When the first volume of Mystery Science Theater arrived on DVD back in 2002, America was still getting over the shock of Y2K. Those days were so long ago. Yet MST3K continues to gain new followers. Many of them don’t want to have to crack open their 401K in order to get a used copy of Volume 1. But luckily Shout! Factory is re-issuing that first precious collection. The four movies include Bloodlust (season six), Catalina Caper (season two), The Creeping Terror (season six) and The Skydivers (season one). They’ve even made fresh bonus content to sweeten the deal. Here’s the press release from Shout! Factory:
Mystery Science Theatre 3000: Vol. 1
Experience the Riffs Again for the First Time
September 1st, 2015 from Shout! Factory
Experiencing déjà vu? Do not adjust your TV set (or tablet or phone), because it’s true: behold, again, the first collection of episodes of the beloved TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 with Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 1. Since we at Shout! Factory believe that no one should have to sell an organ to afford an out-of print DVD of their favorite show, we’ve gathered all four episodes: Catalina Caper, The Creeping Terror, Bloodlust and The Skydivers, along with their respective theatrical trailers; restored the missing little details from the original broadcast versions and added brand new bonus features including The Crown Jewels, a featurette on Crown International Pictures, The Creeping Terror trailer, an extended trailer for The Creep Behind the Camera and The Creep Behind the Camera Q&A with Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu at Screamfest 2014.
On September 1st, 2015, experience the adventures of Joel, Mike and their robot sidekicks Tom Servo and Crow on board The Satellite of Love, as they riff their way into your hearts again for the very first time. Fans can pre-order their copy now from ShoutFactory.com
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 1 brings us Catalina Caper (aka Never Steal Anything Wet) a cinematic party full of fun, sun, bikinis and boats in this 1967 tale of a Southern California island and the teens who party all over it; The Creeping Terror, a 1964 low budget movie about aliens coming to Earth to eat people, analyze their chemistry and send the results to the home planet; Bloodlust, wherein pleasure boating teens land on the island of Dr. Balleau in this powerfully limp re-imagining of The Most Dangerous Game; and The Skydivers, a this tale of murder, infidelity and coffee at an airfield in a small desert town.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 1 Bonus Features
· NEW The Crown Jewels featurette
· NEW The Creeping Terror trailer
· NEW Extended trailer for The Creep Behind the Camera
· NEW The Creep Behind the Camera Q&A with Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu at Screamfest 2014
· Theatrical trailers for Catalina Caper, Bloodlust and The Skydivers