MST3K 618 - High School Big Shot

[@eviliraqi]

marv is the quintessential noir protagonist, a guy who is just clever enough to completely ruin his own life

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

And being manipulated by a sexy gal.

[@eviliraqi]

@@MinscFromBaldursGate92 you'd do the very same

[@randymillhouse791]

And that he did. Tom Pittman ran his car off the road and was killed before this movie came out. Down a ravine on Halloween 1958. His body wasn't found until a month later.

[@eviliraqi]

@@randymillhouse791 this was the movie that taught me not to look up people in these poverty row movies, especially not the actors

[@randymillhouse791]

@@eviliraqi Tom was an actor that was moving up. He was 26 driving a Spyder, much like James Dean. He was probably drunk. He was on Gunsmoke. Give the guy a break.

[@blugreen123]

These "35 year-olds playing teen delinquents/hoods" is one of my fave subgenres of MST. 😂

[@kilssj2250]

Dude, you just described how Hollyweird STILL does it. They made that joke in Scary Movie...

[@AdhamOhm]

Reminds me of when Beavis snd Butthead were making fun of Pat Benatar's Love is a Battlefield. "Check it out, she's running away from home and she's only 30."

[@SpamEggSausage]

@@AdhamOhm there's so much to make fun of in that video. I always laugh at the hookers trying to scare that guy by shaking their boobs at him.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

It's called ''Dawson Casting''.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

This is one of the more underappreciated episodes of MST3K. The host segments are solid, the short at the beginning is one of the best ever and they manage to turn a depressing black and white simple moral tale into entertaining riffing yet i rarely see it mentioned whenever anyone does their MST3K top ten list

[@kdohertygizbur]

It's in my top five Probably more quotable quips next to Teenage Crime wave or I accuse my Parents A lot of those lists that are out, the creators probably don't get a lot of the jokes cuz they are too young and those jokes go over their heads

[@boomboom6577]

This one slipped past my radar, and I’ve watched this show since it aired! Maybe I forgot about it, but . . . .

[@HolyKhaaaaan]

As a consolation, it's got a clip on KZbin that is called the most hilarious one from MST3K. The ferryman clip. I'd say that's given it some good recognition.

[@mikezylstra7514]

@@kdohertygizbur as the police car drives up, siren going "ahh Riiiiicky" These were people up and alive and watching TV in the 50's.

[@kdohertygizbur]

@mikezylstra7514 Lol

[@Nylorac.Nruboc]

Moral of the Short: To get into heaven, engage in more aggressive marketing and increase sales volume.

[@TheRealMightyHokie]

God is a capitalist. We all know that. I mean, look at the real estate the Guy has accrued!

[@em_birch]

@@TheRealMightyHokie Absolutely love the attention to detail in capitalizing "Guy". Good job, friend.

[@TheRealMightyHokie]

@@em_birch Thanks, Emily. We all need more laughter. =D

[@em_birch]

@@TheRealMightyHokie *nods* Now more than ever.

[@ClayLoomis1958]

Tossing dice with Satan. A nice, wholesome message for the kids; "Go ahead and gamble with the Devil, kids. I can't foresee any problems there."

[@BushcraftingBogan]

Wow! The bread delivery guys are like the fighter pilots of the wholesome grocery business.

[@mikezylstra7514]

Now, THAT'S a New York method actor!

[@dannydinosaur73]

Remember the scene in The Giant Gila Monster episode when the sheriff tells Chase that a man died in a car crash at the bottom of a small canyon, and it took police 19 days to find him? They were referring to Tom Pittman, the star of this movie. It was really how he died in real life.

[@mevicky100]

that’s so sad because it’s true, but also pretty wild because people at the time would have understood that reference. Tom was a promising actor in the late 50’s so it would have been fairly big news.

[@stoneyboyd]

HOLY CRAP! That’s tragic

[@ReelTaino]

Goodness :(

[@Setmose]

Actually, the screenplay is kinda cool, in that it telegraphs a Shakespearean ending (the term paper), and then ends like a Shakespearean tragedy.

