Cult Movies

[Sellout Theory]

Name some amazing cult movies. Or movies that did horrible in theaters but after release on DVD/VHS are amazing.

[itsallcalypso]

Office Space
Donnie Darko
Clerks
Requiem for a Dream

[Sellout Theory]

Fight Club
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Freeway
The Postman

[jgirv17]

You named most of mine...another cult one is rocky horror picture show...although I think the movie is bad, and just kind of stupid.

You guys named the ones I would've said....although I guess you could throw Boondock Saints in there.

[itsallcalypso]

I can't believe I forgot to say Wet Hot American Summer. Probably one of the funniest movies ever made.

[SwingingMics]

Shawshank Redemption

[Coronary Parasite]

mallrats
donnie darko

[FalloutGuy]

Super Troopers
Fight Club
Equilibrium
Clerks
Office Space

[Mercy Medical]

People Under The Stairs!!!

[cristal]

supertroopers
rocky horror picture show
empire records
clerks or mallrats
any of the cky movies (but i guess they never made it to the theaters but they're a cult classic with me and my friends)

[itsallcalypso]

Evil Dead 1 and 2
Army of Darkness
Dead Alive
And I'm pretty sure Super Troopers did really well in theaters, so I don't know if it would be considered a cult film.

[FalloutGuy]

Super Troopers did horrible...

[PeeDster]

is requiem for a draem that good? what is it about

[SwingingMics]

Drugs.

[MrChainsaw389]

What exactly is a cult movie...?

[Justin_stacy]

Super Troopers did horrible...
it actually did quite well compared to its cost of production....

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=supertroopers.htm

[Justin_stacy]

I would say MallRats is a perfect example of a "cult classic".....

it came and went in one weekend and made only $2,122,561....

[FalloutGuy]

it actually did quite well compared to its cost of production....

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=supertroopers.htm
Well the studio that distributed it to theatres thought it did horrible...it wasn't until dvd that the movie blew up

[boysdontcry17]

i wanna knw more about cult classics or underated movies
suggestions?
i watched the royal tenembaums today, second time i see it. im eli cash.

[marrost]

Do the time warp.

[LostSymphonies]

donnie darko, cult

[kshtoinks12]

Shawshank Redemption.

[marrost]

Shawshank Redemption.Are you kidding?

[preppyak]

Shawshank Redemption.

?

It's not under-rated, that's for sure, because it's #2 at IMDB and Filmsite has it in it's all-time movies.

And I don't think prison movies have a cult neccesarily, so, I'm going to disagree.

[preppyak]

The Crow btw...Brandon Lee (Bruce Lee's son) died during it's filming. It's a pretty cool movie, suspense/supernatural thriller.

[love_american_style]

where the buffalo roam

[love_american_style]

Ed Wood

[marrost]

The trifecta of Total Recall, The Running Man and Commando.

[kshtoinks12]

?

It's not under-rated, that's for sure, because it's #2 at IMDB and Filmsite has it in it's all-time movies.

And I don't think prison movies have a cult neccesarily, so, I'm going to disagree.I was just banking it under cult classic. I'd definately say it has a cult following.

[Carlo Marx]

Dead Alive and Bad Taste are pretty much the greatest cult classics of all time. Peter Jackson's driectorial debuts.

[burntheaction]

ghost world
igby goes down
i heart huckabees
delicatessen
the life aquatic with steve zissou

[boysdontcry17]

ghost world
igby goes down
i heart huckabees
delicatessen
the life aquatic with steve zissou

the life aquatic was done by the same dude who did the royal tenenbaums, if im not mistakin
i think the life aquatic seemed slightly forced in its awkwardness, unlike the royal tenembaums
but i did enjoy some scenes and characters

[love_american_style]

ghost world
igby goes down
i heart huckabees
delicatessen
the life aquatic with steve zissou

that movie was genius

[burntheaction]

that movie was genius
indeed it was.

[DaveFeelsRight]

the orginal texas chainsaw massacre

and, ginger snaps

[burntheaction]

the dreamers as well.

[IAmNietzche]

Miracle Mile

[FstFtsVsFences]

the life aquatic was done by the same dude who did the royal tenenbaums, if im not mistakin
i think the life aquatic seemed slightly forced in its awkwardness, unlike the royal tenembaums
but i did enjoy some scenes and characters
Go watch Rushmore.

[Carlo Marx]

Whatever you do, don't listen to anyone who suggests Thirteen. That movie sucked eight kinds of ballsack.

[unwantedmelody]

that movie was genius


Agreed.

[make_this_hurt]

eXistenZ.

Amazing movie. Seriously. It's by the guy who did The Fly, Scanners, A History of Violence, and Naked Lunch... David Cronenberg.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0120907/

I think Blade Runner is pretty underrated. It's a great sci-fi movie.

[marrost]

I think Blade Runner is pretty underrated. It's a great sci-fi movie.Yea that and Logan's Run kick all kinds of ass.

[reductiondesign]

Eraserhead and Rocky Horror.

[marrost]

Eraserhead and Rocky Horror.Only if you're gonna smoke a fat bowl first.

[make_this_hurt]

Yea that and Logan's Run kick all kinds of ass.
Blade Runner is one of my favorite movies of all time... and barely anyone my age has seen it... what a shame.

