The king (or queen) of cult movies has to be The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It has been showing continuously for umpteen years.
I tend to think of cult movies as those movies that not many people have heard of, yet have a near fanatical following.
Well, when I made the thread, I thought of "cult" movie as the following: 1. Didnt make money in the box office but was popular once it hit video and/or cable (Office Space) 2. Is quoted by many people ("Where's my TWO dollars" Better of Dead) 3. A movie that was like no other, then was copied by others after it was released (Scream) I may have miss some other points, but thats what I can think of right now.
From Clerks..... the dialogue: Dante Hicks: You said you only had sex with three different guys; you never mentioned him! Veronica Loughran: Because I never HAD sex with him. Dante Hicks: You sucked his dick! Veronica Loughran: We went out a few times. We never had sex but we fooled around. Dante Hicks: Oh my God, WHY did you tell me you only had sex with three different guys? Veronica Loughran: Because I DID only have sex with three different guys; that doesn't mean I didn't just go with people. Dante Hicks: Oh my God, I feel so nauseous! Veronica Loughran: I'm sorry, Dante, I thought you understood! Dante Hicks: I did understand! I understood that you had sex with three different guys and that's all you said! Veronica Loughran: Please calm down. Dante Hicks: How many? Veronica Loughran: Dante... Dante Hicks: How many dicks have you sucked? Veronica Loughran: Let it go! Dante Hicks: How many? Veronica Loughran: All right, shut up a second and I'll tell you! Jesus! I didn't freak out like this when you told me how many girls you f-cked! Dante Hicks: This is different, this is important. How many? [long pause as customer buys something] Dante Hicks: Well? Veronica Loughran: Something like... 36. Dante Hicks: What? Something like 36? Veronica Loughran: Lower your voice. Dante Hicks: Wait a minute, what is that anyway, something like 36? Does that INCLUDE me? Veronica Loughran: Ummm...37. Dante Hicks: I'm 37?! (courtesy of IMDb)
I've seen "Better Off Dead" mentioned, so I feel the need to mention the other Savage Steve Holland/John Cusack movie "One Crazy Summer" which was somewhat of a spiritual successor to "Better Off Dead".
I already stated Blade Runner is my #1 (from the 80s) My #2 (of the 90s) would have to be Dogma. Somehow I, personally, don't consider this a cult movie yet...but who knows. Actually, by some definition of cult, anything by Kevin Smith. ANYTHING. RR
The Matrix! Half-Baked! OFFICE SPACE!!!(I am going to show her my Oh face. Oh! Oh! Oh!) Maybe Friday, Bill & Ted's movies, but an always clut classic, CHEECH AND CHONG's UP IN SMOKE!
Blade Runner. No surprise there, I guess. Listening to the soundtrack as I type. The Big Lebowski should be one, if it's not. It just cracks me up, and reminds me of a period of my life that was... nevermind!
Cool. I didn't realize your handle was because of the movie. Maybe I'll change mine to Batty...no, bad idea...last wife called me that all the time and she never watched BR. RR
I know I'll lose cool points here, but what the hey I never was that cool on this site to begin with. I like The Commitments. This freakin' movie still speaks to me. Maybe it's because I identify so much with Jimmy Rabbitte, the organizer of the band. I'm always pretending to interview myself in the bathtub or some place like that - in the future - when I've written my noble prize-winning novel. hehehe
Man, there's some damn good movies in this thread. Here's a list of my favorite cult classics: Dazed and Confused Tommy Boy Office Space Swingers Menace II Society Black Sheep Varsity Blues Rushmore Wall Street
