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I found this on Wikipedia and luckily somebody uploaded the whole movie in 10 minutes episodes on YouTube. I didn't bother looking at Part 2, 3 etc. because I couldn't make it through part 1. My God this movie sucks! 
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Wikipedia Entry: Manos: The Hands of Fate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Manos: The Hands of Fate
Manos: The Hands of Fate is a 1966 American horror film written, directed and produced by Harold P. Warren, a fertilizer salesman from El Paso, Texas. Warren also starred in the film, alongside El Paso theater actors Tom Neyman and John Reynolds. The film is best known for having been featured in a 1993 episode of the television comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K), a show based on the premise of mocking B movies, which gave the film cult status.
The plot of the film revolves primarily around a vacationing family taking a road trip to a hotel. After a long drive in the Texas desert, the family is trapped at a lodge maintained by a polygamous pagan cult, and they attempt to escape as the cult's members decide what to do with them.
Produced as a result of a bet, Manos was an independent production by a crew that had little or no background or experience in filmmaking and a very limited budget at their disposal. Upon its theatrical debut, the film was poorly received, and remained obscure until its Mystery Science Theater appearance. It has since gained infamy as one of the worst films ever made.
Plot
The film opens with footage of Michael (Warren), his wife Margaret (Diane Mahree), their young daughter Debbie (Jackey Neyman Jones) and their dog, Peppy, on a driving vacation, searching for the "Valley Lodge." There are also scenes in this sequence involving a teenage couple who are necking in a convertible. They are interrupted by a police officer, who tells them to move their car. In the meantime, Michael and his family finally reach a house which is tended by a bizarre, satyr-like person named Torgo (John Reynolds) with an erratic, repetitive speech pattern who takes care of the house "while the Master is away." Michael and Margaret ask Torgo for directions to Valley Lodge; Torgo simply replies that, "There is no way out of here. It'll be dark soon. There is no way out of here." With this information, Michael asks Torgo to let him and his family stay the night, despite objections from both Torgo and Margaret. After several moments of inexplicable silence and strange fidgeting, Torgo ultimately relents. Inside the home, the family sees a disturbing painting of a dark, malevolent-looking man and a black dog with glowing eyes; the man it depicts is the Master. Torgo alludes to the Master being away, and Margaret incongruously replies that she thought he said the Master was dead (Torgo never said this). Torgo then explains that the Master is not "dead the way you know it" and goes into the bedroom to put away the guests' luggage.
Peppy then runs outside, barking continuously for a while, before falling silent. Margaret becomes frightened upon hearing an ominous howl and Michael investigates, retrieving a flashlight and revolver from his car. He finds Peppy lying dead on the ground. When informed of this, Margaret demands they leave, and Michael orders Torgo to put the luggage back in the car. Torgo does this, but has developed an attraction to Margaret. He confronts her and crudely gropes her hair. He tells her that, although she is doomed to become yet another bride of the Master, he intends to keep her for himself. Margaret threatens to tell Michael of Torgo's advances, but Torgo convinces her not to say anything to her husband by promising to protect her. Michael then returns, irate that the car will not start. With the revelation that there is no phone in the house (Torgo explains that the Master does not approve of such devices), the family reluctantly decides to stay the night.
The film returns to the teenage couple who were seen earlier. They are still petting, in the middle of the night, and are sent on their way by the same policeman as before, who is joined by his partner. The teenagers mention a second couple (Michael and Margaret) which they had seen driving on the road earlier.
At the lodge, Debbie leaves unexpectedly to search for her dog. Shortly before departing, however, Debbie prudently fixes the loose doorknob with the rusted screws that she held in her hand. A frightened Michael and Margaret search through the house and eventually find her outside leading the dog seen in the painting. Debbie releases the dog and runs to her parents, who tell her to never run away again. The parents ask where she found the dog, and Debbie leads them to a tomb-like structure where "The Master" (Tom Neyman) and several women dressed in translucent night gowns, later revealed to be his wives, lie asleep. In horror, the family runs back to the house, and Michael leaves to seek an explanation from Torgo.
