Best of the Worst: The Vindicator, Cyber Tracker, Robot Jox, and R.O.T.O.R.

After numerous failed attempts with forgettable movies, the gang finally settles in for a robot double feature of Robot Jox and R.O.T.O.R. This episode was shot on a dark and stormy night, and much alcohol was consumed in order to properly come to terms with the madness that is R.O.T.O.R.

[@chrishahn3834]

"It's called Elysium starring Will Smith and his son Jada Pinkett" is still one of those lines I laugh at every time I hear it.

[@no_one_from_nowhere]

Yeah but now he’s gotta worry about getting slapped at the Emmy awards

[@williamshears9953]

@@no_one_from_nowhere rlm will never have to worry about the emmies

[@ryan8401]

@@no_one_from_nowhere Came here to make this joke, was not disappointed.

[@dustinlawson5882]

@@williamshears9953 i agree they have way to much integrity to go to the emmies. not to mention they make entertaining stuff so they dont qualify

[@tomgann9383]

Screw you guys. The Emmys are freaking AWESOME!

[@Xelpherpolis]

"I had to call the suicide prevention hotline last night because of ROTOR. They told me to do it." -Rich Evans Your words will be passed down to my children, Rich.

[@ahhdang]

The fact that "introduce your weird robot project to people by having it do a dance routine" is completely accurate to real life tech developers is something

[@Jokoko2828]

When the people with the money have no idea about tech whatsoever this is the best you can do.

[@shexovehxnr284]

It’s very Boston Dynamics, showing off their incredible advancements in technology by teaching a metal dog torso to do backflips.

[@ottamotta]

RLM then: "This movie wasn't horrible but we don't much to say about it so we'll skip it" RLM now: "California Big Hunks is my best of the worst"

[@mnschoen]

Oh there was so much to say about California Big Hunks....

[@hydrocannons7573]

To be fair, them talking about California Big Hunks was hilarious.

[@davechan8613]

The Vindicator refused to show his butthole in the jungle like Rico.

[@gregking7315]

Once mike was allowed to make episode premises it all went downhill

[@Arvidsicool]

It was new to the palette

[@paulbloomfield8322]

If they'd only watched Robot In The Family in this episode, things would have been so different.

[@DinosaurFan88]

God, I can NOT imagine watching R.O.T.O.R. and Robot In The Family back-to-back, that would be some mind-breaking shit.

[@CaptainPRESIDENT]

R.O.T.O.R. in the Family.

[@zetetick395]

...Seven minute long establishing shot of Joey Pants front yard

[@kR-qj7rw]

Wr would have Jumped from 2013 fun dorks to 2020 unhingedness who knows how bad their brains would be at by 2023 in that timeline

[@TheComixkid2099]

Robot in the Family makes R.O.T.O.R. look like Cop Dog. I don't even know what that means.

[@Grummar]

Just found out Robot Jox was apparently written by one of my favourite authors, Joe Haldeman, hailed by the likes of Heinlein and receiving many awards for science fiction writing. His comment on the movie: "to me it's as if I'd had a child who started out well and then sustained brain damage".

[@Fridelain]

Reminds me of his "Worlds" trilogy, the first two were great, the last one was shit, he just wrote down whatever intentionally shitty story in probably one go, because he had a contractual obligation.

[@Belgand]

In a lot of ways it feels like he would go back to the general premise with _Forever Peace_. Which would win both the Hugo and Nebula when it came out. Apparently he and Gordon had disagreements during the writing process, so that would make some sense out of it. Either of them probably could have made an interesting film alone but together we're stuck with something that's worse due to the conflict. All wrapped up in the typical Charles Band cheapness. Even if it was Empire's most expensive film. That's what's so interesting about it. All of them have produced great work before, but combined it was just a complete failure.

[@SEATACx]

I had the weirdest memory jog when I saw the cover, because I always saw it in our movie closet but just never watched it. Now here I am, nearly 20 years since then, finding out it wasn't any good.

[@versebuchanan512]

The little sassy bot in ROTOR is one of my favorite characters in any film I've ever seen.

[@ArchibaldClumpy]

Watching them groan and get mad at moments that would be highlights in any BotW movie today is hilarious. They really are so innocent.

