"special effects and photographic trickery", along with "those endless views of healthy young torsos gyrating to the rhythms of the Beau Brummells or Freddy Cannon". Hartford adds, "Alan Caillou's script keeps the action fast and the dancing swinging." Mystery Science Theater 3000 On January 11, 1994, an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (episode 523) featuring Village of the Giants premiered on Comedy Central. The episode was dedicated in memoriam to the recently deceased Frank Zappa and featured "Let Me Be Frank about Frank", an original song ostensibly about TV's Frank, the sidekick to the show's mad scientist, Dr. Clayton Forrester. TV's Frank was fired during the episode, replaced with recurring character Torgo (from Manos: The Hands of Fate), and rehired after he convinced Torgo to do something awful to Dr. Forrester off-camera. The episode is not a favorite of fans; it missed the Top 100 list of episodes voted upon by MST3K Season 11 Kickstarter backers. Writer Jim Vogel has a much more positive evaluation of the episode, rating Village of the Giants #35 (out of 191 total MST3K episodes). "It's a supremely cheesy, very watchable slice of '60s teen culture, crossed with some very light science fiction", Vogel claims. The MST3K version of Village of the Giants was included as part of the Mystery Science Theater 3000, Volume 27 DVD collection, released by Shout! Factory on July 23, 2013. The other episodes in the four-disc set include The Slime People (episode #108), Rocket Attack U.S.A. (episode #205), and The Deadly Mantis (episode #804). References See also List of American films of 1965 External links Village of the Giants at Brian's Drive in Theatre 1960s science fiction comedy films 1960s exploitation films 1960s coming-of-age comedy films 1965 films 1965 comedy films American science fiction comedy films American coming-of-age comedy films American exploitation films American teen comedy films Films about size change Films based on British novels Films based on science fiction novels Films based on works by H. G. Wells Films scored by Jack Nitzsche Films directed by Bert I. Gordon Films set in California Films shot in Los Angeles Films about giants Embassy Pictures films Teensploitation 1960s English-language films 1960s American films