# worst movie ever ! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 24, 2000, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533 "2000-04-24T08:33:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [April 25, 2000, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/21 "2000-04-25T05:16:00Z")
I was up late this weekend, being a holiday and all, so I caught a movie that I had heard of, but never seen… **Myra Breckinridge** Rachel Welch, Rex Reed (!), a badly-embalmed Mae West, cameos by Farrah Fawcett and young Tom Selleck (who didn’t actually look too young, come to think of it…) Wow. Certainly in my top five worst. * * * **Swirly Thing alert!!** ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2000, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/22 "2000-04-24T18:47:00Z")
Yes, we’ve already done this many times…and every time we do it, I’m gonna nominate _Heat_ as the most godawful piece of crap I’ve ever seen, when I was expecting something serviceable. One doesn’t rent _Plan 9_ expecting it’ll be a great film. The title of “worst movie ever” is kinda hard to pin on one film; the worst movie ever wouldn’t just be inept, like _Plan 9_, it’d be mind-meltingly boring as well. At least you can laugh at Ed Wood’s films. ---
**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2000, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/23 "2000-04-24T21:45:00Z")
I have two that come to mind.The Omega Code -waste of time and money. Something from circa 1980 called They All Laughed. Ben Gazarra was in it. Believe me, no one did. ---
**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:** [April 24, 2000, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/24 "2000-04-24T23:23:00Z")
Sorry, but you people are wimps. Well, most of you, anyway, who focused on movies released in the last five or ten years. I gotta agree with **occ** , if those are your worst movies, you ain’t seen that many. On this list, _Nothing But Trouble_ comes closest for me. (Good call, **TMR**.) Still, even among recent flicks, there are lots worse: Did you see Jean-Claude Van Damme in _Knockoff_? Hideous. But worse than all of those, going back a few years: Try _Clan of the Cave Bear._ Totally unwatchable. Probably the only movie I had to actively force myself to sit through. Yes, I’m a movie geek – I never stop halfway through. I’ve never walked out on a movie in the cinema, and I always make it to the end on video, even if I have to start and stop a couple of times (e.g. _Showgirls_). But with _Clan of the Cave Bear_, I watched some, and was actively ill. I stopped and waited a few days. Then I came back and watched some more (I had taped it off cable). I ended up having to wedge myself under the coffeetable to prevent myself from fleeing the room at a dead sprint, and only then was I able to get to the end of the movie. * * * **Movie Geek Central** – Reviews, news, analysis, and more! [http://moviegeek.homestead.com](http://moviegeek.homestead.com) ---
**Author:** ![Rich\_G7subs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@Rich\_G7subs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_G7subs)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2000, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/25 "2000-04-24T23:38:00Z")
Easy…hands down… “CHUD” * * * Rich “G7SUBS” ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2000, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/26 "2000-04-24T23:41:00Z")
Another one that absolutely sucked donkey b\*lls: **Meet Joe Black** ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2000, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/27 "2000-04-25T00:00:00Z")
“Pacific Heights” ---
**Author:** ![UncaStuart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncastuart/32/404_2.png) [@UncaStuart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncaStuart)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2000, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/28 "2000-04-25T00:10:00Z")
And let’s not forget “Showgirls.” On second thought . . . ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2000, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/29 "2000-04-25T00:24:00Z")
Wimps, are we? **WIMPS?** Son, I sat through _Glen Or Glenda?_. I cringed my way through exploitation movies from _The Hot Box_ through _The Big Bird Cage_. I felt embarrassed just to be watching _Megaforce_. Yet nothing I’ve seen has made me feel as helpless and miserable as _Heat_. I admit, though, that my education is not complete until I’ve seen \* [Let My Puppets Come](http://www.teleport-city.com/movies/reviews/bizarro/puppets.html) \*, which is supposed to be the absolute pinnacle of all that is wrong on film, as measured by [Oh, The Humanity!](http://www.ohthehumanity.com). Hope that double-UBB code works; if it doesn’t, work it out. ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2000, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/30 "2000-04-25T04:50:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Liv: > \*\*200 Cigarettes > > I have no idea how they got A-list actors to agree to this movie.\*\* This was not the worst movie I have ever seen but, _damn!_–it sure comes close! * * * Those who are dancing look insane to those who cannot hear the music. * * * One-of-a-kind, custom-designed Wally sig available on request. ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2000, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/31 "2000-04-25T05:31:00Z")
