Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars

Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars is a 1981 television film incorporating re-edited footage from the 1967 British Supermarionation television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Created by ITC Entertainment's New York City offices, the film is a compilation of the original episodes "Shadow of Fear", "Lunarville 7", "Crater 101" and "Dangerous Rendezvous".[1] It complements a previous Captain Scarlet compilation movie, Captain Scarlet vs the Mysterons. The film was negatively received by fans of the original 1960s programme.[2] The film was later mocked in November 1988 on Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
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GenreAction
Adventure
Science fiction
Thriller
Created byGerry Anderson
Sylvia Anderson
(original production)
Robert Mandell
(compilation edit)
Written byTony Barwick
Directed byRobert Lynn
Ken Turner
Brian Burgess
StarringVoices of:
Francis Matthews
Ed Bishop
Liz Morgan
Donald Gray
Music byBarry Gray
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
Production
Running time91 minutes
Release
Original release1981
Chronology
Preceded byCaptain Scarlet vs the Mysterons

Plot

An attempt to survey the Mysterons' planet, Mars, with a space probe is threatened when a scientist attached to the project is killed and duplicated by the Mysterons ("Shadow of Fear").

After the Lunar Controller boldly declares the Moon's independence from Earth in its fight against the Mysterons, Captains Scarlet, Blue and Lieutenant Green are dispatched to the colony Lunarville 7 to investigate reports of an unidentified complex being built on the far side of the Moon ("Lunarville 7").

After reporting back to Cloudbase, Scarlet, Blue and Green return to the Moon to remove the power source from the Mysteron complex in Crater 101. Entering the city, they try to disable their enemies' powers of reconstruction before the complex is irrevocably destroyed in an atomic explosion ("Crater 101").

Back on Cloudbase, Dr Kurnitz finds that the crystal pulsator recovered from the Mysteron complex has communicational capabilities. Using a special device to broadcast to Spectrum's enemies directly, Colonel White requests an end to hostilities between Earth and Mars ("Dangerous Rendezvous").

Video releases

This film has received two home video releases: the first by "Channel 5" in the 1980s, the second by PolyGram in 1992. It was also released on Betamax and Laserdisc.

Legacy

Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars was featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000 as part of the initial KTMA series (episode 2).[3]

References
  1. "Miscellaneous — Multimedia: Videos". Spectrum Headquarters. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
  2. Bentley, Chris (2001). The Complete Book of Captain Scarlet. Carlton Books. p. 121. ISBN 1-84222-405-0.
  3. Beaulieu, Trace; Chaplin, Paul; Jim Mallon, Jim; Murphy, Kevin; Nelson, Michael J.; Pehl, Mary Jo (May 1996). The Mystery Science Theater 3000 amazing Colossal Episode Guide. Bantam Books. p. 40. ISBN 9780553377835.
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