Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese is the first book by Michael J. Nelson, published in 2000 by HarperEntertainment, an imprint of HarperCollins publishers. The book is a series of essays about "cheesy" films. Some of the essays originally appeared in and magazines. Prior to the book, Nelson was head writer of Mystery Science Theater 3000 for ten years, as well as starring as Mike Nelson for the final five-and-a-half seasons the show. He has published two follow-up books, and Mike Nelson's Death Rat!.