406 - Attack of the Giant Leeches
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"... If we were going after barracudas..."
Jung-jugga-jung-jugga-jung-jugga-jung-jugga-jung...
Original. Story. And screen. Play. By. Leo Gordon! Leo Gordon, Leogordon skibbidy-skoobidy-doobidybow!
I'm a little teapot short and stout.... This is my handle, this is my gun, one is for pouring, one is for fun...

Joel, I can't help but feel that film was flawed in certain ways...

"Did you hear something?"
"I heard you say, 'Did you hear something?'"
Underwater soldier guy climbs 40 feet up a rock cliff:
"Okay, hand me up that horse."
"Soon they will be laughin at me, and I'll have to go on a shootin spree."

"He'll make a grand naval officer."
"He'll make several of them."
"He did see something that night. Something that had intelligence enough to seek him out and destroy him later."
That was smart.
Let me get in my costume and tell you about it, now pretend I'm a ???? pirate.

Joel, I can't help but feel that that film was flawed in certain ways...

"They're probably night creatures. They can't stand the light, so they stay down at the bottom during the day."
Servo: *looks at Joel* Oh, like comedians.
Joel: *nod* mmm-hmm.

"I want straight answers. Where did you hide them after you killed them?"
*giant belch*... Sorry. I ate 'em.

(In robotic unison) I'm a little teapot, short and stout. This is my handle, this is my gun. One is for pouring, one is for fun.

*being attacked by hulking robots* "They're not human!!" Uh, yeah. We noticed.

We are lost, R2.
*boop boo beep boop*
No, if you go that way, you'll be breaking down in no time.
*sad whistle*

Wait a minute! We're on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.

"We're being dragged down by some mysterious force!" The plot?

Hey! Guys! You know where you're going? It's this way!
*entire cavalry regiment does a 180 and comes back towards Joel*

No. No! NO! NOOOO! I am the sum of my vices, my pain, my happiness, my losses, my love, my struggles, my hobbies, Mylanta! I want to live! I want to live and love and learn and live! *sob*
But this won't hurt a bit.
Okay.
Hold on a minute. I don't go calling you a beautiful shapely woman, do I ?

Crow: I hate when they talk thru the movie---ooooh.
"AAAAHH!! AAAAAHHH!!!! AAAAHHH!!!!!"
"What're you yelling at?! Shut up! SHUT UP! You think I like it, being stuck in Limbo with you? NO! Get on your orange and yellow knees and kiss my clown feet that I haven't killed you!"

"... And speaking of 'common animals,' how's Steve coming along?"

I'm willin' to bet a month's pay they ain't gonna come up with nothin' but excuses! ("I could USE ten bucks!")
Get on your orange and yellow knees and kiss my clown feet that I haven't killed you!
[Servo] Will the leech survive? Will they drink more coffee and will the fat guy’s wife ever touch him? And what about Naomi?!.....
[Crow] This looks like the right side of the wrong side of the tracks...
[Man with headdress/helmet walks by]
[Joel] Your heads very creative today Kyle
I'm a danger to myself and others
My cousins are as close as brothers...

What is she on her lunch break from Wendy's or something?

Feller by the name of Humbert Humbert wants to see me.

Oh no! They're shooting hot dogs at 'em. Hold the mustard on that one!

I'll carry her!...nah, I'll carry her!....No, I'll carry her.....
We're a danger to ourselves and others. / I like shows with Sally Struthers.

Hey little girl, would you like a salted nut roll?

“I’ve been round here for years; I’ve never seen anything like that.” I’m a professional skeptic.

“We’ve only been at it two days and I feel worn out.” Probably because of my stories.
"Get out you fat pig!" Now wait a minute, I don't go callin' YOU a 'beautiful, shapely woman' now do I?
"And uh, supposin' there is no contamination?"
Well then we'll add some.
Ya know, I think the bloom's off the rose. (One of my Top Five Crow deliveries.)
"We're walking really fast, we're walking really, really fast. . ."

