MST3k 912 - The Screaming Skull
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- A remarried widower tries to console his new wife's feelings of jealousy and intrusion when confronted with the ghost of his deceased wife. Later remade by Lars von Trier as "Antichrist."
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Fun fact: this was the last ever rerun ep Sci-Fi showed before taking reruns off the air permanently. I remember vividly because I'd been searching for MST3K on TV for ages at the time and was so stoked to find out they'd been running reruns early Saturday mornings; I tuned in, laughed my ass off, and looked forward to next week, only to tune in at the same time and see no MST3K on my TV. Later found out I had the misfortune of finding out about reruns literally the last week they ever ran them.
You can argue about what evil the internet may or may not have done to man, but making MST3K easily accessible has certainly made my life so much better.
Keep circulating the tapes, uh discs, um, links?
😆
Those damned TV execs. MST3k has *not* been loved by any network *fortunate enough* to possess it.
@@cindydott452 😊agreed
Here here!!
@@halfling49 It's even worse than not being loved. Comedy Central refuses to even acknowledge its existence, even though it was their flagship series that pretty much launched the network.
The last 4 seasons of Original MST3K was the pinnacle of genius.
Mike Nelson was a game changer.
Especially the Time Chasers skit where Crow goes back to change Mike's life, with the usual unexpected consequences
It really didn't take much work. Just sit next to the VCR as the shows originally aired, carefully hitting "pause" when the commercials came on, then store the tapes for ~15 years until the advent of the VCR-to-burnable-DVD console, convert all the VHS tapes to DVD+R, then hold onto them for a few more years until I got a Mac and ripped all the DVDs, and then copied each episode one by one to a thumb drive which I took to work and uploaded from there 'cuz it was faster. So no biggie.
You must love mst3k.
Thank you!
All I did was torrent the DVDs. Your hardcore dude.
Easy-peasy!
Does that explain why I hurriedly put on my dog costume to watch it?
I have to admit, offering to pay for the funeral of anyone who dies of fright watching your movie is a pretty badass promotional stunt.
Love it!!🦇🦇
@Cynthia Clayton How about having the seats wired electrically for "The Tingler" - thus accidentally zapping some audience members with stiff jolts?
For a five year old in 1960 that skull rising in the pond was a guarantee of abject horror. They don't advertise all the little coffins claimed.
I love when Bill Corbett (Crow) yells "Can we help you movie lady??!! Do you need a push or...?" It reminds us of when Joel lost it and yelled at Torgo & Manos "Do Something!!!"
I just told my daughter I think that exact same thing every time I watch this episode
TORGO should have put in a guest appearance in the host segments on this one.
EEEENNND! ENNNNNNDDDD!!!!
"Hmmm.. Torgo? My wife? Hmmmm... "
Sometimes they yell at the cameraman or editor
"Moral of the story: Never get close to anyone...ever"
Good point, Servo
That was also the moral of "The Brain That Wouldn't Die," funnily enough
Servo: "It's like they had 2 servings of tension that they're trying to stretch out for 7 people."
Kevin had to wear a penguin costume. Over a gorilla costume. For us. Bless him.
Under stage lights... yikes
Like wearing a rug over a shag carpet over a heating blanket.
Minnesota winters are cold
💜💜💜💜💜💜💜Kevin. He did everything at least once on that show. & his acting is over the top hilarious! -❤ yah, man ! - 💙🎶💙- bb
@@citrouilletoulouse5972😅
"Must be the robots I hired to do the yardwork." That line was so random but completely within context of this episode that it gets me laughing every time.
"Flat drab passion meanders across the screen!" I use this almost every chance I get 🤣
"It's the robots I hired to do the yard work." I loved the callback to the Gumby short.
I read this just before they said it. Lol coincidenced eh?
"And then a lion came out and shot her" - that was hysterical
On the Island of Dr. Moreau it really happened. Also, he could've been referring to a Detroit Lion.
@J is Scoobysmom
Did it sound like gunshots or was it more of a stabbing sound?
it was a rainy day and then he shot her omg lol
At least thats what Eric said. Lol
Lafcadio, is that you?
The fear warning before the movie should have played for the Gumby short instead
Gumby is Satan.
@@wadecarmen7501 whose pokey ??
Right? *shivers*
Gumbo's voice is really deep and manly.
the robots run amok and kill everyone like in Westworld.
