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Author Topic: Your Favorite Unsuccessful Movies Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 08-25-2005 01:08 PM                  Not in any particular order: Better off Dead (1985) Drive-In Massacre (1976) Used Cars (1980) Boat Trip (2002) Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) Eating Raoul (1982) Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988) Orgazmo (1997) Polyester (1981) The Ritz (1976) ...and a bunch more.  |  IP: Logged Jeffry L. Johnson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 809 From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 08-25-2005 04:40 PM                        Another vote for Buckaroo Banzai. Other guilty pleasures not mentioned yet: Just Imagine (1930) The Twonky (1953) The Loved One (1965) Phase IV (1973) Dark Star (1974) Coonskin (1975) Get Crazy (1983) Night of the Comet (1984) Tapeheads (1988) They Live (1988) Meet the Feebles (1989) The Handmaid's Tale (1990) Cool World (1992) Last Action Hero (1993) Matinee (1993) Tank Girl (1995)  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-25-2005 06:23 PM                       Not exclusive by any means, just the first to pop in my mind. Ishtar - The sight of those two guys working so hard to write insipid songs was hilarious to me. I thought it was a charmer. I'll second Steve's choice of Used Cars. I loved Jack Warden's performance(s) in that show! Agreed. Great topic, Michael!  |  IP: Logged Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 08-25-2005 08:10 PM                     WINTER KILLS (1979). Wild, loony, over the top version of powerful U.S. family (the Kennedy's, anyone?). Jeff Bridges and John Huston star. EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC Hysterically funny sequel is so bad, but also has some of the most stunningly beautiful cinematography and lyrical editing I have seen. XANADU(1980) Why? Who knows? The awfulness of the concept, the revolting disco beat music, the hideous clothes. But I have watched it everytime I have channel surfed and hit upon it, and eventually bought the DVD. It's strangely watchable. ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING(1987)Undeniably revels in racial stereotyping, but it is, afterall, from the POV of the suburban white "innocents." Elizabeth Shue is a real winner here, and the Babysitter's Blues is a true highlight.  |  IP: Logged John H. Crawford Film Handler Posts: 38 From: Carbondale Illinois USA Registered: Mar 2005 posted 08-25-2005 08:58 PM                     Caddyshack II (1988)- yes, I like this movie!  |  IP: Logged Ferdinando Innocenti Film Handler Posts: 79 From: Genova / Italy Registered: Jun 2004 posted 08-26-2005 06:58 AM                     No nominations for "Heaven's gate"? really great movie, it was the end for the glorious United Artists. And a movie with no success in Europe (I don't know in US): "Gattaca", by Andrew Niccol, with Thurman, Law and Hawke  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-27-2005 01:40 AM                        Another vote here for the great "Used Cars." Funny, clever, and two great performances by Jack Warden. It's also the source of my all-time favorite TV overdub. ("Cheese and rice! Cheese and rice almighty!") It's also got a hilarious commentary track by Jeff Bridges and Robert Zemeckis. Some others of mine. Some of these might have been hits, I dunno, but most of them got pretty bad reviews back in the day. ROLLERCOASTER -- one of Universal's "Sensurround" movies. Cool POV shots of coasters, and I have actually ridden on the one featured at the end of the movie (Revolution, at LA's Magic Moutain -- the first coast to feature a loop) STARMAN -- Oscar-worthy acting by Kurt Russell. THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT -- Good cast, sharp writing, interesting premise. Michael J. Fox is excellent as is Annette Bening. Usually I'm not too into romantic comedies but this one just clicks. ROOSTER COGBURN -- John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn together. Great chemistry between them. Sequel to True Grit. This is the better of the two movies because it doesn't feature Glen Campbell. THE MONEY PIT -- An early Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg collaboration. The house (which falls apart) is the real star of the show. It's like a live-action Road Runner cartoon, the way things keep going wrong. THE GROOVE TUBE -- It's a parody of TV shows, commercials and such. Chevy Chase is in it. Some hilarious bits, and some flat-out crap, but the hilarious bits are worth sitting through the crap. (The Kramp Easy-Lube Brand Vegetable Shortening bit is my favorite of all.) The first couple of Police Academy movies are faves. The first one contains my other favorite TV overdub: "Drop that stereo before I blow your goddam nuts off, asshole!" becomes "Drop that stereo before I blow your gosh-darn knees off, eggroll!"  