‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’: Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff Set to Appear in RiffTrax Revival
It’s official. The Mads are back.
Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff are set to appear in the upcoming revival of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” that hails from fellow original series alums and RiffTrax stars Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett.
The announcement was made on the revival’s Kickstarter page on Tuesday. Beaulieu and Conniff will reprise their roles as Dr. Clayton Forrester and legendary second banana TV’s Frank in the fourth and final episode of the new run, with Beaulieu and Conniff also set to co-write the episode.
News of Beaulieu and Conniff’s return comes just one day after the team revealed that one of the movies featured in the new episodes will be the 1978 film “Deathsport” starring David Carradine.
Both Beaulieu and Conniff were major parts of the original show, both in front of and behind the camera. Beaulieu was with the show from the very beginning as a writer as well as playing Dr. Forrester and Crow T. Robot across eight seasons (including the original KTMA days) and the feature film. Conniff was also a writer on the show and played TV’s Frank from Seasons 2-6.
They have stayed in the movie riffing game since leaving the show, having performed together as part of “Cinematic Titanic” with other “MST3K” alums and launching the touring show “The Mads Are Back.” Conniff and Beaulieu have also performed with the RiffTrax team on multiple occasions.
As previously reported, RiffTrax and Shout! Studios have teamed to produce four new episodes of “MST3K.” Nelson, Murphy, and Corbett will be the creative leads on the new episodes, which are officially titled “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments.” Nelson will also reprise his onscreen role as Mike Nelson, while Murphy will once again play Tom Servo and Professor Bobo and Corbett will again play Crow T. Robot and Brain Guy. In addition, original series star Mary Jo Pehl will return as Pearl Forrester.
Production will take place in Minneapolis, where the original show was filmed, while the episodes will be released later this year on RiffTrax’s website. The Kickstarter campaign raised over $1 million within one day of launching.
Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff are set to appear in the upcoming revival of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” that hails from fellow original series alums and RiffTrax stars Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett.
The announcement was made on the revival’s Kickstarter page on Tuesday. Beaulieu and Conniff will reprise their roles as Dr. Clayton Forrester and legendary second banana TV’s Frank in the fourth and final episode of the new run, with Beaulieu and Conniff also set to co-write the episode.
News of Beaulieu and Conniff’s return comes just one day after the team revealed that one of the movies featured in the new episodes will be the 1978 film “Deathsport” starring David Carradine.
Both Beaulieu and Conniff were major parts of the original show, both in front of and behind the camera. Beaulieu was with the show from the very beginning as a writer as well as playing Dr. Forrester and Crow T. Robot across eight seasons (including the original KTMA days) and the feature film. Conniff was also a writer on the show and played TV’s Frank from Seasons 2-6.
They have stayed in the movie riffing game since leaving the show, having performed together as part of “Cinematic Titanic” with other “MST3K” alums and launching the touring show “The Mads Are Back.” Conniff and Beaulieu have also performed with the RiffTrax team on multiple occasions.
As previously reported, RiffTrax and Shout! Studios have teamed to produce four new episodes of “MST3K.” Nelson, Murphy, and Corbett will be the creative leads on the new episodes, which are officially titled “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments.” Nelson will also reprise his onscreen role as Mike Nelson, while Murphy will once again play Tom Servo and Professor Bobo and Corbett will again play Crow T. Robot and Brain Guy. In addition, original series star Mary Jo Pehl will return as Pearl Forrester.
Production will take place in Minneapolis, where the original show was filmed, while the episodes will be released later this year on RiffTrax’s website. The Kickstarter campaign raised over $1 million within one day of launching.