Feed Me Seymour!!
The old MST3K crew of Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett take on one of Roger Corman's cheesiest movies (is that possible?), by riffing this one about a man-eating plant. Some of the guys' best comments are directed to the hapless store clerk, Seymour; Audrey the always-hungry plant; and a very young Jack Nicholson. Some riffs hit the mark but the guys miss a few choice moments, especially between Seymour and Audrey. This is the original black and white movie and NOT the musical, so be prepared for it to be really cheaply made. Also, you will never see the guys in any way. You will only hear the riffs while the movie runs.
For one of the best, check out Rifftrax, "House on Haunted Hill." RiffTrax: House on Haunted Hill - from the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000!
"Now voiced by Brian Blessed..."
When the movie mocking show MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 went off the air in 1999, it took a few years for the cast and crew to get back into the saddle. For Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett, they eventually started The Film Crew. The premise was slightly different (three guys working for a DVD production company forced to make commentary tracks) but the result was the same (three guys watching bad movies and keeping their sanity with the help of their pointed barbs). However, the Film Crew DVDs got held up and in the meantime Nelson started Rifftrax which cut out the surrounding premise and solely featured comedians making fun of movies. For this straight-to-DVD release, the film is a fairly infamous public domain feature.
Roger Corman's THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1960) is a deliberately silly, campy romp with over the top characters, surreal situations and nonsensical, non-realistic...
Pointless Subject for Riffing
Seriously, what's the point of riffing a movie that's already got its own tongue firmly planted in cheek? I suppose you could spend some time exploring some Corman/Haze/Hollywood of the 50s trivia or something. You could talk about how it was made for a budget that made even Corman snicker behind his hands (I'm guessing). There's all kinds of fun research a mere imdb click away.
Or you could mention 50 times that Seymour wears a scarf and hat all the time.
Sometimes, Rifftrax movies are best watched without the riffing. I think this is one of those times. But then, I prefer their "Plan 9 From Outer Space" unriffed, too, so consider the source.
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