Torgo has gone to the tomb himself, where he fondles the wives and berates the sleeping Master before knocking out Michael, tying him to a pole, and returning to the house to sleep. The Master suddenly comes to life and wakes his wives, and a short argument over the fate of the family ensues. One faction of the Master's wives wants to sacrifice the family whole; another faction prefers to spare Michael's wife and daughter. The Master angrily stops the argument, and decides to sacrifice Torgo (whose earlier rantings he could hear, even though he appeared unconscious) and his first wife to the film's mysterious deity and namesake, "Manos". He then makes his way back to the house to find Torgo. While the Master is gone, the women continue to argue over whether or not to kill Debbie, as well as who has the Master's favor. The argument soon degenerates into a fight, and the women wrestle in the sand for several minutes.
The Master confronts Torgo in the home, where he informs him of his fate. Torgo offers some resistance, but ultimately succumbs to what appears to be a hypnotic spell by the Master. At the same time one of the Master's wives leaves the tomb, and appears to kiss and then slap the unconscious Michael. She then warns the Master of the unexpected brawl that has begun, and the two return with Torgo to the tomb. The Master stops the fight, and then has his first wife tied to a pole to be sacrificed. Torgo is then laid on a stone bed, where the wives subject him to what one El Paso reviewer likened at the time to "Torgo being massaged to death".[2][5] This in itself does not prove fatal. The Master then evokes some mysterious power, severing and horribly burning Torgo's left hand. Torgo runs off into the darkness, waving the burning stump that remains of his hand. The Master laughs maniacally and goes to look for the family. The Master also sacrifices his first wife.
Michael regains consciousness and rejoins Margaret and Debbie. They attempt to escape, but encounter a rattlesnake, which is rendered via stock footage.[2] Michael opens fire at the snake, which alerts the policemen who had been shown earlier. The cops decide to "investigate", which ultimately consists of them walking a few feet away from their squad car, briefly staring into the night and then leaving. Michael and his family decide to go back to the house, and barricade themselves in one of the rooms, where the Master confronts them. Michael fires several shots into the Master's face, at point-blank range, but they have no effect. The screen fades to black, indicating that the Master has again applied his hypnotic power.
The film ends with a coda involving two girls, driving in a convertible. They become lost, and stop at the home to ask for directions. They are greeted by an entranced Michael. A number of jump cuts show us the fate of Margaret and little Debbie: like the other wives of the Master, they sleep in the tomb, dressed in flowing white robes. The film concludes with Michael saying, "I take care of the place while the Master is away," just as Torgo had done when first seen. The production credits are superimposed over past scenes from the film with the words "The End?" on the screen at the very end.
Reception
The film premiered at the Capri Theater in Warren's hometown of El Paso, Texas on November 15, 1966.[12] Warren arranged for a searchlight to be used at the cinema,[2] and for the cast to be brought to the premiere by a limousine, in order to enhance the Hollywood feel of the event. Warren could afford only a single limousine, however, and so the driver had to drop off one group, then drive around the block and pick up another.[13] The premiere was attended by numerous local dignitaries, including the mayor and local sheriff. Shortly after the film began, the audience began laughing at its poor quality and redundant dialogue. Humiliated, Warren and the rest of his cast made a hasty exit. The film ended with a mixture of laughter and applause. Following the premiere, Warren claimed that he felt Manos was the worst film ever made even though he was proud of it,[14] and he suggested that it might make a passable comedy if it were to be redubbed.[2]
The film was briefly distributed by Emerson Releasing Corporation. Following its debut, the film had a brief theatrical run at the Capri Theater, as well as a few screenings at various drive-in theaters in West Texas. Reports that the only crew members who were compensated for their work in the film were Jackey Neyman Jones and her family's dog, who received a bicycle and a large quantity of dog food, respectively, would seem to indicate that the film failed to break even financially.[2][11] Official box office figures for the film are currently unknown, if indeed they ever existed. Although the film received poor reception, Warren did win his bet against Stirling Silliphant, proving that he was capable of creating an entire film on his own.
