Michael J. Nelson
Writing
Born 1964-10-11
St. Charles, Illinois
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Michael J. Nelson is the former host and writer of the Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning Mystery Science Theater 3000. Since that time, he has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows, penned a regular column for TV Guide, and authored best-selling books for both HarperCollins and Abrams.
His first book, Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese, thrilled critics, including Richard Schickel of Time Magazine, who said of Mike, "He's more fun than a barrel of Val Kilmers... Smarter than a roomful of Patrick Swayzes... and almost as hilarious as Keanu Reeves." Mike's laugh-out-loud follow-up, Mind Over Matters, prompted Kirkus Reviews to enthuse, "From someplace called Minnesota comes a Nelson funnier than Ozzie, Ricky, Lord or Half," and even dared to compare him to another legendary writer, saying of his Serious Speech to Business People, "[It] could easily precede [Robert] Benchley's immortal Treasurer's Report."
And Kirkus Reviews loved his novel, Death Rat!, saying, "Fast-paced, outrageous and funny, first-novelist Nelson's mockery of media mendacity is as biting as La Dolce Vita or Network--only funnier!"
Nelson speaks all over the country, is a frequent guest on radio and television, and along with fellow former MST3K writers/performers Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy operate a podcast called RiffTrax, which, in a similar vein to MST3K, targets more mainstream films.
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Filmography
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Writing
26 credits
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
MST3K: The RiffTrax Experiments — Sting of Death
GrimTrax Returns
RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill
Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers
The Film Crew: Killers from Space
RiffTrax Live: Timecop
Rifftrax Live: Reefer Madness
RiffTrax Live: RAD
The Film Crew: Wild Women of Wongo
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion
RiffTrax Live: Point Break
Hunks of Junk
RiffTrax Live: The Return of Swamp Thing
RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party
Santa's Village of Madness
RiffTrax: Super Zeroes
RiffTrax Live: Santa Claus
RiffTrax Live: "Manos" the Hands of Fate
RiffTrax Live: Star Raiders
The Film Crew: The Giant of Marathon
2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review
GrimTrax
Acting
52 credits
Mystery Science Theater 3000
The Adventures of Edward the Less
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
MST3K: The RiffTrax Experiments — Sting of Death
GrimTrax Returns
Max the Hero
The Year of Laughing Dangerously
RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill
Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers
RiffTrax Live: Christmas Shorts-stravaganza!
The Film Crew: Killers from Space
RiffTrax Live: Hobgoblins
RiffTrax Live: Timecop
RiffTrax Live: RAD
RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space
The Film Crew: Wild Women of Wongo
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion
RiffTrax Live: Point Break
RiffTrax Live: Giant Spider Invasion
Hunks of Junk
RiffTrax Live: Octaman
RiffTrax Live: The Return of Swamp Thing
RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party
Santa's Village of Madness
RiffTrax: Super Zeroes
The Last Dance: RAW
RiffTrax Live: Mothra
MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special
RiffTrax Live: Santa Claus
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado
This Is MST3K
Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2016
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 2
Rifftrax Live: The Room
RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who – The Five Doctors
RiffTrax Live: "Manos" the Hands of Fate
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Motion Picture Odyssey
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 1
RiffTrax Live: Star Raiders
RiffTrax Live: Space Mutiny
Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2015
RiffTrax Live: Godzilla
The Film Crew: The Giant of Marathon
Rifftrax Live: Samurai Cop
2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review
GrimTrax
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado 2
RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers
Directing
7 credits
Mystery Science Theater 3000
RiffTrax Live: Timecop
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion
Santa's Village of Madness
RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who – The Five Doctors
2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review
GrimTrax
Other credits
7 credits
RiffTrax Live: Amityville - The Evil Escapes
Total Riff Off
Poopie!
Rifftrax Live: Jack the Giant Killer
RiffTrax Live: Miami Connection
RiffTrax Live: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny
Rifftrax Live: Carnival of Souls
Producing
5 credits
RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill
The Film Crew: Killers from Space
The Film Crew: Wild Women of Wongo
RiffTrax Live: "Manos" the Hands of Fate
The Film Crew: The Giant of Marathon
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