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 08-27-2005 02:29 AM                    quote: Mike Blakesley STARMAN -- Oscar-worthy acting by Kurt Russell. Jeff Bridges  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 08-27-2005 02:54 AM                     Xanadu-1980 I also have to agree on this one as was previously mentioned. Saw this one down in SLC at the Villa Theatre www.villatheatre.com back when this movie came out that summer of 1980. It stunk in the boxoffice everywhere else in the country, but at the Villa, it was bringing the bucks like mad. Why, for that 4trk Dolby "A" system was extremely fine tuned in that place and it sounded terrific! With this sound being tuned correctly, the people came just to hear the soundtrack. Universal was extremely puzzled why the Villa in SLC was making the bucks on this movie, yet everywhere else in the country was bombing on this movie, until they found out that the SOUND was the main attribute to this movie's success. This is what the chief projectionist that I knew real well, told me For when we were there that afternoon, the house was almost 3/4 full-mainly girls and dates. (Back then, they were still using Ashcraft SuperCorelites beind those pair of Century JJ's). I had the laserdisk of this film, but was stolen from my apartment, and finally got the DVD as well. It's just one of those fantasy movies that isn't much, but fun to watch. I still have the original LP soundtrack of this film as well. -Monte  |  IP: Logged Stephen Brown Film Handler Posts: 91 From: Newcastle, NSW, Australia Registered: Jan 2000 posted 08-27-2005 06:46 AM                     I'm for Xanadu also.....Maybe it was a Olivia cutie thing. One of the first movies I remember showing over and over and over again when I had just started bring a sprocket jockey. 20 Minute reels, Carbon Arcs and Ms Newton-John, is there anything better. (yes I am quite insane). also PCU Pit Party-Very Good Piven.  |  IP: Logged Jeffry L. Johnson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 809 From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 08-27-2005 10:35 AM                        For obscure Olivia check out Toomorrow (1970). Theatrically unreleased in the USA.  |  IP: Logged Michael Coate Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1904 From: Los Angeles, California Registered: Feb 2001 posted 08-27-2005 11:24 AM                     quote: Darryl Spicer was the last to post Jeff Bridges Speaking of Jeff Bridges, I'd like to add "Tucker: The Man And His Dream" to this list.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 08-27-2005 02:32 PM                  quote: Mike Blakesley ROLLERCOASTER -- one of Universal's "Sensurround" movies. Cool POV shots of coasters, and I have actually ridden on the one featured at the end of the movie (Revolution, at LA's Magic Moutain -- the first coast to feature a loop) I agree Mike, that's a great film...cheesy 1970's stuff, but cool. As Mike mentioned, "The Revolution" was the 1st modern open-steel-frame, full 360 degree, vertical looping coaster. When it opened in May 1976 it was known as the Great American Revolution. Since at that time I worked for Panavision and worked on that film, my 10 y/o son and I were "lucky" enough to be among the 1st 100 riders when it opened. We each got a "Revolution 100" T-Shirt and a certificate. (Whoopee ding dong!) A bit of anecdotal history: When the Arri IIC camera was mounted to the front car for POV shots and sent on it's test run, it came back WITHOUT it's film magazine. Seems like it got smashed and lost. That was solved by mounting the camera lower... Of course The Revolution is tame by today's coasters like Colossus, Goliath, Viper, etc.  |  IP: Logged Steve Scott Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1300 From: Minneapolis, MN Registered: Sep 2000 posted 08-27-2005 02:51 PM                     Local favorite: Mallrats. A surviving memento to the grunge generation of the 90's, and the only surviving footage of pre-Mall of America style shopping centers in Minneapolis. Recent favorites: Envy: Discard the entire film, but leave me Christopher Walken's scenes as "The J-man" and Stiller & Black's infomercial improv. Cabin Fever: As goofy and mindlessly terrifying as Wes Craven's early work. Bubble Boy: One last comic romp before Jake Gylenhall got put into the dramatic machine. Anything from the Airport saga gets my vote too. I was obsessively into learning about airliners many years ago, which gave way to disaster flicks like Rollercoaster as I became a theme park nut, which slightly predated my widescreen film fixation.  |  IP: Logged Brian Michael Weidemann Expert cat molester Posts: 944 From: Costa Mesa, CA United States Registered: Feb 2004 posted 08-27-2005 04:27 PM                        quote: Mike Blakesley THE GROOVE TUBE -- It's a parody of TV shows, commercials and such. Chevy Chase is in it. Some hilarious bits, and some flat-out crap, but the hilarious bits are worth sitting through the crap. (The Kramp Easy-Lube Brand Vegetable Shortening bit is my favorite of all.) Oh, yes, the Heritage Loaf! That movie kicks ass. Add that one to my list. That and Kentucky Fried Movie, while you're at it!  |  IP: Logged

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