[reductiondesign]

Only if you're gonna smoke a fat bowl first.

I watched both sober and loved them.

[DeadCityScars]

I watched both sober and loved them.

What's the movie on the far right of your sig pic? is that adam sandler? i never got around to asking that.

[marrost]

I watched both sober and loved them.Still good, but not the same.

Eraserhead was so fucked up.

[Robb]

Equilibrium.

[fluke182]

The trifecta of Total Recall, The Running Man and Commando.
To counter your awesome recommendation, I recommend with the glorious 80's John Carpenter/Kurt Russell trifecta of The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China and Escape from New York. Great recommendations though there. Commando in itself is a cinematic feast for all ages.

[fluke182]

eXistenZ.

Amazing movie. Seriously. It's by the guy who did The Fly, Scanners, A History of Violence, and Naked Lunch... David Cronenberg.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0120907/

I think Blade Runner is pretty underrated. It's a great sci-fi movie.

Existenz is amazing, you are officially the second person outside my group of friends who even knows that movie, let alone likes it. However Blade Runner is widely considered one of the best sci-fi and one of the most influential films of the past few decades, so it isn't exactly underrated.

[fluke182]

What's the movie on the far right of your sig pic? is that adam sandler? i never got around to asking that.
Punch Drunk Love. Awesome movie.

[MisterJefferson]

cache.
the squid & the whale.

also, great movies that aren't underrated:
one flew over the cuckoo's nest.
dr. strangelove.
lolita.
the graduate.
taxi driver.
chinatown.
midnight cowboy.

[Groogz]

I would have to say that a cult classic is Evil Dead, and of course Evil Dead 2. Both movies are fucking amazing!!

[Groogz]

cache.
the squid & the whale.

also, great movies that aren't underrated:
one flew over the cuckoo's nest.
dr. strangelove.
lolita.
the graduate.
taxi driver.
chinatown.
midnight cowboy.
I would say that it's kind of hard to classify these two movies as under-rated. They're considering classics - and rightfully so.

EDIT: sorry i mis-read your post. i thought you said that list was underrated.

[MisterJefferson]

cache.
the squid & the whale.

also, great movies that aren't underrated:
one flew over the cuckoo's nest.
dr. strangelove.
lolita.
the graduate.
taxi driver.
chinatown.
midnight cowboy.

note: no changes were made.

[[Mike]]

American Psycho and Se7en, maybe not really underated, but still very good.

[marrost]

To counter your awesome recommendation, I recommend with the glorious 80's John Carpenter/Kurt Russell trifecta of The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China and Escape from New York. Great recommendations though there. Commando in itself is a cinematic feast for all ages.You are the man. I just bought Commando today for 4 bucks haha.

[SteveLikesMusic]

Shaun Of The Dead.

my favorite movie

I just can't get sick of it...every line of dialouge is perfect, the characters are great, the pacing is perfect...i just love verything about it. Most people pass it off as a stupid spoof but its alot smarter than that, especially on repeat viewings.

[Groogz]

Shaun Of The Dead.

my favorite movie

I just can't get sick of it...every line of dialouge is perfect, the characters are great, the pacing is perfect...i just love verything about it. Most people pass it off as a stupid spoof but its alot smarter than that, especially on repeat viewings.
That movie is def. underrated. I wouldn't say that everything is perfect, but it's def. a great movie to watch when you're in the mood for a great laugh.

[make_this_hurt]

Existenz is amazing, you are officially the second person outside my group of friends who even knows that movie, let alone likes it. However Blade Runner is widely considered one of the best sci-fi and one of the most influential films of the past few decades, so it isn't exactly underrated.
Yes.. finally someone who knows that movie. It's amazing.

And I mean more by our generation... no one I know (besides my movie obsessed friends) has even heard of it... let alone seen it.

[boysdontcry17]

cache.
the squid & the whale.

also, great movies that aren't underrated:
one flew over the cuckoo's nest.
dr. strangelove.
lolita.
the graduate.
taxi driver.
chinatown.
midnight cowboy.

taxi driver severly unknown
deniro is so good in that one
the part where he pretends to suicide is so powerful

[a speedo model]

Ed Wood
i dislike that movie greatly

[make_this_hurt]

i dislike that movie greatly
I dislike your face.

[burntheaction]

Shaun Of The Dead.

my favorite movie

I just can't get sick of it...every line of dialouge is perfect, the characters are great, the pacing is perfect...i just love verything about it. Most people pass it off as a stupid spoof but its alot smarter than that, especially on repeat viewings.
definitely not cult. it was a huge hit here.

[make_this_hurt]

definitely not cult. it was a huge hit here.
Yea it was. It wasn't in america though. It's pretty cult here.

[ThatGuy]

freak talks about sex (aka blowing smoke)
safe men

highly underrated and highly awesome

[IAmNietzche]

definitely not cult. it was a huge hit here.
Regardless, it's a cult film.

[Protested Hero]

Shaun of the Dead, Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, and Army Of Darkness. Also the Boondock Saints to a point.

[TheByrus]

caddyshack?

[make_this_hurt]

caddyshack?
Not even close to being cult. It's insanely well known.

