The Rifftrax thread

Apropos: http://www.avclub.com/article/exclusive-rifftrax-takes-another-hitchcock-clone-d-248249

“One of the things that delights us from the James Ngyuen canon of films, is that all of his characters are Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who are dumb as rocks and deal with very round numbers,” explains Corbett. “The main actress in this one is a super-genius scientist who built a clone in a few months, but she seems more like a waitress at Chili’s.” Nelson adds, “She mentions to our hero that she started up the company several months before and they just finished their first clone. Good lord, that is rampant progress. They clone a human being two months after starting their cloning company. They got a little VC capital and went right to work.”

I appreciate this:

So why do filmmakers like Ngyuen and Wiseau let the RiffTrax guys have their way with their art? People like getting their names out there,” explains Murphy, “especially if they’re not the best filmmakers in the world. There is no such thing as bad press.” “It’s all in good fun, and there’s an enlightened self-interest at work,” adds Corbett. “Not to be too crass, but the enlightened self-interest does sometimes come in the form of money.”

And holy hell, Mike mentioning wanting to do a Neil Breen film! That would be gold. For the unknowing:

Neil Breen, filmmaker

i'm surprised they havent already!

Quick note that their Kickstarter for live shows this year wraps up in a few hours:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rifftrax/rifftrax-live-17-samurai-cop-beach-party-and-myste

Even if you kick in only a dollar, you get ten shorts plus a couple of standalone riffs soon to come, so there's that.

This could be good.

https://www.fathomevents.com/events/rifftrax-live-doctor-who

Just posted on their Drip feed by one of the key behind-the-scenes staffers:

Hello everyone, Conor here. We recorded a new RiffTrax last week, and it's one of my favorites in a long time. An utterly ridiculous movie starring Mario Lopez called The Journey: Absolution. There is a lot to say about it, and we will have more for you soon, but one of the first things that stands out is that The Journey: Absolution is quite possibly the most shirtless movie we've done since Top Gun. Since a healthy portion of this shirtlessness takes place in a military locker room, this does not go unacknowledged by us throughout the riffing.

"It's an Eric H. fantasy!" < / Servo >

Live riffs for the years -- Space Mutiny gets a revisit, then...Krull. I can't wait for THAT one.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rifftrax/rifftrax-live-2018-space-mutiny-and-krull