MST3k 405 - Being From Another Planet

Ben Murphy is at his Ben Murphyest in this Ben Murphyesque horror/mystery/scifi flick about a creature who needs reuseable ice cubes to get back to his homeworld. Keep an eye out for "OK PAUL!!" from Eraserhead!!!
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[@neobartleby]

I was the kid whose letter they read. I showed the clip to Joel at a CT show. He got excited (for Joel) he said he was glad I turned out well

[@kellisawyer7132]

You achieved my childhood dream! My brother and I wrote to them almost every week and they never made it on the air.

[@FreshSpecimens]

Most comments like this irritate me. But this is pretty awesome. :)

[@deadpanrandleii2237]

cool - hope you are still doing well

[@NB-gu9rs]

@@foobarmaximus3506 Nothing ever happens to anyone anywhere.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Did you really? Are you still? No residual damage from years of watching? Can't same the say.

[@oneopinion6806]

"Okay we're all going to join hands now and try to contact the script." -- That one got me good.

[@AdamWestish]

The best of all time, I'm convinced

[@hamursh]

My favorite riff "To whom it may concern..." "GIVE IT BACK! GIVE IT BACK! YOU SONS OF-"

[@daffers2345]

Why ... why does everyone in this movie want to TOUCH THE STUFF OOZING FROM AN ANCIENT SARCOPHAGUS?!?!?!

[@steviechan5695]

"Hi Jack. How do I look?" "Cheap. Why?" Joel is savage. XD

[@samw.1608]

MST3K is the best thing to happen to mankind.

[@ShinGallon]

It's humanity's crowning creative achievement to be sure.

[@elliebean1118]

You're welcome (it was my second Invention Exchange)

[@RichardBirdsall]

Truer words, never spoken

[@LoneKharnivore]

Uh... it's a comedy show with occasionally dated humour. I can instantly name a dozen better things to have been created by humans, starting with learning to control fire.

[@Xenogeek2]

--since the fidget spinner.

[@lithiumcity]

Proud (I guess) to say I saw this in a movie theater as a kid when it was called Time Walker. Remember thinking it was a stinker even at age 13.

[@kimifw58]

You know, the mummy being from another planet would have been an interesting twist if the title didn't give it away.

[@jeffumbach]

The other title of the film was "Time Walker" and the poster showed the alien. I remember it being on another Bad Movies Review channel.

[@cumulushalo576]

If you touched it then you'd get a burning growing alien fungus on you that destroy the limb so how did they wrap it up like a mummy? Maybe I'm over thinking it... it is a Ben Murphy movie.

[@deathsheadknight2137]

@@jeffumbach So promoters approached this movie from two different directions but all they could come up with was spoilers across-the-board?

[@JohnSmith-eo5sp]

Timewalker

[@yohannbiimu]

@@jeffumbach Neither of the titles used for this pile of bird droppings seemed to apply well for it. Maybe if they had just stuck to "The Mummy" it might have kept some people (really dumb people) guessing. I don't think Universal could have sued for breach of copyrights with such a simple title, but even then they could have called it "The Mummy: With Deadly Green Mold On Its Bandages."

[@rachelalicea500]

"Man, if we could see that, I bet it'd be real scary."

[@AnnoyingSquib]

The Tragic Moments invention exchange is my favorite one. I love the figurines and the reaction from Joel and the bots is a Precious Moment in itself.

[@AdamWestish]

My mom didn't like her precious "Who's That with Mommy" purchase, so I'll try get her something less triggering next time, maybe a Shake Weight

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

@@AdamWestish Try "He Raises A Hand In Anger," perennial classic.

[@soosquatch4236]

One of my favorites as well

[@jvissers3086]

I know Joel didn't really like acting in it, but I think that general reluctance comes through in his performance and is what actually makes him my favorite over Mike. The "I didn't ask for this, just making the best of it" vibe is just perfect.

[@ladycplum]

I actually don't think Ben Murphy was bad at all. It was everyone else who sucked.