[@idunbeezasmart1]

Remember, kids! If you work hard to be a high school big shot, you too might be able to graduate and get a job taking bread places.

[@teejay1824]

I'm makin' over tree million a year!

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

But his bread sucks.

[@esmokems]

"Unfortunately I hired 500,000 guys to help." That made my laughter hurt so bad.

[@MarsGundam]

Here's something I thought was a sad note to an already depressing movie. The star of the movie, Tom Pittman, died in a car crash in a canyon and his body was found 3 weeks later. A sad end for someone once called "One of Hollywood's Rising Young Stars".

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

And he died before this film came out.

[@GooseGumlizzard]

@@LadyAstarionAncunin 3 weeks after filming the movie

[@AJF786]

Nothing like a depressing black and white movie to chase the blues away.

[@Virjunior01]

From 2020, with the infection, and America possibly on the brink of violent collapse: Yeah, it helps.

[@AdamWestish]

Our lives are being ruined by an "oringes" clown, so badly-made movies now look as though they're all set in heaven...

[@necromancer4660]

"Human kindness is for losers and losers end up dead" The moral of the movie folks!

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Gee. How uplifting.

[@choosecarefully408]

Set society up so that we have nowhere to turn when things aren't perfect, then blame the victims of our lacks when they try to break out of things the only way available? ♪ It's The American Waaaaaayyyyy... ♪ This reminds me of when the Sandinistas kicked the murderous Somoza régime out of Nicaragua. The Somozas had been keeping human rights concerns repressed at the behest of the Americans for decades. So what did the Americans do? They attacked Nicaragua incessantly _and_ cancelled all arms sales to the nation. This forced the Sandinistas to purchase arms from the only other source willing to sell them any - - the USSR. Then the Americans used the excuse that they were purchasing arms from the USSR to justify their preemptive strikes against Nicaragua. Heyyyy.... they did the same thing more than once, didn't they?

[@CNYKnifeNerd]

@@choosecarefully408 Idk man, that sounds like some kind of commie gobbledygook to me. Seriously though, caring about humanity is socialist and socialism is communist and communism is fascist! I know because tucker carlson told me! Speaking of how great capitalism is, I just donated my last 38 cents to help Trump buy a new private jet.

[@choosecarefully408]

@@CNYKnifeNerd 😆 Hail Hydrah.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Don't be a simp to a manipulative vixen or you'll pay.

[@shannonrenee550]

I like when they chuckle at each others jokes.

[@ethanpeirce]

Just imagine your unemployed dad being so poor that he makes you give up half of your last six bucks so you can both go on three-dollar dates.

[@aarondavis8943]

And imagine being so stupid that you don't lie and say you're broke to your sponge father.

[@aarondavis8943]

And imagine being stupid enough to tell him you have money.

[@TheBrianJ]

1:16:45 "MEANWHILE IN THE SAME ROOM ACROSS TOWN!" remains one of my favorite riffs in MST3K history.

[@lcslndmt]

Mike tossing Servo across the theater is one of my favorite moments from this show

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Timestamp pease.

[@WarBudgies]

@@MinscFromBaldursGate92 1:21:06

[@marccolten9801]

"She's the Thought Criminal! Put the rat mask on her!" Favorite line.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

That wouldn't make a good Skaven cosplay though.

[@jacksongibbs8998]

Since the two main thieves in the heist (the ones who don’t die) are named Harry and Marv, I have to wonder: was High School Big Shot secretly a prequel to the Home Alone movies?

[@alexiaNBC]

Now that would've been a great twist XD

[@jacksongibbs8998]

@@alexiaNBC Now that I think about it, since they ended up loosing the heisted money in the water, maybe that’s why they were later known as the Wet Bandits.

[@Ferrindel]

Oh my god…

[@Gingerbread22]

Maybe someone at the production of Home Alone really liked this movie. Weird things happen

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

One. Milion. Bucks!

[@nomatchesformikey7768]

"I want to do business with him..." 'But his bread sucks'

[@ogopolo]

The whole short has to be one of my favourite MST3K moments

[@halfling49]

*Specialty breads!*

[@nikolaisimpson2463]

I Liked How Frank Brought A Dinosaur Back To Life

[@billkasperdotcom]

@@nikolaisimpson2463 It looked amazingly like Rollergator

[@jfordinstereo]

Maybe i rough him up a little. maybe i bust his chops.

