# Horrible, Horrible movies with cult followings **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 18, 2001, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306 "2001-09-18T01:48:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/21 "2001-09-18T15:55:15Z")
**Grease** Also, I don’t get the whole **Evil Dead** cult thing. I will chime in on the previously mentioned Highlander and Fight Club, but I hereby box the ears of the OP for including Blade Runner and The Name of the Rose, both of which are fine films. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/22 "2001-09-18T16:04:57Z")
_Lost Highway_. On second thought, pretty much anything directed by David Lynch. ---
**Author:** ![Zanshin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e274bd/32.png) [@Zanshin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zanshin)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/23 "2001-09-18T16:05:17Z")
I will second the **Evil Dead** series, including **Army of Darkness**. They’re horrible movies (but I have to admit they’re a lot of fun. Also, **Priscilla, Queen of the Desert**. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/24 "2001-09-18T16:21:42Z")
Another thump on the head for the OP for calling BladeRunner a horrible movie. It is fantastic in every way. **Eraserhead** is easily the worst thing ever to pass through my cones and rods. It is the biggest steaming pile of doo doo ever created and I would love to burn each and every copy of it, so that no other human beings would be subjected to the evil that is Eraserhead. My hatred for this movie knows no bounds. I would climb the highest mountain, swim the largest ocean, and walk the earth on broken glass to see this “movie” utterly and completely destroyed. Imagine a movie breaking into your house, sexually assaulting your family, and making you watch. THATS how much I hate that movie. I hope I’ve made my undying hatred of this movie clear. And yet it has a cult following. Write it up to pretentious people who have no taste. I would hunt down David Lynch for that travesty, as well as the second worst film ever made, Blue Velvet. The only reason he has beens spared my wrath is 1) I am not a violent person; and 2) Elephant Man. ---
**Author:** ![naughty\_wicked\_zoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@naughty\_wicked\_zoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naughty_wicked_zoot)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/25 "2001-09-18T16:26:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Infraggable Krunk \* > \*\*I will second the **Evil Dead** series, including **Army of Darkness**. They’re horrible movies (but I have to admit they’re a lot of fun. > > Also, **Priscilla, Queen of the Desert**. \*\* whatwhatwhatwhat!!??! the eveil dead movies are great!! they are funny, they are bloody, they are original (as far as horror movies go) and the cinematography is refreshing!! you must be jealous because ladies love bruce campbell, you could not possibly be serious!! on the other hand, starship troopers was a terrible piece of tripe that everyone under the age of 15 seems to think is this generation’s st:anh! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Bitterdrunk\_Kid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@The\_Bitterdrunk\_Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bitterdrunk_Kid)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/26 "2001-09-18T16:27:18Z")
Back To The Future. There are actually people who spend a significant amount of time arguing about whether the things in the film could actually happen. “If Marty was playing Johny B. Goode and that guy was holding it up so Chuck Berry could hear it, then who actually wrote it?” is a good example of some of the arguements about the time travel stuff. I assume having a whole following of dweebs discussing every minute detail of the films qualifies it as a cult film? ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/27 "2001-09-18T16:30:23Z")
The Last Temptation of Christ. Would never had gone anywhere except for the fundies picketing it. The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I have seen it hundreds of times, but without AP it blows. Whoever mentioned the Blues Brothers is a heritic and should be burned at the stake. That is one of the few perfect movies ever made. Blues Brothers 2k is an abomination, but is worth watching for the cameos/musical numbers, ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/28 "2001-09-18T17:32:11Z")
I’ve heard the movie _Fletch_ has a cult following. It’s not a bad movie by any stretch, but I wouldn’t say there’s anything unique or fascinating about it to justify a “cult,” so I just don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![FallenAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/29 "2001-09-18T17:49:44Z")
Crap. Someone beat me to Pulp Fiction. There’s Something about Mary - the worst and least funny movie EVER. The Deer Hunter was funnier than this stench loaf. Blue Velvet Hair Spray Grease Saturday Night Fever Urban Cowboy and, if I can delve into TV/Movieland - anything and everything Star Trek ---
**Author:** ![Alias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/30 "2001-09-18T18:12:36Z")
PULP FICTION!!! You people are blasphemous!!! Dear sweet Jesus! However, I have to agree with the people who posted Eraserhead. God I hated that movie. I watched it twice in the same day a few years ago. Once to watch it, a second time to prove to my friends that such a terrible movie existed. Oh, that was a mistake. I haven’t been the same since that ghastly double feature. What’s up with the big-cheeked lady stepping on the fetuses? “In Heaven. . .” Uhhhhhggggggggg!!! I watched the Anime Vampire Hunter D recently. That’s supposed to have a big cult following. I couldn’t understand why. It was like watching Saturday Morning Cartoons with a fever. ---
