Movies that belonged on "MST3K"
by lee_eisenberg | created - 09 Dec 2012 | updated - 04 Sep 2014 | PublicMovies that didn't appear on "MST3K" but should have.
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1. The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
R | 105 min | Mystery, Thriller
When college professor, Peter Proud begins experiencing flashbacks of an earlier life, he's mysteriously drawn to a place he's never been to, but which seems familiar and where he soon finds his previous incarnation's wife.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Michael Sarrazin, Jennifer O'Neill, Margot Kidder, Cornelia Sharpe
Votes: 2,267 | Gross: $3.08M
Someone actually thought that "Take it from me: when you're dead, you're dead!" was a good line!
2. The Goonies (1985)
PG | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman
Votes: 298,471 | Gross: $61.50M
OK, so it gained a cult following. Even so, that sanctimonious speech when they were about to leave the cave in the middle RUINED the movie.
3. Left Behind: The Movie (2000)
PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
The Biblical prophecy of Armegeddon begins when the Rapture instantly takes all believers in Christ from the Earth. A reporter left behind learns that the Anti-Christ will soon take power.
Director: Vic Sarin | Stars: Kirk Cameron, Brad Johnson, Janaya Stephens, Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Votes: 10,514 | Gross: $4.22M
See why religious people have a bad rap?
4. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
G | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical magician conman search for the missing component to a magic spell to be used in the defense of Britain in World War II.
Directors: Robert Stevenson, Ward Kimball | Stars: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe
Votes: 40,733 | Gross: $18.53M
Anyone who survived the bombing raids would'nt have used them as the basis for a fantasy movie.
5. Mary Poppins (1964)
G | 139 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns
Votes: 186,086 | Gross: $102.27M
I'd like to see a mashup of this movie and "Snakes on a Plane". Julie Andrews and Samuel L. Jackson could sing a happy song based on SLJ's famously unsavory line from "SoaP".
6. Mac and Me (1988)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
An alien trying to escape from NASA is befriended by a wheelchair-bound boy.
Director: Stewart Raffill | Stars: Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Ward, Tina Caspary, Lauren Stanley
Votes: 14,522 | Gross: $6.42M
On second thought, maybe it's best that Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank didn't make Mike and the 'bots watch this "E.T." ripoff/commercial for McDonald's and Coca Cola. It just might have driven them crazy and enabled Dr. Forrester's takeover of the world.
7. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
G | 144 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Benny Hill
Votes: 50,724 | Gross: $7.50M
Someone probably would've asked why Rob Petrie named his daughter after pancake mix.
8. Dante's Peak (1997)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A volcanologist arrives at a countryside town recently named the second-most desirable place to live in America, and discovers that a nearby long-dormant volcano may awaken at any moment.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Renée Smith, Jeremy Foley
Votes: 98,393 | Gross: $67.13M
Can someone please drop all copies of this movie into an active volcano?
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