Michael J. Nelson

WritingBorn 1964-10-11St. Charles, Illinois

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.

Michael J. Nelson

Known for (59 titles)

Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers

GrimTrax

RiffTrax Live: Star Raiders

RiffTrax Live: Timecop

Rifftrax Live: Jack the Giant Killer

RiffTrax Live: Night of the Living Dead

RiffTrax Live: Godzilla

RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who – The Five Doctors

RiffTrax Live: Point Break

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3

Rifftrax Live: Carnival of Souls

RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion

Rifftrax Live: Reefer Madness

Rifftrax Live: The Room

RiffTrax Live: "Manos" the Hands of Fate

RiffTrax Live: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny

RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 2

RiffTrax Live: Space Mutiny

RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers

RiffTrax Live: Birdemic - Shock and Terror

RiffTrax Live: Christmas Shorts-stravaganza!

RiffTrax Live: Hobgoblins

RiffTrax Live: RAD

RiffTrax Live: Miami Connection

RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill

RiffTrax Live: Giant Spider Invasion

MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special

RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party

Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2015

Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2016

Mystery Science Theater 3000

RiffTrax Live: Sharknado 2

Rifftrax Live: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments — Sting of Death

This Is MST3K

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Motion Picture Odyssey

RiffTrax Live: Santa Claus

RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013

2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

RiffTrax Live: Octaman

RiffTrax Live: Sharknado

Rifftrax Live: Samurai Cop

RiffTrax Live: The Return of Swamp Thing

RiffTrax Live: Mothra

The Year of Laughing Dangerously

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 1

The Last Dance: RAW

The Rifftrax Yule Log

RiffTrax Live: Amityville - The Evil Escapes

1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review

GrimTrax Returns

Hunks of Junk

The Film Crew: The Giant of Marathon

The Film Crew: Killers from Space

The Film Crew: Wild Women of Wongo

The Film Crew: Hollywood After Dark

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments