As you may notice, at least one of the pictures used in this post is from the mystery science theater 3000 episode of the same name. The annotated mst merlins shop of mystical wonders. Ernest borgnine tries to scare his grandson by telling him spooky stories about how merlin opened a shop of mystical wonders sometime in the 70s. Merlins shop of mystical wonders has so many things going on and its amazing. Merlins shop of mystical wonders is a 1996 american film written and directed by kenneth j. Unfortunately, the movie studios didnt want any more horror as family films. Two creepy horror films joined together by merlin s shop which is, in turn, introduced by a grandpa telling the story. Mystery science theater 3000 s10e03 merlin s shop of mystical wonders. In this show within a show, a grandfather tells his grandson creepy tales about the wizards enchanted store in a strip mall and an evil toy monkey. Can you pick the reply that follows the line from the mst3k riff of merlin s shop of mystical wonders. There are two horror stories that are told in this movie. Watch mystery science theater 3000 season 10 episode. This fantastic story finds merlin, the worlds most famous wizard, bringing his magic to the 20th century by opening a shop displaying all of his wonders. Theres a torrent of the whole set on tokyotosho if you dont mind.
The merlin s shop of mystical wonders quote thread. Merlins shop of mystical wonders 1996 movie moviefone. One of the stories is about an evil monkey doll while the. Merlin s shop of mystical wonders 1999 tv episode merlin s shop of mystical wonders is the featured movie in this mst3k episode. Merlin the wizard and his wife zurella timetravel to the 20th century to set up a magic shop. Any fan of mst3k will remember this horrible abomination of a film. Gather round, children, as poor ernest borgnine tells you a fantastic tale about merlin s shop of mystical wonders. Merlin s shop of mystical wonders 1996 cast and crew adults remain unconvinced when the famous wizard appears in the 20th century to dazzle a modernday audience. A human and two robots poke fun at egregiously cheesy scifi movies in this cult comedy. Spoken as dialog by tom as the film s julie haggerty lookalike tells her husband youre scaring me, picks up the aforementioned items, and leaves. This product can expose you to some chemicals, which is known to the state of california to cause for more information, go to.
Well the closest answer is the 1996 film merlin s shop of mystical wonders. Merlin the wizard and his wife zurella timetravel to the 20th century to set up a special magic shop. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. See 1 tip from 11 visitors to merlin s mystical shop of wonders. Merlin s shop of mystical wonders was the third episode produced for season 10 but, due to lastminute legal complications, it went unaired until after the official series finale, diabolik. Ernest borgnine, looking just as fresh and girlish as his marty days, is a large grandpa whos babysitting his grandson and letting him watch whatever he wants on tv. Merlin s shop of mystical wonders ernest borgnine george milan bunny summers 1996 adults remain unconvinced when the famous wizard appears in the 20th century to dazzle a modernday audience. Instead of info for merlin, there is instead a reprint of the info episode number, cast list, bw for hamlet from the previous set, vol. Forbes riley stars in splatter university the cult slasher movie hit.
The movie is actually two different movies stitched together with a weak framing device, and its only claim to fame is that it was on a very funny episode of mystery. Upon arrival, several people remain skeptical as to his authenticity. Merlins shop of mystical wonders 1996 rotten tomatoes. Notes this material may be protected by law title 17 u. I guess he figured, hey, my cheap horror film from years ago bombed and no one saw it, i guess i can cannibalize the footage and make a cheap buck on a straighttovideo kids movie. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. A lot of people throw that claim around whenever a movie is really poor in quality, but in the case of merlins shop of mystical wonders, the claim is absolutely true.
If creepy windup cymbal monkeys are on your shopping list this week, then youre in. Merlins shop of mystical wonders 1996 cast and crew. Merlin s shop of mystical wonders ernest borgnine george milan bunny summers 1996 adults remain unconvinced when the famous wizard appears in the 20th century to dazzle a. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
Born of quite possibly one of the most moronic cases of executive meddling ever, merlin s shop of mystical wonders started as a horror anthology directed by kenneth j. Of course thats based in terms of enjoyability of a bad movie. Merlins shop of mystical wonders 1996 kenneth berton. Merlin s shop of mystical wonders 1996 adults remain unconvinced when the famous wizard appears in the 20th century to dazzle a modernday audience. In spite of what the title might imply, this is more of a horror. Watch merlin s shop of mystical wonders full movie. Yes, the wondrous wizard merlin has used his powers to come to our time by which i mean, the early 80s to open a shop in a grimy strip mall in a small, dusty midwest us town a shop that sells mystical wonders. Madeleine albright is a politician and diplomat who was president bill clintons secretary of state from 1997 to 2001. Trafton drew, a neuroscientist at the university of utah, discusses merlin s shop of mystical wonders, his research and the psychology of perception. Merlin s shop of mystical wonders is a couple of movies sewn together with the flimsy thread of a recurring toy monkey. A montage of some of the best clips from merlin s shop of mystical wonders.
Medieval wizard merlin and his wife find trouble when they set up shop in the 20th century. Watch mystery science theater 3000 merlin s shop of mystical wonders s10 e online watch online anytime. They bring with them some funny magical critters in hopes of inspiring his clients. Though many people believe he is indeed the merlin the magician, reporter jonathan cooper remains skeptical and so tries to prove the old sorcerer a fake. With ernest borgnine, george milan, bunny summers, john terrence. In spite of what the title might imply, this is more of a horror film than a childfriendly fantasy the film stars ernest borgnine as a grandfather telling his grandson a story about the wizard merlin opening up a store in modernday america. Merlin has fallen on hard times since his king arthur days, and now runs a secondhand shop in a strip mall, not unlike most people with a degree in wizardry. A grandfather tells his grandson several horrifying stories involving the wizard merlin and a stolen monkey doll in merlin s shop of mystical wonders 1996. It all but accuses the film s writers of lifting it without attribution. This movie is directed, produced, and written by kenneth j. Watch merlins shop of mystical wonders online 1996. According to mary jo pehl, there were two choices for the stinger. Not only did rhino botch the transfer of merlins shop of mystical wonders for their dvd release part of vol.
But the footage used in merlin was actually from a 1984 film, the devils gift, by the same writerdirector, kenneth j. Supposedly a family film, the movie was actually hastily knocked together from a ripoff the stephen king story the. The shop opens in a strip mall, and it contains several items that have a little magic about them, such as dragons and crystal balls. Merlin s shop of mystical wonders to listen download, click here.
Watch free streaming mystery science theater 3000 episodes. Its a genre that never fails to disappoint, this thing is so bizarre and charming. Merlin s shop of mystical wonders from season 10 at. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. The mst3k riffed version is the best way to see merlins mystical shop. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish it. The film is structured around a grandpa telling his grandson about a made for tv movie he wrote, yeah the whole movies got a real princess bride thing going for it. Shop for the full selection of all commercial releases of mst3k. As the mst3k episode repeatedly points out, the film doesnt know whether it wants to be a kids fantasy movie or a horror film not helped by the fact that the second half is lifted directly from an actual horror film. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us. Merlin s shop of mystical wonders by chris baumgartner.