[waggy]

wonder boys
kiss kiss bang bang
being john malkovich
high fidelity
oldboy
layer cake
bottle rocket (same director as royal tenenbaums/rushmore)
city of god
hustle and flow
lenny
out of sight
stand by me
swingers
the truman show

[TheByrus]

Not even close to being cult. It's insanely well known.


a lot of people i have talked to havent seen it.

[marrost]

a lot of people i have talked to havent seen it.That's because it came out in 1980... It was in the top 15 highest grossing movies of the year.

[captainhampton]

In the Name of the Father. great movie, very underrated.

[reductiondesign]

What's the movie on the far right of your sig pic? is that adam sandler? i never got around to asking that.


Yeah, Adam Sandler in Punch-Drunk Love. Excellent film.

[love_american_style]

To counter your awesome recommendation, I recommend with the glorious 80's John Carpenter/Kurt Russell trifecta of The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China and Escape from New York. Great recommendations though there. Commando in itself is a cinematic feast for all ages.

it's a classic.

[love_american_style]

i dislike that movie greatly

i love that movie greatly.

[golfchick]

'Spun' with Patrick Fugit, Jason Schwartzman, Brittany Murphy, Mena Suvari

&

'Manic' with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

are both pretty awesome fucked up movies.

[AshesAshes]

The trifecta of Total Recall, The Running Man and Commando.

Hahaha,I love all of those movies

[make_this_hurt]

Hahaha,I love all of those movies
Total Recall is not cult. It's one of most well known sci fi movies... the came from one of the most well known sci fi writers (Philip K. Dick)...

It is, I guess, unknown by our generation though.

[-Aaron-]

Kids

[marrost]

Total Recall is not cult. It's one of most well known sci fi movies... the came from one of the most well known sci fi writers (Philip K. Dick)...

It is, I guess, unknown by our generation though.Who said it was cult?

Lesser known, underrated, whatever. Let's slap everything into a neat little box shall we?

[Cue the Sun]

Firefly

Edit: I mean Serenity, whatever...

[make_this_hurt]

The trifecta of Total Recall, The Running Man and Commando.

Who said it was cult?

Lesser known, underrated, whatever. Let's slap everything into a neat little box shall we?

He did. So :efu:

[marrost]

He did. So :efu:I fail to see where it says cult in that post, shithead.

[make_this_hurt]

I fail to see where it says cult in that post, shithead.
Either way... it's neither cult nor underrated.. which is the topic of this thread.

[marrost]

Either way... it's neither cult nor underrated.. which is the topic of this thread.It is underrated in that it isn't even in the top 50 sci-fi films on imdb, yea. I forgot that you were the judge and jury on these things.

[make_this_hurt]

It is underrated in that it isn't even in the top 50 sci-fi films on imdb, yea. I forgot that you were the judge and jury on these things.
A film that grossed over $260 Million worldwide.. is by and far, not even close to being underrated or cult.

[marrost]

A film that grossed over $260 Million worldwide.. is by and far, not even close to being underrated or cult.For the third time, I didn't call it cult. Movies can make money and be underrated, just like they can make money and be overrated. Would you like to continue?

[IAmNietzche]

v=fjmFLx9bGe

[waggy]

v=fjmFLx9bGe

am i the only one who sees a big blank space here? this has been happening to me a lot lately on this forum. anyone know what the deal is?

[make_this_hurt]

am i the only one who sees a big blank space here? this has been happening to me a lot lately on this forum. anyone know what the deal is?
No. It's blank to me too.

[kirbs84]

No. It's blank to me too.

same here

[TJ Wells]

Lots of "cult" classics more or less have started to lose their cult status due to the sheer popularity that they've gained (i.e. Fight Club, Office Space, The Lost Boys, etc.). What are your favorite cult classics that still only have a small, cult following? For me, it doesn't get any better than:

http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/25/203225.jpg

http://www.tampoo.com/product_images/dvd/043396056299.jpg

[thatwasamoment]

http://www.yuanlei.com/movies/big/titanic_b.jpg

[TJ Wells]

http://www.yuanlei.com/movies/big/titanic_b.jpg
I haven't seen that one.

[thatwasamoment]

I haven't seen that one.Went straight to video.

[lindZ629]

Na it was a made-for-TV movie on liftetime I thought

anyway I really like
http://orlandoweekly.com/sb/26467/wet_summer_dvd.jpg
but I don't know if it's considered a cult classic

[Cheshire_Buddha]

The Monster Squad
Freeway
The Big Hit
Road House
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Night of the Comet
Night of the Creeps
Chopping Mall
Fright Night
Blind Fury

...those are all I can think of now. I'm not sure about The Big Hit being a cult classic, though, but I know it doesn't have much noteriaty.

[fluke182]

Zero Effect. No one has really gotten into that yet, 15 years it will be considered genius.

[Music4Torching]

Na it was a made-for-TV movie on liftetime I thought

anyway I really like
http://orlandoweekly.com/sb/26467/wet_summer_dvd.jpg
but I don't know if it's considered a cult classic

seconded!

[selftitled85]

The Monster Squad
Freeway
The Big Hit
Road House
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Night of the Comet
Night of the Creeps
Chopping Mall
Fright Night
Blind Fury

...those are all I can think of now. I'm not sure about The Big Hit being a cult classic, though, but I know it doesn't have much noteriaty.

add in the lost boys, dawn of the dead (both versions) and i am happy

[gonz]

I never knew The Lost Boys was even considered a cult classic. I'm one of the only people I know that loves it (besides other members of my family).

