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Griffin. Ran all the way to hell...with a penny and a broken cigarette.
~ The narrator, after Griffin's death.

Griffin is the villain protagonist of the old B-movie Red Zone Cuba, which is best known for being featured in one episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

He was portrayed by the late Coleman Francis, who was also the director and writer of the movie.

History[]

Griffin seems to be intended as an anti-hero down on his luck and with emotional problems, considering the tragic way his death at the end of the movie was portrayed. But his actions throughout the movie, including the abuse of his companions and anyone who helps him, whipping his friend with a belt and then stealing his most valued possession, killing a restaurant's owner and then raping the blind daughter of the owner, makes him a straight and unsympathetic villain.

In the movie, Griffin is an escaped convict who was sent to prison for a scam in which he sold cotton, then stole it back and sold it again. After escaping from prison, Griffin, along with his two associates, tries to avoid the law enforcers of the United States by migrating to South America as workers. Then they learn that the United States are planning a military invasion of Cuba and they decide to sign up, having been falsely informed that they will be paid up-front. When they arrive and learn the truth, they plan to eventually desert with the signing bonus.

During a military operation, Griffin and his companions are captured by Cuban soldiers and imprisoned in a POW. While in prison, Griffin learns from a dying soldier the location of a rich mine in Arizona and decides to escape and take possession of the mine, callously abandoning the soldier.

Once back in the US, Griffin and his companions kill a restaurant's owner, and Griffin then rapes his daughter. Once they reach the mine, Griffin shoots a soldier's widow after she offered to split the mining profits with him.

At the end, the police finally tracks Griffin down and he is shot and killed while his companions surrender.

Trivia[]

  • Griffin is widely considered one of the most evil villains ever showed on MST3K, alongside J.C. and The Master.
  • In spite of his numerous evil acts throughout the film, Griffin seems intended by Coleman Francis to be a sympathetic character whose descent into villainy would be seen as tragic.
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