# Let's start a new cult following **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 9, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276 "2016-08-09T20:36:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mislav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/1 "2016-08-09T20:36:32Z")
There must be a movie that isn’t too popular with the critics, or that famous, maybe it’s even obscure, but you like it, and likely know other people who like it too. You probably see an actual artistic qualities in it. And/or you think that they may be some more people, out there, who feel the same. This thread is to discuss that and to connect. Maybe some posters can watch the movies that you suggest and make up their minds, if, in an exchange, you follow up on their suggestions. Who knows, this can lead to certain cult following(s). I’ll start: “Faith, Fraud & Minimum Wage”, a great movie, though the best to watch around Christmas time, even though it’s not a feel-good movie. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/2 "2016-08-10T00:54:23Z")
Josie & the Pussycats was actually smarter and more subversive than it had any right to be. Also the music is pretty good. It really should be a cult movie. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/3 "2016-08-10T04:03:25Z")
I just finished typing the words “Rat Race” as a movie I’ve seen hundreds of times. Both my kids, confirmation class hooligans, and their pastor loved _Rat Race_ Hey, I could’ve listed Citizen Kane-quality “filmzzzz”. But where else are you going to get John Cleese instigating a cross-country scavenger hunt, with Oscar-worthy actors hamming it up? You get Rowan Atkinson as a narcoleptic race car driver with a theeeck accent, Cuba Gooding Jr. as a disgraced football referee, and Kathy Bates as a crazy Squirrel Lady. Add in Whoopi Goldberg, Seth Green, Jon Lovitz, Kathy Najimy, Dave Thomas and Wayne Knight as a ‘Newman’-esque character, and the director of _Airplane!_, and you’ve got some serious comedy! ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/4 "2016-08-10T06:27:57Z")
I’d say High Strung and if more people knew about it I think it would be. Fantastically funny movie to me. Quick search shows another film by that name. I’m talking about the Steve Oedekirk film. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/5 "2016-08-10T06:51:24Z")
> [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](#): > > I’d say High Strung and if more people knew about it I think it would be. Fantastically funny movie to me. > > Quick search shows another film by that name. I’m talking about the Steve Oedekirk film. The one with Jim Carrey as Death? If so, you are the only other person I have yet met that saw that movie (which I loved). ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/6 "2016-08-10T06:52:29Z")
Any Bubba Ho-Tep fans? ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/7 "2016-08-10T06:56:02Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > The one with Jim Carrey as Death? If so, you are the only other person I have yet met that saw that movie (which I loved). Yeppers. That’s why I said that it would be a cult movie if anyone knew it existed ( though it is on youtube ). You’re the second person I have met that has seen the movie. You and the guy who introduced me to it. Ps, the movie never came out on DVD and as I understand it, there are no copies left to make DVD’s of so youtube is really all we have unless you find a copy on ebay. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/8 "2016-08-10T06:57:09Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > Any Bubba Ho-Tep fans? Well, I expected not to like it but yeah, it was better than I expected. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/9 "2016-08-10T07:09:17Z")
> [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](#): > > Ps, the movie never came out on DVD and as I understand it, there are no copies left to make DVD’s of so youtube is really all we have unless you find a copy on ebay. I may be wrong about the last part. I saw this post in IMDB. I’ve never heard this before so take it with a grain of salt. > [@](#): > > on steve’s nerdist interview he says he’s got a transfer of the movie, it’s just a matter of him having the time to put it together and all. So it seems as it’s been laying around for a while ready to be out but steve’s being a lazyass I hope it’s true but seems dodgy. I guess I could try and find the Nerdist podcast to verify but I’m not really wanting to do that. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/10 "2016-08-10T07:41:38Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > Any Bubba Ho-Tep fans? Yep, not sure if I’m a cult level fan, but yep. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/11 "2016-08-10T11:20:55Z")
[“Six-string Samurai”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVYiE8jQQIU) In a post-apololyptic America, Elvis becomes king and rules from Lost Vegas. The king dies, and the search is on for an heir to the throne. A Buddy-Holly look-alike who wields a guitar and samurai sword with equal alacrity sets off across the wastes to claim the throne, running up against all kinds of threats, even Death himself, in a Slash-esque top-hat. I actually think it falls apart near the end, but some editing might improve it. It’s very nearly an awesome movie in the cult vein. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/12 "2016-08-10T11:49:31Z")