"I'm pleasant but I have issues." I feel ya lady. I feel ya.
I'm unpleasant _and_ I have issues.
This my desert island MST3K movie. I have watched it at least 25 times and the riffing still kills me
My favorite episodes as far as riffing goes are 'Revenge of the Swamp Creature', 'Riding With Death', 'Laserblast', ' Deathstalker and The Warriors From Hell', 'Horror at Party Beach', and 'Time Chasers'.
This is definitely one of my all time favorites.
Ditto. "Devil Fish" kills me everytime too.
@@deimoskaischylos I have not see either one of those, I will need to track them down!
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders, The Touch of Satan, The Leech Woman, Squirm, and Track of the Moon Beast are my top favs!
God bless all of yeh MST3K uploaders. This show was so fantastic.
💜💜💜💜💜
I would never see even a single episode without them
"Should we call the police?...No we didn't last time!.." Cracks me up every time
I'm here because TH-cam recommended this video to me, by literally driving it down my metaphorical throat multiple times. No matter how many times I tried to click off of it, I would always come back to it by skipping other videos. All videos lead to Mystery Science Theater 3000, 912: The Screaming Skull.
The movie that dares to graphically depict sometimes seeing peacocks and sometimes not seeing peacocks
They eat peacocks, don't they?
Andrew Frankovic
They bomb horses don’t they?
Peacocks are actually extremely aggressive birds. And are liable to poke your eyes out.
@@andrewfrankovic6821 might be what KFC is.
Yes! Won a best picture oscar for the peacocks!!!🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚
One of my all-time favorites. "We need to talk about a little "me-tossing" incident!"
“ look, I have too agree the skull has been perfectly civil through all of this.”
"It was a rainy night...and he shot her." I laughed so hard at that part.
and then a lion jumped out and shot her
@@Kvalln “at least that’s what Eric said” 😂
Plucks a branch from a shrub and hands it to his wife.
"Here's a stick, Honey." 🤣🤣🤣
Was it a gunshot, or more of a stabbing sound?
It's probably my favorite riff of the episode.
I love Observer's face as Pearl explains the ridiculous complexities of their prank at the beginning. He goes from smug to self-loathing in a matter of seconds
29:18 I half expected Mickey to say "this is where the fish lives."
Then Jodi shows up eating a sandwich and mellowing out.
@@RanMouri82 Having the evil grandmother/sister chopping up someone would really have spiced up the movie, though!
I think Jenny and Gumby's mom must get their bras at the same store.
Ikea?
Mike cracking up every time Gumby opens his stupid mouth in the short kills me
SSSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURE, MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTHER!!!
Just stopping by to say that I've always appreciated how snarky the descriptions for these uploads were. In the same spirit as the show.
One of my classmates died in the kiln today, mother.
That's okay dear! He will be a lovely ashtray!!🦇
Her name was Fawn Liebowitz.
This is the first Bill episode I watched and that line made me instantly become attached to Bill's Crow
Huzzah, a fellow _Victorious_ fan! 😊
Couldn't stop laughing at "Alas poor Yorick she threw him well!"
"Patience" is the word you're groping for. And, talking during the movie is the whole point of MST3k - if you're not a fan, that's fine, but you won't find many defenders in this channel.
at least an oboe player got a paycheck out of all this horse hockey
👍👍😂
They usually name drop a specific musician -- Pablo Casals, James Galway etc --- for gags like that, but apparently no oboe players are well enough known
@@knownfact4905 its true, there aren't many super star oboe players I guess
“Hardly seems fair to use the living to bring back the dead, does it?”
“No, I suppose it doesn’t.”
*Mike and Bots laugh*
I love how Crow takes very little damage from being repeatedly bashed with a driver, and at 1:07:30 Tom’s head just falls off anyway
Honestly, this is the best show of all time. Never noticed the head fall off until this comment. Love the show. New shit with Jonah is just as god damn good. Perfection, across 30 years.
@@simondaniel4028 SO glad that the new episodes are as good as they are. Great stuff
1:07:36
It's ok, not everyone knows how to do it
@@Spalfos The new episodes are horrendously bad. I was so hopeful they would be good, but I can't sit through them.
"Alas poor yorick she threw him well". As a lover of literature I keeled over laughing at that point.
