Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese

Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese

Author	Michael J. Nelson
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	HarperEntertainment
Publication date	2000
ISBN	0-380-81467-6

Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese is the first book by Michael J. Nelson, published in 2000 by HarperEntertainment, an imprint of HarperCollins publishers.

The book is a series of essays about "cheesy" films. Some of the essays originally appeared in Home Theater and Entertainment@Home magazines. Prior to the book, Nelson was head writer of Mystery Science Theater 3000 for ten years, as well as starring as Mike Nelson for the final five-and-a-half seasons the show. He has published two follow-up books, Mike Nelson's Mind Over Matters and Mike Nelson's Death Rat! .

Sections

The book is separated into nine sections:

Annnnd Action!

This covers brainless action films, including Volcano , Action Jackson , Independence Day , and the works of Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Wild Thangs

This one chooses films vaguely tied together by an animal of some sort: Mighty Joe Young , Anaconda , the Batman films, and the Matt LeBlanc opus Ed .

TeeVee

The aptly titled “TeeVee” section covers, well, TV: Baywatch , Judge Judy , the Food Network, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys , and the Matt LeBlanc opus Friends .

Science Friction

Everything from Star Trek to The Postman to the Matt LeBlanc opus Lost In Space . The chapter also heavily discusses in a tongue-in-cheek manner (as a running commentary throughout the various sections) the then-relatively new DVD technology.

The Five Families (Plus Two)

A whole chapter devoted to Hollywood's movers and shakers: The Arquettes (David, Patricia, Rosanna, and Alexis), The Baldwins, The Culkins (Macaulay and Kieran), The Dillon Brothers (Matt and Kevin), The Sheen/Estevez (Martin, Charlie, Joe and Emilio), The Penn Brothers (Sean and Chris), and, of course, The Wayans. Matt LeBlanc does not make an appearance in this chapter.

Chik Flix

In a particularly amusing chapter, Nelson dresses in drag to rent My Best Friend's Wedding , as well as Her Alibi , The Mirror Has Two Faces , Stepmom , The Bridges of Madison County , and the Nora Ephron/Meg Ryan canon.

The Legends

Brando. Joe Eszterhas. Andrew McCarthy. Bruce Willis. And Top. Carrot Top. These are The Legends.

Very Odds ‘n’ Ends

A catch-all chapter documenting The Craft , Date with an Angel , My Demon Lover , Patch Adams , Spring Break , Ishtar , and Waterworld .

Mega-Megacheese

The final chapter only has two entries: The Blair Witch Project and Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie .

Publication information

• Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese. Michael J. Nelson. HarperEntertainment, 2000. ISBN   0-380-81467-6.