I hate when they talk during the movie! Oh...

It's the Ponderosa under the sea!

Kill the dorky guy! I hate comic relief.

Uh, she dropped her contact lens in my mouth and was trying to get it out with her tongue...uh yeah, that's it...

This is my handle, this is my gun. One is for pouring, one is for fun.

I'll catch you, you wascally adulterers!

"Right over there in them weeds" is where my daddy met my pappy.

I know what you're thinking. Did I fire one shot or only one?
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So, Sidney Chillas serves his sentence for attempting to whack Phil Sandifer and ends up owning a grocery store in a Florida swamp. Interesting...
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Wait a minute... Do leeches purr???
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200th Laugh! Wow! Jeepers! Hotdog!
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I love how people die by just rolling into the water in the Leeches' lair.
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"I'm a danger to myself and others...!" Catchy tune.
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Think about how many scifi movies of this era used this same basic plot line:
First, come up with some freakish deadly creatures like giant leeches
People are attacked or killed by the creatures
A witness or some outsider “hero” knows the truth about the creatures
Family, friends and local officials refuse to believe
Local officials often try to stop or punish hero
Creatures continue reign of terror
Friends and officials remain skeptical and point to “logical” causes
Hero presses on to try to convince skeptics
Hero devises plan to catch or kill creatures
Creature is vanquished; skeptics finally believe.
Roll credits.
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IT'S GETTING HARD TO SLEEP AT NIGHT AND I'M TASTING METAL
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I think the opening credit soundtrack for this movie is the same as Night of the Blood Beast! It sounds similar.
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I think we need a "Hikeba!" from that guard at about 15:03.
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The "invisible ray gun"... one of the earliest known examples of plot convenience.
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Just spotted this for the 1st time. At one point the word "Facebook" appeared in the captions. Years before it was around!!
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@ 1:16:26
Steve Benton: "Take off our face masks and..."
Riff: "Go to pieces."
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Oh, I thought this movie was going to be about the director's in-laws.
(POOM!)
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56:17 -- "The water's fine!"
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Wait a minute... Clearwater? I wonder where the Websters' cannery is.
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At 37:06 -- Stolen from Manhunt In Space
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ever since frank came on, i thought he was doing tom servo too just like josh used to do both a mad and tom, then i heard that leech sucking on frank speak ''wait, that guy sounds like tom....naaaaa'' so then i checked the credits ''wait, who the heck is kevin?'' learn something new every day watching this show.
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those robots look reeeeeeaaaaallly familiar ''to the google!!!'' (batman fanfare and spinny screen) aha. it seems i was right, i had seen these tinker toys somewhere before, just don't know if its a replica in homage or an actual reused prop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI7bv7jw8ew
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1:18:00 - "Mike" calls "Steve" by the name "Mike."
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underwear is only supposed to match in catalogs, Crow!
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Shouldn't Gypsy have been dreaming about Richard Basehart?
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I like to watch the credits of each film very carefully to see if I recognize any names: in the Undersea Kingdom, I saw the name Lon Chaney Jr.(playing the character Hakur here), and it sounded familiar, so I checked IMDB: Lon Chaney Jr. appeared in another MST3k movie, the Indestructible Man, as the title character!
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BTW, the Undersea Kingdom dates to 1936 - wow
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New Cinema Edition of, "Attack of the Giant Leeches" now showing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo9zA8LV4Mo
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@ 18:20 Joel says, This sub is powered by Fizzies!
That brought back memories.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91B2jG4oukL._SY550_.jpg
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Our 'Hero' Steve, hears Blondie scream, runs over to her, puts his arm around her to comfort her, holding a loaded gun, pointed right at her face.
Way to go ' STEVE' !!! Director...continuity.. somebody ...anybody ???
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What is the deal with THAT woman and coffee?!
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I just noticed that during the coffee break segment, their coffee mugs all match them. Joel's and Tom's are red, Gypsy's is purple, and Crow's is gold/yellow. Also, there's some di-gel sitting on the counter. I'm not sure why it's there.
