# Personal cult movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 1, 1999, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541 "1999-09-01T04:20:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pickman\_s\_Model](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Pickman\_s\_Model](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pickman_s_Model)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/1 "1999-09-01T04:20:00Z")
Does anybody out there have any movies that have become personal cult films----I mean one that you have watched so many times, you can quote large sections of the dialogue by heart? (You have to have seen them at least eight times to qualify.) Mine are _Zulu_ (1964); _Zulu Dawn_ (1979); _The Battle of Britain_ (1969); _Nosferatu_ (1922); and _Vampyr_ (1932). Love those movies! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/2 "1999-09-01T04:39:00Z")
Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai. Elephant Parts. Stunt Man. Manos-The Hand Of Fate. Casino Royale. Brain Donors(The greatest pastiche of the Marx Brothers I’ve ever seen!). Ladyhawke. ---
**Author:** ![No\_Me\_Ayudes\_Compadre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/no_me_ayudes_compadre/32/5224_2.png) [@No\_Me\_Ayudes\_Compadre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Me_Ayudes_Compadre)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/3 "1999-09-01T04:48:00Z")
Weird Science. Brady Bunch Movie. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. The Man With Two Brains. Muppets Take Manhattan. * * * “Where there is clarity, there is no choice. And where there is choice, there is misery. But then, why should I speak, since I know nothing?” ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/4 "1999-09-01T06:20:00Z")
_Annie_ - For some bizarre reason, we watched this every…single…day for quite some time after it came out on video. Happened across it on my sister’s cable a couple weeks ago and we could still recite the dialogue with the actors. _Once Bitten_ - We joked that it was “our new _Annie_”. the _Lethal Weapon_ movies _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade_ _Ghost_ ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/5 "1999-09-01T06:38:00Z")
_Fandango_: Not a great movie, but my personal favorite. _Pump Up the Volume_: A film tailor-made for Christian Slater. Why couldn’t I meet any girls like Samantha Mathis when I was in high school? and of course several obvious ones… _Pink Floyd, The Wall Rocky Horror Picture Show Monty Python and The Holy Grail UHF 2001: A Space Odyssey_ and so on… * * * Carpe hoc! ---
**Author:** ![Byzantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@Byzantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Byzantine)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/6 "1999-09-01T08:08:00Z")
Okay Slythe, I’m thinking we are twins separated at birth or something… I don’t even KNOW anyone who’s seen Buckaroo Bonzai, let alone gotten into it! Wow, made my day (night, whatever) and Manos… you Mystie you! Tell me, do you know Firesign Theater? If you say yes then I will swoon! I also have to echo Mr.Know on UHF… Weird Al, oh be still my throbbing heart. I LOVE that movie! Also: Airplaine Amazon women on the moon Army of Darkness (or any of the three in this series) Highlander (secret obession due to the name on this one!) Wow! Glad I checked in this late! Gotta post a new topic just to see how many other folks know some of my favs! * * * The moon looks on many flowers, the flowers on but one moon. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/7 "1999-09-01T12:16:00Z")
Byzy, don’t crush that dwarf, hand me the pliers! Agree on Weird Al. ---
**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/8 "1999-09-01T12:29:00Z")
The Princess Bride The Holy Grail and (almost quailifying) Ace Ventura: Pet Detective ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/9 "1999-09-01T14:48:00Z")
Reubin and Ed Star Wars Trilogy Hellraiser Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern are Dead * * * To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/10 "1999-09-01T15:09:00Z")
Some have already been mentioned: Buckaroo Bonzai The Holy Grail Amazon Women on the Moon ## Some have not: They Call Me Trinity Trinity is Still My Name The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The Wizard of Oz The Pink Panther The overwhelming majority of people have more than the average (mean) number of legs. – E. Grebenik ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/11 "1999-09-01T15:13:00Z")
_The Breakfast Club_ _The Longest Day_ “Hold until relieved, Hold until relieved” ## Oh, and just for the record, “Wherever you go, there you are.” Livin’ on Tums, Vitamin E and Rogaine ---