[@gustafsone]

I wish Mike was in on this episode. One of the first things I noticed about "Robot Jox" was that 3 of the main castmembers are Star Trek alums. Gary Graham, Jeffrey Combs, and Jason Marsden.

[@ufofighter16]

The fact that 6 years later G Gundam would basically steal the general plot of Robot Jox still gets me

[@versebuchanan512]

And that the live action Gundam film G Saviour would steal the concept of being a ridiculous b-movie

[@Dr.Acula3000]

I was just reading Judge Dredd Case Files the other day, and they had a very similar premise back in 1978 with Luna-1 War. It didn't have mechs, but it was basically the same idea otherwise.

[@Viceroy_Sundercles_III]

Robot Jox even borrows from other giant robot shows. It was definitely doing Mazinger’s Rocket Punch.

[@tommytwotacos3503]

I love Robot Jox. When I was in High School I showed it to this girl I liked, and she cried at the ending. I really should've married her...

[@AhmedGhazwan]

+Tommy TwoTacos Yes you should've!

[@zetetick395]

When you find one who cries at the ending of R.O.T.O.R - Then you know you've found that *special* one!

[@edwardicus4]

I made a similar error : I dated a girl who loved animae for a while and dumped her for a witch who happened to have dd breasts... Talk about youth being wasted on the young

[@zetetick395]

Awww man, on the marriage day, in front of the priest, instead of the "You may now...." kiss, you could've done the robo-glove thumbs up bump...

[@kuhne]

Zetetik - hahahahhaha. The ending of robot jox is the manliest thing that’s ever happened to movies

[@DreadedEnding]

Rich Evans is a man who will stumble over the word “unconscious” but fires off “Advanced recreation using atmospheric disturbance” without a second thought

[@NoriMori1992]

I love how this hasn't changed a decade later 😂 There are comments on much newer videos about how he can't say "breasts" but he can say "autoerotic asphyxiation" several times or improvise a prank call on the spot.

[@jakebirnbaum1261]

Everyone's so nice to Rich when Mike isn't there

[@Neqael.]

As a child I saw Robot Jox in cinema a couple of times. It looked good then. It was in USSR.

[@Ron_Zone]

Some vcr repair guy could fix that tape. ... lightning fast even.

[@caseywhite3150]

You ever try and nap with RLM BOTW on in the background and then are scared out of bed by Rich Evans' laugh?

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

I wonder why they couldn't just go to Lightning Fast and get Class of 1999 2 repaired.

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

Leandro Pontes They generally get me back to watching my Night Court tapes pretty quickly.

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

Leandro Pontes I have to access the reply system through a google search page or my Gmail because the internal one is some weird system that doesn't work right. Honestly no idea why YT keeps changing things that aren't necessarily broken and breaking them in the process.

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

Leandro Pontes For some reason, even though they changed how the notifications work here, they never updated any of the other google-related ways to access them. Crossing my fingers that they don't :)

[@peterparker6584]

class of 99 one in two are on DVD. Take your VHS tape of and burn it like a sane person and go and get the DVD. Why would anybody buy something on VHS when they can get it on DVD and avoid all those hassles? I literally have a treasure trove of forgotten cinema that to my knowledge has yet to be released on DVD. I happen to be one of those disturbing people who likes bad science fiction and you actually found a couple movies that I haven't seen yet or heard of. At first I thought you said the movie was called cyber trucker but when I realized you said cyber tracker i vaguely remembered the film,. perversions of science and spicy setae were done for HBO. I highly recommend you download those series from one website or another and watch them pretty sure they're not available on physical media. Need to duck tape you guys to some chairs and force you to watch a few movies like space truckers ;) Mistry science theater 3000 and no robot puppets you'll be turned to mental Jell-O in no time with the right selection of movies

[@zetetick395]

@@peterparker6584 Also, the O.G. *Class of 1984* is free to watch on KZbin - it's a GREAT 80s exploitation / Horror-Comedy flic....Plus you get to see a Pre _Back to the future_ Mike J Fox as a drooling meth fiend, which is pretty funny to watch! XD

[@Popebug]

It's odd that they skip the bizarre ending to ROTOR, where the hero gets unceremoniously killed off by a nameless assassin for apparently no reason, and there's weird sequel bait.

[@themega10046]

BugPope Coldyron was killed off by the guy that he argued twice in the movie and the first time Coldyron said the infamous line "You fire me and I'll make more noise than two skeletons making love in a tin coffin, brother."