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I like how Kevin Murphy makes no effort to change his voice when he does his occasional bit with Dr. CF and TVF. It's actually a little disturbing to hear that voice come out of a human. :-/
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Why doesn't this have more laughs? This is one of their best episodes...
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9:45 How did they not comment on the naval guard wearing an actual utility belt?
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The single "HA" that Joel gives cracks me up like crazy every time XD
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Haha I'm gonna call the Playboy 1-800 number and see what happens.
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"I found it during a recent trip I made in my rocket submarine, in...er, in this general location."
This might be one of the stupidest, and therefore best, lines in the history of MST3K.
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Wait a minute, those aren't leeches! Those are tentacles!
http://dott.doublefine.com/
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30:34 Wait, Android 18?
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Movie: "I ain't never seen nothin' like it!"
Joel: "Um, that's a double negative."
What's wrong with this picture?
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15:41 They're dropping copies of the feature!
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I like Gypsy's new lipstick. Very Elvira.
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Aahh! Their coffee cups in the host segment are the same colors as they are (Gypsy's is purple, etc.)! How did I not notice that before!
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Hey! I just noticed that Cal {the guy cheating with the Store Owner's Wife...well at least 1 of the guys,haha} and John Corcoran{the pregnant Astronaut from Night of the Blood Beast} are both the same guy! Michael Emmet you have played in some doozies....must be from the Corman/Kowalski Talent Agency :)
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I like the Doctor in giant leeches. His solution to everything is to blow it up with dynamite!
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37:00 min. I like the fact that the Game Warden points the business end of his gun right AT that dingbats face, finger ON trigger. Now..... had the hammer been back, THAT would have been coup de grace.
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i like that football scene in that short i wish football was like that now instead of this flag football we've today.
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Maybe I have a dirty mind, well, I do some days, but at 00:10:50, "it certainly sounds like, "...and now, back to men with little (insert female pelvic region here)." I am sure he meant to say "trunks." Maybe it's just my bad speakers *fingers crossed*
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So this is what happens when a Harold Warren-type takes a bet that he can write better than "that hack Tennessee Williams" even with a hangover, on 48 hours' notice. Hunh!
Near the end, during a sorting out of the confusion exchange amongst the bots, Tom says: it doesn't matter.
No, it doesn't. Perhaps that is the theme of MST. What happens up there on the screen is of no importance, and you shouldn't bother your nominally-operative better brains beyond acknowledging their absurdity and cracking wise when the spirit moves you.
Though this ep is much-beloved, I still don't enjoy it that much. "Danger to Myself and Others" is funny, but it lacks the topical ellipticity and goofball energy of "Hike Up Your Pants."
I believe the Crash Corrigan serial is the oldest thing they ever watched on MST. 30s scifi had a distinct look and feel.
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around 46:20
Tom Servo's dream is so totally cool
"....but then Jesus came and everything was ok-"
XD sssso cute!
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the 'danger to ourselves and others' bit feels to me like an SNL skit with Steve Martin.
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Y'know, it just dawned on me that there are at least three Atlantises in MST3K: The underwater Atlantis in Undersea Kingdom, New Atlantis on Jupiter's moon in Fire Maidens From Outer Space, and the Atlantis below Egypt in Alien From L.A
Did I miss any?
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Hey little girl...would you like a salted nut roll? Mike dressed as a clown and saying this line has to be one of the creepiest MST3K moments ;)
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My SOL Insty Adolescent Kit didn't come with ecstatic feelings of immortality. Who do I contact for a refund or replacement?
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To those who have recently arrived:
The copy of the episode we had up for a while had commercials from the broadcast on it. That's why we're talking about OJ Simpson and stuff.
Carry on.
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My first non-humor post ever. It's concerning Yvette Vickers' tragic end.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvette_Vickers
RIP Yvette.
Please, no laughs, just respect for someone who helped bring us MST3K.
