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Weekend Discussion Thread: MSTed Movie Characters that Need TherapyRegular poster Kenneth asks:
My pick: Jodi from “Kitten with a Whip.” SOMEbody has ISSUES! What’s your pick? 88 Replies to “Weekend Discussion Thread: MSTed Movie Characters that Need Therapy”Commenting at Satellite News
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if you could ever get an honest answer from any of them, Jimmy’s family and crime related acquaintances from ‘ i accuse my parents.
and i think ro-man needed a hug as well.
If Dr. Forrester was still alive, he’d need therapy the most, and so would his mom. If nothing else, it would be Dr. Phil’s last mistake.
Movie-wise, how about Bill from The Brain That Wouldn’t Die, who was soooooo sure he could replace his fiance’s head with a stripper.
I think Tormented’s Vi could have used some serious one-on-one time with a therapist to get over Tom Stewart and just let him go. And more than that, she needed to figure out that she deserved a man who really cared about her, maybe a nice CPA or file clerk, not a sophisticated, man-about-town jazz musician like Stewart!
Tim from Boggy Creek II –
Being constantly told to take of his shirt by his dad, I mean “Doc”, Tim could probably benefit from some therapy.
Hamlet from (you guessed it) Hamlet –
Why didn’t I think of him first? Even Sigmund Freud thought this guy was a nut case. Talk about your mother issues! definitely therapy for Hamlet. “To sleep. Purchance to DREAM!”
Karen from the Gamera movies really, really wanted a Coke. Let’s finally give her one, then take her to the nearest mental health professional so she can work through attachment and compulsive issues.
I’m sure Jim Mallon would have some interesting input, considering he went on to become a psychiatrist. Too bad he’s not involved in tha fan community.
Buzz’s sister Joanie from “Girl in Gold Boots”. Her enabling and abusive “boyfriend” Leo was busted. Now if only she got help to detox, restore her self-confidence, and dance lessons, and she would achieve her dream of getting “her pretty mind back”. Go-go Joanie!
Dr. Langer from Giant Spider Invasion. I mean, come on, doughy guy from NASA rolled on her! Definitely cause for trauma.
Mr. B Natural for his/her sexual identity confusion and stalking young boys.
Cane Miro in Gunslinger. He blames the entire defeat of the CSA on one lowly officer who ran away? Maybe Gettsyburg and the fall of Richmond had something to do about it. Falling in love with the woman he is supposed to kill suggests a split personality as well.
How about Ivan from Jack Frost. He talks to mushrooms, dresses like a girl, and at one point thought he was a bear!
Winky, from the Rocky Jones movies. We all know that little black book was empty.
If Little Debbie from “Manos” ever escaped the Master, I’m sure she’d need the best therapist in the world.
To quote Joel from the episode.
“That poor kid.”
Big Stupid has Daddy issues he needs to work through.
I don’t think there’s enough therapy in the world to help Mooney in The Beatniks.
I can’t believe that I’m the first one to suggest Kenny from Gamera.
In The Violent Years, maybe a few sessions on the couch could have undone some of the sociopathic damage done to Paula by her parents’ smothering love and relentless gift-giving. Or maybe if she had just gotten a caress instead of a new dress.
The married, built-by-a-blind-man-farm-owning couple, Ralph and Mary Hargrove, in The Deadly Bees needs heavy-duty marriage counseling yesterday. Their marriage goes beyond boredom or dislike and is filled with outright contempt. He loves his bees more than he loves her. She loves her dog more than, well, anyone. Here’s a couple who obviously didn’t see the short Are You Ready for Marriage? in time. What on earth did they ever see in each other originally???
Man, now I’m depressed. Call a therapist, stat!
Well Captain Joe in Fugitive Alien I and II could use counselling on his drinking, his family
being wiped out, his overall erratic behavior.
Liz – #406 Attack of the Giant Leeches – You’re good enough, you’re smart enough, and dog-gone-it, people
licklike you!Dan Kester – #810 Giant Spider Invasion – We know about certain family issues and his “weed” garden, but what DON’T we know about? (Shudder!)
Cain – #511 Gunslinger – If he’s just settle down, life could be pretty great.
Everyone – #907 Hobgoblins – Within this circle of friends there are so many polar opposites, it’s a wonder the cops haven’t been called.
Poor little Sandy after the events of Tormented. There are some things kids just shouldn’t see.
Given his sudden and frequent crying jags, Mikey from Teen-Age Strangler probably has a lot of issues to work through, including (but not limited to) his theft of that bicycle.
Come to think of it, all the townspeople from that movie could benefit from some serious therapy. Listening to “Yipes Stripes” that many times can’t be good for your psychological state.
Thanks for using my question!