[@RustyMuck]

What could be said about it? Both the cynical twist and sequel bait are almost incidental after everything else that preceded it.

[@mmjahink]

"Cyber Tracker has a a problem. It's gonna die". Nice callback to an earlier episode, Rich!

[@charlesajones77]

It's telling that two of these movies have already been Rifftrax'ed (Cyber-Tracker and ROTOR). The ROTOR one is actually really good. Highly recommended to any MST3K fans.

[@TheTrueCaptainAwesome]

"I'm just some schmo that built a robot that can see through time." I always, always loose my shit on that line.

[@juggernaught79]

I saw Robot Jox when I was a child and thought it was f***ing epic at the time. I wore the VHS out.

[@michaelbreis]

"You're taking apart the movie with a scalpum..." - Rich Evans 44:14 This is probably my favorite Rich Evans mispronunciation of all time.

[@pdlagasse]

28:54 “There’s a lot of condension there.” An overlooked classic...

[@AlaJhen]

Mine is the "folding chable"

[@noone3216]

Rubbly gloves

[@NoriMori1992]

Sash-squash

[@jackdiamond5340]

Star Wars Episode 27 The Rise Of ROTOR, starting Cameron Mitchell, Daisy Ridley, BB-8, and a CGI Robert Ginty. Directed by Mike Stoklasa. Produced by Jay Beauman and Jack Packard. Music by Shoji Tabuchi. Coming 2041

[@oxykilldone5113]

I would let someone pay me good money to see that.

[@michaelmalfaro3746]

Disney! You must make it!

[@CaptainPancakes]

Edited by a wood chipper.

[@eijiniizuma6184]

Ill buy that for a dollar

[@DirectedbyAI]

Anyone wanna petition for a film like this? Music by Shoji Tabuchi with the humor of Mike with great cinematography but shitty special effects.

[@WorldsRichestLesbian]

I love Robot Jox. It has so much heart I can overlook it's flaws. Also, Slim Pickens.

[@patrickstivers7387]

Colin Kauffman It was the most awesome of the 90's giant fighting robot movies.

[@BelatedGamer]

Patrick Stivers It also has the most epic fist bump in film history.

[@LoganToxic]

Rich Evans laugh is like an angel singing from the heavens...so beautiful.

[@burtknighten1873]

R.O.T.O.R deserves a stand alone episode. It's an amazing movie

[@Spindles15]

Trent Reznor sampled screams from Robot Jox on a track from The Downward Spiral. Oh hell yeah!

[@agent_of_cthulhu]

Really? Was it in Mr. Self-Destruct? I always wondered what was going on in the intro to that one.

[@Spindles15]

@@agent_of_cthulhu 'The Becoming' ;)

[@Spindles15]

@@agent_of_cthulhu I believe the intro sample on Mr. Self Destruct was from THX ... which was directed by George Lucas ... and now the circle is complete.

[@CaptainPRESIDENT]

I wonder if it also influenced the line from Heresy 'If there is a hell, I'll see you there?'

[@agent_of_cthulhu]

@@Spindles15 No shit? Always have been curious about that intro from Mr. Self Destruct... it sounded so familiar but I could never quite place it. Makes sense now because I've only seen thx once. So is the sample used in the Becoming the one that is right at the beginning of the song? The screaming sound?

[@rejs831]

I am late to the game on this, but I cannot tell you how happy it makes me that somebody, ANYBODY, has watched R.O.T.O.R. and enjoyed it as much as I did. It is unsurpassed in its awfulness.

[@petewadesays12]

Until this video I was sure only my dad and I had ever seen it.

[@CaptainColdyron222]

You're on my wavelength and you're right.

[@rrnlg2279]

I remember when I was a little kid. There was a version of Gundum on Toonami that was exactly like Robot Jox. But the robots were themed on National stereotypes. There was even an episode where the French one fell on a crowd of spectators.

[@seanflury4033]

Mobile Fighter G Gundam. I loved that show.

[@AFarmerCalledChicken]

I loved G Gundam as a kid!

[@PALACIO254]

Take my love my hate and all of my anger

[@ianm1462]

Came looking for this comment

[@noone3216]

Lol I thought you were gonna say there was even an episode where the French one surrendered immediately.