**Author:** ![According\_to\_Pliny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/12 "1999-09-01T15:14:00Z")
This isn’t something I’m proud of but there are some movies I just have to watch if I come across them on TV: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Monster Zero Battle of the Bulge Midway It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World The Producers The Daydreamer Sink the Bismark! Munster Go Home Voyage Beyond Space (or something like that. It’s about Johnny Socko and his giant robot) The Naked Jungle The Time Machine When World’s Collide Doc Savage (Yeah, I know the last 4 are all George Pal movies.) When I watch these movies I somehow connect to my childhood. Pure nostalgia! ---
**Author:** ![eden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5f9b8f/32.png) [@eden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eden)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/13 "1999-09-01T15:31:00Z")
oh boy! others who like buckaroo bonzai! and the princess bride! why does no one list strictly ballroom? or muriel’s wedding? you guys don’t like aussies? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/14 "1999-09-01T16:14:00Z")
Well, of course there are the ones everyone’s seen a million times: Rocky Horror, The Wall, Heavy Metal, American Pop, The Meaning of Life Otherwise, mine are all fairly new… Clueless W. Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet So I Married an Axe Murderer Tank Girl French Kiss Ever After SpiceWorld (flame away) Heathers Boogie Nights Wayne’s World (1&2) …and so on… (I love to laugh) * * * Veni, Vidi, Visa … I came, I saw, I bought. ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/15 "1999-09-01T16:31:00Z")
Okay, I have some common ones… Rock Horror, Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Princess Bride, Heathers And some not so common ones… Tombstone Last of the Mohicans The Saint Buffy The Vampire Slayer (And no, I’m not proud of this one…) ---
**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/16 "1999-09-01T16:31:00Z")
Zulu, unquestionably (“Still, I’d rather you asked…old boy.”) Buckaroo: didn’t John Lithgow walk away with all the best lines? (“Laugh while you can, monkey boy!”) Casino Royale, Wonka, the Producers (“Zis isn’t working. I’m not killing you.”) Local Hero, Comfort and Joy, Privates on Parade (“Special fookin’ kit, I mean.”), How I Won the War (John Lennon) (“I never liked our officer. Some would call him weedy. I did.”), Oh What a Lovely War, The Wooden Horse, The Great Escape, Kelly’s Heroes (“Always with the negative waves, Moriarty!”), Dr Strangelove, The party (Peter Sellers) (“Birdie num-nums!”), The Horses’ Mouth, the first 4 Marx Bros movies, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains, and of course Spinal Tap. ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/17 "1999-09-01T16:43:00Z")
Based on the qualifications in the OP, first choice would be “A Hard Day’s Night.” I’ve seen it more than 25 times, and my wife and I can quote entire scenes from memory at will. Also “The Caine Mutiny” and all the “Star Wars” movies. ---
**Author:** ![Narile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Narile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Narile)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/18 "1999-09-01T16:56:00Z")
Hmmm, problem is, I don’t really watch movies any more…to…simplistic or not in line with my tastes. That said, the movies I have loved: **Buckaroo Bonzai** (You do know they are making a tv series, right?) **Watership Down** (Beautiful animation, great story.) **Something Funny happened on the way to the forum.** **Star Wars** **Raiders of the Lost Ark.** **Bladerunner** (Both versions) **Guns of Navarone** Those are the greats. * * * \>\>Being Chaotic Evil means never having to say your sorry…unless the other guy is bigger than you.\<\< —The dragon observes ---
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/19 "1999-09-02T05:17:00Z")
My sister and I made “Revenge of the Nerds” and “Cloak and Dagger” into cult movies when we were still in elementary school. We even acted out all of the scenes. We watched every showing of those movies one summer when we had all the pay movie stations on TV. Pretty bizzarre. I don’t know what we saw in those movies really. Later, several of my Rocky Horror friends tried to make “The People Under The Stairs” into a cult film. We went to see it three or more times a week and even dressed up as the characters… or came sporting the Rider Waite Tarot Deck with the Fool in prominent display. We even had sub-dialogue. This irritated other people to no end especially when they would start chomping on corpses and we would all yell, “YUM!” and then start chewing up ice cubes real loud. It was so much fun. HUGS! Ellis ---
**Author:** ![StrTrkr777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@StrTrkr777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StrTrkr777)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541/20 "1999-09-01T18:04:00Z")
It took like 17 posts for someone to mention the best movie ever and my personal favorite. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. The first time I rented it I watched it like four times that day. I have seen it countless times and it never gets old. Another favorite is the Princess Bride. Jeffery [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-cult-movies/7541.md?page=2)