Foreshadowing for their Hamlet episode
24:08- 'My wife and I have an understanding'. Priceless.
I laugh at this line every time. 🤣
Back to the good old days of the shorts. I remember that Gumby even before MST got its mitts on it
Mickey is this film`s Torgo.
Haha. I just said that too.
He's a lot cuter, though
Or Willie Loomis
Mickey and Torgo in the original 50 Shades of Grey.
He took better care of the place while the master was away though.
49:16 “Maybe he hired a cat to walk him around” 😂❤
I gotta admit, near the end when the skeleton lady arrives is kinda scary. Until the part where he throws his stool at her, lol.
Yeah, as bad a movie this is, the part where Jenny walks into the greenhouse and sees Marion's ghost standing at the other end actually sends chills through me. X)
Spoiler alert.....
Xervello I
The film does have some ambiance to it that does work. It's not the worse horror/suspense thriller movie I've seen.
Did we watch the same movie?
“Oh great. She’s playing her Yoko Ono albums.”
I would like to thank you for all your cool work allowing me to see shows I have never seen when I was in the Marines. Thank you, Randall
Favorite ep of MST3K! I love the Mickey stuff, and the line late in the episode: "Shh... Uncle Lady will take care of you. Shhh... Uncle Lady's here." Trivia: the guy who plays Mickey was the film's director!
eff that guy.
This film is all about the inevitable slide into insanity....but enough about the audience!
Lol
Bazing!
Zinger!
"It was a rainy day"...and he shot her. Fave line.
Gaslighting: The Motion Picture
Reverse gaslighting, really: "It's all in my head."
"If you say so, okay!"
I think the movie Gaslight might like to have a word about this
Alex Nicol - "Mickey" and also the director here - had a pretty impressive resume, including substantial work under Elia Kazan at the Actor's Studio. Solid Broadway experience performing Tennessee Williams, Clifford Odets, and other major playwrights.
And that Sugar Golden Crisps ad campaign
My... name is... MIckey. I take cAre of the... place while the... MAster's dead wIfe is away.
Mickey is obviously Torgo's cousin
Marc Guerra
I never thought of that, but that is so true!
Nice.
Calvin Maynard This also resembles Manos in that Mickey was played by the director, Alex Nicol. It would've been perfect if he played Eric instead.
ha!
I actually just read the short story this is based on last night. It is also called "The Screaming Skull', by F. Marion Crawford and it was published in 1906. Believe it or not, the story is very good, atmospheric and chilling.
Thx for the info I will look it up!
That's what I was about to say.
With all the scenes of the movie lady just sitting there doing nothing, I find that hard to believe.
While I'm here I'll give you some other details from the book (interview of Webber, the lead actress). She says the director told her they were going to do a remake of Rebecca! During filming she got the feeling some things were being let go (ie, her hair in getting in someone's face and not re-shot). They were paid $1000 a week for 2 weeks and a percentage (they never got their percentage--lawyers got in the way). She was 3 months pregnant. Mostly she wasn't happy with the way her hair looked.
Can anyone else agree one of the best saving graces for this movie is Mickey? I feel like he was one of the better written characters in "The Screaming Skull", given his feelings of sadness about Marion's murder at Eric's hands, and how he likely knows Eric is the one who did it and would do it to Jenni. Sure, it was a different time, *BUT* people with developmental disabilities like Mickey (and myself) are capable of doing and knowing a lot.
Considering that Mickey was played by The Screaming Skull's director Alex Nicol I'm guessing the character may have had some personal significance to him. I also agree with the sympathy angle; he could have played Mickey as a Renfield-type of lunatic but instead gave him a lot of pathos.
...but still, Mickey, GET A BOX!
"I like Mickey...." "nyeh...nyeh heh nyeh"
What was Mickey's job again ?
@@Laceykat66 He was working in the garden
I always feel a little bad for Mickey. He's the one who knows what's going on and no one will listen to him. A classic horror movie character, sure, but uniquely difficult to watch here, I think.
Gumby Robot Rumpus! My favorite MST3K short!
Mike flailing to defend himself while the bots tell him he has a terrible job is one of the best pieces of acting I've ever seen.
This movie was over the top with Skullduggery💀
"It was a rainy day....."
"And he shot her."
That part always gets me 😂😂
this is one of my favorites from the pearl era. thanks for posting it! i am calling for my free coffin now i died from laughter
"They put a tiny bit of movie in a box and filled the rest with foam peanuts."
