This is without a doubt, one of the worst movies ever shown on MST3K. But at 54 minutes...."Beast of Yucca Flats" is also the shortest movie the Brains have ever done.

"Flag on the moon. How did it get there?"

"A noted scientist."

"A man runs. Someone shoots him."

All brilliant narration by our buddy, Coleman Francis; speaking in monotone while random images flash up on the screen.

Did anyone else notice that in episode 513-The Brain that wouldn't die (Mike's first show as host) the bots used this movie as part of his training?

The setting of this film was hell. I am sure of it.

No story, no acting, incoherent dialgoue: all trademark Coleman Francis techniques in filmmaking. Tor Johnson as the beast. A woman's purse. Jack and Joe go up the hill. Oh yes, and didn't the beginning scene of a man caught in atomic blast remind you of Glenn in "Amazing Colossal Man"?

Did Coleman think having the Dad get shot would generate symapthy or were we supposed to feel sorry for the mom fretting over her lost brats? There are so many holes in this film. Notice too that the constant theme of flying in a plane is in all 3 of Francis's films (SKYDIVERS & RED ZONE CUBA).

Cherokee Jack plays the driver who finds the body in the road.

To paraphrase Crow during 'Red Zone Cuba': I heartily endorse throwing Cherokee Jack down a well.

I'm Cherokee Jack.

Ah, to watch this one again and again...

"No, no, don't shoot the dad of Yucca Flats."

"Oh, that must be the Yucca flat!!"
(during the tire changing scene..heh heh)

"No wait, let me guess...Tor Johnson, why you old so and so!!"

"Tor Johnson as the beast. Now that's just good casting."

"Originally, Tor was offered the part of the mom."

I loved the bits where Jim (or was it Joe?) tried to work out which was more important - breakfast, or the dead guy? Nope, breakfast it is!


"We don't know what this is, folks, but its definitely Puerto Rico stuff!"

"I'm not speaking to YOU."

"That nosewheel feels mushy."

"Why, even aliens from Mars are here!"

"Man, this has been one bleak, weird day!"

"Ah, and what would a Coleman Francis movie be without the Coleman Francis mountain?"

"We don't wanna get lodged in the crack of Butt Mountain, here." "Come up here, where its really obscene!"

"This doesn't look like the Coleman Francis genre, does it?"

"When in Hollywood, visit Francisland!"

"Beautiful, just beautiful. Off camera excitement, the Coleman Francis way."

"Thin plot. Endlessly restated."

"Who's shooting who, and what shall we do?"

"Hey Mister, can I have another doggy chew?"

And my absolute favourite:

"Vacation time." "....so...g'bye."

One of the contenders for absolute pure worst film ever riffed. If you're like me and go in for that sort of thing, this is a can't miss episode, while those who prefer the more colorful cheese episodes might find this tiresome.

As for the shorts, they're okay but not classics. The first isn't really THAT bad a short aside from the terminally lame idea of having Shadow Benjamin Franklin show up to deliver advice. The second is just sort of dull and the guys only really use one joke (the finish the sentence joke).