A terrible garbage fire of a movie that takes its source material, one of the most beloved pop culture franchises in the world, and wipes its unmentionables with it. Horrible acting, even worse action and special effects, turning the legendary Son Goku into a cliche sad teenager, notorious for being one of the worse movie adaptations of a franchise ever made and universally reviled by fans and even non-fans alike....perfect for riffs!

Plus the guys have mentioned Dragon Ball in at least one riff before (forget which Riffttrax specifically) so they're at least aware of it! The rest of the internet community has rightfully torn it apart, but it wouldn't be complete without the MST3K boys taking it on!

It aired April 21 st 1990. I remember all the kids excited about the greatest crossover in history. Muppet Babies and Winnie the Pooh, Garfield and Alf, Michaelangelo of the Mutant Turtles and Bugs Bunny, Huey Duey and Luey and Alvin, Simon and Theodore. For a thirty minute anti drug special that ended up being heavy handed and sobering instead of being fun. Funded by McDonald's, George Bush and even Joe Biden promoted the special. It definitely needs the crew of Rifftrax to give it the treatment to gently remind us of what happens when conglomerates and politicians force beloved Saturday Morning Cartoons into the dark reality of the war on drugs.

Just when you think Rifftrax has reached the bottom of the barrel in terrible movies, I have to go and dig up "Teenage Monster" from the abandoned cesspool of forgotten films.
In the old movie days, people felt cheated if they weren't shown a double feature when they went to the movies. It really didn't have to be a good double feature, it was quantity over quality. AIP films is a good example of this. This cheaply made movie was produced to meet the double bill requirement to accompany "The Brain from Planet Arous" (which I love.). Cashing in on the teenage monster films at the time, "I was a Teenage Werewolf," and I was a Teenage Frankenstein," and other teenage exploitation films. The filmmakers changed the original movie title to "Teenage Monster," later, the movie was shown on early television, many times with local "Horror Hosts," as "Meteor Monster." This was one of the last films that famous monster master makeup artist Jack Pierce worked on.
Billed as a horror western, this film never really succeeds in either genre. Actually, it doesn't even succeed as a movie. But in the hands of experienced Riffers, I'm sure that this film will succeed in being hilarious.

Teenage Monster trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rDdpwCZnbA

Teenage Monster (Full movie with Spanish subtitles that can't be turned off, but you can learn a little Spanish if you watch the whole film. Good luck!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bVZlZUmjHM

Set in the lush, rainy world of Ireland, Rawhead Rex shows us a glimpse into the mad genius of Clive Barker. Or would, if the film was any good. Even the author himself has disowned this film, which he wrote himself, as the acting is awful and the monster's design is even worse. He reportedly wanted the monster to resemble a part of the male genitalia, so not sure if that would be better.

The film features an American family that has traveled to Ireland so the father can traipse around old churches. During one jaunt some locals release an ancient evil deity - don't you just hate when something happens to ruin your trip? Now it's up to the Americans to save themselves and defeat the evil Rawhead Rex.

This film is so bad it's fantastic.