Trivia / Mystery Science Theater 3000 S07 E02: The Brute Man

• Corpsing: While the riffers' laughing isn't discouraged, Mike spends over a half minute cracking up at the crotchety old grocer's vitriol for humanity.
• Creator Backlash:
  • On the volume 22 DVD set, an interview with Mary Jo Pehl (who co-wrote the episode) revealed that she felt The Brute Man was one of their weaker shows and probably shouldn't have been done. In particular, she felt the film had an uneasy quality to it, since Rondo Hatton's disfigured face was basically exploited for the plot.
  • Writer Paul Chaplin echoes the sentiment in the Season 7 episode guide, conceding that Mr. Hatton was paid, and that movie work is good work, but that doesn't really make up for how the film exploits his affliction.