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EPISODE · May 5, 2026 · 59 MIN

Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) w/ MLYP

from MoviePod: A Reclaimed Cinema Podcast · host Brian Wishart

It was a forgotten film made by a fertilizer salesman on a bet in 1966. It fell into complete obscurity until it was discovered and riffed on in a classic episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Now the film has a reputation as being the worst film ever made which of course gives it a unique kind of second life thanks to fans of bad cinema. It has a cult following which has led to a Kickstarter sequel and a prequel film.To discuss this atrocious film I am joined again by MLYP. We talk about how Something Awful users have restored this film and we go through the little plot of the film exhaustively. Torgo forever.You can follow MLYP on the following sites:YouTubeBlueskyHis own PatreonKill the Computer's exclusive Patreon contentPlease keep sending mail my way! Email the mailbag and have your questions or movie related stories read on the air: [email protected] MoviePod Socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by BirdRespecter

It was a forgotten film made by a fertilizer salesman on a bet in 1966. It fell into complete obscurity until it was discovered and riffed on in a classic episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Now the film has a reputation as being the worst film ever made which of course gives it a unique kind of second life thanks to fans of bad cinema. It has a cult following which has led to a Kickstarter sequel and a prequel film.To discuss this atrocious film I am joined again by MLYP. We talk about how Something Awful users have restored this film and we go through the little plot of the film exhaustively. Torgo forever.You can follow MLYP on the following sites:YouTubeBlueskyHis own PatreonKill the Computer's exclusive Patreon contentPlease keep sending mail my way! Email the mailbag and have your questions or movie related stories read on the air: [email protected] MoviePod Socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by BirdRespecter

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