[@awelcruiz]

I love the opening, and how Gypsy doesn't need an instrument to be irritating.

[@HylianFox3]

Kramer'll do that to ya

[@borntogazeintonightskies]

"What would you say if I got married again?" "Well, you should clear it with mom." 🤣🤣🤣

[@lindaeasley4336]

An angel , satan , and bread delivery . Yep , the makings for a great story

[@charliechaos2551]

I loved when Mike chucked Tom Servo because he wouldn't quit singing "Don't pay the Ferryman"--hilarious!

[@Wildcat_93]

"Hey I'm fake walkin' here!" lmao

[@corvus1970]

"Beer-Wine: wine made from fresh beer."

[@KingOFuh]

Wha'ppen'd to the big shot? About a month after filming wrapped 10/58, his body was found in his Porsche J Dean Model Spyder 11/19/58, 3 wks after his car flew off into a ravine in Benedict Canyon, speeding home from Halloween party. Was found halfway out driver's side window, crushed betwixt steering post & driver side door. Tom Pittman, RIP

[@Praetorian8814]

I blame the English teacher. Marv's the model student and incredibly gifted, albeit socially awkward. He even owned up to letting Betty plagiarize. But yeah, let's pull his scholarship anyway.

[@nextgentacos123]

Honestly he probably revoked it for Marv's sake, since other people would've walked all over him like Betty.

[@insertclevername4123]

I was watching this with a friend who shares my pretty dark sense of humor. When it got to: --Is this a gag? --I hope to die if it is. --I hope to die anyway. Beside me I heard a quiet, "Jeeesus..."

[@scottdavison9449]

😂😅

[@mevicky100]

I had no idea this movie was released posthumously - Tom Pittman (Marvin) died in 1958 at 26 years old in a car crash, and this movie came out in 1959

[@MrBjanders]

Thanks, I really needed that extra dose of sadness to go through with it. But seriously, that is tragic but really fascinating, thank you for the comment.

[@mevicky100]

@ for a double-extra dose of sadness, there’s a scene in Giant Gila Monster which directly references the real life car crash - Tom was becoming a well-known actor, so that reference would not have been lost on the audience at the time

[@kymmydanger]

"Well, you see son, she lives in the Thimble Kingdom and she has to defend the Mushroom People before we can marry." "Her name is Thimblina, by the way, she milks butterflies and she's charmed. If I touch her I turn to wood." OMG I can't stop laughing

[@LivingStoneWriter]

54:37 - “What would you at home do?” 😂😂😂😂😂 Those were some haunting stares Marv kept doing towards the camera. Feels like he’s staring into our souls.

[@walkingmonument]

I'm gonna steal it one dollar at a time from a million places😂

[@vladnefarious]

just like superman 3...

[@HenryvKeiper]

"From now on I'm going to keep a close watch on these guys..." "Especially when they're showering..."

[@mikezylstra7514]

LOL! Riff of the whole episode.

[@kevinhowe598]

"I need a bottle adapter for my lips." Best line in the movie

[@elhollins5988]

I love tom servo's little floppy hands. I love tom servo. (I'm weird:)

[@JohnnyBeatdown]

The Bread short is my favourite MST film/riff Betty in High School Big Shot is dang cute, I'd gladly completely fail to steal a million bucks for her

[@auntiec6294]

@@halfling49 Like Vince did 😂

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

But Betty was a manipulative bitch. She had it coming.

[@The3Storms]

I got unexpectedly emotional when Gypsy’s light went out in the last host segment/reenactment 🥺

[@TheKzfisher]

After a short stint in prison for his part in the robbery, Harry March changed his name to Cyrano Jones, constructed a makeshift starship and began selling Tribbles across the known galaxy . . . .

[@RavnerRavner]

you magnificent bastard

[@i_cant_draw5095]

Holy crap... it actually is the same person...

