Those Razzies weren't kidding in their book when they written a few pages about how bad this Ator film is. Thank the MST 3000 gang for slamming this movie, their slams honor all of what's good about the fantasy genere. Because Ator is the biggest piece of fantasy crap I've ever seen, obviously another rip off of Conan.
It's not hard to see why theirs a grocery list of problems with this film. For one thing obviously the begining credits which contained both the wrong title and some other movie we don't know about playing. Wonder if the title sequence was a ploy to save money on this poorly budgeted film. Then there are some of the costumes like the armored chest plates which look either like hubcaps or trash can lids. And who can forget the continuity problems like the snake pit where a long line of women(at the rate the long line was going the heroes would of at least been able to save half or all of them, all they did was just stood there what the hell was their hold up.) one by one they get thrown down but as we see when one after the other gets thrown down they suddenly disapear. Where did they go?
Then theres the hanglider scene which flys by a city and heads straight toward the wrong castle. I laughed my head off hearing the MST gang cring during the hangliding sequence and then wonder how in ancient times he managed to build a hangglider. Or even in the end when all of the MST gang had really mad and burn out looks from what they saw, and then pointed out the continuity problems to the bad guys. And before I conclude another really funny sequence is when the MST gang put on their version of those strange slow begining credits.moreless
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Movie Plot: Cave Dwellers Miles O'Keefe plays Ator, the caveman-ish hero of the future. Intro: The crew and Magic Voice discuss changing their names. Segment One: The Mads new furniture makes them like a talk show. Joel invents the Smoking Jacket. In Deep 13, The Mads try robotic arm wrestling. Joel and the 'bots start out cheering for Frank, but when Dr. Forrester protests, they quickly change. Segment Two: The crew tries a new version of the opening sequence. Segment Three: Joel tells the 'bots how the makers of this week's film tried to make the movie better than it actually was by adding really neat names to their cheap props. Segment Four: Joel demonstrates the magic of sound effects. The 'bots name sounds and Joel makes them. Segment Five: The Mads try to convince the SOL crew that the movie wasn't that bad. The 'bots show continuity errors. Stinger: Ator calls Thong for dinner.moreless
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GUEST STAR
Christopher WurstGerry
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Trace Beaulieu
Crow T. Robot [0-7] & Dr. Clayton Forrester [0-7]
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Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo [2-10], Professor Bobo [8-10] & Cambot
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Joel Hodgson
Joel Robinson [0-5]
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Alexandra Carr
Magic Voice [2-3]
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Jim Mallon
Gypsy [1-8]
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Frank Conniff
TV's Frank [2-6]
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TRIVIA (4)
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If you listen closely throughout the entire movie, Crow's neck makes a real noticable creaking noise.
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Goof: There are several times when we hear Crow speaking but his mouth moves later. The first time is when Crow mentions an early West Side Story joke. The second time is when Crow mimics the hero crying but his mouth doesn't move.
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The continuity errors Joel and the 'bots point out at the end are as follows: During the end of the movie when Ator is riding on a horse there are clearly tire tracks in the field. During Ator's hang-gliding, he's flying over a modern city. During the rampaging and pillaging of a village there is a person wearing Rayban sunglasses.
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When Joel and the 'bots cheer Frank during the Mads' robotic arm wrestling match, you can clearly see Crow's left arm fall off.
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QUOTES (17)
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Joel: (Seeing Ator and Thon fighting invisible warriors) Oh, no, they were to cheap to hire villians.
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Tom: (after seeing the name Hills in the credits) The hills have eyes, but they have glaucoma right now.
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(Mila limps away after being hit with an arrow) Joel: Hey, why is she limping? Crow: She was hit in the chest with an arrow! Joel: Oh, well I can see- huh?
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(the climactic fight scene between Ator and Zor) Zor: I'm not afraid of you! (Ator waves his swords in the air) Tom: Well, maybe a little.
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(during the movie's end credits, scene of a man with his arms tied) Joel: Oh, the guardians of B. O. all of a sudden. Tom: No, that's--those are the screenwriters. Take your best shot, guys. Crow: I gotta find something heavy to throw. Tom: You know, they couldn't even find an exciting enough scene from their own movie to show with the credits.
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Akronos: (to Zor) You can go on beating me... Crow: But, knee me in the groin first.
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Crow: (describing one of Zor's men that has white makeup on his face) Look out, its Coco The Terrible!
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(Ator writes on a scroll as he talks with Mila) Tom: What do you think he's writing? Crow: The script?
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(Ator puts his hands in a steaming cauldron) Tom: Hey, he's washing with lava. Crow: The soap? Tom: Oh, no, the real thing.
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Crow: (as Mila's father tells her about Ator) This is the part of the film we like to call, 'She Had To Ask.'
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(during the caveman fight) Crow: Hey, how can they tell who's on whose side? Joel: Oh, uh, shirts and skins?
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(during the opening credits) Joel: How much keeffe is in this movie, anyway? Tom: Miles O'Keeffe!
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Ator: I have only one thing to say. Crow: Plastics!
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Ator: I want to fight. Crow: For my right to party!
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Ator: Where do you come from? Crow: Everywhere and nowhere!
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Mila: I sense the presence of something evil. Crow: That's you.
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Joel, Crow and Tom (singing as Mila's cell door is blown up): Love, love love...
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NOTES (2)
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The first epsode to air on Comedy Central. After The Comedy Channel and Ha! merged to form CTV (later Comedy Central), they signed MST3K to a contract for 3 24-episode seasons.
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This episode is available on VHS and DVD from Rhino Home Video.
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ALLUSIONS (2)
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West Side Story: Crow mentions an early version of West Side Story. It has a song that goes, 'Un, I just met a girl named Un.' It is a parody of the song 'Maria.'
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Love, American Style: When Mila's cell door is blown up, Joel and the 'bots sing the opening line to Love, American Style because the explosion looked like the fireworks at the beginning of each episode.
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