100 Greatest Cult Movies of All Time
I've seen 44 63 of the top 100 cult classics! Wow! Going through this list, I was struck by both the number of these I haven't seen but should, and the number of these I don't own, but should. After discussing this briefly with James, we wonder: Where's Wall Street? Where's Being John Malkovich?
19 Jul 04: Erin reminded me that I saw Six String Samurai in DC!
I've seen titles in bold.
I own titles in italics.
2001 - A Space Odyssey
Abba - The Movie
A Clockwork Orange
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension - 17 Nov 04
Akira
Alien
Apocalypse Now
Army of Darkness
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Bad Taste - 02 Aug 04
Barbarella
Batman (1966 movie)
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
The Big Lebowski
Blade Runner
Blood and Donuts
The Blues Brothers - 19 Aug 04
Blue Velvet - 02 Mar 05
The Boondock Saints
Boxing Helena
Braindead (also known as Dead Alive) - 11 Jul 04
Brazil
Bubba Ho Tep
The Breakfast Club
Carnival of Souls - 21 Jan 05
Carrie
Clue
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Dark Star
Dawn of the Dead (George Romero original)
Day of the Dead - 16 May 05
Dazed And Confused
Deep Throat
The Draughtsman's Contract
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Drowning by Numbers
Donnie Darko
El Mariachi
Eraserhead - 11 Aug 04
Evil Dead
Evil Dead II
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fight Club
Forbidden Zone
From Dusk Till Dawn
Gayniggers From Outer Space
The Grand Illusion
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Harold and Maude
Harry Knuckles series
Heathers
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Highlander
If.... (half)
Incubus
The Italian Job (original) - 07 Nov 04
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter
Kids - 11 Nov 04
Koyaanisqatsi
Lon
Liquid Sky
Little Shop of Horrors
Logan's Run
Mad Max
The Man Who Fell To Earth
Mars Attacks!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life - 25 Aug 04
Motel Hell - 24 Aug 05
Meet The Feebles
The Naked Gun trilogy
Night of the Living Dead
Office Space
Paris, Texas
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Pink Flamingos
Pink Floyd's The Wall
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Planet of the Apes (Original)
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Pulp Fiction
The Princess Bride
The Producers
Raising Arizona
Reefer Madness aka Tell Your Children - 28 Aug 05
Repo Man - 11 Aug 05
Reservoir Dogs - 22 Apr 05
RollerBall (1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Scum
Shallow Grave - 11 Aug 05
Silent Running
Six String Samurai
Solaris (original)
Southlander
St. Elmo's Fire
Santa Sangre
Shawshank Redemption
Star Wars series
Tank Girl
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original) - 24 Jul 04
They Live
Themroc
This Is Spinal Tap
This Island Earth
Tommy (the Who rock opera)
Total Recall
The Toxic Avenger
Tremors
TRON
UHF
Waiting for Guffman
The Wicker Man
Withnail and I - 07 Oct 05
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
The Wizard of Speed and Time
Yellow Submarine
Zardoz
Zoolander
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Oops, I just noticed the word "cult". Never mind.
I believe you've seen Silent Running, an excellent old science fiction flick with Bruce Dern and cute stubby little robots.
Here are the ones on the list that I recommend for you two.
Waiting for Guffman - If you liked Best in Show and A Mighty Wind, this is really the movie (along with Spinal Tap) that started it all.
Withnail and I, Hedwig and the Angry Inch - I cannot believe you haven't seen these, Bethlet. You'll love 'em.
RollerBall (1975) - You'll love it.
Raising Arizona - The only good Nick Cage movie. Also the only good Holly Hunter movie excapt for Crash.
Blue Velvet, Boxing Helena - watch these two as a double feature, and you will lose all hope for the civilized world.
Apocalypse Now - There's a gazillion different versions of this. Be sure to get the directors cut. This is one of my top 10 favorite movies.
Blue Brothers - and you call yourself a Chicagoan!! :)
Resevoir Dogs - Very violent...very stylish.
OK...here is my list of movies on this list that are not worth watching. Just bad (as opposed to so bad, it's good):
Yellow Submarine
The Toxic Avenger
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Dark Star
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Repo Man
Thanks for the advice. Think I'll rent Resevoir Dogs today, as James has seen it and doesn't want to see it again.
As for Silent Running, I don't remember seeing a flick with Bruce Dern and cute, stubby little robots, but after a description like that, I'm looking forward to it. :) If I saw it, I've forgotten it.
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This is the worst "top 100" films list I've ever seen. Where did you get it? It's author must be under 25.