Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9726 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-11-20
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 97 minutes

Amazon.com
This farewell episode for Joel Hodgson is a sentimental favorite but even more worth it for the hilarity spawned by our captured Satellite of Love friends. The movie centers on the hapless, big lug cop named Mitchell (Joe Don Baker), who fights the rich and powerful drug-dealing bad guys. Along the way, Mitchell finds himself investigating murder, falling "in sex" with Linda Evans, helping an elderly woman like a good son, and telling a bothersome wisecracking kid to buzz off. Match that with clothing and music from 1975 and you've got prime fodder for the biting remarks of Joel, Crow, and Tom Servo--which, of course, they take advantage of handily and in abundance. Mitchell has a few quiet areas but these are spotty, and when Joel and his mechanical friends start wisecracking, it's all hilariously worth the wait. Mitchell: So '70s, you'd swear Kris Kristofferson was moaning the theme song in the background. --Karen Karleski

Customer Reviews

" Mitchell ".....And to think that people were actually expected to PAY to watch this, in 1975!!
Poor Joe Don Baker. He catches hell from Joel and the Bots, for this walk-through of a part. Too bad, without their hilarious commentary, this would be unwatchable. The one-liners just roll, right on through to the miserable ending of this little stinkfest. Look for the line where Michell is entertaining a call-girl that just walked off the set of THE BIG VALLEY,and forgot to change wardrobe. He hands her a can of Beer. " You've got that wrong, I'd like a glass." Mitchell: " Uh..OK, Your Majesty." Priceless. Long live giving bad movies their just due!!

My,my,my Mitchell!
"Mitchell" is a hilariously bad Rockford Files rip-off. Joe Don Baker stars as the paunchy,unlikeable lead. Think of a denser (in terms of intelligence&BMI) version of Rockford,and you have Mitchell. My, my, my. Martin Balsam,far from his "Marty" glory days (Ernest Borgnine would soon follow in "Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders"),stars as the boring bad guy. Linda Evans,in her pre-Dynasty days,stars as Mitchell's hooker girlfriend with a hart of gold.

On its own,"Mitchell" would be an unwatchable movie. ESPECIALLY the scenes in which Mitchell wears only a bath towel or has sex with his girlfriend (and opening a bottle of beer next to a bottle of baby lotion with his toes) It's pretty traumatizing. Consider yourself warned.

Still,"Mitchell" stands as a MST3K classic. Joel and the 'bots make it into comic treasure. Their take is cinematic comfort food. Sit back&enjoy with a good bottle of beer! This movie is the Schlitz.

Last Joel episode
Although I am not a big fan of Joel (I prefer the later Mike episodes) this is a great send off for him. If you enjoy the series, you shouldn't be worried about getting an egg.