I don’t know if this would qualify, but I can’t figure out why this isn’t considered one of the greats, so I’ll have to settle for cult status, if any status at all. This was the second (after _Splash_) of what could have been a franchise for the new Hope/Crosby or Martin/Lewis for the 80’s: \*[Volunteers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090274/?ref_=ttqt_qt_tt)\*with Tom Hanks as Lawrence Bourne III - rich American, John Candy as Tom Tuttle from Tacoma Washington and Rita Wilson as Tom Hanks future wife. Featuring such quotable gems as: - It’s not that I can’t help these people. It’s just I don’t want to. - I’ll tell you what I’m going to do. I’m gonna kill you, I’m gonna skin you, and I’m going to use your shin bone for a pencil box. - If Mr. Mee were here, or if I were Mee … And the basic plot of the movie summed up in one short scene: Lawrence Bourne III: Just a minute, stewardess! Tammy: Yes? Lawrence Bourne III: Could you get the pilot to send a telegram for me? Tammy: [Writes down message] Lawrence Bourne III: ‘Dear Dad. Have made terrible mistake and joined the Peace Corps. Please arrange to have me brought home at once. Your loving son, blah, blah, blah Lawrence’. Tammy: Are you sure? Lawrence Bourne III: Do I look like I’m associated with this hootenanny? And when you come back, bring me something with alcohol in it. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/13 "2016-08-10T12:57:52Z")
**Duel** or **Evil Roy Slade**. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/14 "2016-08-10T13:34:33Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > [“Six-string Samurai”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVYiE8jQQIU) > > In a post-apololyptic America, Elvis becomes king and rules from Lost Vegas. The king dies, and the search is on for an heir to the throne. A Buddy-Holly look-alike who wields a guitar and samurai sword with equal alacrity sets off across the wastes to claim the throne, running up against all kinds of threats, even Death himself, in a Slash-esque top-hat. > > I actually think it falls apart near the end, but some editing might improve it. It’s very nearly an awesome movie in the cult vein. Hmm - didn’t know about this! Have to check it out - thanks! ETA: if I can find it; it doesn’t appear to be on Netflix or A-Prime. When I read the OP, the first thing I thought of was **Attack the Block** , but since that movie led to the young lead, **John Boyega** , to get tapped for the new \*\*Star Wars \*\*trilogy, and the director may be working on a movie version of **Snow Crash** , I suppose it must not be very cult-y. But Attack the Block is a great movie that didn’t get much play in the U.S. Fun, action, a bit of scary. When aliens land in the wrong part of London, aka The Block, the kids there don’t take kindly to it. This was the go-to movie for my son when he had friends over. No one had heard of it, and everyone loved it. ---
**Author:** ![Gedd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gedd/32/4938_2.png) [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/15 "2016-08-10T13:59:04Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I just finished typing the words “Rat Race” as a movie I’ve seen hundreds of times. Both my kids, confirmation class hooligans, and their pastor loved _Rat Race_ I haven’t seen that in years! That was the movie that we would watch with friends if we had nothing else to do. Such a mix of people, and the ending catches you off guard. “I’m weeening!” ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/16 "2016-08-10T14:20:22Z")
[Tampopo](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092048/) It’s mainly about food obsessions. The premise is kind of ordinary. A widow is struggling to maintain a noodle kiosk, but she’s over her head. A cowboy steps out of the mists and becomes her noodle sensei, and his lessons involve excursions into corporate sabotage. Other characters in the movie are weird food fetishists. Not in an over-the-top way, but in kind of a “ok, that’s just creepy” way. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/17 "2016-08-10T14:32:34Z")
**John Dies at the End** and **Tucker and Dale vs. Evil** are also two of my favorites. Maybe they have a larger following (I have no idea) but I have never heard any buzz about them. Of course, it could also be that I have bad taste in movies, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/18 "2016-08-10T14:40:56Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > **Tucker and Dale vs. Evil** Tucker and Dale versus Evil is an honest to goodness great movie in my opinion. I don’t know if that disqualifies it from being a ‘cult’ film but it might. A similar but much more poorly produced movie is [Zombeavers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2784512/). It like it too and it may be a good candidate. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/19 "2016-08-10T22:47:28Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > [Tampopo](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092048/) > > It’s mainly about food obsessions. The premise is kind of ordinary. A widow is struggling to maintain a noodle kiosk, but she’s over her head. A cowboy steps out of the mists and becomes her noodle sensei, and his lessons involve excursions into corporate sabotage. Other characters in the movie are weird food fetishists. Not in an over-the-top way, but in kind of a “ok, that’s just creepy” way. Definitely a cult favorite already. Food + a play on a Cowboy epic = much love. I have never even heard of **Tucker and Dale versus Evil**. Gotta check that out! ETA: on Netflix. With Alan Tudyk AND Tyler Labine?! Where have _I_ been?! ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276/20 "2016-08-11T01:52:03Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > [Tampopo](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092048/) > [@WordMan](#): > > Definitely a cult favorite already. Food + a play on a Cowboy epic = much love. Reminds me how much I liked that movie all those years ago. Now I have to try and see it again. Also in the food genre, is [Big Night](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115678/) also a cult favorite? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276.md?page=2)