I agree that anti-social, turtle-obsessed Kenny needs counseling fast, before he messes up more of the military’s plans and causes more deaths.
The Creeper in The Brute Man needed serious counselling. He just couldn’t let go, but was supposed
to be a serious, intelligent guy. Could have just blackmailed the twits who harmed him and used
proceeds and his said to be intelligence researching for medical cures/plastic surgery, etc.
I’d go with the creature from “Blood Waters of Dr. Z” for trying to get revenge on his former coworkers, instead of just focusing his abilities in a more positive direction. Turning yourself into a giant mutant catfish is no way to handle workplace disputes.
I think several of the characters in Devil Fish had anorexia issues.
Derek from Teenagers from outer space. Has serious Daddy issues, since he was raised from a test tube and didn’t know his parents (or something like that). Of course, being blown up at the end I guess he can’t get therapy now. Maybe Mr. Torcha! could have used some counseling as well. It’s not healthy to yell Torcha like that!
I think Flight Lieutenant Lamont from Space Mutiny could use some therapy. Getting killed is traumatic enough, but then having to go right back to work afterwards…
Speaking of “Jack Frost” Nastenka’s whole family needs therapy! She abused by her stepmother and stepsister! Her father’s is treated BADLY by her stepmother!
How about the dead girl who came back in the next scene in Space Mutiny? I can’t imagine what kind of issues getting killed, then having to report back to work would cause!
No question that Gilbert from A Case of Spring Fever could use some counseling. The poor guy thought he was seeing elves.
Santa Clause from the movie of the same name. Laughing while he orders children to do bizarre things. Creepy.
Obviously folks its the poor conflicted Torgo. He could never gain his masters approval
Hamlet already sought therapy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsXKT5RhJf8
As for needing therapy, how about the token-sexpot from Pod People (“Are you hiding a man?“), who was immediately excited by the fact that Tommy’s hamster had a male name?
(And can anyone else still preview or edit posts, or have I had privileges suspended? :( )
Dr. Z. “Tell me, as a former Nazi scientist, is your desire to make a race of ugly, bipedal fish monsters a result of your inability to get a date as a human because you’re ugly?”
The mechanical reindeer in Santa Claus. They were clearly insane!
Nastinka’s spineless dad in “Jack Frost” desperately needed therapy.
Maybe a therapist could help Johnny (“Time of the Apes”) find out why he doesn’t care.
Mooney from “The Beatniks” needed help overcoming his feelings of inadequacy, homicidal urges, and jealousy.
I can’t either.
Little Falcon, from “The Sword and the Dragon”, had to be pretty messed up inside. He was born in captivity, adopted by his mother’s captor and raised to be an enemy of his own people, then meets his real dad in a battle to the death and instantly switches sides. All that would give anyone some identity issues.
Angela from “…Mixed-Up Zombies” needed therapy to help her understand why she’s hung up on her obnoxious, deadbeat, loser boyfriend.
Everyone in High School Big Shot
How about Linda Evans in Mitchell. She not only slept with the title character, but enjoyed it! ewww.
Moonie from The Beatniks…
Marvin from High School Big Shot
Beverly Garland’s character in Swamp Diamonds
Jimmy from I Accuse My Parents
Krankor from Prince of Space..
Big Stupid from The Girl in Lover’s Lane. He’s got some serious Daddy issues.
Jimmy from I Accuse my Parents (they were neglectful and alcoholic and he was still living at home at 35).
Lewis B. Moffat in Ring of Terror – He had those recurring nightmares that led him to being a jerky old medical student.
That kid from the Cheating short.
Arlene, the girlfriend of Tony from ‘I Was A Teenage Werewolf. Even before he started turning into a wolf, she needed to get consoling to get out of that abusive relationship.
Pretty sure the monsters in The Green Slime exhibited signs of PTSD.
No doubt many of the poor creatures were abused in some manner early on by well meaning Lovecraft fans.
But psychology is psychology and the fallout remains, no matter the original good intentions.
Pump up the Xanex and squelch The Crawling Chaos within our green friends, once and for all.
Well, we might want to discuss that one boy from the GAMERA movie and his obsession with traffic accidents. I also worry about his little friend, whose mother is clearly disturbing: “When Tommy comes back, I will spank him! Eleven times!” (Not sure if that’s the exact number she says but the fact she’s decided on an exact number…)
Then there’s Cornjob, but that’s just a hornet’s nest of problems…
Neither can I.
Was the Creeper supposed to be a serious and intelligent guy? That was his roommate. Brute Man in college was a devil-may-care jock getting a free ride.
both Bill Rebane and Herschell Gordon Lewis because of Monster a Go-Go (can it be for people who did the movies)