[@3lackavar]

Why do you have to feel the need to say one is better than the other. They're both great in their own way.

[@skug9bob]

It's tough, being an archaeologist who's scared of skeletons.

[@hagalazmultiverze3411]

I met an ER doctor, who got sick at the sight of blood...

[@mlpfanboy1701]

Henrik B Sørensen really? Thats not good. No matter what

[@Carzand]

mst3k doesn't cure my depression, but it sure is a nice place to hang out when I AM depressed

[@maximillianclark5197]

The boringer movies help my insomnia.

[@thechannelofultimatedestiny]

Hope you’re doing better.

[@nonprofitgirl]

Yup. Same

[@nn-dj2nu]

Captain James T. Kirk- "You know that pain and guilt can’t be taken away with the wave of a magic wand! They’re the things we carry with us, the things that make us who we are. If we lose them, we lose ourselves. *I don’t want my pain taken away, I need my pain!*"

[@dchuricci]

So… the lesson of the movie is that you can get away with killing several people as long as you’re looking for something and have no idea where you are.

[@MkeKen67]

"Man, if we could see that, I bet it would be really scary." - awesome line!

[@TerrenceNowicki]

ElveeKaye said: "So, a mummy comes to life after several thousand years, collects a bunch of gemstones, and then turns into an alien and vanishes." It's roughly the same plot as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!

[@ShinGallon]

Only this movie holds up better.

[@Crrrow]

And has a cast member from Return of the Living Dead.

[@greedyd5524]

The Mummy’s name? Robert Denby. He was elusive

[@dustincantrell6712]

I know. Sounds bullet proof, right? I would say film ventures was a total failure if not for mst3k spuffing all their productions. Pod people is a film ventures and my personal favorite.

[@dustincantrell6712]

Well, pod peps is my favorite Joel and hobgoblins is my favorite Mike.

[@nostalgicmalcontent]

We've obtained your x-rays Mr. Tut, and it appears that you have a blockage in your sarcophagus.

[@jeanniewilson777]

🤣

[@GenericBrand-TM]

I love this movie but it does lack the critical moment when Ben Murphey calls the mummy a turkey and then turns invisible and drives off into the sunset in his big-rig. Must be in the director's cut.

[@analogkid01]

That Nefertiti...she's some gal.

[@Drakith90]

Ankh-Venharis is as elusive as Robert Denby!

[@wickedmuffin76]

Leave Robert Denby alone!

[@pockypurse]

Give it the old college try, mummy!

[@lengrzywacz8983]

@@wickedmuffin76 You like Robert Denby??!!

[@collinsnider4179]

The tragic moment figures so made my day. They should seriously market those.

[@mst3KGf]

The Tragic Moments figurines may be my favorite invention exchange bit.

[@davidstevens6705]

+mst3KGf It's one of my all time favorites!

[@bruceaxler2635]

I

[@ramairgto72]

lol it was rather sad.

[@MrWestphalia]

Best invention the Mads ever came up with, hands down. Not bad on Joel's part, either.

[@whitehuayra]

my bracelet started mysteriously glowing around the same time a mummy was nearby, and then he started to follow me. I should just keep the bracelet on instead of removing it since he's so obviously after it... man i hate writers sometimes

[@SpamEggSausage]

it was one butt ugly bracelet and she didn't even like that guy so why did she even keep it on?

[@SeanMichaelSmith]

Crow yelling as a mummy made me cry. Thank you Crow.

[@twalsh06]

51:05 "Do not X-ray Ellen Winters! DO NOT X-RAY ELLEN WINTERS!!" "Doodley-doodley-doodley-doot, time to X-ray Ellen Winters!"

[@DCShaneTours]

I like how they all smiled at the end when they saw he was just a nice, cute, friendly alien after all...that killed and maimed your friends!!

