Michael O'Donoghue's parody of A Dog's Life (1962) showcases curious performers, strange musicians, celebrity mutations and unusual short films, including Electrocuting an Elephant (1903).Michael O'Donoghue's parody of A Dog's Life (1962) showcases curious performers, strange musicians, celebrity mutations and unusual short films, including Electrocuting an Elephant (1903).Michael O'Donoghue's parody of A Dog's Life (1962) showcases curious performers, strange musicians, celebrity mutations and unusual short films, including Electrocuting an Elephant (1903).
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Joan Hackett
- Self
- (voice)
Debbie Harry
- Self
- (as Deborah Harry)
Foster MacKenzie III
- Root Boy Slim
- (as Root Boy Slim)
- …
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- TriviaThe show was commissioned for a special late-night NBC viewing due to the success of Saturday Night Live, and in recognition of Michael O'Donoghue's contribution to it, but after reviewing the final product the network immediately told O'Dononghue that the show was too gross and racy for even a later showing and they would not approve one. NBC did let know him know right away, however, that he was free to shop the film to film studios (not other networks) and they would not block it from getting a theatrical release.
- Crazy credits(After the credits): If you enjoyed "Mr. Mike's Mondo Video" you'll love "Mr. Mike's Gandhi" soon to be a major motion picture directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Ben Kingsley.
- Alternate versionsThe home video version omits Sid Vicious' version of "My Way" We still see the footage, but there is no sound and we get a roller caption explaining that the publishing company refused to allow them to include the song on the tape.
- SoundtracksThe Haunting Theme from Mondo Video
Lyrics by Michael O'Donoghue and Emily Prager
Music by Joe Meek (from 'Telstar')
Sung by Julius LaRosa
Featured review
Well, I didn't laugh even once at this muddled, unfunny heap of film, which begins with a very boring, very unsmiling skit that centers around Cat Swimming instruction. It moves into other tedious skits like `The Church of the Jack Lord" (a Church of the Sub-Genius styled farce that looks great on paper) and a moment with Dan Aykroyd's deformed feet, not to mention the highly dim-witted "Laser Bra 2000" and a montage of male commentary called "Beautiful Women Love Disgusting Men," where the film unloads all of its cameos at once: Jane Curtin, Carrie Fisher, Teri Garr, Joan Hackett, Deborah "Blondie" Harry, Margot Kidder, Wendie Malick, Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner, and Loretta Tupper. That said, you can probably guess how misleading the box is that professes appearances from this bevy of stars! Dan Aykroyd is in some of the skits, and there's further cameos from people like Paul Shaffer and Bill Murray (who's even less funny here than in his cameo as Lefty Schwartz in `Loose Shoes'). Alas, not even the footage of Klaus Nomi, Sid Vicious, or Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band (which is way too long and utterly stupid the Tubes they weren't!) helps this disorder. The one redeeming skit is called "Christmas on Other Planets.' "Tunnel Vision," `Amazon Women on the Moon,' `The Kentucky Fried Movie,' and even `The Boob Tube' and "Jokes My Folks Never Told Me" (groan) are much, much better than this!
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- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979) officially released in Canada in English?
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