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Wikipedia Entry: Manos: The Hands of Fate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Manos: The Hands of Fate
Manos: The Hands of Fate is a 1966 American horror film written, directed and produced by Harold P. Warren, a fertilizer salesman from El Paso, Texas. Warren also starred in the film, alongside El Paso theater actors Tom Neyman and John Reynolds. The film is best known for having been featured in a 1993 episode of the television comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K), a show based on the premise of mocking B movies, which gave the film cult status.
The plot of the film revolves primarily around a vacationing family taking a road trip to a hotel. After a long drive in the Texas desert, the family is trapped at a lodge maintained by a polygamous pagan cult, and they attempt to escape as the cult's members decide what to do with them.
Produced as a result of a bet, Manos was an independent production by a crew that had little or no background or experience in filmmaking and a very limited budget at their disposal. Upon its theatrical debut, the film was poorly received, and remained obscure until its Mystery Science Theater appearance. It has since gained infamy as one of the worst films ever made.
Plot
The film opens with footage of Michael (Warren), his wife Margaret (Diane Mahree), their young daughter Debbie (Jackey Neyman Jones) and their dog, Peppy, on a driving vacation, searching for the "Valley Lodge." There are also scenes in this sequence involving a teenage couple who are necking in a convertible. They are interrupted by a police officer, who tells them to move their car. In the meantime, Michael and his family finally reach a house which is tended by a bizarre, satyr-like person named Torgo (John Reynolds) with an erratic, repetitive speech pattern who takes care of the house "while the Master is away." Michael and Margaret ask Torgo for directions to Valley Lodge; Torgo simply replies that, "There is no way out of here. It'll be dark soon. There is no way out of here." With this information, Michael asks Torgo to let him and his family stay the night, despite objections from both Torgo and Margaret. After several moments of inexplicable silence and strange fidgeting, Torgo ultimately relents. Inside the home, the family sees a disturbing painting of a dark, malevolent-looking man and a black dog with glowing eyes; the man it depicts is the Master. Torgo alludes to the Master being away, and Margaret incongruously replies that she thought he said the Master was dead (Torgo never said this). Torgo then explains that the Master is not "dead the way you know it" and goes into the bedroom to put away the guests' luggage.
Peppy then runs outside, barking continuously for a while, before falling silent. Margaret becomes frightened upon hearing an ominous howl and Michael investigates, retrieving a flashlight and revolver from his car. He finds Peppy lying dead on the ground. When informed of this, Margaret demands they leave, and Michael orders Torgo to put the luggage back in the car. Torgo does this, but has developed an attraction to Margaret. He confronts her and crudely gropes her hair. He tells her that, although she is doomed to become yet another bride of the Master, he intends to keep her for himself. Margaret threatens to tell Michael of Torgo's advances, but Torgo convinces her not to say anything to her husband by promising to protect her. Michael then returns, irate that the car will not start. With the revelation that there is no phone in the house (Torgo explains that the Master does not approve of such devices), the family reluctantly decides to stay the night.
The film returns to the teenage couple who were seen earlier. They are still petting, in the middle of the night, and are sent on their way by the same policeman as before, who is joined by his partner. The teenagers mention a second couple (Michael and Margaret) which they had seen driving on the road earlier.
At the lodge, Debbie leaves unexpectedly to search for her dog. Shortly before departing, however, Debbie prudently fixes the loose doorknob with the rusted screws that she held in her hand. A frightened Michael and Margaret search through the house and eventually find her outside leading the dog seen in the painting. Debbie releases the dog and runs to her parents, who tell her to never run away again. The parents ask where she found the dog, and Debbie leads them to a tomb-like structure where "The Master" (Tom Neyman) and several women dressed in translucent night gowns, later revealed to be his wives, lie asleep. In horror, the family runs back to the house, and Michael leaves to seek an explanation from Torgo.
