somewhere. Eh I'll add my own. More than 75% of this movie is them standing around doing nothing. Because movie.
For that one, instead of "because movie" I would say, because fuck this movie.
Jordyn Wingate Yes!
Someone should edit out all the nothing scenes. It would probably be about 20 minutes long, if that, and a lot funnier without the mind numbing boredom.
On the plus side it makes me want to watch MST3K again.
Beelzibubbles Haha
The line about fleeing to the desert to find help is definitely a "Fuck this movie" moment
But if it hadn't been made, we wouldn't have had it as a hilarious MST3K episode. "Hands of fate, Joel. Hands of fate."
The first time I ever saw this movie it was entertaining- only because I watched it on Mystery Science Theater 3000. The cast of that show made a lot of funny observations and jokes.
The pre-production of that show involved watching a bad movie multiple times while someone wrote down all of their comments in short hand. Later they would go through that material and write their script from it then record the show as they view it again.
It must have been torture.
Same! my older brother and I watched it and we were laughing so damn hard at how awful it was.
I remember looking forward to these videos when they were being released.
Ngl, 9:57 that “10 miles? It might as well be 10,000 miles…” followed by his response lives permanently in my psyche to this day, lol
Oh my God ! They are going HAM on that piano! My grand daughter and I watched this a few weeks back. In the middle of the movie she turned and said to me ''What the hell is this? & why are we watching this? '' I told her it was a landmark motion picture and we should enjoy it as it isn't shown on tv or streaming services often. If you could have seen her face.
I can't get through this video without thinking of MST3K the entire time. Anyone else?
Anywho, I love this series! Glad I found IHE.
I loved the MST3K movie they did on this, did anyone else see that?
Just re-watched it yesterday ;)
Alexis Lane Is there ANY other way to watch this movie I dare ask? ;)
Rasmus Thyrring good point! :)
I have it on DVD. It's one of the best episodes in my opinion.
That's the only reason any of us are here. Nobody saw this before that.
13:58 "One of them pulls out a juicy drop pop and points it into the dark wilderness"
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
At least it became the best episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
that moment when you get an ad that's first frames say "10 reasons to love the big bang theory" on an IHE video