Sure Jeff, keep ‘um coming. I’ll let you know if somethin’ strikes a chord.
In the meantime, am I the only one who likes Rollerball?
Oh, and as a Bukowski fan, I can’t let a discussion of cult movies continue without at least making mention of Barfly. For those who like the darker side of life. What the heck ever happened to Mickey Rourke anyway? He was going good for awhile with that and Rumble Fish among others.
Yellow Submarine - maybe the greatest psychedelic cult movie ever.
I never knew that was a troma movie. You mean the same guys who did “Tromio and Juliet” and “Teenage Catgirls in Heat”?
Yup.
Ok then…speaking of Evil Dead…didn’t George Romero direct those…didn’t he also direct Mad Max? One reason I suspect Mad Max became a cult classic is because of Mel Gibson and George Romero. I can remember going to see Galipoli and thinking that one day the dark haired guy with the blue eyes was going to end up a star, and no I’m not psychic just got a good eye for movie hunks I guess.
One reason Dark Star gained popularity is because it was written by Dan O’Bannon and Bob Balaban. I think it was a student film they did. Well Dan O’Bannon went on to write Alien I believe. And Bob Balaban did a few other things…including acting, he was in Altered States and a couple of Speilberg films, titles escape me right now. (He’s a short fellow with glasses. That’s right Close Encounters I think.)
Back in the day… I was a big fan of John Carpenter and DAMN! what’s his name…brain fart…He directed Blowout, Carrie, and Body Double, used a lot of Hitckock techniques. It’ll come to me…that’s it Brian DePalma! What the heck ever happened to him anyway?
Well wait I just thought of another couple of weirdo hard to follow movies…The Tin Drum…Death in Venice…I know there’s more give me time I’ll think of them.
Oh and then there are the dirty cult movies, I almost forgot about them…Like…Two Moon Junction, My Tutor, Porky’s, Stealing Heaven…
I’m not sure I’d lump 2001 in as a cult film, maybe I guess. Clockwork Orange sure does fit the bill though. Apocalypse Now, no I would not call that cult. By the time Coppola made that he had already done the Godfather and was considered big time. As much as I love that movie, Apocalypse it was I believe considered a box office flop at the time. Just like Blade Runner, which I also do not consider cult.
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Oh yeah and sorry for the highjack.
Also on the subject of Mad Max…Guess you just have to like looking at Mel (Which I would imagine most women do. Don’t think he offends many guys either, he’s kinda macho.) and not mind watching a bunch of bad sound editing.
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But I sure would appreciate someone explaining Blue Velvet to me. That’s one seriously fucked up movie!
Re: Dark Star
Anybody notice that the sub-plot to Dark Star (which was added to “pad out” what was essentially a short “student film” to feature length) about the “beach ball” running amok on board was basically the plot of Alien? And that Dan O’Bannon wrote the screenplay for both (and was also the actor who played “Pinback”, the guy attacked by the Beachball)?
Actually, the point was that it’s cheesy. Come one, they have muffin tins on their space suits and one guy surfs on a bit of debris! It’s a hilarious bit of filmmaking!
No, Sam Raimi directed The Evil Dead. George Miller directed Mad Max. George Romero directed Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead. Dan O’Bannon, who co-wrote and acted in Dark Star, directed Return of the Living Dead, which was a comedy.
No, George Romero directed Night of the Living Dead. Sam Raimi (Darkman, A Simple Plan, For Love of The Game (yes THAT baseball movie), sometimes collaberator with The Coen Brothers) directed the Evil Dead movies. Strictly speaking, Evil Dead II is not a sequel of Evil Dead I, it’s more of a remake with a bigger budget. As such, it loses much of its charm. Army of Darkness is a good film, but its deliberate camp doesn’t compare with the sheer and utter craziness of Evil Dead I.
FTR, I ** LOVED** Brazil, but then again, I would…
And as for the popular film I never understood, Pret a Porter by Robert Altman made NO sense to me. None whatsoever.
That, and anything David Lynch has ever done. Dennis Hopper was GREAT in Blue Velvet, but Isabella Rosalini and Kyle McLaughlin seemed to be reading off of cue cards.
I want one of those blowers with a clutch.
[nit]When one of the bad guys’ cars with straight pipes sticking out the side flips over in Road Warrior, you can see the real exhaust pipes and mufflers underneath[/nit]
Since the discussion has veered slightly off course… Have people here seen any of the following…
Buckaroo Banzai, Trancers, The Quiet Earth, Phase IV,Bliss
how do they rate?
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Since the discussion has veered slightly off course… Have people here seen any of the following…
Buckaroo Banzai, Trancers, The Quiet Earth, Phase IV,Bliss
how do they rate?
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Buckaroo Banzai: Great little film. I still enjoy watching it from time to time. “Hey, Monkey-boy!”
The Quiet Earth: I also liked this one. Nothing like a little apocalypse to give one perspective.
Phase IV: I couldn’t get into this one. A bit long and drawn out, given the material. Good shots of the ants though.
I didn’t see Trancers or Bliss.
Buckaroo Banzai: Great little film. I still enjoy watching it from time to time. “Hey, Monkey-boy!”
The Quiet Earth: I also liked this one. Nothing like a little apocalypse to give one perspective.
Phase IV: I couldn’t get into this one. A bit long and drawn out, given the material. Good shots of the ants though.
I didn’t see Trancers or Bliss.
The best thing about Mad Max is his car: “The last of the V-8 Interceptors…” It’s really a Ford XB Falcon Hardtop. These were quite popular in Australia in the seventies.
Anyway, how can you not mention any of John Waters’ films? “Pink Flamingos” was the most disgustingly hilarious movie I’ve ever seen. “Female Trouble” and “Mondo Trasho” were vile too.
One that I don’t get why it’s a cult classic:
Polyester: did not like this movie at all. Pretty much everything about this movie just put me off. Okay, the smell-o-rama might have gotten me to see it once when it first came out, but why are there so many people obsessed with it?
Also, The Gods Must Be Crazy, I don’t understand why it’s a cult classic. I mean, it’s a funny viewing once, but I don’t think I would watch it again. Needs2Know, I think most of the cult classics that you listed became that because they’re just fun movies that hit a cord with people. The only reason they’re cult classics is because they didn’t catch on with the general population.
No offence meant, obfusciatrist, but your list is the only list that I don’t understand. While the movies you listed aren’t on my favourites list, I can completely understand while people like them. Especially Forrest Gump and It’s a Wonderful Life, both feel good movies. The others were just really well done. Though, I must admit, 2001 pails in comparison to the book.
BRAZIL can be summed up as “Franz Kafka meets Walter Mitty”. It also can be taken as a dark satire of Britain during the 1970’s Labor government.
Anybody see “Happiness”? My God, I didn’t know if I was allowed to laugh…
"Why, oh why couldn't I have been raped as a child!"Jeff 42, I didn’t think anyone else had ever seen Street Trash. What a bad movie. Although the derelicts playing ‘keep-away’ with that dude’s severed pecker was kindof funny.
needs2know, DePalma did Snake Eyes within the last year or so.
I liked Dark Star! Interesting to see John Carpenter’s first effort.
And speaking of David Lynch, what about Wild at Heart? I liked it, but what was all the Wizard of Oz allegory about?
I think Kalifornia would qualify as a cult film. Certainly not mainstream Brad Pitt.
That scene sounds familiar, but the title doesn’t. Was it ever released under another name?
in Mad Max are called The Humongous! 
Yes, at one time I knew the dialog for both Mad Max and Road Warrior. 