# The worst marketed movies of all time. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 10, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-marketed-movies-of-all-time/624672 "2012-06-10T03:04:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-marketed-movies-of-all-time/624672/61 "2012-07-19T04:10:40Z")
> [@Shalmanese](#): > > Ironically, probably more people have seen this movie due to the notoriety of it’s suppression than would have seen it if it had been marketed normally, making it perhaps the best marketed movie in this thread. More people may have seen it then otherwise, but they definately lost money because of the poor marketing. I couldn’t find it on DVD, so I ended up pirating it, and I’m a huge fan of the director. ---
**Author:** ![ScarletNumber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@ScarletNumber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScarletNumber)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-marketed-movies-of-all-time/624672/62 "2012-07-19T04:31:03Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > another mishandling of Mike Judge was _Office Space._ the marketing it did get spent way too much mentioning _Beavis and Butthead_ when the movie couldn’t be any further from it (except for Judge’s character in _Office Space_ sounding exactly like Mr. VanDriessen.) Office Space is legendary for how poorly it was marketed. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-marketed-movies-of-all-time/624672/63 "2012-07-19T05:11:09Z")
**Simplicio** -Respectfully, IMO Cultural Osmosis has ruined the twist in _Planet of the Apes_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-marketed-movies-of-all-time/624672.md?page=3)