[@eggbuscus]

"And perhaps, as a little added distraction from his work-" Mike: "I'll do Community TheatAAaaaAAAaaAAAaaaaaAAaaaAaAAaAAaAAa"

[@CuriousGoodsJessica]

"If she doesn't shut up soon, I'm gonna stuff her full of croutons" - that's freakin awesome

[@lengrzywacz8983]

"Tonight only. Cokes $1.10"

[@kd17Burger]

That line always cracks me up

[@Roadvirus1]

*Note:* The character Harry March (the safecracker) is played by Stanley Adams, who will later play Cyrano Jones (the seller of Tribbles) in the Star Trek TOS episode "The Trouble With Tribbles".

[@ramonosuke]

"How else can I scar him?... uhh, Son, you have a tiny winky!" LOL

[@BlackMasterRoshi]

there isn't a single likeable character in this movie

[@mikezylstra7514]

The dad is actually my type (like, for real).

[@GooseGumlizzard]

"I had a Brooklyn accent and a different poisonality!"

[@betsy1947]

I LOVE MST3K!!!!!!!!! Thank you for the uploads!!

[@chrisparker1123]

"They leave orphaned bread on people's doorsteps?" hahahaaaa

[@mikezylstra7514]

in drawers.

[@TheRogueWolf]

19:54- I always bust out laughing whenever the guys start doing the carousel music.

[@Virjunior01]

1950s excess consolidated into a single machine... "bread carousel."

[@mikezylstra7514]

It's one of those things; you had to be there.

[@geoffreyfyfe2248]

The drunk loser dad in this is one of my favorite side characters in an MST movie. And then he pops up again in "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" playing practically the same character. (No surprise as Malcom Attenburry was a VERY prolific character actor.) "Hey, it's depressing dad!' "Haven't killed myself yet, son!"

[@andrewfrankovic6821]

Not quite yet.

[@ProjectRedfoot]

"You didn't have to shoot him in the *FACE!"* LMAO

[@teejay1824]

Watch me come on to a grocer 😏

[@kellyweingart3692]

“Maybe I should take that job as a Mouseketeer “

[@popecorkyI]

He just HAD to be a big shot, didn't he? Had to open up his mouth all his friends were so knocked out Well, it's no big sin to stick your two cents in If you know when to leave it alone, but he had to have the last word, last night Had to have the front page, bold type Had to be a big shot last night (Oh Oh whoa whoa oh, Oh Oh whoa who-oo-oo-oo-ah) (Oh Oh Oh whoa whoa oh, Oh Oh whoa)

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Slow clapping.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

This was arguably the most depressing movie in mst3k history.

[@andrewfrankovic6821]

No way. The Girl in Lovers Lane? Manos? The opening credits alone to Red Zone Cuba have reportedly brought people to the brink of suicide. Half of Mst3K's film library is tied for most depressing movie in mst3k history, and this may be the most depressing comment in the history of comments. Specialty Bread? I bought two loaves today. I'm not proud.

[@boomboom6577]

@@andrewfrankovic6821 I approve every bit of this comment. red zone Cuba and his other one, sky divers (?). Depressing and boring, boring and depressing

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

@andrewfrankovic6821 The Sidehackers was more sad than those.

[@JamaicanCastle]

@@boomboom6577 Red Zone Cuba and Skydivers _want_ to be tragic but they fail because frankly, getting murdered and hunted down by the cops is about all you can expect out of their characters. Whereas Marv has this sense that, if he stayed away from Betty, he mighta been somebody.

[@StoneColdSergio]

The Girl in Lovers Lane is the saddest one for me personally, one of the few pictures the gang did that I wouldn't mind watching sans riffing.

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

Look, they're making fun of the character, but the actor playing Marv, Tom Pittman, is really good in this! His acting really holds the character together, and I like how he can go from shy schoolkid to confident heist planner. He had range.

[@kdohertygizbur]

Every where I turn the same thing happens I get drunk, vomit , pass out and don't get hired TOO FUNNY

[@maxi-me]

Great Riffing as usual. This flick was way ahead of its time with lines like "what's love got to do with it" and "what are you smoking"

[@unyieldingcreek1]

The short in my opinion is the absolute best short riffed.