[@LoneKharnivore]

Ever read Lovecraft's "At The Mountains Of Madness?" They appreciate that the alien found itself on an unknown world, nearly died, awoke after millennia, and was fighting to get home. How many aliens would a human kill if the positions were reversed?

[@mlpfanboy1701]

Shane Richards i think what killed them was a disease from its own world.

[@davidstevens6705]

Thumbs Up to whoever wants to see the other Tragic Moments figurines: "He Raises a Hand in Anger" "World's Deadest Grandma", "Dad's Liquid Breakfast", and "Who's That With Mom?"

[@PEANUTSENBUTTERS]

David Stevens b

[@Vashthestampdee]

Do they also have 'Who's that with Daddy' 'What is that sound from Mommy and Daddy's room' and 'Harsh truths'?

[@RichardDominguezTheMagicIsReal]

I plan on making them for my own collection

[@skylx0812]

I want the one for the holidays "You shot your eye out kid".

[@notinspectorgadget]

My favorite is "why don't you call me dad?"

[@FanBritLit]

Love it when the bots get scared.

[@Gusterson98]

29:51, 30:55, and 37:43 One of my favorite moments that proves that Joel is a father figure to the bots.

[@arw1013]

Sincere thanks for the solid 5 minutes of 90s commercials at the end - I guess we finally got those wrist-phones of the future!

[@sprybug]

I animated (sadly) on the Precious Girl's Club DVDs (part of the Precious Moments franchise) and seeing the Tragic Moments skit made my night! THANK YOU!

[@number1authority]

Joel’s expression at end of the fun time sketch is perfect.

[@afterlifegoeson1901]

Love the scene where reporters came in and asked a girl in the archaeology class "is this the stiff". She threw up her hands as if she didn't know. I guess the sarcophagus sitting in plain sight wasn't a clue.

[@Patrick_Cooper]

Every time they mention an old band or song, I have to go and look for it. I have been down so many rabbit holes in my years just from these shows...

[@FreshSpecimens]

Patrick Cooper Same!

[@MkeKen67]

Bread was a band I had TOTALLY forgotten existed. They are big fans of esoteric pop culture, and that's what I love most about MST3K.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Lets open a 2000 year old mummy covered in green crap & dig right in with no masks or nuthin!!

[@ChibiPanda8888]

If the dude was just wearing gloves none of this would have happened.

[@derekp308]

This movie was originally known as "Time Walker", which was released in 1982. This isn't the first time MST3K showed an 80's B-movie under a different name. The 80's sword and sorcery movie "The Blade Master" was retitled "The Cave Dwellers" when it popped up on this show. The later is one of my favorite MST3K episodes by the way.

[@troywright359]

where can you find the original credits music used here

[@thelastmotel]

A lot ... an awful lot ... of movies have different names for different regions, different edits, and different media formats. It's happened for many decades.

[@timothygolemis3982]

"okay, we are now all going to join hands and try to contact the script"

[@rcarter9128]

Used to enjoy watching this on comedy central on Saturday morning.

[@2009korz]

Back when it was Comedy Channel. Then Comedy Channel and HA! merged and became Comedy Central

[@kellyweingart3692]

“I’m Leonard Nimoy in search of...my career”

[@kellyweingart3692]

“Ladies and Gentlemen, the Mirage Hotel presents...Siegfried and Roy”

[@ps5blows317]

Yep. Saturday mornings with gamera. You all just don't understand gamera. He's the greatest.

[@NodDisciple1]

Interesting this is, I have to wonder if this movie is based on the theory that a disease in King Tut's Tomb killed Lord Canarvan and the other archeologists and workers that first entered it.

[@elusiverobertdenby3000]

Crow being afraid of the boiler room was oddly adorable 😆

[@thestarkiller01]

Fish Heads. Eat Them Up. YUM! I never got that reference until this year thanks to Bizarre TV playing that ultra weird music video.

[@Emiliapocalypse]

thestarkiller01 roly poly fish heads!

[@MkeKen67]

@@Emiliapocalypse - I used to hear that song on Dr. Demento every weekend in the early 80s.