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This one gets a laugh already for the 1-800-COLLECT commercial featuring 'O.J. Simpson's Mom'
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When you eat metaphorical peaches,
Watch out for the gigantic leeches!
An illicit romp
At the edge of the swamp
Can end badly, as this movie teaches.
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o.j. simpson's mom in the 1-800-collect advert up front omg!!! "save the one you call" =O
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I'll never drink coffee again without thinking about this movie.... sigh
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I love how many obscure Frank Zappa references are peppered throughout the series.... "Is that a real poncho, or is that a SEARS poncho?"....I remember reading that Frank was a huge fan very early on and went out of his way to contact the show so he could hang out at the set. I guess he became good friends with everyone in the cast and crew.
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When the camera pans to the barrel on the dresser, I love it that the bots say "hey"
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Is anyone else riffing the commercials?
"Is this like a lamp you rub or something?"
"No, you'll rub something else!"
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Literally the first thing I thought when I saw Shop Owner's Wife, even before the guys made the reference, was "Holy shit! It's Kubrick's 'Lolita'!" All she needed was the heart-shaped sunglasses.
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And the award for the most ear piercing voice in a vintage short goes to... BILLY!!
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1-800-Collect Saves murderous athletes’ mothers’ money!
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So your saying the fat guy who forced his wife and her lover into the lake at gunpoint, indirecly causing their deaths, just walks, huh?
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GET DOWN ON YOUR ORANGE AND YELLOW KNEES AND KISS MY CLOWN FEET THAT I HAVEN'T KILLED YOU!
I read on another site that, if that particular line doesn't make you laugh, you don't really get MST3K. I don't know about that, but I LOVE this opening, followed by Tom's excellent haiku.
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Was that a "double entendre" in the Clorox commercial?
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Random: Stephen King talks about having a crush on Yvette Vickers as a kid in 'On Writing'. She is pretty tasty.
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Who has more stamina, the young fit couple or the old morbidly obese man chasing them? The answer is of course... the old morbidly obese man chasing them. I love it :)
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I love the “Run ‘til you drop” line. Everyone knows full well that the guy chasing them would drop LONG before either of them.
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Atlanticans, a great example of what thousands of years of inbreeding can do.
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I saw the 2009 remake of this on Amazon Instant Video. I think my spleen just exploded from the sheer horror of watching a movie so bad that it made a 1950s black & white film look good. I was only able to stomach a few minutes of it. My eyes!!! They burn!!!
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damn this show is old, an oj commercial before he became a convict...
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I LOVE commercials! Great times for visits to the fridge or the john and you don't have to miss a thing! Woohoo!
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And the best riff award goes to Tom Servo this episode for the glorious retort of "No. Make me." when the doctor says "Go on." at 1:37:22. Just brilliant.
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I enjoyed this movie and the riffs. I'd say its a little underated.
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The most exciting part was when the Giant Leech walked out of the garage. It looked kinda like an elephant to me though.
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The nerd rocker in me loves all the classic rock references! Gotta love Aqualung riffs!
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I'm reminded of the Angry Beavers. "The howler leeches are coming! Send more money, I'll send more stuff."
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Oh wow, you guys, do you remember 1-800-COLLECT? I love these videos that have the commercials still. Takes me back!
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16:46: David Crosby, NO!!!
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Does anyone have the mailing address of the original uploader? I want to ship him a better VCR! Yikes, that was so jittery it bothered my eyes!
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Is the general store owner the same guy as in Daddy-O?
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I seen the modern remake of this "leach"movie. Just as BAD :(
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Mike as a clown baiting Gypsy with a salted nut roll will probably haunt my dreams. *shudders*
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Purple Pie Man has been a priest to Poseidon for decades.