It was directed by aleksandr rou, and starred eduard izotov as. A version with a new soundtrack was released in 1966 in the u. Okay, i just finished watching this americandubbed version of the russianfinnish jack frost on mystery science theater 3000 on youtube. This is the first entry on the list from mst3ks socalled russofinnish fantasy film cycle, which also includes the likes of jack frost and the sword and the dragon. In 1966 it was released in the united states as jack frost. The film itself is a classic example of bad, cheesy 50s scifi, but the mst3k episode is more on the forgettable side. Mystery science theater 3000 complete, ordered mst3k collection lumps plays. The first number indicates the season, the other the episode within that season. Granted i saw it on video after it aired, and went back and caught a lot of the episodes i ended up missing. The movie takes place in the fictional town of snowmonton, where on the week before christmas a truck carrying serial killer jack frost scott macdonald to his execution crashes into a genetics truck. The spirit of winter, jack frost voice of robert morse falls for a young woman named elisa voice of debra clinger. Its not particularly engaging or interesting, its just kinda bad. Mike and the bots get terminal enchantment from frosty 1965. I would put the nonmstied version of the film on reserve, but i would make my vhs recording of this mst3k episode available in a brown paper bag to anyone who wanted to watch it.
The actress that played the evil tom petty step sister was on the film jury at cannes in 1993. Dec 22, 2017 jack frost not to be confused with the mst3k episode of the same name, is a 1997 american horror comedy film written and directed by michael cooney. Understanding the experiment numbers if your new to the show the numbering system might seem strange no, they didnt film 1,0 episodes. Like so many of our movies, it is comprised of a bunch of unrelated elements which then are sort of taped together to form a tangible blob of moving pictures to which we viewers apply our persistence of vision and suspend our disbelief. Morozko aka jack frost is the featured movie in this mst3k episode. Nov 16, 2016 jack frost 1979 feature animation, cartoon jack frost is a madefortv stop motion animation feature. In one, nastenkas stepmother is actually baba yagas sister.
It was based on a traditional russian fairy tale morozko. Scandinavian movie about a girl whose homely sister has her banished to the frozen woods. And while youre at it, buy the mst3k collection that features the movie as jack frost. After forcing nastenka to knit socks before the rooster crows with nastenka ultimately imploring the sun to go down again so she can have more time, nastenkas stepmother gives nastenka the tasks of feeding the chickens. Even for a fantasy film, this is an attempt to stretch the boundaries and limits of my disbelief just a tad too far. Regardless of who you buy from, make sure you get this allregion version with enough subtitle options to satisfy anybody. Morozko aka jack frost the last of the four russofinnish films featured on the show. With pearl away, observer and professor bobo argue over who is in charge. An arrogant young man in pursuit of a young woman is given the head of a bear. Mystery science theater 3000 mst3k episode 8 jack frost 1964 original air date. He asks father winter to make him into a human so he can win her love. The day the earth froze seemed to stun joel and the bots with its strangeness. July 12, 1997 scifi channel jack frost, near as we can figure, is a russofinnish coproduction.
Mystery science theater 3000 jack frost tv episode. Morozko aka jack frost the last of the four russofinnish films. Jack frost not to be confused with the mst3k episode of the same name, is a 1997 american horror comedy film written and directed by michael cooney. Father frostjack frostmorozko 1964 720p english dub. This is notable for being the trope namer for the freelance shame squad, coined by crow to describe a group of villagers in the movie who always show up in time to laugh at wicked stepsister marfushka the segments. As a longtime mistie mst3k fan, i took a 720p hd version of father frost and merged with with the english language dub. Jack frost incorporates several traditional folk tales in its script. Buddy hacket narrates the story as the voice of groundhog pardonmepete. I would put the nonmstied version of the film on reserve, but i would make my vhs recording of this mst3k episode available in a. Jack frost the movie that answers the question, will ivan catch the mushroom elf. It was directed by aleksandr rou, and starred eduard izotov as ivan, natalya.