[@tantalus0971]

If Tom thinks this is *just as bad* as Castle of Fu Manchu it's only because he must be repressing the memory of his breakdown in the third host segment of that smoldering turd. "THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME! THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME! WHY?!?! WHY?!?!" kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJLZoKOVrNWaoLsm52s

[@mechachrist]

COVID-19 quarantine = MST3K marathon.

[@bryanburnap4537]

All I have done :)

[@monkeymouse]

"I'm gonna find those strawberries!" Didn't expect a "Caine Mutiny" riff! "You are about to enter the field of forensic medicine!" "We need to close the beaches!" "There's something out there!" "It's a poorly lit Point of View shot!"

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Uh oh! That's the boss of Poltergeist dad!! The one who moved the headstones BUT NOT THE BODIES!!

[@ShinGallon]

I never got the deal with the ending where they're all standing around looking awe-inspired and smiling at this alien that killed or maimed like half a dozen people needlessly.

[@scottscully4325]

Man space herpes is virulent. I never remember the big face reveal at the end because I am always amazed that this movie was just about reassembling an inconvenient teleportation beacon.

[@AJF786]

Tragic Moments Figurines is my favorite Mads invention. I always did hate those sappy things.

[@cherylz1553]

I laughed out loud at that one, don't know how I missed this episode but it was hilarious!

[@brianjungen4059]

@@cherylz1553 Daddy's liquid breakfast....

[@brianjungen4059]

Who's that with mom?

[@dyembag]

I'll get it! 😂

[@naturekev]

This is now my favorite invention exchange.

[@boskostoybox]

Should have named this movie "Riding with Death" and have the mummy in the back of the semi.

[@HylianFox3]

"Sam, my V-shaped diamond-encrusted mummy-thing is wondering why we stopped!"

[@narcolepticinsomniaproduct8541]

...and the mummy turns out to be... ROBERT DENBY!

[@MkeKen67]

The mummy slime is what made Tripolidine unstable.

[@Sleeper99999]

This was my first episode of MST3K, plus, I actually this movie (when it was called TIME WALKER) in theaters when I was a kid, so it was extra-hilarious.

[@bacongood24]

Love this episode! So many great riffs throughout--one of my faves is "clown!--take that back or I'll squirt you with my flower!"--funny stuff!

[@ninahobson9095]

The toilet paper inside Tom Servo's dome disturbs me for some reason.

[@kevinschaefer3945]

1:14:53 One of my favorite MST lines.

[@dyembag]

... 'Plus what happens when a dog teases a cow way past the breaking point. '😂😂😂

[@deuceydee3506]

"So, the bots are afraid of colorized steadicams, are they? Make a note, Frank!"

[@RandomEntry13013]

Thanks for circulating the tapes analogkid.

[@analogkid01]

It's what I do. I drink, and I circulate tapes. Scotch, duct, electrical, masking, whatever you need, I'm your guy.

[@lunarspunk]

thank you for keeping the old commercials at the end

[@PlasmateIncognito]

"She missed the pool and that will affect her score" LMFAO

[@TooToastyTy]

hahahaha "hey Pete I used to be a frat man myself, i know how it is slow night nothing to do, have a few beers, steal a mummy" Crow, "Do a quart of Everclear through a beer bong." hahaha that's a terrible idea xD

[@ericsilva4472]

I had to try REALLY HARD not to throw up reading this! Lol it doesn't help that I'm hung over from drinking Vodka

[@WalterIntoMetal]

My favorite MST3K episode of all time. Okay....next to Manos Hands of Fate and This Island Earth (MST3K Movie)

[@nonprofitgirl]

No, Walter B….Manos Hands of Fate was absolutely TORTUROUS. AKKKK!!! :)

[@sipioc]

It's weird seeing Ben Murphy like this compared to riding with death

[@nazicat6406]

sipioc Riding with death wasn't that bad,

[@historyandhorseplaying7374]

Or Winds of War

[@rawrvintageisclassic]

Daww! Crow is spooked out! That's adorable!

