Top Cult Movies

[rockabilly]

OK Ariess and Violet i waited to see if you were gonna start it ... well it is upon us ... TOP CULT MOVIES!!
My definition of "Cult Film" is A. Movie w/ a rabid fan base but almost unknown in the mainstream and B. Movie that bombed in theaters but found new life in the home video market. So here goes
1. Night of the Demons
2. Flash Gordon
3. Donnie Darko
4. Big Trouble in Little China
5. Rocky Horror Picture Show ( Included due to its huge fan base and followings )
Those are my picks. Lets see yours.

[The Conquistador]

Pi
Six String Samaurai
Hell Of The Living Dead
Waiting
Planet Terror
Shooter(?)
Flyboys

[violet lightning]

But I have too many..
This should be a fun thread Rockabilly!
My tops are my favorites, so in my list, no "Rocky Horror" (although its probably THE biggest cult film)

In no particular order:
1. Heavenly Creatures
2. Spider Baby
3. The Forbidden Zone
4. Repo Man
5. Series 7: The Contender
6. Dead Man
7. Ghost Dog
8. American Movie
9. The Devil and Daniel Johnston
10.Meet the Feebles
11.Clerks
12. Dark Star
13. Cannibal: The Musical
14.Plan 9 From Outer Space
15.Reefer Madness

I could go on, but better stop for now!:D

[transjen]

1. ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
2. ASSULT ON PRESTINCT 13
3. FLASH GORDON [EARLY 80S]
4. HALLOWEEN [79]
5. ROCKY HORROR

It's very early in the morning as i write this and i'll later come up with more Jennifer

[violet lightning]

Transjen got me to thinking...A lotta cool/wierd movies came out in the mid-to late 1970's to early 80's...
Remember "Dreamscape" "Altered States" or "Scanners"?
Someone mentioned "Warriors" which came out around the same time, and RB's "Big Trouble in Little China"
"Attack of the Killer Tomatos" is probably considered a cult film(because its so bad!) as is "Food of the Gods" (have you seen it? its worth seeing if only for the herd of wiener dogs with fake ears strapped on that are supposed to be big killer rats!)

Cheech and Chongs "Up in Smoke" used to be a great cult movie, they always played it at midnight and everyone would smoke pot in the theater!!
Can't do that anymore...

[transjen]

Like oh my gawd i haven't seen ' ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOS in years Another great bad movie that was aired on cable around the same time was a movie about killer clowns from outer space but i can't recall the title Jennifer

[ARIES666]

I could not agree with you more, Rockabilly. Perfect definition of a "Cult" film! You took the words right out of my mouth.

Rockabilly... a short list, but...OMG...I love Linnea Quigley!! (Night of the Demons)...I have all of her movies! Big Trouble in Little China!!

VioletLightning...great picks also...however, I would put "Plan 9" and "Reefer" on the "B" (Bad Movie Thread...still to be made).

Transjen...I disagree with you on Escape form New York & Halloween. They both did pretty good Box Office when they came out.

Angry Postman...I need to do some research on your picks. Only familiar with "Planet Terror". I was managing a video store (83-89) and I put it on in the store. If I remember correctly, it was an "Alien" rip-off?

Some of my favorite Cult Films...next post!

[ARIES666]

First off, I cannot believe none of you guys put "Blade Runner" on your lists. People forget that when it came out it was a box office disaster!! I think it's popularity today is a result of movie buffs like us standing beside it!

I love movies! I probably watch 25-30 movies a week (maybe more at times). Lists are a challenge for me, because I have so many faves. I'll think of some tomorrow...and the next day, etc. Off the top of my head...here we go...feel free to comment (thumbs up or down)!

ADVENTURES OF BUCKARRO BANZAI
ASSAULT OF THE KILLER BIMBOS
BLADE RUNNER
CRIMES OF PASSION
DARK BACKWARD
DEAD-ALIVE
EVIL DEAD TRILOGY (btw, a fourth film in planning)
ERASERHEAD
FANTASTIC PLANET
FRANKENHOOKER
FROM BEYOND
HAROLD AND MAUDE
HUDSUCKER PROXY
HUDSON HAWK
ICE PIRATES
LIFEFORCE
NEAR DARK
NIGHT OF THE CREEPS
PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE
RE-ANIMATOR, BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIME-BALL BOWL-A-RAMA
STRANGE INVADERS
STREETS OF FIRE
SUDDENLY!

and...who can forget..."Bambi Meets Godzilla"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXCUBVS4kfQ

[ARIES666]

Damn! How could I have forgotten these??? ...."if it was a snake, it would have bit me"***

BASKET CASE
THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE & HER LOVER
4TH MAN
LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM
Ms.45
TRANCERS (I thru V)
WITHNAIL AND I


***another quote from buckaroo banzai

[rockabilly]

Ariess my friend you have great taste my friend. Lair of the white worm and Near Dark ruled. ( Near Dark remake shelved ... its been shot and reshot/recast and reshot and sits in a vault) How bout these?
1. Chopping Mall
2. Deadly Friend
3. Night of the Comet
4. The Dead Next Door
5. Silent Night Deadly Night
6. Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death
7. The Convent ( similiar to Night of the Demons very good )
8. Killer Party
9. Lady in White
10. Ghoulies
11. Bad Dreams
Remember any of these?