[@FanBritLit]

"How's the German Expressionist date going?"

[@HighAsHeckPriestess]

These arent high school seniors, these are senior citizens 😂😂

[@johnpendarvis7885]

Bill Corbett was great, but Traces' Crow was brilliant.

[@shawnjackson3562]

Crow: Should we just leave the dead guys there? Other cops: Mike:Naw, the crows will em'..LOL

[@chriscampbell7895]

All the planning on the time and no one adjusted for unforeseen traffic issues. “Marv called everyone in town and told them to stay home”

[@MichaelB-jw5po]

"She's the best looking chick in the whole school, ain't she?" "Ewww"

[@DMBall]

That's Ralph Clanton hamming it up as the devil in the bread short. In fact, a respected actor elsewhere, and a relative of the Clantons who shot it out with the Earps at the OK Corral.

[@boomboom6577]

I’m so confused by this short

[@jlex1049]

I wasn't paying attention and I thought the dad character actually asked the son if he wanted to get a porn movie. I had to rewind it several times to realize it was Crow.

[@prkycck4445]

Yeah you know it is a bad film when you cant make the jokes out from the real thing. This happened to me in previous mst3k episodes.

[@Ferrindel]

@@prkycck4445 Watch out for snakes!

[@kdohertygizbur]

That was Servo

[@100mythfreak]

What I got from this movie: "Whatever you do, don't pay the ferryman."

[@TheRogueWolf]

Don't even fix a price!

[@0okamino]

However, that no longer applies once he gets you to the other side.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Don't Be a simp to a manipulative b***.

[@mst3KGf]

Depressing Dad is one of my favorite characters in any MST subject. Just a fountain of riffing material. And it's great how delighted they are when the same actor (Malcom Atterbury, a very prolific character actor in his day) shows up again in "I Was a Teenage Werewolf", basically playing the same character. "It's Depressing Dad!" "Haven't killed myself yet, son!"

[@ConceptuallyYour]

Vintage music is like a hidden treasure, every time you listen to it, you discover something precious. 💎

[@TheEleventhWheatley]

"SERVO KILL MOVIE SIGN."

[@TimothyMischka]

"MOVIE BAD. MOVIE GO AWAY."

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

SERVO SMASH!

[@thricegreatart]

I actually like this High School Big Shot movie! Although the pace is a little slow, it's written and acted quite well compared to most of the stuff featured on MST3K.

[@LukePwner]

Here's something to consider: One million dollars in 1959, when this film was made, would be about ten million dollars today. That's a lot of smack for a lot of money. No wonder it ended in bloodshed.

[@sertorrhenclegane]

Man, Dr. Kissinger is a tough teacher.

[@alfredgalat161]

Fortunately, I finally found out how "small" Tom Pittman was (from the trailer). Thanks to that "teacher" whose height was 1.83, I figured that Jerry Lee Alten was around 1.73 m, which is just under average male height (1.768 m).

[@mistiroberts1576]

I knew this was going to be hilarious and it doesn't disappoint 😂😂😂

[@em_birch]

This show really does make you feel better about life.

[@LchanOtakudom]

Thank you so much for uploading this piece of my childhood!! I love MST3k!

[@nickdirienzo2849]

" I'm sharpening my breast. " I'm now a hyena! 🤣

[@toast1012]

franks funniest sketch, "No, bad, no, that's not nice, bad" LOL I rofl'ed!

[@sertorrhenclegane]

Down, Down, Down, and the flames went higher...

[@archvandelay7010]

Oh, I know you! You're the Shakespeare queen that Betty dumped!

[@ethansloan]

This movie actually isn't half bad. It's far from great, of course. But miles ahead what usually gets featured on mst3k.

[@artiegohome]

This one isn't half bad, is it? The other movie that I actually liked was I Accuse My Parents. Found myself really pulling for the main character.

[@GooseGumlizzard]

@@artiegohome same

[@DerrekLeigh]

Well then Mabel said to me, "well why did you wear those earrings" and then we went to Nine West but we couldn't find anything we wanted 'cause I have really wide feet but sometimes I can find stuff at Payless, anywho Cindy told me that Victoria Secret was just around the corner and she said they're having a sale and she knows I'm really broke right now so I confronted her and... well...