In all honesty, the gumby short was scarier.
Night of the living Gumby....
It is in the top 10 of the creepiest things I've ever seen or heard. I can't believe children of any time period enjoyed it
@@dustincantrell6712 What else was on TV at 5:30 A.M. on Sunday mornings? It beat a test pattern. OHH, wait, am I thinking of Davey and Goliath? AHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Pretty weird and horrifying!!!!👽
@@dustincantrell6712 I loved it as a kid!
“I’m sure it was a great loss to you all, Mickey.”
Servo: But we need to get that sod in today.
"I blend in only with myself". Good goddess. I am already giggling. Holy hell, thanks MST3K
my favorite lines:
"that really squares my breasts"
"look i made a mustache with your hair"
"urgh die die !!"
"ah her favorite symbol; a pyramid ballanced on oranges"
"the movie that dares to graphically depict sometimes seeing peacocks & sometimes not seeing peacocks"
"you looked at marion's grave? nice wife"
"this movie's original title is looking for mickey"
"apparently he killed a cross dressing beekeeper as well"
"wooh prairie dog"
"it's the society for unstrangled wives"
it's the show us your live wife & win a million dollars people"
"bugs bunny sneaking up music"
"he's being compelled to hold a skull against his neck"
"that man never finishes anything"
"& the moral of this story; never get close to anyone ever"
look she's nude, can you at least give me that?
You forgot "time to rotate the hostages "
"I'm pleasant but I have issues" would be at the top of my dating profile if I had one
So would I, at least we’d be upfront about it.
“My name’s not Eric, ma’am” gets me every time.
This is my all-time favorite episode!
Thanks for posting! I enjoyed it. This was a B-Version of "Gaslight".
More like the C- or D-version
This episode saved me a minor bout of grief in a roundabout way. Had a rough day at work yesterday and was reading a short story anthology to try to cheer myself up. I come to one called "The Beast in the Jungle" and my reaction was "Wait...is this the tragic story she was reading in 'Screaming Skull'? Let me skip to the end and...holy crap, it is! Better come back to this later"
I enjoy a good tragedy, but not when I'm looking for a pick me up lol. Thanks, MST3K!
Yeah. That one is a bummer.
This could have all been boiled down to a 30-minute Rod Serling's Night Gallery -- There's even a painting in the storyline
Fun fact: Mickey is played by the director. Also, the pastor's wife is the middle-aged "college student" roommate in the anti-eloping short.
i always thought she were but couldn't find the short! Quite a memorable face
That's why she looked familiar! 😳
@@Eisenwulf666 The short is called "Is This Love?"
No way!! That IS a fun fact!
That puts the jokes about her being her roommate's parents' age in perspective.
This is one of my most favorite MST3K episodes ever, along with Giant Spider Invasion and Eegah!
Thanks for posting.
The dead wife posed for "Little Debbie" snacks.
Fun fact, as of October 2024 the actress who played Jenny is still alive and 99 years old.
Butterfly Tom Servo is adorable!! I want one!
Hes adorable!! Want one too!!👽
"I love you, Deceased Wife!...I mean, Jenni!" 18:50
"What the hell was THAT?!" 28:48
"Uncle Lady will take care of you." 1:24:13
😂😂😂
that Gull wing Mercedes 500SL is the real star of the movie how the hell did they get that for this thing? Renting one was almost impossible even at the time
I've never been much of a car geek, but that is one gorgeous ride.
Even I said "OHH' when the doors opened . . . up.
One of the producers planted skulls and peacocks around the owners house until they agreed to loan it for the film.
How sweeeeet was that!?
They only made 1400 of them ...one in mint condition recently sold for $4.62M at an auction in Arizona...It was first car with true fuel injectors and was fastest car made at the time for public use.. 6 speed, 140-160mph.....windows didn’t roll down and no power steering but one badass ride...
apparently he killed a cross dressing bee keeper as well..HAHAHAHA
Martin Luther is nailing all 95 Theses individually.
One of my favorite episodes ever.
"I'm so bipolar sometimes," is one of my favorite jokes of all time.
Indiana Jenny and the Kingdom of the Screaming Skull
Probably better than Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Chrystal Skull. Don't get me wrong, I like that movie But still...
Don't remind me of that movieeeeee!!!!!