**Author:** ![Oicu812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f475e1/32.png) [@Oicu812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oicu812)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/31 "2001-09-18T18:36:09Z")
Tim Curry, Annie Potts (hilarious), Bill Paxton, Linda Koslowski. Tim Curry plays a televangelist who “stole” some money, and Bill Paxton & gang rob them, live on the air, to get it back. Bad flick, GREAT acting, especially on the part of Tim Curry and Annie Potts. Check it out. Worth seeing. O ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/32 "2001-09-18T18:38:29Z")
I don’t have many BAD movies that are cult followings to mention (unless they are cult movies BECAUSE they are bad, like Plan 9 from Outer space). I get annoyed with mediocre to decent movies that get cult followings. Titanic Blade Runner Seven Samuri (yeah, I said it) Godfather (just kidding) Anything written (movies, not short stories) by Woody Allen ---
**Author:** ![Zanshin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e274bd/32.png) [@Zanshin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zanshin)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/33 "2001-09-18T18:52:39Z")
> [@](#): > > whatwhatwhatwhat!!??! the eveil dead movies are great!! they are funny, they are bloody, they are original (as far as horror movies go) and the cinematography is refreshing!! you must be jealous because ladies love bruce campbell, you could not possibly be serious!! Not at all – I like Bruce Campbell too! But let’s admit – the Evil Dead movies are really campy and silly. They’re not what I’d call sterling examples of filmmaking (they’ll never be mistaken for a **Braveheart** or **Citizen Kane** ). But don’t get me wrong; I enjoy the HELL out of the Evil Dead movies. They’re a lot of campy fun. But what I’m saying is that they’re bad movies that were just campy enough to be fun. And jealous? Naaaaaaaah. I just wish I had his paycheck. 🙂 Oh, and BTW, I still can’t agree with the OP’s inclusion of **Highlander**. But then again, I’m biased on that movie; I fell in love with it the first time I saw it, even though I know it’s not great filmmaking (c’mon, Christopher Lambert is about the most wooden actor in Hollywood). But go ahead and slag on **Highlander 2** all you want - it was horrible. ---
**Author:** ![k.os](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@k.os](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k.os)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/34 "2001-09-18T19:31:56Z")
\*\*Pretty Woman[/b} Bleh. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/35 "2001-09-18T19:33:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by watsonwil \* > \*\* > > I get annoyed with mediocre to decent movies that get cult followings. > Seven Samuri (yeah, I said it) > \*\* And you shouldnt have… How could anybody call the Seven Samurai(at least the uneditied, undubbed version) mediocre…Good lord, dont you fear for your mortal soul? ---
**Author:** ![caircair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@caircair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caircair)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/36 "2001-09-18T19:35:19Z")
Legomancer, I’m assuming you mean the Michael Keaton Batman. Because I believe the FIRST Batman Movie was an old Movie Serial (which I’ve never seen.) And back in the Adam West days, they also did a feature film with the original cast – except for CatWoman, who was played by Lee Meriweather. (Incidentally, this version of Batman gets my vote.) ---
**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/37 "2001-09-18T19:42:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by caircair \* > \*\*Legomancer, I’m assuming you mean the Michael Keaton Batman. Because I believe the FIRST Batman Movie was an old Movie Serial (which I’ve never seen.) And back in the Adam West days, they also did a feature film with the original cast – except for CatWoman, who was played by Lee Meriweather. (Incidentally, this version of Batman gets my vote.) \*\* You’re right, I was referring to the Tim Burton Batman. ---
**Author:** ![moodtobestewed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@moodtobestewed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moodtobestewed)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/38 "2001-09-18T19:43:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FallenAngel \* > **Crap. Someone beat me to Pulp Fiction.** I never understood the appeal of Pulp Fiction either. Sure it had some funny dialogue, but so do a few of the Police Academy movies. Genius? Hardly - I’d never even dream of putting it in the same league as One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Apocalypse Now, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Tretiak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Tretiak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tretiak)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/39 "2001-09-18T19:44:49Z")
_Clerks_ I actually didn’t dislike it, but it hardly struck me as great. kevin Smith is a very talented writer but a complete hack as a director. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-movies-with-cult-followings/82306/40 "2001-09-18T19:54:20Z")
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