[selftitled85]

I never knew The Lost Boys was even considered a cult classic. I'm one of the only people I know that loves it (besides other members of my family).

god i love that movie. kiefer, both coreys, and a young jason patrick...you cant go wrong with casting like that.

not to mention the music for that movie is tight.

[gonz]

god i love that movie. kiefer, both coreys, and a young jason patrick...you cant go wrong with casting like that.

not to mention the music for that movie is tight.
So many good lines in it too.

[selftitled85]

open water is another one.

[selftitled85]

You'll never grow old, Michael, and you'll never die. But you must feed!

[gonz]

The 'death by stereo' and Eddy Munster lines towards the end are classics.

or how about a little "They're only noodles Michael"

God, Keifer is so slick in that movie

[selftitled85]

The 'death by stereo' and Eddy Munster lines towards the end are classics.

or how about a little "They're only noodles Michael"

God, Keifer is so slick in that movie

i completely forgot about the "death by stereo" line. i used to say that all time time.

[FondestMemory]

The Monster Squad
Freeway
The Big Hit
Road House
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Night of the Comet
Night of the Creeps
Chopping Mall
Fright Night
Blind Fury

...those are all I can think of now. I'm not sure about The Big Hit being a cult classic, though, but I know it doesn't have much noteriaty.

monster squad and night of the creeps need proper dvd releases. i have good quality bootlegs of both, but would kill for high quality versions packed with extras.

i really wonder what fred dekker has against dvds.

[sayyes]

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g23/Base3Studd/clockworkorange.jpg

[Ms Smurf]

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/7/74/200px-SantaClausConquersMartians.jpghttp: //www.oldies.com/i/boxart/small/46/089218466891.jpg
http://www.jeffgoode.com/film/trappedbymormons/poster.jpg

I Spit On Your Grave! is also worth a look.

[Ms Smurf]

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g23/Base3Studd/clockworkorange.jpg

Yeah. Real horrorshow.

[Branevember31]

Ferris Bueller

Donnie Darko

[Ms Smurf]

Is High School Musical considered a future cult classic?
It scared the shit out of me.

[MADSTA]

Ferris Bueller

Donnie Darko

Seconded.

[Ms Smurf]

My Own Private Idaho

Hedwig And The Angry Inch

Clerks (?)

Plan 9 From Outer Space

Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

[Smash Adams]

Ferris Bueller

Donnie Darko

not a cult movie, I believe as a rule cult movies have to not be successful in the box office

http://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film/pagemaster.jpg

not sure if it's a cult movie, but it is pure amazingness- or at least it was when I was 6

[MADSTA]

not a cult movie, I believe as a rule cult movies have to not be successful in the box office

http://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film/pagemaster.jpg

not sure if it's a cult movie, but it is pure amazingness- or at least it was when I was 6

Mr. Hyde gave me nightmares. But I still continued to watch it weekly.

[gonz]

Holy shit I completely forgot about that movie. That's definitely a classic.

[Cheshire_Buddha]

monster squad and night of the creeps need proper dvd releases. i have good quality bootlegs of both, but would kill for high quality versions packed with extras.

i really wonder what fred dekker has against dvds.

I heard somewhere that Lion's Gate might bring out a DVD of Monster Squad. But that was a while ago.

[arienette152]

donnie darko for sure....

the pagemaster was so good

[xearlynovemberx]

clerks,office space,the big lebowski

[Trainsaw]

The Monster Squad
Freeway
The Big Hit
Road House
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Night of the Comet
Night of the Creeps
Chopping Mall
Fright Night
Blind Fury

...those are all I can think of now. I'm not sure about The Big Hit being a cult classic, though, but I know it doesn't have much noteriaty.

I <3 the monster squad, i burned a dvd copy from a shitty old vhs tape, I like Roadhouse but that is the most ridiculous movie ever

[buysoap]

Why has no one said Evil Dead?

http://i7.tinypic.com/21ct5k1.jpg

http://www.cyber-cinema.com/reprint/evil2BQRpt.jpg

http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Army-of-Darkness---Movie-Score-Poster-C10282760.jpeg

[whiteboypain]

yes, The Lost Boys is a classic

[Joe DeAndrea]

http://ia.ec.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/29/77/61/10m.jpg

[Low Level Owl]

Carnival of Souls. that movie scared the shit out of me when i was little.

[gonz]

hah Evil Dead 4 Lyfe

[Protested Hero]

Why has no one said Evil Dead?

http://i7.tinypic.com/21ct5k1.jpg

http://www.cyber-cinema.com/reprint/evil2BQRpt.jpg

http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Army-of-Darkness---Movie-Score-Poster-C10282760.jpeg

Seeing those movies enhanced my life as a whole.

[gonz]

Seeing those movies enhanced my life as a whole.
Amen, brotha

[trindaddy]

monster squad
mac and me
evil dead
lost boys (how hard ass are the frog brothers)

[chronomic]

i never thought the big hit was a cult movie but i always liked it

[bootsydan]

Ok so I'm not 100% sure on what classifies as a cult movie, but I didn't make this thread to get a dictionary definition on it. I created this thread because my friend made an interesting comment the other day that went something like 'I swear some films exist to try and start a cult'.

