In Theaters Apr 13, Apr 18

RiffTrax Live: Samurai Cop

The guys who make movies funny, Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett, are back on the big screen for a never-before-seen riffing on the beloved z-grade action film of the early 90s, Samurai Cop. In movie theaters for the first time, the film follows Joe, a cop they call Samurai, who takes himself and his fabulous hair (really, it is an amazing thing to behold) to Los Angeles from the faraway land of San Diego to bust up a gang whose stated goal is putting someone’s head on their piano. Joe and his partner, whose main task is to shamelessly mug to the camera, run up against MST3K fan-favorite, Robert Z’Dar, for some insanely awful and hilarious fight scenes.

Decapitations, explosions, poorly subbed in stunt doubles, mangled dialogue, prominent lion heads, and unfortunate banana hammocks abound in this extremely eighties-y nineties movie.

Join Mike, Kevin, Bill, and Alfonso Rafael Federico Sebastian for a night of hilarious (and cutting) commentary!

Apr 13

LIVE
Apr 18

ENCORE

Run Time: 2 hours

Categories: Comedy

Special Fathom Features

Broadcast Live

Brand new riff

Featuring an Exclusive Short

Michael J. Nelson

As the former host and writer of the Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning Mystery Science Theater 3000®, Nelson has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows, written a regular column for TV Guide and authored many best-selling books.

Kevin Murphy

Perhaps best known as the man behind the plucky red robot Tom Servo on Mystery Science Theater 3000®, Murphy is also author of the bestselling book A Year at the Movies: One Man’s Filmgoing Odyssey and has been a regular contributor to NPR’s Weekend Edition and Wits.

Bill Corbett

A former writer and performer for Mystery Science Theater 3000®, Corbett was the voice of the robot “Crow” (version 2.0), as well as many other strange characters including the clueless alien “The Observer” (a.k.a. “Brain Guy”). Corbett is also a screenwriter and an internationally-produced playwright.