[@tschak909]

The actor playing R.O.T.O.R. is named _BRAD OVERTURF_ ... which makes sense, because he has a marginally better acting capacity than a patch of grass.

[@sonofcrystalpepsi1426]

Brad Overturf is a god-tier gay porn star name though. It's tough, yet implies a downy texture that'll really get the kids in the door!

[@filmgeekstudios4393]

@@sonofcrystalpepsi1426 *the BACK door

[@zetetick395]

"...Once I have myself a good steady job, Sandra, I swear I'll make you Mrs Overturf!"

[@Assman45ACP69]

I suprised in retrospect that Mike didn't barge in and mention that two of the dudes in Robot Jox were in Star Trek.

[@MrBuch169169]

Isn't Don 'the dragon' Wilson also the owner of Iowa's largest wildlife reserve?

[@officer_smiles7298]

+Chris Buchanan I'm Don Wilson, Owner of Iowa's largest Wildlife preserve!

[@MrThwor]

Dan Wilson, Don Wilson is his brother

[@paradyne1T101]

What ever happened to Cynthia Rothrock?

[@WittyOriginalUsername]

@PokerPlayerJames Oh no

[@donwilsonfromthewildlifepr2904]

I am

[@KEYSERSOZE1965]

Fun to go back to these older BOTW videos and see how much the screening room and discussion room have changed.

[@nicoledoubleyou]

Look at it now!

[@Randomcorpse]

ROTOR is pure magic. I routinely force people to watch it. It's like an accidental satire/parody, that clearly clocked under so that made an excessively long intro, and was written by someone who knew nothing about the subject material. I can't believe all the "alloy" dialogue wasn't brought up in this video. I also love that the office robot is the only character who's acting ability comes across as non-robotically organic. They guy who played him wouldn't even let them credit him. It's hard to tell how much of this movie is intentionally the way it is.

[@burtknighten4438]

ROTOR doesn't need gears or tubes. Shows ROTOR with MANY different tubes

[@crisdes7260]

28:45, rotor talk, the irony of Josh saying that something could have been explained 'in two, maybe 3 lines'

[@shauncrawford6529]

I like how in ROTOR, back problems asks skunk lady "remember at ROTORs christening..." even though they have never met.

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

Pretty sure that's his VO narration, where he's talking to his boss about the disaster after it's already happened.

[@shauncrawford6529]

@@DistractedGlobeGuy Just watched it back to be sure. After he picks skunk lady up from the airport they goto a hotel and you can clearly see him say, "remember at ROTORS christening" then it cuts to VO.

[@taylorlconner]

“Remember at ROTOR’s first communion…”

[@_RT___]

Looking back 6 years later, there's a certain charm to these older episodes. It's like you guys are legitimately just hanging out and having fun with it.

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

Also the fact that Amish Werewolf Jay doesn't make you feel uncomfortable with your heterosexuality.

[@rebeccawilliamson1978]

@@DistractedGlobeGuy I'm happy I'm not the only one that thinks Original Recipe Jay looked like a werewolf. I mean, he's still cute, but Hot & Spicy flavor Jay is next level.

[@jimvorel1884]

After watching R.O.T.O.R. myself, I can't believe that they didn't mention that the main character gets GUNNED DOWN AND MURDERED by a minor character, right before the end credits. How did they forget to talk about that?

[@zachthompson8078]

Jim Vorel no, you’re thinking of Scarface

[@TheTrueCaptainAwesome]

In the RiffTrax edition, the riffers bust out laughing at that point and later say "We just didn't known how to end the movie."

[@davistoa]

​@@zachthompson8078 Thank god the video game fixed that blunder

[@tobiasthepious182]

I begged my dad to rent the Robot Jox movie for almost a decade, but never saw it. I just liked the cover art, and it happened to be one of the first tapes on the shelf at my eye level. Thank you for the review.

[@RegularSizeRick]

tobiasthepious Friday night at Block Buster Video.

[@synthesisgames]

Robot Jox was awesome. I loved that movie when I was a kid.

[@meleemastermaa1449]

+Nem Same, I always loved Giant Robots fighting each other.

[@synthesisgames]

+HNTR KLLR no that's because it had giant fighting robots and boobs.

[@OpenMawProductions]

Same. My brother and I loved the fuck out of that movie. Got us into the Mech Warrior games and all the battletech toys.