I didn't know exactly what he meant, and I don't know if he did either. But we started compiling a list of films we thought belonged in this 'genre'. Our list as of yet is not very expansive. But here it is:

Donnie Darko
Mulholland Drive
The Number 23
Eyes Wide Shut

Yep. Theres four movies on our list. In fact I think a lot of Stanley Kubricks work probably qualifies for this genre, and most 'art' films in general probably qualify for this genre. But they're not on the list yet. My friend also threw out "Fight Club", but I love that movie a heap, so I don't necessarily agree with him there. Call that ignorant perhaps.

So I'd like to know what all you guys/gals think qualify as a 'cult' movie.

It generally seems to be something that is just weird for weirds sake. Or the kind of thing that seems to have cults groups existing within the movies. Or the kind of thing that can be obsessive. Or the kind of thing you have to look up the freaking internet to understand the storyline. I'm sure it can be lots of other things as well, but I don't know what they are yet.

Discuss.

[Hell is...]

The Number 23 is just a terrible film.

[gloriousmuse]

Rocky Horror would be one.

I consider weird ass films to be cults

[redsand62]

The Big Lebowski
The Wizard Of Oz

[3eb23]

hey would the sandlot be one?

[3eb23]

oh yeah im pretty sure requiem for a dream is a cult movie

[Goodbye Forever]

Office Space
Airplane
The Evil Dead series
Monty Python fims
Snakes On A Plane
Toxic Avenger
Easy Rider
The National Lampoon Vacation films
Pulp Fiction
The Warriors
Mel Brooks films

[I Saved Latin]

Evil Dead?

[chris1152]

Eternal Sunshine.

[bootsydan]

Rocky Horror would be one.

I consider weird ass films to be cults

Definitely.


Most of these have been pretty dead on. It's funny because I go to film school and three quarters of the people there love these cult kind of films. And I like some, but sometimes I just don't get it.

[ThexQuietxCull]

you go to film school and you were only able to come up with 4 cult films? you are an idiot

[krishasaheadake]

Clue
Glen Gary Glen Ross
Usual Suspects
Welcome to the Doll house
Bottle Rocket
Chasing Amy


I'll have more

[krishasaheadake]

you go to film school and you were only able to come up with 4 cult films? you are an idiot

easy pal. Maybe thats just his favorites. Not all he knows of :shrug:

EDIT: just read the whole thing. Your right

[needles & pins]

Being "weird" has nothing to do with a movie being a cult film. The whole idea of a cult film is that, for some reason, a certain group of people has become attached to a film for whatever reason. Hence, cult. For example, the movie Heathers. The themes in Heathers aren't like those in say Rocky Horror; they're real - and Heathers is a cult film because the mainstream audience isn't the one that latched onto it.

I myself wouldn't consider Donnie Darko a cult film because it went so mainstream. It may have started a little cult, but the film is definitely a popular one, especially now that Jake Gyllenhal is as popular as he is and pre-teen girls everywhere are watching it just cause he's lyke soooo totally hawt.

[Stupendous_Man]

Manos: Hands of Fate

[aminorthreat55]

you go to film school and you were only able to come up with 4 cult films? you are an idiot
And not even good ones. Niche films are not necessarily cult films. The key is the fan base is obsessed with them, not just "LOL I love Donnie Darko!" but whatever.

[aminorthreat55]

Manos: Hands of Fate
And finally we get a legitimate contender.

[bootsydan]

you go to film school and you were only able to come up with 4 cult films? you are an idiot

Wow. You are a fucking retard.

Seriously everything I've read of yours is just ignorant.

I have two things to say to you.

1) What the hell is your obsession with me going to film school? That doesn't mean I have to know all, even though most fuckers there act like they do. I'd rather be honest thank you.

2) Me and my friend were casually talking about it for a short time at uni. We moved subject pretty quickly. I didn't really think about it too much until I decided to post this thread, and when I made the thread, instead of trying to think of every cult film I'd ever watched, I decided to let other people list films they think are cult films. Cause you know, internet threads are interactive. It's not just me going "Look how much I know!"

Sorry if everyone is just not as awesome as you though.

[bootsydan]

And not even good ones.

I don't like any of the films I listed. Whether you like the films or not is not the point of this thread.

Niche films are not necessarily cult films. The key is the fan base is obsessed with them, not just "LOL I love Donnie Darko!" but whatever.

I also said I didn't have a cement definition on what a cult film is, and I understand that opinions may vary. But I'm not sure if you were having a go or me or not, so I'll say no more.

[Jess7286]

From my knowledge based on my film classes I've taken, there's no such genre really as a "cult" film. It's more specific films that have revolutionized an existing style or started new cinematic movements (New Wave, neorealism) and in the case of European filmmakers, the establishment of the auteur.

Hitchcock. Jeunet. Fassbinder. Bergman. Godard. Besson. Almodovar.
Dancer in the Dark (cause Bjork).
Maltese Falcon and noir.
Casablanca.
Citizen Kane.

But if you want to define "cult" as hipster movies that are less mainstream and constantly raved about? Wes Anderson and Quentin Tarantino. Napoleon Dynamite.

[aminorthreat55]

I don't like any of the films I listed. Whether you like the films or not is not the point of this thread.
Obviously, but I was pointing out that nothing you listed is a good EXAMPLE of a cult film. My comment had nothing to do with whether or not I like them (I actually do like one of them).

