Copyright HAG ©2009
Hello, Kaiju Lovers. Jimmy From NASA here. I’m writing the shownotes for this episode, because, as you’ll hear, Nate had a hard time during this broadcast. In fact, he’s been having a hard time all season; he was just good at hiding it on the air. I wanted to let you know before hearing this. Anyway, Nate discusses a Patreon-sponsored double feature from former (and future?) MIFV MAX member Brad “Batman” Eddleman with The Amazing Colossal Man and War of the Colossal Beast (1957 and 1958, respective...
Copyright HAG ©2009
Hello, Kaiju Lovers. Jimmy From NASA here. I’m writing the shownotes for this episode, because, as you’ll hear, Nate had a hard time during this broadcast. In fact, he’s been having a hard time all season; he was just good at hiding it on the air. I wanted to let you know before hearing this. Anyway, Nate discusses a Patreon-sponsored double feature from former (and future?) MIFV MAX member Brad “Batman” Eddleman with The Amazing Colossal Man and War of the Colossal Beast (1957 and 1958, respectively). These Bert I. Gordon movies hold a nostalgic place of honor for Nate, because these were the first episodes of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 he ever saw. The first one, as Nate argues, is better than most people realize, while the sequel…isn’t. But for MSTies, these are controversial movies thanks to the widow of AIP’s co-founder. You’ll learn about these and more in MIFV’s season four finale!
Episode edited by Jesse Blount and Nathan Marchand.
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Timestamps:
- Introduction and Background: 0:00-8:13
- Main Discussion – The Amazing Colossal Man: 8:13-28:07
- Main Discussion – War of the Colossal Beast: 28:07-42:48
- Ad (Henshin Power V3): 42:48-44:57
- Outro (listener feedback and housekeeping): 44:57-57:13
- Credits: 57:13-end
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
- “Amazing Colossal Man, The.” IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050118/.
- “Amazing Colossal Man, The.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Colossal_Man.
- “Bert I. Gordon.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_I._Gordon.
- Bogue, Mike. Apocalypse Then: American and Japanese Atomic Cinema, 1951-1967. McFarland & Company, Inc., 2017.
- Flint, Homer Eon. The Nth Man. Experimenter Publishing, Inc., 2015. Originally published by Ziff-Davis Publishing Company in 1928.
- “Jack H. Young.” IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0949640/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_5_tt_2_nm_6_in_0_q_jack%2520young.
- “Operation Plumbbob.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Plumbbob.
- “Shout Factory Is Very Close To Licensing The Susan Hart Films.” Posted by Tarlcabot18 on r/MST3K on Reddit. Feb. 2020. https://www.reddit.com/r/MST3K/comments/f0f561/shout_factory_is_very_close_to_licensing_the/.
- Stewardson, Christopher. “Thoughts on Film: The Amazing Colossal Man (1957).” Our Culture. 20 May 2020. https://ourculturemag.com/2020/05/20/thoughts-on-film-the-amazing-colossal-man-1957/.
- “Susan Hart.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Hart.
- “The Amazing Colossal Man Is A Tragic Hero.” YouTube. Uploaded by Terry Talks Movies. 7 June 2024. https://youtu.be/y2fUcs3LGH8?si=FsPvBjpwbTjx5vwV.
- Warren, Bill. Keep Watching the Skies! American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, Vol. 1 and 2 – The 21st Century Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc., 2016.
- War of the Colossal Beast blu-ray special features:
- “Size Matters: Bert I. Gordon at AIP”
- Commentary by C. Courtney Joyner, Donald F. Glut, and Eric Hoffman
- “War of the Colossal Beast.” IMDb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Colossal_Beast.
- “War of the Colossal Beast.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Colossal_Beast.
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