Indiana Skull and the Kingdom of the Screaming Jenny
Indiana Gumby and the Kingdom of the Yardwork Robots
17:08 "I invite you to join me in marital intercourse."
One of my favorite MST lines ever.
"Mickey's a wide awake Nightmare" 😂
I'm thinking about two-thirds of the film's budget must have been spent on that car, whatever it was.
Mercedes 300SL gullwing.
the worlds first super car. over powered, bad ride,hard to handle, no luggage space, and over priced with goofy doors.. but a beautiful thing to look at.
yep all the super car boxes are ticked..
1954 Mercedes 300sl ..they say only 1400 were made..one sold at auction last year for $4.62 million
The riffs on this episode is top 10 mst3k. Funny stuff.
"This may sound selfish..."
"But l want everything for me"
IT DIDNT TAKE MUCH WORK just sit here and watch it a GAZILLION times until not only the film but the responses are also memorized word for word I HAVE NO LIFE😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Crow: MAN, he just scooped his stool up and just threw it at her!!
😆 Crow may have gone too far after that, BUT props for the timing!
This was the very first episode I saw. I was shocked that I had missed out on this my entire life...but when they said in the gumby short, "he's extremely high-crotched", I was hooked lol
Hey! I have this on tape. It was originally filmed in Psychorama, and had subliminal images incorporated into the film that were meant to enhance the scariness. According to the box it was banned in 47 countries.
Now I'm curious!
I wonder if I can still apply for my free coffin.
Yes!!
“Remember folks if you die of boredom you do *not* get a free coffin, sorry.”
Now remember, you can only get a free coffin if you die of fright- not boredom
Just want to say thank you for hosting so many of these great Misties! I dont know how much work is actually involved in getting these up here but I know it's a lot more than I'm doing just sitting and watching....so thank you for that!!
Bugs Bunny sneaking up music
How and why would this video receive 99 downvotes? It's exactly what it is.
Keep circling the tapes.
"He's having his own 3-legged race." Omg this made me lol.
The skull would later get a job singing the theme song for Star Trek: The Original Series.
You changed star trek for me... For the better. Lol
Wait so rich Evans is the skull 💀
Can we help you, movie lady? 46:36
She's got mosquito netting protecting her bosoms. 31:22.
i make a point to do a tiny amount of research into the movie itself during each episode. Fun fact: This movie was directed by the guy who played mickey.
No wonder it was so bad!
Hey, interesting! Thank you!
"Don't you make that skull face at me, Missy!"
"It was a rainy day. Then he shot her."
So many comparisons to Rebecca that I ran this by my wife, who taught the novel in high school. She says the man did kill his first wife, but the housekeeper --- loyal to the first wife -- is the one who tries to drive the new wife insane
this is the dollar store Rebecca
Admittedly, the movie did manage to nail some creepy atmospheres at certain parts, i confess I was spooked at the part where Jenny (I think?) was alone in the house and looking for the source of the screaming, and the part where the painting screamed as it was being burnt. But then the climax was so over-the-top and ridiculous I was laughing throughout it. The commentary was amazing as usual, and the sketch with skull Crow was amazing.
Dawn Darrell Samaitha I actually thought the part where Jenny finally see’s the ghost in the greenhouse was genuine scary and then they ruin it with the over the top chase.
I have watched this episode with 3 different GFs over the years. And when Eric runs off into town and Jenni stays at the creepy house with the creepy gardener out in the middle of creepy nowhere each of them has said "Yeah, right, like she would stay there by herself. Please".
Gotta love how he constantly brings up his deceased wife, constantly refers to her and reminisces and compares to her. How did he get married a second time? His new wife must have some abysmal self-esteem. XD
Also gotta love the just generally terrible and melodramatic everything.
When the crazy newlyweds first ran into that clergical couple they reminded me of Rosemary's neighbor's in Rosemary's Baby. They had that hungry for anyone quality.
I have to agree with Mike & the bots - it's pretty good at creating scary atmosphere, but when it comes time to transition into actually having a plot, it just... doesn't. It's like a movie that's perpetually stuck in first gear.
Even though this video has been up for 13 years, thanks for the upload AnalOGkid!
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We see where all the budget went for the movie when an original Gullwing smg Mercedes pulls up. End of movie, everyone go home. Good job. The Screaming Skull, the end.