[aminorthreat55]

But if you want to define "cult" as hipster movies that are less mainstream and constantly raved about? Wes Anderson and Quentin Tarantino. Napoleon Dynamite.
My understanding of cult films is that they are generally not well-regarded as quality films and most likely failed commercially, yet have a small and insane fan base, e.g. Rocky Horror Picture Show (a so-bad its highly entertaining film), whose fans are absolutely obsessed with it. Other examples would be Plan 9 from Outer Space, Freaks, Night of the Living Dead, etc.
From my knowledge based on my film classes I've taken, there's no such genre really as a "cult" film. It's more specific films that have revolutionized an existing style or started new cinematic movements (New Wave, neorealism) and in the case of European filmmakers, the establishment of the auteur.

Hitchcock. Jeunet. Fassbinder. Bergman. Godard. Besson. Almodovar.
Dancer in the Dark (cause Bjork).
Maltese Falcon and noir.
Casablanca.
Citizen Kane.
And I would completely disagree with that.

[ThexQuietxCull]

Wow. You are a fucking retard.

Seriously everything I've read of yours is just ignorant.

I have two things to say to you.

1) What the hell is your obsession with me going to film school? That doesn't mean I have to know all, even though most fuckers there act like they do. I'd rather be honest thank you.

2) Me and my friend were casually talking about it for a short time at uni. We moved subject pretty quickly. I didn't really think about it too much until I decided to post this thread, and when I made the thread, instead of trying to think of every cult film I'd ever watched, I decided to let other people list films they think are cult films. Cause you know, internet threads are interactive. It's not just me going "Look how much I know!"

Sorry if everyone is just not as awesome as you though.


I never said you had to know all, but you need a general idea of what certain things are in the film world, which, from your posts, you don't.

You said you and your friend "compiled" a list. Compiled is a lot different from "casually talking about it" and "moved subject pretty quickly." Maybe you are trying to change the context of the situation because here, as in the other thread, you are catching a shitstorm. Make up your mind.

Let's be honest, The Number 23? No one liked that movie.

And yes, I know, I am too awesome.

[Jess7286]

My understanding of cult films is that they are generally not well-regarded as quality films and most likely failed commercially, yet have a small and insane fan base, e.g. Rocky Horror Picture Show (a so-bad its highly entertaining film), whose fans are absolutely obsessed with it. Other examples would be Plan 9 from Outer Space, Freaks, Night of the Living Dead, etc.

And I would completely disagree with that.

Yeah, I suppose I can see it like that, especially since Plan 9 is one of the worst movies ever made haha. It's horrid but people are obsessed.

I just always tended to think of cult films like Tarantino, Coen Brothers, Kevin Smith, Wes Anderson. So I just attributed that to the concept of the director.

What about Army of Darkness? I personally love the movie haha. "This is my BOOM STICK."

[aminorthreat55]

I just always tended to think of cult films like Tarantino, Coen Brothers, Kevin Smith, Wes Anderson. So I just attributed that to the concept of the director.
I definitely don't see them as cult movie directors, just non-mainstream. By that I mean in their approach, not that their movies aren't mainstream, because many of them are. Clerks and Bottle Rocket could maybe be cult films, but I would categorically put the directors anywhere near being cult film directors.

What about Army of Darkness? I personally love the movie haha. "This is my BOOM STICK."
Never seen it.

[popdisaster00]

Welcome to the Doll house


Dawn...your club is for retards.


ftw

[Adeniz19]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_films

[bootsydan]

I never said you had to know all, but you need a general idea of what certain things are in the film world, which, from your posts, you don't.

You do need a general sense of what certain things are in the film world. I happen to have that general sense. But that doesn't mean I know everything. And again, that means I shouldn't pretend to know about things I don't know a whole lot about.

You said you and your friend "compiled" a list. Compiled is a lot different from "casually talking about it" and "moved subject pretty quickly." Maybe you are trying to change the context of the situation because here, as in the other thread, you are catching a shitstorm. Make up your mind.

Let's be honest, The Number 23? No one liked that movie.

And yes, I know, I am too awesome.

When I made this thread, I did it with a sense of humour. Because I realised I didn't have a good definition of cult films or a long list. I was basically laughing at myself at how little I actually knew on the topic. Hence why I said 'compiled'. Because it wasn't really compiled at all. If you read my first post closely, you might pick up on that humour.

Then when I started 'catching a shitstorm' I realised that no one must've picked up on that humour, and everyone was taking it all so seriously. So then I'd have to freaking explain the situation as it happened in a factual manner in order to get rid of the shitstorm. Hence 'casually talking about it' and 'moved subject pretty quickly.'

Also in my defense, of me not really knowing what classifies as a 'cult' film. Like how stupid am I? No. Look at all the replies in this thread. It seems a lot of people don't really know what classifies as a cult film. Or there are different opinons.

So I'm just saying that things have been taken out of context, and everyone just needs to chill out. Same as in the other thread. Although the other thread was making for interesting discussion.

[Adeniz19]

donnie darko is a cult film. it appeals to a certain audience (mostly the scenester crowd). doesn't matter if the actors gain popularity later. the film only grossed half a million in its original theater run.

