Space Mutiny is one huge cinematic blunder of epic proportions, that much is for certain, but there was one thing I noticed watching the MST3k version today that I was angry with myself for not noticing before. Namely, the disappearing bad engineering personnel.
The movie seemed to forget that there were roughly five or six other engineering officers who were in on the impending mutiny with MacPhearson (the guy with the cane). They even have a boardroom meeting where MacPhearson kills one of them for suggesting they call the whole thing off. The other officers even assist him by holding the poor S.O.B. down!
So, what happened to these guys? In the final battle at the end, all of the engineering room personnel are on Bigg McLargehuge's side, with MacPhearson the only one shown assisting Kalgan and the Enforcers.
You've put WAY too much thought into that great cinematic abomination known as Space Mutiny. :teddyr:
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You mean there was a continuity error in that movie? :teddyr:
Guys, I'm well aware of how awful the movie is, I was just saying this is one particular continuity error I've never seen pointed out anywhere. :teddyr:
I guess the movie just forgot about them. Or it may have rightly assumed that women squirming around in black lace were mildly more interesting than a bunch of doughy, nameless engineers and decided to focus it's attention on the Balerians.
Though I've yet to watch it myself, it's possible that the un-MST3K version of movie could very well include a scene explaining this error. I have a copy, so if I ever get around to giving it a viewing, I'll let you know. It's always weird to watch a non-MST3K copy of most of the movies they've riffed on, because certain scenes hit you out of nowhere like, "Wha?! When did this happen!?". Giant Spider Invasion has a few extra parts trimmed from the MST version, as does Santa Claus, and there are an entire 20 minutes or so of Riding With Death that were dropped and replaced with a new opening compared to the version of the movie I've got on VHS!
I have the non-MST version and cannot remember any resolution with the other Engineering officers. I think that they just drop them from the story.
That others have failed to mention it in their reviews might be attributed to simply growing tired of pointing out the mistakes. Dead people on duty, the inside of a plant as a spaceship hanger, golf carts - after a while your fingers get tired from typing...
They may have just been "armchair villains" and did not wish to do any fighting. :question: hell, maye after the fight the good guys just let them return to their jobs like nothing happened. :teddyr:
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