[ARIES666]

Now this is where "Hollywood" really, really gets me going!! Re-making classic, and I mean CLASSIC movies!!

Near Dark is a horror masterpiece! It is quite possibly the first and still best "modern vampire movie"!! No capes, no bats, no fly-eating go-fers!

And what a cast...re-uniting Lance Hendrickson, Bill Paxton and Jenette Goldstein from ALIENS, and also starring an under-rated actress, Jenny Wright (her last movie was Lawnmower Man-1992!!!???).

Ah yes..the Hollywood Re-Make!! Manchurian Candidate!! Fail-Safe!! There are alot more that did not need to be re-made!!

That said, there are a some that, for a multitude of reasons, were very, very good in their re-worked, re-imagined form.

[worlock1422]

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! Great movie lol

Little Shop of Horror anyone?
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Critters movies, anyone remember the flying furballs of doom?
Slaughter High




Im with ya on Basket Case, havnt seen that movies in YEARS, have it on VCR somewhere around here..

[rockabilly]

The Near Dark remake had potential. Bill Paxton stepping into Lances role, Heather Langenkamp, and Milo Ventimiglia taking on Adrian Pasdars role. Ironic as Adrian and Milo play brothers on Heroes. Check the wiki for more details.

[violet lightning]

Damn, you guys are really bringing up some golden oldies!! Love it!
I think they remade "Manchurian Candidate" a few years back...
Can't think who was in it, but it wasn't near as good as the original. It lost all that Cold War espionage feel that gave the story its motivation.

Lair of the white worm was good, I remember liking the girl that was in it (the evil one?)
Anyone seen "Frankenwienie"?

[rockabilly]

Frankenweinie? Was that Tim Burtons short film? I think its on my Nightmare Before Christmas DVD. How about Gymkata!! or The Last Dragon " Am i the prettiest ? SHO NUFF!! " or on the animation front The Last Unicorn or Wizards?

[ARIES666]

Originally Posted by violet lightning

Damn, you guys are really bringing up some golden oldies!! Love it!
I think they remade "Manchurian Candidate" a few years back...
Can't think who was in it, but it wasn't near as good as the original. It lost all that Cold War espionage feel that gave the story its motivation.

Lair of the white worm was good, I remember liking the girl that was in it (the evil one?)
Anyone seen "Frankenwienie"?

They "re-made" Manchurian Candidate with Denzel Washington and ????. I borrowed movie from a friend....garbage. As you say, Violet, "Man-Can" was a "product of it's time!

BTW....Check out the "Outer Limits: 100 Days of The Dragon" (original series)

[violet lightning]

If we're talking animation cult films... :D
I gotta nominate "Heavy Metal". It still stands up. The follow-up was pure dreck in comparison though.
"Wizards" was ok, I remember it had some good animation, and a few good moments. "The Hobbit" was pretty bad as I recall, I still remember the songs "Where there's a whip, there's a way" and "Frodo of the nine fingers" because they were so comically bad!

Back to regular features,
I was thinking that "Idiocracy" is also a good cult movie. I think it was on the shelf for at least a couple years before they finally released it.
There was alot of gossip about what was in it and why they wouldn't release it. When it finally did come out, I don't think it did alot of box office business, but I know it has finally caught on, and now its becoming a regular on cable/satellite tv.

[rockabilly]

I think Fudd-Ruckers was a little miffed that their franchise evoled ( de-evolved ) into Butt-Fuckers and Starbucks offers blowjobs w/ a biscotti. LOL

[violet lightning]

:D Rockabilly I think your exactly right!!
Its cool that the film (and us!) eventually won out.

I swear I was in Home Depot or Lowes the other day, and there was a guy in front that sounded just like the guy welcoming customers to Costco...

...Don't know why, but I just thought of "Schlock" and "C.H.U.D." !! Both bad movies, but each definitely has a following..

[rockabilly]

Or the CHUD sequel, Great now i got that " Bud the Chud " song stuck in my head. And It's Alive , ya gotta admire a mutant killer baby plot.

[ARIES666]

Originally Posted by rockabilly

The Near Dark remake had potential. Bill Paxton stepping into Lances role, Heather Langenkamp, and Milo Ventimiglia taking on Adrian Pasdars role. Ironic as Adrian and Milo play brothers on Heroes. Check the wiki for more details.

I still say you cannot improve on the original...so why bother! A sequel perhaps, but not a re-make!!

BTW, Rockabilly....Trancers I thru V are available in a box set!! My favorite music, movie, etc store is ordering me one from the states. And, there was a Trancers VI as well.