[ThexQuietxCull]

You do need a general sense of what certain things are in the film world. I happen to have that general sense. But that doesn't mean I know everything. And again, that means I shouldn't pretend to know about things I don't know a whole lot about.



When I made this thread, I did it with a sense of humour. Because I realised I didn't have a good definition of cult films or a long list. I was basically laughing at myself at how little I actually knew on the topic. Hence why I said 'compiled'. Because it wasn't really compiled at all. If you read my first post closely, you might pick up on that humour.

Then when I started 'catching a shitstorm' I realised that no one must've picked up on that humour, and everyone was taking it all so seriously. So then I'd have to freaking explain the situation as it happened in a factual manner in order to get rid of the shitstorm. Hence 'casually talking about it' and 'moved subject pretty quickly.'

Also in my defense, of me not really knowing what classifies as a 'cult' film. Like how stupid am I? No. Look at all the replies in this thread. It seems a lot of people don't really know what classifies as a cult film. Or there are different opinons.

So I'm just saying that things have been taken out of context, and everyone just needs to chill out. Same as in the other thread. Although the other thread was making for interesting discussion.

anyone getting humor from his initial post? Cuz I sure as hell am not.

[aminorthreat55]

anyone getting humor from his initial post? Cuz I sure as hell am not.
Not in the slightest.

[Troggy]

i dont really know much about movies but I know Harold and Maude is a sweet cult film.

[bootsydan]

anyone getting humor from his initial post? Cuz I sure as hell am not.

It's not slap in your face humour and its not even laugh out loud humour. It's more like an inside joke. It's subtle. And subtlety is obviously one thing you struggle with.

[ThexQuietxCull]

I struggle with subtlety? How am I, or anyone for that matter, supposed to get your inside joke with someone else that we don't know? I can't get the subtlety because there is none to get for the general public, because it is an inside joke between you and a friend.

I am done arguing with you and your subpar intellect. You may spread the stupid to me if I don't stop.

[aminorthreat55]

It's not slap in your face humour and its not even laugh out loud humour. It's more like an inside joke. It's subtle. And subtlety is obviously one thing you struggle with.
Inside jokes obviously wouldn't work here. Subtlety is dependent on diction given that there is no tone on the internet, therefore any failure to express humor would be dependent on your failure to dictate your intent.

Or this could all just be a poor attempt to cover your ass for a failing thread.

[ThexQuietxCull]

Or this could all just be a poor attempt to cover your ass for a failing thread.

Bingo

[Jess7286]

I say AMT55, watch Evil Dead and Army of Darkness.

[asmolitor]

i dont really know much about movies but I know Harold and Maude is a sweet cult film.

great film. i'm all about morose teens nailing old women.

i'm a fan of rushmore myself. though, that's iffy as "cult" status.

[mutualaddiction]

I've always defined cult movies as movies that bomb, at least financially, when they're initially released, but find a strong "cult" like following later on and slowly gain popularity by word of mouth.

I wouldn't call Tarantino or The Coen brothers cult, because they found mainstream success pretty early on, Kevin Smith and Wes Anderson definitely qualify even though they are becoming more and more mainstream, especially Smith. But I guess you could argue that any film with a devout following could probably be classified as cult, despite its mainstream success.

[thursday727]

I love lists like this
this ones from Entertaiment Weekly from like 2003. Always thought it was a good list and i just remembered it and looked it up and thought i should share it.

50.Faces Of Death vol 1
49.Friday
48.The Decline Of Western Civilization pt 2 The Metal Years
47. Walking and Talking
46.Aguirre . The Wrath Of God
45. The Karen Carpenter Story
44.Love Streams
43.The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The Eighth Dimension
42.Rushmore
41.Heathers
40.Barbarella: The Queen Of The Galaxy
39.The Best Of Everything
38.They Live
37.A Bucket Of Blood
36.Showgirls
35.Withnail and I
34.The Big Lebowski
33.Grey Gardens
32.Re-Animator
31.Slap Shot
30.The Harder They Come
29.Clerks
28.The Wiz
27.Dawn Of The Dead
26. Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factorty
25.Stranger Than Paradise
24.The Toxic Avenger
23.Akira
22.Un Chia Andlou
21.Pee Wee's Big Adventure
20.The Mack
19.Evil Dead 2
18.Hard Boiled
17.Dazed and Confused
16,The Warriors
15.Faster Pussycat Kill Kill
14.Eraserhead
13.Brazil
12.Plan 9 From Outer Space
11.Five Deadly Venoms
10.The Shawshank Redemption
9.Blade Runner
8.Scarface
7.Repo Man
6.The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
5.Pink Flamingos
4.Harold and Maude
3.Freaks
2.Rocky Horror Picture Show
1.This Is Spinal Tap

[MADSTA]

I knew Rocky Horror Picture Show would be high on the list.
And at first, I thought Harold and Maude was going to be Harold and Kumar, hahahah.

[Bob Payne]

I don't care.

[thursday727]

I don't care.
don't post then
i think it's hilarious when people bump threads just to say they don't care.

[3eb23]

um where's pulp fiction?

[Ruethless]

I really wouldn't consider "Akira" to be a cult film.

