Yep, Teenage Strangler richly deserves the undivided attention of MST3K. I've found that with almost every MST3K episode, there are 2 or 3 specific 'scenes' that remain in the brain - getting better and funnier. Teenage Strangler has one of them ... as what'shername is lipsynching, sorry, belting out "Yipe stripes...mumble mumble mumble...Yipe stripes... something else...Yipe stripes...." Mike and the bots blast out "SIEG HEIL". Difficult not to laugh out loud when randomly thinking about it at "very, very important meetings". So trust me - check out MST3Ks take on Teenage Stranger, Giant Gila Monster ("I sing whenever I sing...."), Giant Spider Invasion ("Hello dear - have a good day at the WH*RE?"), This Island Earth ("Normal view... normal view, nor-mal viewwwwwwwwww"). Awesome. Strangler (as done by MST3K) gets 8/10, simply because I DIDN'T STEAL NO BIKE, EITHER!

This film is, without a doubt, one of the oddest, campiest, and most enjoyable I have ever come across. It isn't a teen movie, a thriller, or a true crime film, however it tries to be all three at once. Teen-Age Strangler(the title I saw it under on Mystery Science Theater 3000), is one of those films you watch, and say "So this is where that horror/crime cliché came from!" From the creepy janitor, the shower kill covered up by a turned-up rockin' radio, to the lipstick-marked victims, this movie runs like a thriller paint-by-numbers. All this being said, Teen-Age Strangler is a good popcorn film, great for the times you need a good dozen laughs. One thing I found off-putting was the killer's reveal and explanation for their crimes. There was a chance for a great creepy speech dripping with venom, but the actual one sounds vague and tired. Why did he use a stocking as his garrote? What did the lipstick mean? Did he really "touch" that girl years ago? Watch and see if you can guess the truth, and have a killer time doing it!

If the fans of MST3K, such as me, can ever get together and create an MST3K Hall Of Fame, this movie might be inducted in as a charter member in the film category. John Humphries definitely will be inducted as a charter member in the actors category, along with such luminaries as Joe Don Baker, Ross Hagen, John Agar and...the guy...you know, the one who played Torgo.Humphries made only one MST3K appearance, but it was a great one, playing a character so annoying that you're just begging the other characters to give him a swirley or rub his face in crunchy underwear.Fortunately, Humphries seems to have a sense of humor and reality, as he didn't foolishly follow other MST3K actors into years of horrible films, thinking he'd eventually get his big break.

I saw this first on MST3K and then on video and I actually liked the movie on its own! Sure, most of the acting is laughable, especially little Mikey, but the music is great, there is some suspense, and a shower scene! This one might be hard to find, but it is pretty good and fun to watch on a bad day!