
James Joseph Mallon (born March 19, 1956) is an American television and film producer and writer, most notable for being executive producer of the Peabody Award-winning series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). He is also president of the series' original production company, Best Brains, Inc., directed more than 75 episodes of MST3K, and played the role of Gypsy from the first season until Jack Frost in the middle of the eighth season. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Mallon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 19, 1956 (70)
- Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Actor, director, writer and producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Known for
What are Jim Mallon's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Gypsy in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jim Mallon's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jim Mallon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
10 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

The 'Bots Are Back! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

The Last Dance: RAW (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all filmsPoopie! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Blood Hook(1987)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 59th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 9 titles from 1987 to 2007.

Biggest box office
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

Highest rated
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)
Film career
- 1989Screen debut· Mystery Science Theater 3000
- 1996First film· Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
How do Jim Mallon's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Loved with Detractors1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 52/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 15. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Jim Mallon's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Jim Mallon work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jim Mallon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin Murphy shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Kevin MurphyShared titles: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Motion Picture Odyssey (2013), Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts Volume 2 (1999), Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996), Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)See all 4 shared titles with Kevin Murphy

- Michael J. NelsonShared titles: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Motion Picture Odyssey (2013), Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts Volume 2 (1999), Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996), Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)See all 4 shared titles with Michael J. Nelson

- Trace BeaulieuShared titles: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Motion Picture Odyssey (2013), Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts Volume 2 (1999), Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996), Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)See all 4 shared titles with Trace Beaulieu

- Bridget JonesShared titles: Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts Volume 2 (1999), Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996), Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)See all 3 shared titles with Bridget Jones

Mixed roles
- Jeff StonehouseShared titles: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Motion Picture Odyssey (2013), Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Stonehouse
- Timothy ScottShared titles: Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts Volume 2 (1999), Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Timothy Scott