Okay, truly, truly BAD movies…not just ones I disliked: I second **A Walk in the Clouds.** YAR! **Vibes** with Cyndi Lauper as a clairvoyant. **Alien3** I _love_ (and own) the first two, but this thing was truly one of the worst made films I have ever seen. I only managed about 30 minutes of it when it was televised on a network. Bad editing, bad writing, bad acting, bad sets, just BAD. **Time Bandits** Too bad to be forgettable, unfortunately. :::shuddering from dredging up these repressed memories::: * * * Teaching: The ultimate birth control method. [Laura’s Stuff and Things](http://members.aol.com/lrconaway) ---
**Author:** ![DVous\_Means](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@DVous\_Means](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DVous_Means)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2000, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/32 "2000-04-25T11:31:00Z")
About 10 years ago I saw a movie in an arthouse cinema called \*\* Surf Nazis Must Die \*\*. It rated a review by the leading movie critic in Australia because it was so bad. He was right, it truly was awful. * * * Knock softly but firmly, 'cause I like soft firm knockers… ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2000, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/33 "2000-04-25T12:56:00Z")
**The Jazz Singer** with Neil Diamond. Can you imagine Laurence Olivier as an orthodox Jewish cantor with an Irish accent? ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2000, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/34 "2000-04-25T14:13:00Z")
It’s a toss-up between _A Boy and His Dog_ starring Don Johnson and Tiger from the Brady Bunch and _The Road to Wellville_. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2000, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/35 "2000-04-25T14:16:00Z")
Well, I know this has been dissed, er, that is, discussed before, but these are mostly just bad movies, not the worst ever made. Problem is, the really bad ones no one ever sees, cause they are so bad, they have no shelf life in video stores. But you have to admit such movies as _Attack of the Killer Tomatoes_ and _Plan 9 From Outer Space_ (if I am remembering the titles correctly) are just about as bad as it ever gets. Now, of course, they are cult favs of people at science fiction conventions, who gather to laugh at the stupidity of these movies. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![WIGGUM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WIGGUM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WIGGUM)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2000, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/36 "2000-04-25T14:39:00Z")
I think its a tie between _Wolf_ starring Jack Nicholson, and _The Modd Squad_ movie. Both sucked so bad I could barely stand watching them the whole way through. I just kept thinking, “They can’t get any worse,” but they did. Also, Ruffian. **Time Bandits**? Are you kidding me. I loved that movie. I agree that it was a little weird, but it was so weird that it was good. ---
**Author:** ![Liv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@Liv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liv)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2000, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/37 "2000-04-25T16:51:00Z")
Mullinator… YES!! Nixon was horrible!! I rented it because I love Ed Harris and heard he was in it, but I swear I would give anything for those hours back! YUCK! And whoever said Pacific Heights… that was awful, too! Melanie Griffith, though… I’m not sure what I expected. EvilBeth, while it may not be THE worst I’ve ever seen, it would be in the top five worst for me. And it remains my standard for measuring bad movies. “Was it as annoying as Christina Ricci in 200 Cigarettes? Cause I can endure pretty much anything after that.” Liv ---
**Author:** ![Liv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@Liv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liv)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/38 "2000-04-26T05:09:00Z")
Mullinator… YES!! Nixon was horrible!! I rented it because I love Ed Harris and heard he was in it, but I swear I would give anything for those hours back! YUCK! And whoever said Pacific Heights… that was awful, too! Melanie Griffith, though… I’m not sure what I expected. EvilBeth, while it may not be THE worst I’ve ever seen, it would be in the top five worst for me. And it remains my standard for measuring bad movies. “Was it as annoying as Christina Ricci in 200 Cigarettes? Cause I can endure pretty much anything after that.” Liv ---
**Author:** ![CheapBastid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@CheapBastid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheapBastid)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2000, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/39 "2000-04-25T18:52:00Z")
Without a doubt [Ator](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0085183), but [Batman & Robin](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0118688) was a high entry on my worst movie list. I’ll never get out of my head the awful shot of Arnold yelling: _Keel the Heerows!_ ---
**Author:** ![Occam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Occam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Occam)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2000, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533/40 "2000-04-25T18:54:00Z")
“The Arrival” \ It took me days to forget that horror…I still wake up screaming. * * * “Good, bad, I’m the guy with the gun.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-ever/16533.md?page=3)