![Woodcut of a guy who looks kind of like Torgo.](https://i0.wp.com/kunochan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/torgo-1200x675-1-1024x576.png?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1)
If Plan 9 from Outer Space is the Citizen Kane of bad movies, then Manos: The Hands of Fate is the Plan 9 from Outer Space of bad movies.
It’s got a wildly incompetent writer/director/star, a community theater cast doing their best, an offensive script, a surprisingly good soundtrack, and it was shot on a potato. It was rediscovered by Frank Conniff of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and is the basis of what I consider their best episode.
November 15th is Manos Day, and Dumb Industries is planning a 24 broadcast of Manos-related content on Twitch—all featuring Manos star Jackey Neyman Jones.
Get all the details here.
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