After an accident that left murderer jack frost dead in genetic material the vengeful killer returns as a murderous snowman to exact his revenge on the man who sent him to be executed. This could have been a classic if it had come along in season 4 or 5. Jack frost is a 1998 american fantasy comedy film, starring michael keaton and kelly preston. This film gained a cult following among czechoslovak tv viewers to the point that its a staple of christmas broadcasting in the czech republic and slovakia to this day in no small part due to its superlative dubbing, as well as among fans of vintage foreign fantasy films. You seem to be familiar with the film outside of mst3k. Mike and the bots get terminal enchantment from frosty 1964. With aleksandr khvylya, natalya sedykh, eduard izotov, inna churikova. Best of all, this site is updated by mst3k s greatest asset, the fans you. It was based on a traditional russian fairy tale morozko a version with an english dub was released in 1966 in the u. She is saved by jack frost who helps to find her a dreamy husband. Welcome to the most complete list of free online streaming mystery science theater 3000 videos.
On this channel, you will find many of the best riffs and highlights from mst3k episodes, trailers from dvd box sets, bonus material including neverseenbefore footage, as well as new original. Father frost is a popular russian hero and the witch baba yaga appears in many different slavic stories. Jack frost is the episode that brought be back to watching the scifi channel episodes. Dec 18, 2016 this is the fourth russian fairytale film the crew tackled and in my book its the best one. Crow is playing off the title of 1997 danish film called smillas sense of snow, based off a 1992 danish novel, miss smillas feeling for snow. With 198 episodes, a feature length film and a legion of fans msties under its belt, mst3k is conquering a new frontier. Club mst3k watch streaming episodes of mystery science. A fairytale about a conceited young man and a young woman with a tyrannical stepmother, who must overcome magical trials in order to be together. So theres a video game directly based on the jack frost. Jack frost 17 1h 28min 2017 r this feature is a parody and contains the original movie combined with a comedic commentary by mike, kevin and bill from rifftrax formerly of mst3k. Jack frost, near as we can figure, is a russofinnish coproduction. In this beautifully shot 60 s russofinnish film, a boy and the girl he is destined to be with must navigate plethora of wacky slavic fairy tale rejects, in order to be together.
In a series of strange encounters with the magical and the supernatural, a beautiful, abused girl named nastenka, and ivan, a strong, proud young man, find each other and fall in. The film is a mishmash of various slavic fairy tales and folklore, often omitting huge portions of the original stories in order to place certain characters or scenes into specific places within the movie. Ranking every mst3k episode, from worst to best paste. This is the fourth russian fairytale film the crew tackled and in my book its the best one. Keaton stars as the title character, a father killed in a car accident before returning to life as a snowman. Mystery science theater 3000 s 08 e jack frost recap. Jack frost 1979 feature animation, cartoon jack frost is a madefortv stop motion animation feature. In a series of strange encounters with the magical and the supernatural, a beautiful, abused girl named nastenka, and ivan, a strong, proud young man, find each other and fall in love. Aug 26, 2014 jack frost incorporates several traditional folk tales in its script.
In my russian folklore course, we read morozko, the traditional tale that jack frost is based on. The lovely, humble nastenka is despised by her stepmother who favors her own meanspirited and ugly daughter, marfushka, and her meek father is powerless to stop her. Best of all, this site is updated by mst3ks greatest asset, the fans you. So in the end, jack frost just ends up being a bizarre little fairy tale that gets just about everything wrong. Everything about mushroom guy, baba yaga the hunchback fairy, and even ivan were all taken from other unrelated fairy tales. And it is she who sends nastia to the witch to be eaten. The girl playing nastenka was quite beautiful and is obviously the cinderella character here but i thought this film was about jack frost, you know, the title character who doesnt even appear until the movies almost over. With scott macdonald, christopher allport, stephen mendel, f.
Jan 21, 2011 following that simple premise, mystery science theater 3000 mst3k mocked its way into countless living rooms for 10 seasons 89 99. Mike is lord of the dance yakov smirnoff comes to talk about the film earl torgeson of sanford, maine visits and tries to explain the movie. The trouble with this 1964 liveaction fantasy is that its almost too good for the mistie treatment. Three of frank zappas four children, dweezil zappa, ahmet zappa, and moon unit zappa, appear in the film. I think most people refer to the film in that context because of that line. It was based a traditional russian fairy tale morozko known in english as father frost. May 25, 2017 mystery science theater 3000 mst3k episode 8 jack frost 1964 original air date.
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