A Double Feature of Holiday RiffTrax Events Dashes Into Cinemas Nationwide With Two Times the Jokes on December 1 Only
Joined by Comedy Legend ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, the RiffTrax Crew Takes
on Two Yuletide Favorites for One Night This December
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#RiffTraxHoliday–The RiffTrax guys (Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Bill
Corbett) are back and, in the spirit of the holiday season, are
gifting fans two funny features for the price of one. “RiffTrax
Holiday Special Double Feature” includes “Santa Claus Conquers
the Martians,” a beloved classic from the days of Mystery
Science Theater 3000 – completely reworked by RiffTrax for the 2013
broadcast. In the second feature, “Rifftrax Live: Christmas
Shorts-straveganza,” the guys take you all the way back to 2009, when
they were joined by multiple Grammy Award-winning comedy legend “Weird
Al” Yankovic for a night of Christmas shorts. Plus, a special
gift to fans, audiences will see the most-requested bonus short, Parade
of Aquatic Champions, and Michael, Kevin and Bill riffing on
hilarious fan-submitted holiday family photos. Presented by Fathom
Events and RiffTrax, this event will play in movie theaters across the
country on Thursday, December 1 at 7:00 p.m. local time.
Coming to movie theaters before the holiday special, “RiffTrax
Live: Carnival of Souls,”
will be broadcast live on Thursday, October 27 8:00 p.m. ET/ 7:00 p.m.
CT and tape delayed to 7:00 p.m. MT/ 8:00 p.m. PT with an encore showing
on Monday, October 31 7:30 p.m. local time.
Tickets for “RiffTrax Holiday Special Double Feature” can be
purchased online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com
or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will
be able to enjoy the event in more than 600 movie theaters through
Fathom’s Digital
Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations visit
the Fathom Events website
(theaters and participants are subject to change).
“Come on, we know you don’t like roasted chestnuts —
nobody does, they’re gross — so why not make our RiffTrax Holiday
Double Feature your new Christmas tradition? Santa Claus
Conquers the Martians, and a Christmas Shorts-stravaganza, plus
all new riffing on yours and our Christmas photos is just
what the Santa ordered,” Michael J. Nelson of RiffTrax said.
Originally broadcast in 2013, “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians,”
riffed by the RiffTrax crew, helps ring in the Christmas season. The
(only slightly fictional) story follows an evil Martian who comes to
earth to capture Santa Claus and take him back to Mars. “RiffTrax Live:
Christmas Shorts-straveganza” originally broadcast in 2009, wraps
up this holiday’s double feature with tales that range from the bizarre
to the sublime, and features the bonus commentary of Weird Al. For those
still in a summer mood, there’s the special bonus short Parade of
Aquatic Champions – the most popular and requested RiffTrax short
ever.
“The RiffTrax crew always delivers literal laugh-out-loud content that
has audiences coming back event after event, and their Holiday Special
Double Feature is certain to make this the funniest time of year,”
Fathom Events CEO John Rubey said.
“RiffTrax: Holiday Special Double Feature” is the 23rd
RiffTrax title for Fathom Events since the 2009 start of the companies’
partnership. Some of the most popular titles in the RiffTrax Live lineup
include “Anaconda,” “Starship Troopers,” “Night of the Living Dead,” and
the “MST3K Reunion Show.”
**Editor Note: Nelson, Murphy and Corbett are available for select
interviews.
For artwork/photos related to “RiffTrax Holiday Special Double Feature”
visit www.rifftrax.com/epk
or the Fathom Events press
site.
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is recognized as the leading domestic distributor of event
cinema, and ranks as one of the largest overall distributors of content
to movie theaters. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark
Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC)
(known collectively as AC JV, LLC), Fathom Events offers a variety of
one-of-a-kind entertainment events that include live, high-definition
performances of the Metropolitan Opera, dance and theatre productions
such as the Bolshoi Ballet and National Theatre Live’s Hamlet, sporting
events like FS1 Presents USA v Mexico, concerts with Roger Waters and
One Direction, the TCM Presents classic film series and faith-based
events such as The Drop Box and Four Blood Moons. Fathom Events takes
audiences behind the scenes and offers unique extras including audience
Q&As, backstage footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating the
ultimate VIP experience. Fathom Events’ live digital broadcast network
(“DBN”) is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America,
bringing live and pre-recorded events to 887 locations and 1,354 screens
in 181 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the top 50). For more
information, visit www.fathomevents.com.
About RiffTrax
RiffTrax is an entertainment company featuring the stars of the
Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning show “Mystery Science Theater
3000.” Comedians Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy (Tom Servo) and Bill
Corbett (Crow T. Robot), bring their funny running MST3K-type commentary
to movies of all kind. From riffs on the biggest Hollywood blockbusters
to the worst B-movies, RiffTrax has a library of over 500 titles
available at RiffTrax.com and on digital platforms everywhere. RiffTrax
has also produced five prime time television specials for the National
Geographic Channel. RiffTrax releases a newly riffed movie, short film
or TV program each week, and performs the RiffTrax Live comedy series
four times a year where a movie is riffed live and simulcast into over
700 theaters across North America. Our brand-new RiffTrax app on iOS and
Android magically syncs our Riffs to the biggest blockbuster movies like
Star Wars, Twilight and Harry Potter. RiffTrax was founded in 2006 and
is headquartered in San Diego, CA. To find out more about RiffTrax,
visit www.rifftrax.com/aboutus.
Contacts
Fathom Events
Jessica Nelson / Katherine Schwappach
720-262-2753
/ 720-262-2713
jnelson@fathomevents.com
/ kschwappach@fathomevents.com
or
Scoop
Marketing for Fathom Events
Erik Stein, 818-761-6100
estein@solters.com
or
RiffTrax
Peter
Hunter / Sarah Vanderbush
415-250-1728 / 858-794-8500
peter@rifftrax.com
/ sarah@rifftrax.com
