"Mystery Science Theater 3000" The Sidehackers (1990)

TV Series:

"Mystery Science Theater 3000" (1988)

Original Air Date:

29 September 1990 (Season 3, Episode 2)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

In "The Sidehackers" (also known as Five the Hard Way (1969)), a motorcycle racer and a violent stunt rider start a war of vengeance against each other...

Plot Keywords:

Madman | Robot | Mad Scientist | Android | Good Versus Evil

Cast

Joel Hodgson	...	Joel Robinson
Trace Beaulieu	...	Crow T. Robot / Dr. Clayton Forrester
Kevin Murphy	...	Tom Servo
Jim Mallon	...	Gypsy
Frank Conniff	...	TV's Frank / Gooch
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amy Kane	...	Sylvia
Nathan Molstead	...	Jerry
Michael J. Nelson	...	JC
Jann Johnson	...	Magic Voice (1989-1990) (uncredited)

Cinematography by
Ken Fournelle

Art Department
Joel Hodgson	....	gizmonic devices
Joel Hodgson	....	set design

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mike Gandolfi		2 episodes 1992
Joel Hodgson		creator

Production Design by
Jef Maynard

Makeup Department
Brian Wade	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jann Johnson	....	production manager (1994-1997) (as Jann L. Johnson)

Special Effects by
Trace Beaulieu	....	special effects

Other crew
Frank Conniff	....	script supervisor
Kelly Nathe	....	production assistant (1992-1993)
Joseph Olson	....	intern (episodes 814-817)
Julie Walker	....	info club Poobah (1993-1996)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA

Trivia:

The movie from this episode was selected without any of the writers having watched it all the way through. It was only while writing the episode that the entire film was watched, and it was revealed that the movie contained a graphic rape/murder scene halfway through. The shocked writers edited the entire scene out of the episode, and from that time on all movies were watched in their entirety before being selected for use on the show.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the "Sidehackin'" song in one of the bridge skits, a blue-screen is used to show footage from the movie in the background. However, Joel is wearing a blue jumpsuit costume which bleeds into the movie footage, and the neck of Crow's blue guitar also causes the movie to show through.

Quotes:

JC:We'll see what kind of games he's playing...
Tom Servo:Uno? Hungry, hungry hippos? Shoots and ladders? Candy land? Risk?

Movie Connections:

References Patton (1970)

Soundtrack:

Sidehackin