Episode 14: Jackey Neyman Jones and Life After Manos: The Hands of Fate

The With Jay Burke Show

For those who don't know it, 1966's "Manos: The Hands of Fate" is the stock answer for "worst movie ever made." The backstory is more compelling than the movie itself: El Paso fertilizer salesman Harold P. Warren wrote, produced, directed, and acted in "Manos" after betting anyone could make a film. He assembled a cast, shot the movie in eight days, and the result was disastrous enough that the movie fell into obscurity.

At just six years old, Jackey Neyman Jones played the role of Debbie in the film. A movie that was forgotten until a crew member at mystery science theater 3000 made a lucky find rummaging through a box of old VHS tapes. Becoming perhaps, its most popular episode, Jackey talks about the ongoing interest in the film despite its initial, complete dismissal. We also discuss how a new world of opportunities have opened up since, proving that our past is never truly buried or forgotten.

You can find out more about Jackey at the links below:

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0628664/

Painting Classes with Jackey: https://dumb-industries.com/jackey

Book: Growing Up with Manos: The Hands of Fate: How I was the Child Star of the Worst Movie Ever Made and Lived to Tell the Story

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackeysmanos/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackeyneyman