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NFT: What is your favorite cult classic movie?

Klaatu : 4/19/2019 3:28 pm
By cult classic I mean a movie that either tanked at the box office or was generally panned by critics (or both), but that you still enjoy watching.

My first choice would be:

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984).
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RE: From Dusk Til Dawn  
UConn4523 : 4/19/2019 7:46 pm : link
In comment 14394022 jerseyboyLAX said:
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I 'stumbled' across it one late night years ago on HBO and still think it's a two-fer movie - bank robbers into vampires, and imho greatly executed....

rounding out my top five

2. Hard Rock Zombies - love the soundtrack, too
3. Basket Case - perfect low budget horror
4. Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter has some really funny moments
5. Motel Hell Rory Calhoun worth the price of a ticket


From dusk til dawn is such an interesting movie because it starts off being an all time great heist movie and then just flies off the rails. The vamp stuff wasn’t great but it’s a solid watch. I wish there was a heist only version.
Grandma's Boy  
jnoble : 4/19/2019 8:04 pm : link
The best Adam Sandler movie not starring Adam Sandler
Eating Raoul  
Bill in TN : 4/19/2019 8:21 pm : link
Really campy.
RE: Eating Raoul  
Bill L : 4/19/2019 8:27 pm : link
In comment 14394297 Bill in TN said:
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Really campy.
Great choice!
Warriors...Come out to play  
BlueinRoch : 4/19/2019 8:48 pm : link
Definitely an easy choice for #1. Dawn of the Dead, original is also up there. Used to watch them both at the Midnight Movies growing up.
RE: RE: From Dusk Til Dawn  
jerseyboyLAX : 4/19/2019 8:54 pm : link
In comment 14394255 UConn4523 said:
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In comment 14394022 jerseyboyLAX said:


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I 'stumbled' across it one late night years ago on HBO and still think it's a two-fer movie - bank robbers into vampires, and imho greatly executed....

rounding out my top five

2. Hard Rock Zombies - love the soundtrack, too
3. Basket Case - perfect low budget horror
4. Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter has some really funny moments
5. Motel Hell Rory Calhoun worth the price of a ticket



From dusk til dawn is such an interesting movie because it starts off being an all time great heist movie and then just flies off the rails. The vamp stuff wasn’t great but it’s a solid watch. I wish there was a heist only version.


UConn I've had the same thought about the flick....I was completely into this riveting story of two pyscho hoods and all of a sudden WTF - and Selma Hayek starts off the whole chaotic transition.... a 'heist only' story would've been really interesting...
Blue Velvet and Paris, Texas  
Mike in Prescott : 4/19/2019 8:58 pm : link
Isabella Rossellini, Nastassja Kinski. Both big crushes back in the day.
The Princess Bride  
Chocco : 4/19/2019 8:59 pm : link
Army of Darkness
Adventures in Babysitting
The Toxic Avenger ( or anything by Troma)
The Secret of NIMH

RE: I guess The Big Lebowski  
Boy Cord : 4/19/2019 9:01 pm : link
In comment 14393797 Anakim said:
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I thought Lost Boys sucked


That is literally the first negative comment I have ever heard about Lost Boys.
Mine are The Big Lebowski  
Someguy1978 : 4/19/2019 10:17 pm : link
Time Bandits
They Live
Escape from New York
The 'Burbs
one not mentioned...  
Torrag : 4/19/2019 10:58 pm : link
...The Highlander.
Mad Max  
ghost718 : 4/19/2019 11:09 pm : link
Carlito's Way
The Big Heat
True Romance
One Eyed Jacks
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
add me to the  
Bill in UT : 4/19/2019 11:21 pm : link
Rocky Horror group. There was a TV remake a few years back that wasn't so bad either
The Blood of Heroes  
giantsfaninphilly : 4/20/2019 12:44 am : link
Gummo
I'm disappointed in myself  
Sneakers O'toole : 4/20/2019 4:06 am : link
that I didn't place your quote from idiocracy earlier on that thread because its one of my favorite cult classics.

I quote it often, not sure (ha!) why that went over my head. It just did. I must be one of the breed of nitwits.
RE: Top 10 for me  
smshmth8690 : 4/20/2019 6:53 am : link
In comment 14393906 BIG FRED 1973 said:
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1- The Warriors
2- Dawn of the Dead -original
3- Dazed and Confused
4- Children Shouldn't play with Dead Things
5- I like to hurt People
6- The Return of the Living Dead
7- Fade to Black
8- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
9- Friday the 13th
10- Maniac


Great list, especially #7. Fade to Black was marketed as a horror movie, not sure it fits that genre, but a fantastic movie.
#5 has one of the best interview line "My wife loves this dog, but I'd kick it if I could, but she loves it so I won't" (or something like that) I Like To Hurt People is up on Youtube now.
The Big Lebowski  
LawrenceTaylor56 : 4/20/2019 7:05 am : link
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BANZAI!  
Bubba : 4/20/2019 7:25 am : link
.
Toxic Avenger  
Tim in JTown : 4/20/2019 8:27 am : link
Greatest movie ever.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space  
KevinBBWC : 4/20/2019 8:53 am : link
Plus a lot that have already been named in this thread.
ok this is in my wheelhouse..  
FranchiseQB : 4/20/2019 2:27 pm : link
Re-Animator
Return of the Living Dead
Frankenhooker
Brain Damage
Basket Case
Zombie by Fulci
I Spit on Your Grave
Cold Fish
Audition
Beyond the Darkness
Wake in Fright
Over the edge

all essential classics
Little To Contribute  
Percy : 4/20/2019 2:45 pm : link
But Buckeroo Bonzai was a favorite of mine -- still is.
RE: The Wanderers  
LauderdaleMatty : 4/20/2019 4:00 pm : link
In comment 14393794 pjcas18 said:
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Good call
RE: The Warriors and  
LauderdaleMatty : 4/20/2019 4:01 pm : link
In comment 14394024 johnnyb said:
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Hollywood Knights.


