Mandrogynous Manbots!

About this episode

The episode discusses the film MANDROID and its shortcomings in script and production.

We are no strangers to the works of Charles Band and Full Moon Entertainment, so when MANDROID pulled into the Depot Devoid, we thought we knew what was coming. But Mandroid was more than just underdeveloped or inept, with actors who can't deliver, all of which would be fully expected. No, Mandroid was different, because it also had a script that nobody involved in its production seemed to care about, even though it was obviously trying to be the first entry in a franchise. But Mandroid is so thin on story that it found time to act as a backdoor pilot, for a second franchise about an invisible man! A curious combination of craven and dull, Mandroid plopped onto video store shelves in 1993 with a big stanky thud, and there it sat. Until now.

People in this episode

Host: Matt Fagan

Topics covered

• film analysis
• B-movies
• franchise development
• script quality
• 1990s cinema

Keywords

• MANDROID
• Full Moon Entertainment
• B-movie
• film critique
• 1993 film

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Full Moon Entertainment

Books & works: MANDROID

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