[@sidviscious8381]

"a 1987 copy of "Who's That with Mom" recently sold for $400."....... can't eat or drink around these MST3k wizards! As Jack Palance would say, "Choose wisely"...."my little corn muffin."

[@timcook1928]

"He Raised his Hand in Anger, World's Deadest Grandma and Dad's Liquid Breakfast...and Who's That With Mom?' "THAT'S THE SICKEST THING YOU'VE EVER DONE!"

[@WalkerRileyMC]

I still say, after all these years, that Johnny Longtorso is the sickest, most evil thing they've ever come up with.

[@angbandsbane]

@@WalkerRileyMC Well, yeah. With Johnny Longtorso, they essentially invented the microtransaction.

[@WalkerRileyMC]

@@angbandsbane Ex-act-ly

[@daffyphack]

I saw the description of this on Twitter, and I knew it had to be analogkid's upload. Love it love it. Ben Murphy bless you, analogkid.

[@vonzigle]

The main thing about this movie is that it's S L O W, unwatchable without the mst3k comments...

[@chriscampbell7895]

Poor budget, PHD works in the dark studying the mold with one light bulb

[@doctorcraptonicus7941]

Grrr - That nasty dean Snidely's really got it in for Mellow Ben and the kids of Anthro House fraternity, He's gonna totally freak out when the gang go on their spring break cross-country road trip to the big archeology competition in Vegas!

[@chriscampbell7895]

Doctor Craptonicus or on the road to Boggy Creek

[@nightowl685]

poor tom, he had no idea what kind of movies were out there, lurking in the shadows...just waiting to be on the show, lol.

[@jonesm1975]

Freshman year of college ('93-'94), this episode was my introduction to MST3K. It will always be my favorite because of that fact, alone.

[@demonkingbadger6689]

Damn, that would be my senior year high school time. At least someone else old around.🥺

[@funnyusername8635]

The commercials at the end of this are worth sticking around for.

[@PDInfantryman]

"Be scared. Be very a-scared."

[@IsItModern]

Great episode, and some iconic commercials at the end to boot!

[@ayerjake]

analogkid01 MST3K vids are the Best Quality in the Market!

[@juggalorog]

Funnest introductions too... ;)

[@Apvizionz]

I enjoyed seeing the PS1 "you are not ready" advert at the end, it's been a long time!

[@Admiralkirk95]

The whole reveal of the thing being an alien was ruined by the title

[@HylianFox3]

Film Ventures International had a tendency to do that, yeah. The original title was "Time Walker"

[@mlpfanboy1701]

Hylian Fox that sounds much better honestly

[@marblominor]

@@HylianFox3 yeah. I just found out earlier today. OMG!

[@yohannbiimu]

@@HylianFox3 Personally, I think it would have been better if they'd just called it "The Mummy."

[@wickedmuffin76]

Why would an x ray machine have a setting that was dangerous ("ten times the normal dose")? And why the concern for over irradiating the mummy?

[@robertmcginty4146]

You could have killed him!

[@LoneKharnivore]

Higher levels for x-raying through things, and radiation will break down organic tissue whether it's alive or not.

[@michaelstevenfriedlander4583]

The 10X setting is for reviving ancient mummies, standard feature on all college X-ray machines.

[@AJStarhiker]

I have to remind myself this episode was 2 years before Babylon 5 came out, where Bill Mumy played Lennier.

[@chernobylFarms]

What do Darth Vader's men call him, behind his back? --Vlad the Inhaler!

[@rsilkw2]

Dude: Hey guys did you hear about girl who got lost in King Tut's tomb? 9 months later she became a mummy! Crow: Stick to hockey Wayne!

[@Nhamp2000]

I wonder what the "Who's that with mom?" figurine would go for now.

[@manicpixiefangirl4189]

John R Ziemba Well, that depends on if you’re talking about the standard version or the Santa Clause variant.