[@benwhackley]

IS awesome!

[@DIEGhostfish]

I watched Roboy JOX and Robot wars while my family was renting a house in upstate New York.

[@matthewt4272]

I can't even imagine what it must have been like to rent something like R.O.T.O.R. back in the day.

[@johnc6497]

Robot Jox is an amazing movie! I remember seeing it as a kid, and falling in love with it because it reminded me of the old Mech Warrior and Earth Siege games. However, that being said, it DOES have many cheesy flaws to it. However, I think it's a fantastic movie to watch and have fun with. Not quite as much a classic as say, "Starship Troopers" but still in that sorta vein

[@hiltibrant1976]

Exactly the same. Played Earthsiege about the same time I first saw this movie. Loved the battle scenes. It was magnificent... when I was 8 years old. Still, memory lane :)

[@hiltibrant1976]

Exactly the same. Played Earthsiege about the same time I first saw this movie. Loved the battle scenes. It was magnificent... when I was 8 years old. Still, memory lane :)

[@VerbotenGeist]

Robot Jox always gave me "reworked BattleTech film script" vibes, still a fun watch regardless

[@jasonscarborough94]

I definitely see it, the new generation of Jox are pretty blatantly just a Clanner SibCo with the serial numbers filed off, and the actual robot fighting is basically a mix of a Clan Trial of Possession and the Solaris games

[@kevinoneil5120]

Wow. So much for thinking that Robot Jox was a false memory I'd created for myself... apparently I DID see it once as a kid.

[@orioncooper1705]

I loved Robot Jox as a kid. AS A KID! There's a sequel that I was excited to find, again, as a kid, called Robot Wars. It's not even remotely as enjoyable as Robot Jox, as it's probably the first time I remember feeling ripped off by a movie. Robot Wars is literally over an hour of painfully slow build up with bad "action" scenes and exposition, then ends with maybe 2 minutes of actual giant robots fighting. Really, it's one of the most one-sided fights I remember ever seeing, with the lower-tech antique robot just ripping apart the supposedly high-tech indestructible antagonist robot almost immediately. I remember looking at my brother after watching it and saying "What the fuck was that?!?" loud enough that I got in trouble with my mom.

[@Captain-Jinn]

"I called the suicide prevention hotline because of R.O.T.O.R. They told me to do it." Omfg I'm crying. XDDDD

[@AMbradfordfilms]

Captain Jin 21:26 It's the timing that really got me, how he interrupts Jay to deliver the last line. I fucking lost it

[@crazyluigi6664]

R.O.T.O.R. is... He told me to do it!

[@Elriuhilu]

I'm pretty sure that guy from Robot Jox is Ambassador Soval from Star Trek: Enterprise.

[@excessmaterial]

He is. Gary Graham is a huge sci-fi fan and was also in Alien Nation the tv series. He's in all sorts of sci-fi stuff.

[@AlexHatzberger]

Watching a reference to Russia starting a war today of all days is just the crème de la crème of references

[@fordshojoe8080]

Someone needs to call the police on them lol

[@Ale-mv3gr]

Man, a movie about survilance technology, police brutality and strong female chacters, Rotor was truly ahead of its time.

[@emmy8526]

Amazing that Rotor’s marketing computer animation (1987) is more high tech than Elon Musk’s dancing guy in a 'robot' suit publicity stunt (2021).

[@thomasderosso5625]

Robot Jox made me so happy as a teen...

[@LiamPennington]

Watching a lot of these on a lazy Sunday and oh how I wish the other 49 movies from that set were used in future episodes, I can imagine we may have missed out on some absolute gems. Make it so guys!

[@superwishin]

Now im googling 'Can horses drink coffee?'

[@RegularSizeRick]

superwishin I know it’s been a couple years, but what did you find?

[@BRUXXUS]

I am also interested in your findings.

[@sneakysnake7695]

They can just not alot

[@JohnSmith-hd2tl]

@@sneakysnake7695 a lot*

[@CELT1CPRED]

If you have a chance to get the shout factory bluray release of Robot Jox definitely do so, there's an excellent making of featurette that really shows just how much work went into the stop motion and miniature effects. While yes, dated today, they're still very impressive.

