Mystery Science Theater 3000: Manos - Hands of Fate (1993)

Preceded by the notably hilarious mockery of a short called Hired, Pt. 2, the print itself of Manos, the Hands of Fate has enough glitches to warrant absurdist deconstruction by wisecracking Joel and robot friends. Supplemented by the underdeveloped plot lines, poorly designed set and costumes, and far-out character depictions, Manos provides the guys on the Satellite of Love opportunities to insert numerous amusing implications from homoeroticism to ironic children's dialogue. Although the anticlimactic ending slows witticism towards the film's close, intelligent jokes fly freely throughout the majority of the film, turning Manos from a catastrophic film experiment into a successful exercise in delirious abandon. ~ Sarah Sloboda, All Movie Guide