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Great list though, I totally agree with Rocky Horror. One thing, though. Brad is played by Barry Bostwick, not Tim Curry.
By the way, the great Attack of the 50 Foot Woman poster isn't the one I had in mind.
The one I meant was with the cars careening between her giant legs.
Some others:
EL TOPO (1970)
SPIDER BABY (1964)
EMMANUELLE (1974)
BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (1970)
CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962)
PUTNEY SWOPE (1969)
DOLEMITE (1975)
SUPERSTAR: THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY (1987)
DEEP THROAT (1971)
BLACK SUNDAY (1961)
MONDO CANE (1962)
DEATH RACE 2000 (1975)
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1979)
BLOOD FEAST (1963)
CAGED HEAT (1974)
BRAIN THAT WOULDN’T DIE (1962)
anyway if you want to know what i think of BR, check:
http://7eyes.wordpress.com/2007/07/15/blade-run...
"This... is my BOOM STICK!"
Another one that belongs on the list is Time Bandits. If you liked Brazil, you should give it a try (also imagined and directed by the great Terry Gilliam).
A Clockwork Orange
Toxic Avenger
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Reanimator
The man who fell to earth
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Clerks
This is Spinal Tap ("but our knobs go up to 11, so we're that much louder")
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Resevoir Dogs
Donny Darko
Office Space
Easy Rider
Swingers
BC Rock
Heavy Metal
And i have to join in with the AoD quotes:
"Thats just... pillow-talk baby."
"Shop smart. Shop S-Mart!"
Come on, why isn't "They Live" on the list?
You can't go wrong with a quote like this:
"I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
Not to mention it started the whole "Obey" street art thing.
It's Brad! Brad! Brad!
Not Frank!
I don't think the author saw this movie.
Thanks for your watchful eyes.
"A double decker balogna sandwich
NO JOSHUA, think of the cholesterol..."
CLERKS
oldboy
oldboy
if you have not seen oldboy, do yourself a huge favor and watch it, or at least look it up, trust me, it is AMAZING,
korean movie about a guty who gets kidnapped and placed in a hotel room for 15 years, gets let out and is told if he doesnt kill who kidnapped him, he will be killed
A Clockwork orange
IT (STEPHEN KING TV MOVIE)
Office Space
12 Monkeys
Maniac Cop
A few more to add to the list.. Suprised no one else mentioned the warriors yet.
It's a great British Comedy where many of the lines have worked themselves into the language.
Richard E Grant's finest performance anyone?
7.3 on imdb and and this is one of the wierdest films out there.
An absolute classic if you can stomach it.
Best two movies ever made
Not all 'cultish' films need be violent, though. In the non-violent 'cult' films, I'd put Local Hero and Into the West (with Gabriel Byrne and the lyrically luscious Ellen Barkin). The French film, Le Salamandre, should be on the list...also Roeg's "Walkabout." One film which deserves to be on such a list, but never is, is Lonely Are The Brave, based on Ed Abbey's book, The Brave Cowboy
The Saragossa Manuscript
Santa Sangre
And what about Argento and Carpenter?
Also, AoD ftw.
Kirk Douglas says it's his favorite of all his movies. Understandable.
I have to agree on A Clockwork Orange, as well as Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas. Both are obscure and popular with a select following, and I believe that is what makes them cult classics.
AoD totally belongs here, so I'm glad it showed up. Ash and his boomstick should have their own postage stamp.
I know there is some debate over Fight Club, that it is considered too mainstream, but I think it has enough wtf impact to qualify as a cult classic.
Also...Four Rooms. Seriously.
Also, why isn't Little Shop of Horrors on the list? Why? You guys are breaking my heart...
Fix please!
Arthur, Johnny Mnemonic definitely has the cyberpunk cult flick thing down. I agree that Blade Runner seems the odd one out on this list because of its lack of cheese or camp.
It was a surprisingly deep and very unique look into the circus sideshow culture. Not because it was a true story (because it was a work of fiction by Tod Browning), but because it showed how these people with all of their deformities and diseases were just regular people, with all the trials and tribulations, plus a few more. And in a time where severely handicapped individuals were considered monsters, it is wonderful to get a glimpse into their real world, without the truly macabre notions that actually followed them in their lives and careers. It is a must watch, only an hour long, and truly entertaining. It's even better if you read a little about the main characters first. You see their profiles and get a glimpse into their career and life, and then watch the film, and all of a sudden they're right in front of you, like they've never been gone. And they never really will be - because of this film. Movies are awesome like that.
Personally I'm rather inclined to A Scanner Darkly.
Rocky Horror is the story of lovers BRAD and Janet (BOSTWICK and Sarandon), not Frank and Janet, Frank is Dr. Frank-N-Furter.....
Believe me, I've only seen the movie hundreds of thousands of times, I'm one of the nuts who goes in costume any Saturday I can.
Donnie Darko
Apocalypse now
Star Wars ( the old ones)
The Big Lebowski
The Jacket
The Outsiders
Platoon
American Dream
Bad Taste
Brain Dead
Rikki -Oh the story of ricky
Severance( its not amazing but good campy fun)
Garbage Pail kids
The Toxic Advenger
Ernest goes to Jail
Redneck Zombies
Barbarella
Goonies
"all hail to the king, baby"
Commando
I agree very much with your list (and also that Freaks should be on it!). A Clockwork Orange is probably my favorite movie, but I have to agree that it's not a cult film. It's much too mainstream. I think RHPS is kind of on the cusp of being a cult film since so many people have heard of it, but the true fan base is a relatively small underground group, so I guess it counts. I don't know about the Big Lebowski, though, I think it's a little too main stream, still awesome though.
And please. Donnie Darko does not deserve to be on any Best of lists. Way overrated.