Sasha Dubinsky and Newbomb Turk agree. +1. Warriors isa given of course
Badboys w Sean Penn  
LauderdaleMatty : 4/20/2019 4:03 pm : link
And the Of course Highlander. And Viking was great in both
Hackers  
Mike in NY : 4/20/2019 4:27 pm : link
"Mess with the best, die like the rest"
Sneakers  
Chocco : 4/20/2019 4:35 pm : link
Great cult film

I suppose Clerks should be on the list too
Mystic River  
idiotsavant : 4/20/2019 6:29 pm : link
.
I just saw i left  
BIG FRED 1973 : 4/20/2019 7:00 pm : link
They Live off my list wow i didn't even realize it ..i may have to do a Top 20 lol
oh i don’t know, Klaatu...  
wigs in nyc : 4/20/2019 7:06 pm : link
Many of the above are great  
Pete in VA : 4/20/2019 7:17 pm : link
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is a true cult movie. So weird and quirky. Many Wes Anderson movies qualify.
+1 on Aquatic  
idiotsavant : 4/20/2019 8:03 pm : link
It's like a theme from (before the prior to 'the accident' period).

Have pic from it on the wall.

Bill Murray+++
RE: oh i don’t know, Klaatu...  
Klaatu : 4/20/2019 8:04 pm : link
In comment 14395619 wigs in nyc said:
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I don't get it.
My Blue Heaven  
YAJ2112 : 4/20/2019 8:09 pm : link
Turk 182
If Looks Could Kill
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
Turk 182  
Chocco : 4/20/2019 8:43 pm : link
Good one, I haven't seen that movie in years
more votes for  
Bill2 : 4/20/2019 9:23 pm : link
Eating Raoul
Wanderers
Dusk Till Dawn
and it's not yet a cult classic but I really liked the first John Wick

You did what? his house ? his car? and his dog?

That is John Wick
African Queen  
idiotsavant : 4/21/2019 7:54 am : link
What folks who haven't seen it may not realize. The plot turns sloooowwwwwlyyy.

In a delicious way in that particular instance.
Wizard of Oz  
TheMick7 : 4/21/2019 8:25 am : link
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John Waters and Alejandro Jodorowsky  
FranchiseQB : 4/21/2019 8:26 am : link
By Waters: Pink Flamingos and Polyester

By Jodorowsky: El Topo, The Holy Mountain, Santa Sangre

These filmmakers just about defined cult cinema in the US in the 70s.


RE: RE: oh i don’t know, Klaatu...  
wigs in nyc : 4/21/2019 9:05 am : link
In comment 14395659 Klaatu said:
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In comment 14395619 wigs in nyc said:


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I don't get it.


It’s from The Day the Earth Stood Still. The character on the right is named ‘Klaatu’ - I had assumed this was your namesake!
RE:  
Klaatu : 4/21/2019 9:18 am : link
In comment 14395975 wigs in nyc said:
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It’s from The Day the Earth Stood Still. The character on the right is named ‘Klaatu’ - I had assumed this was your namesake!


Dude...seriously? I was joking!!!
must be all the Cadbury eggs have gone straight to my head  
wigs in nyc : 4/21/2019 9:48 am : link
ok, this is my last one.

my vote is for Meet The Feebles.
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CardinalX : 4/21/2019 4:45 pm : link
Monty Python Holy Grail
Super Troopers
Caddyshack
Donnie Darko
A Clockwork Orange
Pulp Fiction
Army of Darkness
Lost Boys
Blazing Saddles
The Evil Dead
Fight Club
Just scanned the thread looking for the movies that defined "cult"....  
WideRight : 4/22/2019 12:54 pm : link

And no mentioned Rocky Horror Picture Show? It was the ultimate cult movie for decades.

The my favotie cukt classic cult movie is

Eraserhead.
RE: Just scanned the thread looking for the movies that defined  
FranchiseQB : 4/22/2019 1:15 pm : link
In comment 14397587 WideRight said:
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And no mentioned Rocky Horror Picture Show? It was the ultimate cult movie for decades.

The my favotie cukt classic cult movie is

Eraserhead.


A lot of films mentioned here are not cult films. Rocky Horror and Eraserhead surely are. I mentioned these above but El Topo by Jodorowsky is the first midnight movie in history followed by John Waters' Pink Flamingos. They paved the way for Rocky Horror's historic midnight run.
Clerks  
BigBlueDownTheShore : 4/22/2019 1:18 pm : link
...
Does "Enter the Dragon"  
Bubba : 4/22/2019 1:50 pm : link
qualify as cult film?
AFTER HOURS!  
x meadowlander : 4/22/2019 2:08 pm : link
Freaking loved that movie.

To me, did a fantastic job of creating a very real, dark, lower Manhattan vibe.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space...  
x meadowlander : 4/22/2019 2:09 pm : link
...loved that movie too, but you have to be in the right state of mind for it.

Loved the Lovecraft horror flicks too, Reanimator and Demons.
I am not too sure if these  
Scott in Montreal : 4/22/2019 2:15 pm : link
Fall under the title of Cult Classic or not..

Being John Malkovich
The Princess Bride
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