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Originally Posted by fotno
Word has it (from reliable MST3K sources) that the legal rights the show bought allowing them to riff on those films has lapsed, and to re-purchase them would be exorbitant, since the owners now want huge money to allow the program to be sold or broadcast again. Which is the reason for the small number of available DVD's, and the total absence of the show on TV.
That Sucks!
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I heard the same thing. The movies they used were public domain, til' they used them. Why else would someone buy the rights to "Red Zone Cuba" and "Skydivers".