[MADSTA]

From wiki:


A cult film is a film (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film) that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_%28aficionado%29). Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside of the small fanbases, however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame amongst mainstream audiences, including 2001: A Space Odyssey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_%28film%29) (1968 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_in_film)), A Clockwork Orange (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_%28film%29) (1971 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_in_film)), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocky_Horror_Picture_Show) (1975 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_in_film)), Taxi Driver (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_Driver) (1976 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_in_film)), The Warriors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Warriors_%28film%29) (1979 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_in_film)), Blade Runner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner) (1982 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_in_film)), Blue Velvet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Velvet) (1986 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_in_film)), and Pulp Fiction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_Fiction_%28film%29) (1994 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_in_film)).[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_film#cite_note-0) Many cult movies have gone on to transcend their original cult status and have become recognized as classics; others are of the "so bad it's good" variety, and are destined to remain in obscurity. Cult films often become the source of a thriving, obsessive, and elaborate subculture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subculture) of fandom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fandom), hence the analogy to cults (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult). However, not every film with a rabid fanbase is necessarily a cult film.

[thursday727]

What is the qualifier for something being a cult film?
Not making much money at the box office but having a large following.

[ThexQuietxCull]

I really wouldn't consider "Akira" to be a cult film.

then you are an idiot

[mike l]

no donnie darko?

[ThexQuietxCull]

no donnie darko?

leave. forever

[ThexQuietxCull]

pretty good list. great to see Plan 9 getting some loveee

[musicfiend]

no donnie darko?
Agreed.

[colorlesscliche]

No Snakes On A Plane?

[thursday727]

No Snakes On A Plane?
This list was made in 2003 , i said that in the original post.

[thursday727]

no donnie darko?
Donnie Darko was a terrible overrated piece of shit

[Adeniz19]

why is willy wonka on there? that movie is on tv all the time. dont know if it a "cult" film.

[Smash Adams]

why is willy wonka on there? that movie is on tv all the time. dont know if it a "cult" film.

so is the shawshank redemption but I know shawshank did horribly at the box office and I'm guessing willy wonka did too

[Spooky]

pssh, where is Howard the Duck!

[popdisaster00]

no donnie darko?
As it should be.

[popdisaster00]

No Snakes On A Plane?
I think that, even if this list was made today, it still wouldn't make it...it came in at #1 at the box-office.

[Markus1186]

*clank clank clank* warrrrrrrrrrrrrriorsssss haha awesome, great film.

[colorlesscliche]

Waaarrriiiioorsssss, come out and plaaaaaaaay.

[AsItFallsApart]

i found both Willy Wonka and Faces of Death suprising to be on the list...

i thought WW was bigger during its release and FoD... well i guess i just didn't think to even consider it

[Adeniz19]

I think that, even if this list was made today, it still wouldn't make it...it came in at #1 at the box-office.It only did 33 million tho. Pretty much everyone went to see it opening week because of the huge internet following and thats it.

[popdisaster00]

It only did 33 million tho. Pretty much everyone went to see it opening week because of the huge internet following and thats it.
Truth. Yeah it slipped a significant amount the next week.

[screamoutmyname]

logan's run

[Justin_stacy]

I love lists like this
this ones from Entertaiment Weekly from like 2003. Always thought it was a good list and i just remembered it and looked it up and thought i should share it.

50.Faces Of Death vol 1
49.Friday
48.The Decline Of Western Civilization pt 2 The Metal Years
47. Walking and Talking
46.Aguirre . The Wrath Of God
45. The Karen Carpenter Story
44.Love Streams
43.The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The Eighth Dimension
42.Rushmore
41.Heathers
40.Barbarella: The Queen Of The Galaxy
39.The Best Of Everything
38.They Live
37.A Bucket Of Blood
36.Showgirls
35.Withnail and I
34.The Big Lebowski
33.Grey Gardens
32.Re-Animator
31.Slap Shot
30.The Harder They Come
29.Clerks
28.The Wiz
27.Dawn Of The Dead
26. Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factorty
25.Stranger Than Paradise
24.The Toxic Avenger
23.Akira
22.Un Chia Andlou
21.Pee Wee's Big Adventure
20.The Mack
19.Evil Dead 2
18.Hard Boiled
17.Dazed and Confused
16,The Warriors
15.Faster Pussycat Kill Kill
14.Eraserhead
13.Brazil
12.Plan 9 From Outer Space
11.Five Deadly Venoms
10.The Shawshank Redemption
9.Blade Runner
8.Scarface
7.Repo Man
6.The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
5.Pink Flamingos
4.Harold and Maude
3.Freaks
2.Rocky Horror Picture Show
1.This Is Spinal Tap

Scarface and Shawshank I don't think really belong on the list. Plan 9, Heathers, Dawn of the Dead and the Warriors are way to low and Nightmare Before Christmas is missing and I'd have probably picked Bottled Rocket over Rushmore for cult value. Still a good list.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

Before Sunrise and Before Sunset!

[sugarcoatedlies]

labyrinth

[Chris Fallon]

Better Off Dead

D.C. Cab

My dad and I absolutely love these 1980's cinematic triumphs.

[kafe]

No idea what defines a cult movie, but to me it's:
Stand By Me
Neverending Story
Boondock Saints
A Clockwork Orange
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Billy Elliot

[angryandconfusd]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Brazil

both Terry Gilliam Flicks, but both awesome

[DudeNateIsSoRad]

Oliver Stone's NATURAL BORN KILLERS