# A twisted little movie thread... here be twisted little spoilers, I hope **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 30, 2004, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179 "2004-12-30T01:06:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/1 "2004-12-30T01:06:47Z")
Well, OK, I admit it, it’s a “please recommend” thread. I’m a fan of movies that can only be described as, well, twisted. Warped. Very, very strange. A list of my favorites would include \*Eating Raoul Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills Tough Guys Don’t Dance Eraserhead Boxing Helena Pulp Fiction - and, well, that’s all the twisted little films that come to mind at just this moment. So, bearing in mind that I like strange, warped, twisted little movies (being good is also a plus, but not strictly necessary)… Anything I should rent next weekend? ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/2 "2004-12-30T01:12:43Z")
_Baxter_ _Delicatessan_ Most definitely worth it to rent them. You will just freak out. We loved 'em both. Both French. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/3 "2004-12-30T01:13:49Z")
Oh, and _Killing Zoe_ with Eric Stoltz. We saw it and bought it in the same weekend! A heist film with a twist or two. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/4 "2004-12-30T01:53:18Z")
John Waters’ early classics [Pink Flamingos](http://imdb.com/title/tt0069089/) and [Female Trouble](http://imdb.com/title/tt0072979/), Daisy and Violet Hilton in [Chained for Life](http://imdb.com/title/tt0043397/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxzZz0xfHR0PW9ufHBuPTB8cT1DaGFpbmVkIGZvciBMaWZlfG14PTIwfGxtPTIwMHxodG1sPTE_;fc=1;ft=2), the insane screwball comedy [Million Dollar Legs](http://imdb.com/title/tt0023225/) . . . ---
**Author:** ![Anyanka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@Anyanka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anyanka)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/5 "2004-12-30T02:08:22Z")
I second Killing Zoe, and I recomend Track 29. Also, Man bites dog. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/6 "2004-12-30T02:09:29Z")
GUMMO! Any David Lynch flick would work, but I seriously can’t recommend them to anybody (that I like at least 😉 ). Just time wasted for weirdness sake. “Ed Gein” was fun. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/7 "2004-12-30T02:15:52Z")
One who is twisted would do well to view [Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120126/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxzZz0xfGxtPTIwMHx0dD1vbnxwbj0wfHE9c2lja3xodG1sPTF8bm09b24_;fc=2;ft=59;fm=1) This is a documentary about masochist performance artist Bob Flanagan, who died while the movie was being made. He suffered from cystic fibrosis and this inspired his work. I don’t know if the movie is available on DVD/VHS but it is worth hunting for. Enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/8 "2004-12-30T02:24:24Z")
Geez…I can’t remember the name. But it was a goth chicks version of Frankenstein. She was a seamstress and sewed body parts together. Any help here? ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/9 "2004-12-30T02:31:31Z")
> [@Reeder](#): > > Geez…I can’t remember the name. But it was a goth chicks version of Frankenstein. > > She was a seamstress and sewed body parts together. > > Any help here? You are thinking of [“May”](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303361/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxzZz0xfGxtPTIwMHx0dD1vbnxwbj0wfHE9TWF5fGh0bWw9MXxubT1vbg__;fc=1;ft=4;fm=1) , and I agree. Angela Bettis is great. ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/10 "2004-12-30T02:40:52Z")
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, Brazil and my bestest Christmas present ever, Harold & Maude. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/11 "2004-12-30T02:51:43Z")
> [@peri](#): > > Brazil Please only watch the version with Terry Gilliam’s ending, not the studio version. And I don’t know how well it’s held up over time, but I used to love to watch _Videodrome_ back in the day. Heck, any Cronenburg is usually good and strange. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/12 "2004-12-30T03:07:28Z")
OTTOMH [Dr Caligari](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097228/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxzZz0xfHR0PW9ufHBuPTB8cT1jYWxpZ2FyaXxteD0yMHxsbT0yMDB8aHRtbD0x;fc=2;ft=4;fm=1) This is a bizarre sequel to the German original. The film is very faithful to German Expressionism, which means that the sets, lighting, costumes, and everything else are stylized and strange. Lines include “My feelings are like filthy prayers. I wanna scream in your face!” “Eww. I never want to touch an icky man-thing.” “Be polite. You could at least try a slice.” [Freaked](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109838/) Actor Ricky Coogan agrees to be the spokesman for megacorp EES. Then he stumbles into a strange sideshow and is transformed into a hideous mutant freak. Lines include “Dat sock be full of holes, mon.” “Fourteen milkmen on one route. No wonder they fight.” “It _was_ Linda Blair.” ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/13 "2004-12-30T03:18:26Z")
_Basket Case_ A love story between a man and his symbyotic twin. Is good too. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/14 "2004-12-30T03:48:41Z")
> [@Reeder](#): > > _Basket Case_ A love story between a man and his symbyotic twin. > > Is good too. It has at least 2 sequels (there may be more I don’t know of) In Basket Case 2 the boys are taken in by a woman who has turned her home into a secret freak commune. “Everyday I’m getting better and better.” “How can you be in love? You’re only half a person.” The credits list the role “Man with 27 noses” Basket Case 3-The Offspring Yes, Belial is an expecting father. But, no ordinary doctor can handle this mother or this birth. It’s time for a trip to an old friend who can do the job. “People like me, sherrif.” “He hates doctors. He kills doctors.” And a performance of Personality you will never forget. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/15 "2004-12-30T04:29:41Z")
_ **gets pen, scribbles** _ ooh, _Basket Case_! I forgot about that one. That was a freakin’ cool movie. And I’ve seen _Brazil_ quite a few times, too. _Videodrome_ was cool, too. It always helps to take the cassette out… ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/16 "2004-12-30T04:35:31Z")
> [@EJsGirl](#): > > _Baxter_ > _Delicatessan_ > > Most definitely worth it to rent them. You will just freak out. We loved 'em both. > > Both French. I saw Delicatessan years ago and would echo the recommendation for those who like that type of movie. Another one that I’ll mention but definitely **not** recommend is [The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover](http://imdb.com/title/tt0097108/). It’s twisted all right, and \*\*someone \*\* must like it. Just not me. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/17 "2004-12-30T04:57:53Z")
[Kissed](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116783/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxHTz1zZWFyY2h8c2c9MXxsbT0yMDB8dHQ9MXxwbj0wfHE9a2lzc2VkfEdPLng9MHxodG1sPTF8R08ueT0w;fc=3;ft=22;fm=1) a little Canadian movie about the joys of necrophilia. ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/18 "2004-12-30T04:59:15Z")
Tetsuo. Odishon. Uzumaki. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/19 "2004-12-30T05:10:59Z")
I don’t like “weird” movies, but I watch so many friggin’ movies that sometimes some sneak in here and there. **Twin Falls Idaho** **eXistenz** **Pi** **Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down** (haven’t seen the whole thing, so not positive about it) **Dead Ringers** And then there are the classier “weird” movies, like: **Being John Malkovich** **Adaptation** But I must mention that **Killing Zoe** is a personal favorite, so I heartily recommend it as well. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179/20 "2004-12-30T05:12:07Z")
_As_ I was pressing “Submit”, I remembered: **Liztomania** **Lair of the White Worm** Freaky deaky, man. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-twisted-little-movie-thread-here-be-twisted-little-spoilers-i-hope/282179.md?page=2)