Torgo has gone to the tomb himself, where he fondles the wives and berates the sleeping Master before knocking out Michael, tying him to a pole, and returning to the house to sleep. The Master suddenly comes to life and wakes his wives, and a short argument over the fate of the family ensues. One faction of the Master's wives wants to sacrifice the family whole; another faction prefers to spare Michael's wife and daughter. The Master angrily stops the argument, and decides to sacrifice Torgo (whose earlier rantings he could hear, even though he appeared unconscious) and his first wife to the film's mysterious deity and namesake, "Manos". He then makes his way back to the house to find Torgo. While the Master is gone, the women continue to argue over whether or not to kill Debbie, as well as who has the Master's favor. The argument soon degenerates into a fight, and the women wrestle in the sand for several minutes.
The Master confronts Torgo in the home, where he informs him of his fate. Torgo offers some resistance, but ultimately succumbs to what appears to be a hypnotic spell by the Master. At the same time one of the Master's wives leaves the tomb, and appears to kiss and then slap the unconscious Michael. She then warns the Master of the unexpected brawl that has begun, and the two return with Torgo to the tomb. The Master stops the fight, and then has his first wife tied to a pole to be sacrificed. Torgo is then laid on a stone bed, where the wives subject him to what one El Paso reviewer likened at the time to "Torgo being massaged to death".[2][5] This in itself does not prove fatal. The Master then evokes some mysterious power, severing and horribly burning Torgo's left hand. Torgo runs off into the darkness, waving the burning stump that remains of his hand. The Master laughs maniacally and goes to look for the family. The Master also sacrifices his first wife.
Michael regains consciousness and rejoins Margaret and Debbie. They attempt to escape, but encounter a rattlesnake, which is rendered via stock footage.[2] Michael opens fire at the snake, which alerts the policemen who had been shown earlier. The cops decide to "investigate", which ultimately consists of them walking a few feet away from their squad car, briefly staring into the night and then leaving. Michael and his family decide to go back to the house, and barricade themselves in one of the rooms, where the Master confronts them. Michael fires several shots into the Master's face, at point-blank range, but they have no effect. The screen fades to black, indicating that the Master has again applied his hypnotic power.
The film ends with a coda involving two girls, driving in a convertible. They become lost, and stop at the home to ask for directions. They are greeted by an entranced Michael. A number of jump cuts show us the fate of Margaret and little Debbie: like the other wives of the Master, they sleep in the tomb, dressed in flowing white robes. The film concludes with Michael saying, "I take care of the place while the Master is away," just as Torgo had done when first seen. The production credits are superimposed over past scenes from the film with the words "The End?" on the screen at the very end.
Reception
The film premiered at the Capri Theater in Warren's hometown of El Paso, Texas on November 15, 1966.[12] Warren arranged for a searchlight to be used at the cinema,[2] and for the cast to be brought to the premiere by a limousine, in order to enhance the Hollywood feel of the event. Warren could afford only a single limousine, however, and so the driver had to drop off one group, then drive around the block and pick up another.[13] The premiere was attended by numerous local dignitaries, including the mayor and local sheriff. Shortly after the film began, the audience began laughing at its poor quality and redundant dialogue. Humiliated, Warren and the rest of his cast made a hasty exit. The film ended with a mixture of laughter and applause. Following the premiere, Warren claimed that he felt Manos was the worst film ever made even though he was proud of it,[14] and he suggested that it might make a passable comedy if it were to be redubbed.[2]
The film was briefly distributed by Emerson Releasing Corporation. Following its debut, the film had a brief theatrical run at the Capri Theater, as well as a few screenings at various drive-in theaters in West Texas. Reports that the only crew members who were compensated for their work in the film were Jackey Neyman Jones and her family's dog, who received a bicycle and a large quantity of dog food, respectively, would seem to indicate that the film failed to break even financially.[2][11] Official box office figures for the film are currently unknown, if indeed they ever existed. Although the film received poor reception, Warren did win his bet against Stirling Silliphant, proving that he was capable of creating an entire film on his own.