[@WynneCarluk]

@@manicpixiefangirl4189 aren't you thinking of the "Santa stuffed moms stocking" or the "Santa came down mom's chimney" versions?

[@benrichardson5662]

Not much I'd guess. The scene depicted is pretty common nowadays.

[@giantlobsterboy644]

The market was oversaturated in the late 90's. Every Goodwill in America has 20 of those nick nacks.

[@grindcoreninja6527]

You're missing the point. If you're wondering how he eats and breaths or other science facts....

[@s7s7Joy]

39:43 - Meanwhile, in "FRIDAY THE 13th" - LMAO! As a horror-geek that got me! 🤣😈 Plus of course 39:04 .....LMFAO!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@yohannbiimu]

The "fungus" was always "among us" but, they never got to the "humungous fungus among us."

[@roetheboat1]

You know what would make this movie better? RADAR!!!!

[@gamesonvhs5927]

You had me at "...flick about a creature who needs reuseable ice cubes to get back to his homeworld."

[@tom1644x]

Those commercials at the end are a blast from the past. It's almost a shame we 90s kids so diligently paused recording during the commercial breaks.

[@tmac3019]

"dont wake the baby!" plays music loud asf.

[@terde9651]

Did the baby die? Who leaves a baby alone to go out to dinner?!

[@MkeKen67]

@@terde9651 - I thought that was two different scenes. In the babysitting scene, the babysitter and her boyfriend just went to a different room. Although, neither of them seemed very concerned that the baby was crying, just annoyed.

[@donaldpetkus1637]

‘Figure it out. You look like Bea Arthur.’

[@charliechaos2551]

MST3k Forever! I couldn't tell the supporting actors apart nor did I care. Been watching these for 30 years--still love it and get most of the old topical humor.

[@analogkid01]

They're riffing on Robert Ludlum novel titles, which almost always follow the following pattern: "The" [Name] [Noun]. The Osterman Weekend, The Gemini Contenders, The Bourne Identity, The Parsifal Mosaic, The Icarus Agenda, The Scorpio Illusion, etc. etc. etc.

[@DrewberTravels]

I don't know why but when Tom pops up in front of the camera on the second movie sign i just crack up. 44:35

[@walkingmonument]

He's got the "brains" in his mouth! It makes me laugh too. What a goof

[@ElTurbinado]

This is definitely one of my favorite invention exchanges lol

[@2009korz]

I remember watching all day marathons on Comedy Channel. I love this show. Crow cracks me up

[@JiveDadson]

It isn't easy being from another planet.

[@kellyweingart3692]

lol

[@kellyweingart3692]

“Honk if you hate this film”

[@HazeMotes]

Yay! Ben Murphy! "That was a great handshake man, this is a pretty mellow top secret operation, no one's gettin up tight, everything's cool, no baggage or hangups. Im just gonna hang in there baby, you bet your sweet bippy, I'll do my thing, they'll do theirs. Just gotta keep mellow... that's what bein Ben Murphy is all about. And I'm Ben Murphy."

[@CowabungaWo101]

I cant believe that this movie has BOTH leads from John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 in in it.

[@TheAdamewing]

Wow, there was a shot of a skull with its mouth wide open and Tom DIDN'T say, "AAAAAAVE MARIAAAA". I can't believe it.

[@thelastmotel]

That's because this episode was years before the Horror at Party Beach episode...

[@kelvintorrence5994]

Great movie,thanks 4 posting it.

[@jeanniewilson777]

🕯️🙏🏻🤣 Welcome to the Annunciation Seminar.....the line had me dying.

[@59thsurvivorofvhs]

59:06 Just caught that Servo does the "Burger Time" level start up jingle. MST3K is loaded.

[@yvonnerousseau2238]

Lol I love the paper in Tom's "head."

[@kentonclarkson1449]

Apparently you are amused easily Yvonne

[@emilinebelle7811]

Me too! 😂