# Cult Movies **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 22, 2000, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302 "2000-08-22T13:38:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![sliv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@sliv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sliv)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/21 "2000-08-22T21:55:14Z")
I’m so pleased “Bedazzled” has already been mentioned. Definitely a cult film that deserves the full DVD treatment. I’m holding off on prejudging the remake with Hurley/Fraser. Fraser was great in “Gods & Monsters” another deserving cult film. Do once popular movies that are now considered cringe-worthy count? How about “Tron”? ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/22 "2000-08-22T22:06:51Z")
I forgot about **Repo Man** that’s a great one. I also want to suggest **A Boy and His Dog** with Don Johnson in a post-apolyctic tale. very entertaining. ---
**Author:** ![Sea\_Sloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Sea\_Sloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sea_Sloth)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/23 "2000-08-22T22:17:00Z")
Don Johnson was entertaining? ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/24 "2000-08-22T22:23:22Z")
Yes he was. In fact the fact that Don Johnson was entertaing was…entertaining. So I was entertained by the entertainment provided by Don Johnson. Sue me. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/25 "2000-08-22T23:14:43Z")
Here’s a couple of similar past threads: [Art movies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=32798) [Surreal movies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=21262) A lot of the suggestions overlap between the threads, and I think a good number would qualify as “cult”-type movies as well. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalMuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@DigitalMuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalMuse)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/26 "2000-08-23T03:00:39Z")
Harold and Maude Robin Hood:Men in Tights Any Monty Python movie Dead Poet’s Society I know they probably don’t fit into “cult movie” definition, but they are great favorites among my friends and most of the people we talk to don’t really know them that well “probably cuz most of them are older” Oh yes, we can’t forget Ferris Bueller’s Day Off-It’s a teen cult classic, What can I say? ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/27 "2000-08-23T03:24:16Z")
Hmmm, from the description given earlier in the thread, I’d have to say that _A Clockwork Orange_ is one of my favourites. Some others that I have fun watching (though not fitting into the definition) that haven’t been mentioned: _The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes_ movies, and the _Rabid Grannies_ movies. ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/28 "2000-08-23T07:25:00Z")
One more vote for “ReAnimator”. Barbara Crampton nude certainly didn’t hurt. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Lux\_Fiat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc79bd/32.png) [@Lux\_Fiat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lux_Fiat)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/29 "2000-08-23T07:30:25Z")
**Frankenhooker**. The best part of the movie is when an exploding hooker’s leg ricochets around the room, and the action is filmed from the leg’s P.O.V. Now _that’s_ cinema. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/30 "2000-08-23T07:47:32Z")
I actually saw it in the theatre when it came out. Debbie Does Dallas. Everyone just had to see this when it came out. Even Siskel & Ebert reviewed it. As porn goes it was only so-so. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. I’m stunned at how manny adults I’ve met who are still mesmerized by this film. It’s also one of my all time favorites! ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/31 "2000-08-23T07:54:49Z")
I loved “Dead Alive,” made by an Australian, Pete Jackson. Lots of guts and stuff flowing freely – and there’s the martial arts-loving priest who, when faced with a gang of zombies, announces, “I kick ass for the LORD!” ---
**Author:** ![irish\_bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ac91a4/32.png) [@irish\_bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irish_bill)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/32 "2000-08-23T08:17:49Z")
**Crimewave** Made by Sam Raimi and The Coens. Worth checking out for the curiosity value. **Static** Beautiful sad movie. \*\*Blood Simple \*\* The Coens first, a classic. **Buckaroo Banzai** Why not. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/33 "2000-08-23T08:26:54Z")
What about “The Wicker Man”? And, if you’re talking about movies that don’t have the cults they deserve: ``` "Parents" ``` Freud’s Primal Scene, but with meat. Well, flesh. Well, meat actually. And I second “Liquid Sky” and “The Reflecting Skin”. And “Harold and Maude”. And…well, etc. Oh, and “Pi”. Bound to become a cult movie. I just saw the trailer for “Bedazzled” (at a screening of “The Cell” meaning my evening was completely wasted). I’m not holding off prejudging it. I’m going to start hating it now. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/34 "2000-08-23T08:34:04Z")
Oh! Wait! “Time Square” “Smithereens” “Ladies and Gentleman the Fabulous Stains” ---
**Author:** ![GaWd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f08c70/32.png) [@GaWd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaWd)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/35 "2000-08-23T10:17:31Z")
Pulp Fiction Bruce Lee Evil Dead movies “Bloodbath at the house of Death”(a real crackup) Shaft movies Billy Jack movies Umm…I know there’s more. -Sam ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/36 "2000-08-23T10:40:10Z")
The Wickerman!!! Definitely!!! Vanishing point is really good. Has anyone seen Pi? ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/37 "2000-08-23T10:55:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TwistofFate \* > \*\*Has anyone seen Pi? \*\* Yes, _ **Pi** _ is an awsome movie. The director is currently working on his second feature and I can’t wait. The _ **Shaft** _ movies were just mentioned. That reminds me, I’m a big fan of the _ **Dolemite** _ movies with Rudy Ray Moore. They’re a lot of fun. I own the first one, and some of his other movies. While I’m at it, I just remembered another great _cult classic_. _ **UHF** _ is hilarious; one of my favourite comedies. I own it as well, so it didn’t immediately come to mind as a cult classic. ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/38 "2000-08-23T12:10:45Z")
Oh yeah. \*\* Little Shop of Horrors. \*\* The remake, of course. A fine fine movie. ---
**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/39 "2000-08-23T12:36:23Z")
I’m a little unclear as to what constitutes a cult movie but… _Down by Law_ with Tom Waits and Roberto Begnini (probably misspelled) was terrific. “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream…” _My Life As a Dog_ (the subtitled, not the dubbed) actually made me cry once. No mean feat. ---
**Author:** ![Sea\_Sloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Sea\_Sloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sea_Sloth)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302/40 "2000-08-23T13:20:36Z")
Pipeliner, Down by Law is one of my favorite movies. No one has ever heard of it when I recommend it. Does Stop Making Sense - the Talking Heads concert film. I think I saw Dead Alive, was that the one with the lawn mower? Has anyone seen Hotel Hell? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cult-movies/30302.md?page=3)