[@Topplethepyramid]

The Robot Jox segment really needed Mike IMHO. You know, with all the Star Trek actors and all.

[@excessmaterial]

I know! What a missed opportunity.

[@stevencollins8348]

Thanks for even mentioning this I was wondering why the lead looked so familiar

[@AschenDog]

Someone at Sunrise saw Robot Jox, that's clearly where G Gundam came from.

[@TenderWhale]

I decided to binge all this channels content before the new decade. Going good so far

[@Mediumreginald]

Holy shit the robot jock falling on the crowd is the screaming loop at the beginning of NIN's "the becoming". Hm

[@direx1974]

Thanx for bringing "Robojox" to my attention. The parts you show had a real good soundtrack in it. So I searched and found out that Frederic Talgorn made the music and it's availible to buy ... and I bought it, cause its a classic 80s B-movie filmscore and I love it ... thanx

[@hat6036]

Jack was definitely getting paid to wear that Funny or Die hoodie

[@toweypat]

I'm glad he was funny, so he didn't die.

[@christian_heretic]

Mike took a shot at them in one BOTW maybe jack felt bad?

[@davistoa]

​@@christian_heretic You might be thinking of when they talked about Scary or Die, which was like... YEARS after this episode

[@DeadManProp]

My neighbours must be wondering at this point "What the fuck is up with that high pitched laughter there every night?"

[@urdnal]

Jack eating his words after that R.O.T.O.R. stop motion action.

[@elmartillo7931]

R.O.T.O.R. was the best VHS cover on the shelf back in the day and never regretted renting that masterpiece

[@PassengerPigeonsLE]

That thing behind Rich Evans makes it look like he was hastily edited in the wide shot, like they cut his clip out in a square and pasted him in

[@virgiljericho664]

I come back to this every so often for “Establishing Shot: The Movie”

[@NoizeAddict13]

Nothing like watching a 6 year old video with no new comments 💯🔥

[@Arvidsicool]

NoizeAddict13 I feel you!

[@poiballs425]

good lord, i actually watched robot jox in the theatre

[@talesfromthebubble6327]

Same here. Me, my dad, 2 brothers, and what looked like a homeless man. 5 people in that whole theater.

[@scottjohnson388]

The Riff Trax version of ROTOR is gold.

[@richardtheconquerer]

It occurs to me that those 50 movie DVD packs are now just what make up most streaming services now. Only at least with the DVD pack you knew you weren't getting anything good whereas now all the bad movies are mixed together with the couple of good ones

[@farslashenjoyer]

R.O.T.O.R. looks and sounds like a movie that was crafted geniusly to be hilariously bad. Those extended establishing shots with the lame punchline sound hilarious, I have to see it.

[@rmyers99]

ROTOR is absolutely worth watching, it's hilariously bad. There are so many continuity errors it's ridiculous, but somehow it manages to transcend its own awfulness and be something genuinely enjoyable.

[@justafox5356]

Like an unironic Garth Marenghi.

[@brendanmatelan2129]

I'm being completely honest, this is one of the best youtube videos I've ever seen. These shitty movies are terrible and the way you destroyed them and talked about them made it great. Also, I would also destroy a movie that I didn't get to watch because it malfunctioned. Great video, I'm sharing it, liking it, and adding it to my favorites! Thanks guys.

[@jetfire851]

Well at least they enjoyed "Robot Jox"; I love that movie despite its cheesiness. Of course, it's Shakespeare compared to "ROTOR".

[@Maladjester]

Crash and burn!

[@gertpacu3926]

Rotor... Best movie ever.. Seen it 20x.

[@tom.m]

The Rifftrax of both Cyber Tracker and ROTOR are available in full on YT. In case anyone needs more ROTOR. (Who doesn't?)

[@antionedebusei6378]

Calling out Josh's Dismemberment Plan tshirt, rock on brother :) Also holy shit those city shots at the beginning of ROTOR are Dallas!

[@an_arachnofondler]

Can't find that shirt anywhere, all of his shirts are dope

[@JohnZyski]

This episode has become one of those things that seems to have always been there.

[@mwont]

robot jax is the movie of my childchood. I loved it then and still love it.

[@VideoGamersOasisPlayTheatre]

I remember seeing "The Vindicator" as a kid. It kind of reminded me of a combo of Robocop, Frankenstein, and The Phantom of The Opera.

