From Wikipedia:
Mame is a 1974 Technicolor musical film in Panavision based on the 1966 Broadway musical of the same name (itself based on the 1958 film Auntie Mame) and the 1955 novel Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis.

It was directed by Gene Saks, and adapted by Paul Zindel, and starred Lucille Ball in her final theatrical film performance. The cast also stars Beatrice Arthur, Bruce Davison, and Robert Preston.

The story focuses on the madcap life of Mame Dennis (Ball), which is disrupted when she becomes the guardian of her deceased brother's son. She marries a wealthy Southern plantation owner (Preston), is widowed, yet through it all, with the help of her dearest friend, Vera Charles (Arthur), manages to keep things under control.

Reasons why RIfftrax should riff on it:
1. Lucille Ball tries, but she's not Rosalind Russell or Angela Lansbury.
2. The actress playing Pegeen has a really bad Irish accent.
3. Bruce Davidson sings!

from wikipedia:
Jessie Montgomery (Ally Sheedy) is a spoiled rich girl in her mid-20s whose hard partying lifestyle and lack of self-respect as well as a lack of respect for others is starting to wear thin on her single father Charles (Tom Skerritt), a wealthy philanthropist, and on her boyfriend Brent (Jason Beghe), who breaks up with her after finally getting frustrated with her immature and self-destructive behavior. When Jessie is arrested for drunk driving and drug possession, she finally pushes Charles beyond his limits. He blames himself, as many years ago his wife died of cancer at a time when Jessie was a small child. Feeling it would help her cope with the death of her mother, Charles seldom laid down the law, often spoiling Jessie. While in the company of family retainer Woodrow (Theodore Wilson), he says the one thing he thought he would never say... he wishes he had never had a daughter. In pops Stella Winston (Beverly D'Angelo), a fairy godmother who has been assigned to the Montgomery family. To keep Jessie from ruining her life, Stella casts a spell "erasing" Jessie's life as it is, as if Charles did never have a daughter. Then she bails Jessie out of jail.

When Jessie tries to go home, her father doesn't recognize her and claims that he has no daughter. Stella appears and tells her that she's getting what she deserves. She tells Jessie that if she wants to eat and have a place to sleep, she will have to find employment. A college dropout who has never worked a day in her life, Jessie is forced to find work as a live-in maid for an eccentric couple named Starkey (Valerie Perrine and **** Shawn) who got rich by winning the lottery some years back who are trying to make it in the music industry as talent agents.

Jessie has to interact with the other mansion staff, consisting of former singer-turned-cook Audrey (Merry Clayton), Hispanic servant Maria (Begoña Plaza), and chauffeur Nick (Michael Ontkean), a struggling songwriter. Jessie learns the true meaning of love, friendship, hard work and self-respect. When she chooses the happiness of her new friends over her own, she is rewarded with having her old life returned to her, and being reunited with her father. However, her attitude is now much improved.

This should be on Rifftrax because...
it's one of Dick Shawn's last performances
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times "found it too easy to anticipate most of the big moments and too hard to believe that Sheedy was really a spoiled, mean-spirited rich bitch."

Ally Sheedy in a maid uniform is hysterical!

This movie is absolutely begging to be Riffed. It was apparently meant to be set in a college setting, but was changed to a high school Because Reasons. This results in the least convincing teenagers ever, as everyone that's a student is clearly in their twenties despite the film trying to pretend like they're in their teens.

The film also features a "love triangle". Why is this in parentheses? Because the film can't quite decide whether they want the professor character (yes, the love triange involves two 18-year olds and a thirty-something year old teacher ala a male Mary Kay LaTourneau) to be a charming love interest or a terrifying predator. As a result our leading lady is repeatedly approached by the stereotype of a manipulative ** predatory instructor I like to call "Professor Eyes".

Seriously, at one point they have him approaching Virginia Madsen (who was in her mid twenties during this movie) while she's swimming. She rebuffs him by saying that he's her professor and that she's dropping his class, only for him to say that it "won't change anything". Basically telling her that repeatedly saying no means nothing and that running away only means he'll chase after her. Oh, did I mention that the love interest is a 102 year old "zombie"? Seriously, the interactions with these two make Bella and Edward seem reasonable and healthy as a couple. The relationship between Madsen and the professor looks like it will check off every box of those "unhealthy relationship" forms that social workers hand out to emotional and/or physical battery/assault victims.

The movie comes to a climactic end when it comes to overpowering and ending the zombie brainwashing. The ultimate weapon? Rock music. Terrible rock music, as they couldn't actually hire any name bands to perform. But only after Madsen and her boyfriend are chased by middle aged professor (and older) zombies, as well as ridiculously ineffective teenage ones.

The rights to this seem like they could be bought for a relative song, as this seems to be on every streaming service and then some. Plus Sherrilyn Fenn of Twin Peaks fame is in it!

This movie is currently available on Hulu. I know the sister of one of the producers, who gave updates throughout filming and praised it to high heaven. I finally watched it today after the “How Did This Get Made?” podcast covered it. Oh my goodness is it ripe for riffing. A ballerina who is afraid of modern dance and not one, but TWO violin-playing bad boys are in a love triangle set among a NYC arts college or something. The actors are amateurs. The writing is amateurish. One of the producers is the daughter of Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane from the Dukes of Hazzard and another is her husband, former 80’s soap star and “Rock On” cover singer Michael Damian. You guys have to see this gem.

I saw that someone previously mentioned this movie in their suggestion for "The Cavern." But this person insinuated that "The Cave" was successful in some capacity. I don't know where they got their information, but it was only successful in the sense that someone actually managed to con some Hollywood execs into giving them money to make this ****** version of The Descent. One reviewer actually said, "The insipid dialog lacks even a hint of comic relief, so the audience is grateful when the action quickly kicks into gear."

Here is a link to a visual synopsis of the film by someone who actually enjoyed it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAdsvRniXF0

Before I tell you why you should choose this movie, some context. I was first introduced to the movie when a friend and I rented it from Blockbuster. I was already an MST3K fan, and once I realized how awful the movie was, I soon found myself compelled to riff it myself! But my friend soon became very annoyed with me, so for the sake of our friendship, I had to internalize my riffing for the rest of the movie (well, I TRIED to anyway).

So, first off, there are a couple of celebrities that will make easy fodder. Lena Headley for all your Game of Thrones references and Daniel Dae Kim for LOST! Second, the dialogue is ridiculous and the plot predictable, and yet nonsensical at the same time. Even so, the plot is just interesting enough that you want to see how it ends. There's mythology, mystery, and SCIENCE!! Everything the kids today love. And thirdly, it has crazy looking creatures that are the product of parasites, so of course one of the main characters start going through "the change." gasp!

Here is a link to an official trailer and its confusing tagline:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP4DsyaB1eE

Thank you for your consideration and hope you have a pleasant, monster-free day!

This movie was made in my hometown, Akron, Oh in 1980. I have fond memories of the premier held at Akron Civic Theater, one of those old movie houses with an orchestra pit. It was cheesy then and doesn’t hold up well, but I love it. The production is on par with Touch of ***** and Kill or Be Killed. It’s ripe for your treatment. Please watch it, riff it and let me know. Here’s the YouTube link https://youtu.be/oCpIo2D0EA8. A karate flick extravaganza. Thank you I know you you get 1000’s if suggestions but please give this a 10 minute view and I think you’ll agree. It’ll be great.