[@kentonclarkson1449]

So's what size lingerie you fit Derrek? Or was the Victoria's Secret for Cindy? I'm a little confused, when I was a kid I used to huff glue and hit my head with a brick a lot 'cause it feels so good when ya's stop...

[@christopherwall2121]

"She doesn't stop talking, I'm gonna stuff her fulla croutons. "

[@titusmoody5616]

The best riffs are these 1950's JV movies and shorts 😂

[@Kari166]

With all this bread, I'm surprised no one made a "yeast infection" joke. XD

[@JoeKaye-hn5dt]

"This has been a Filmways presentation, dahlink."

[@fatima1009]

It's a shame what happened to the star of this movie, Tom Pittman. He was killed in a car crash at age 26. If he had lived longer, maybe he would have been able to redeem himself with a decent acting career. We'll never know.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Hè was called one of Hollywood's rising stars.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

Yeah, this came out posthumously.

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

He had another 15 good years of playing teenagers in 1950s movies left in him.

[@insertclevername4123]

The thing is, limitations of the tragic...yeah..."teen"...morality tale genre aside, I think he actually is pretty good in this. I mean, there's only so much lipstick you can put on a pig, but there are several parts of this one that make me go, "Wow, the movie sucks, but he's good."

[@fatima1009]

hehe, so true! @@MrRyan-wu4jx

[@boomboom6577]

I mean, they sure had high expectations for the bread delivery worker during this time period. The song Tom sings in the opening credits to the film is so funny, and catchy

[@kaejae24]

I've got that job coming up Gonna be Town Drunk ! LMAO !!!!!!!

[@azdfasdfa]

NEVER let the devil dress you.

[@bettymonath5741]

I appreciate this. It's not an episode I see on twitch or PlutoTV

[@plumx.x.tortoise3194]

No matter how many times I watch the opening I always hear " but they really didn't like him, so they shot him in the FAAAACCCEE ...."

[@RatelHBadger]

No... Bad... That. Is. Not. Nice No... Bad Meanwhile Forester is getting mauled by a dinosaur

[@bewareofzealots]

Crow's "It's a Ma Kettle blow-up doll ... hoo hoo ha haa!" Hilarious.

[@kellyk.6093]

I was cracking up the whole time on this one! These guys were as talented as the writers for the "Simpsons," and should've been just as handsomely rewarded. "Make sure you fill the truck up, so you won't..."-brilliantly stupid!

[@Vebinz]

Top-notch episode. But the movie itself was actually quite decent. Would love to check out the full version some time.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

It's on here, too.

[@999apeman]

That dinosaur puppet is better than the movie!

[@civlyzed]

One of my favorite shorts! Makes me wanna be a bread delivery guy!

[@jaohonaxa]

So in short Marvin's in love with Betty even after she basically tells him to his face that she was only even talking to him so that he would do her homework for her and she blows his chance at a scholarship, and then Vince is willing to kill for her even after she tells him that she would walk away with anyone who had more money than him...Seriously guys?

[@jaohonaxa]

Krillin Sanchez Like Marin?

[@danaburr3296]

Let me just say three little words to describe Betty; she's a MORON!!!! >:O was I the only one who wanted to hit her? GAH! >;-I

[@BuddyNovinski]

I checked out the movie ratings of 2.4/10. It wasn't until the end of the movie when I realized why it's cheesy. I was ready for Marvin to expose the deal and become a hero in the town.

[@samanthanickson6478]

Krillin Sanchez because she sharpened them too much

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Don't Be a simp kids.

[@johnnycash578]

this is so funny i dont even laugh i just look away and and shake my head lol

[@IhadToputAnameinHereSomewhere]

"where oh where can a guy find a bell tower" is one of my favorite MST lines

[@steveharvey2102]

It's a reference to Charles Whitman, right? Please correct me if I'm wrong. Cheers fellow Mistie

[@LukeManchild]

"Fey acting" "Flamboyant prancing"🤣🤣🤣🤣