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The Firesign Theatre's All-Day Matinee Martian Space Party and The Yolks of Oxnard Actors: Annalee Austin, Philip Austin, Peter Bergman, David Ossman, Tinika 'Tiny' Ossman Director: Steve Gillmor Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Musicals & Performing Arts NR     2002     0hr 28min A double-barreled comedy film festival featuring guest greats from Hollywood. Hosted by the Dean of Film Fluff, Ben Bland. A double feature showing of two of the rarest Firesign Theatre video pieces: "Martian Space Party" ...  more »and "Nick Danger: The Yokes of Oxnard" (formally released as "The Case of the Missing Yoke"). Originally filmed in 1972, "Martian Space Party" is a live performance by the FST's Phil Austin, Phil Proctor, David Ossman, and Peter Bergman, plus family and friends, breaking news coverage of presidential candidate George Papoon and his trip to Monster Island plus Richard Nixon meeting Glutomoto, the cheese monster. A video precursor to the Firesign's 1973 Columbia album "Not Insane," this was live, prime Firesign Theatre at its zenith and most hilarious. The second half of this double bill is the brilliant "Yokes of Oxnard," originally released in 1983. Multiple story lines plus soap opera and commercial parodies abound. Follow private investigator Nick Danger: Third Eye, the Yoke family and that sleazy weasel Rocky Rococo as they come together to solve the mystery. As an audio bonus, Whirlwind has included taped interviews with the four Firesign members, each giving their recollection of how they all came together and have functioned as a group over the decades. DVD features: audio commentary by Ben Bland (David Ossman); audio interviews.  « less

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