[@alfredcrane7093]

I had the...ahem....honor of seeing Robot JOX in the theater. Glad y’all did a show that included this!

[@pseudofox]

I saw Robot Jox before I came across redlettermedia, and I felt really anxious because it's a schlock-fest that's really enjoyable and gives you a good feeling in my opinion. So I wasn't sure what I'd think of what these guys would say about it. I'm glad that they say that it's a B-movie, NOT a "bad movie". It's really fun.

[@FoxSnootz]

They had a perfect opportunity to say "I'd give the vindicator a C++" I though this was supposed to be high quality humor you hack frauds!

[@rsilkw2]

I was watching the Robot Jox segment in this episode there was a logo behind the Russian character and I was like “ wait that looks really familiar like it’s from a Japanese beer logo..” so I looked up Sapporo Beer and lo and behold it’s a striking resemblance. So In future, Sapporo beer will become its own superpower and build giant mech suits. Me gusta.

[@heetsees]

I used to watch Robot Jox off and on as a kid and the reason the fights are worth sitting through all the drama is because....of the weight of the robots! The robot fights are epic, and they are WEIGHTY, a gaming term that definitely applies to this film. The massive robots have very much mass and are technically by controlled and mastered through skill and finesse not super speed dump ammo and pray and spray. Its worth a watch.

[@thatFellowTraveler]

I personally love Robot Jox because it was one of the dozen sci-fi VHS movies my dad had. The jungle gym trial, illiteracy, gourmet hotdogs never phased me.

[@CheefChaos]

My Dad and I loved watching Robot Jox in the 80's, he is Ill right now after suffering a stroke, even if it's a shitty movie enjoy the time with your fam.

[@spiritofthersites7578]

R.O.T.O.R. is one of my favorite bad movies and has been for the last 3-4 years. Captain Coldyron is one of the weakest protagonists ever and I don't understand why a lesbian bodybuilder was brought in so late in the film as the muscle.

[@sus_tenants]

I go to sleep with the Mr plinkett pillow under my head every night. So cooling and soft, such flawless execution

[@MyMagnificentOctopus]

42:30 ROTOR blows up because the rope is supposed to be that "primer cord explosive" the main character was showing off at the beginning of the movie. (You didn't mention it in the summary, but it was set up. One of the few set up/payoff sequences in the film.)

[@no_one_from_nowhere]

Uh oh jack, now you’re gonna get slapped at the Emmy awards

[@nakfoor1846]

The ROTOR segment is beloved by me because I remember it was on TV when I was about 7 years old and I mistook it for a good movie.

[@darkridearchive8626]

Good news everyone, only 13 more years till ROTOR would have been fully ready

[@patrickpatrick5105]

OMG, I have been looking for ROTOR forever. I remember watching it as a kid and never saw the ending. and let me tell you, trying to find a movie about a robot cop end in finding nothing but robocop.

[@sblinder1978]

Appropriately, Robot Jox can be streamed on Tubi

[@Hidesinmud]

Damn, this is an old one but one of the best ones I’ve ever seen!

[@roseprickett8303]

I watched R.O.T.O.R. really late and fell asleep. I thought I dreamed the ending. When I rewatched it I discovered it was not a dream. It was just that strange of an ending.

[@ewolf87]

I love The Vindicator! How dare you! Love the show guys!! Cant wait for more episodes with the Plinketto board !

[@gertpacu3926]

I love ROTOR.. One of the best bad movies EVER. Love the Beach Boys references too and the bad teeth and haircuts.

[@MatthewRutledgeTaylor]

I love how you have ROTOR dancing to The Bottom Line by Big Audio Dynamite.

[@robertmagill6005]

R.O.T.O.R. could have been a really good movie. Who wouldn't want to see a psychotic version of Robocop going Maniac Cop on a city?

[@NoriMori1992]

Robot Jox could've been done pitch perfectly if it had been an anime. A mecha pilot accidentally killing a bunch of civilians and being crippled with guilt and not wanting to fight and being called a coward would fit right into the Gundam franchise. Especially back then.

[@petewadesays12]

I had seen Robot Jox and Robot Wars a lot as a little kid but it wasn't til a few years ago my dad and I discovered R.O.T.O.R. at 3 am on public access That masterpiece is now in my vhs collection. So....4 people in the world own it.