Cult Movies

Cult movies are often synonymous with crap...and I hope you don't think that of these films. I've put them in this section because:

• they've all got a niche &
• they've all a steady group of fans who sing these film' praises, becoming, I guess, a type of cult 

I hope you like them:

The Austin Powers Trilogy

I'm sure many of you know all the Austin Powers movies only too well...but I've got some thoughts on Mr. Powers that you might like to hear.

Bedazzled

Recognized as England's most influential 20th Century comic, Peter Cook and his partner cuddly Dudley Moore were, with The Beatles, the toast of Swinging Sixties London. This Peter Cook-written version of the Faustian legend, is utterly priceless, if only as a capturing of that time. 

Caveman 

Ringo Starr er...stars in this ridiculous prehistoric spoof. I'm ashamed to say that I actually enjoyed this quite a bit when I first saw it at the movies. Warning: Paleontologically unsound!

Dude, Where's My Car?

If I was a French intellectual I'd probably be able to trace a lineage from Dude, Where's My Car's two bumbling potheads, Jesse (Ashton Kutcher) & Chester (Sean William Scott) to spastic Jerry Lewis...and then to silent star maestro, Buster Keaton. But I'm not...so all I can say is:

You've got to check this out, it's the most cheerfully ridiculous film I've ever seen, dude! 

Evil Dead 2    

Sam (Spiderman) Raimi's Hollywood calling card. A wonderful, almost funny, horror movie that doesn't even bother to have a coherent ending. Low-budget film-making has seldom looked so good. Recommended for teens and/or stoners. 

Happy Texas 

Even though the story is predominantly straight, I believe that Happy Texas is virtually unknown outside the gay community, which is a shame, because it's really quite gently funny.

Two convicts on the run, Harry Sawyer (Jeremy Northam) & Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr. (Steve Zahn), accidently discover the van of two very gay junior beauty-pageant experts who're heading to the small town of Happy Texas, where they've been commissioned to help with preparations for the Little Miss Fresh-Squeezed Pre-teen pageant.  

When Happy's Sherriff Chappy Dent, William H. Macy discovers Harry & Wayne on the highway, he assumes who they are and escorts them into town, where the two cons hilariously try to convincingly act out their parts. 

Of course, two such sensitive boys are bound to win a few hearts...but the well-meaning and genuine country-folk are completely unaware that the two cons are actually planning to raid their local bank...

Indahouse 

Sacha Baron (Borat) Cohen's first movie, the puerile...but genuinely funny story about white-boy, weed-smoking, unemployed homey, Ali G...and his escapades when he's surprisingly elected to parliament.

Midnight Cowboy

Winner of the 1969 Best Picture Award and shocking in its time, Midnight Cowboy is an odd couple love story, about a country-boy would-be hustler (Jon Voigt), whose lack of success has brought him to turning homo tricks...and Razzo Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman) a pathetic, rather ill con-man. Together they just manage to keep alive in New York until they can escape to sunny Miami.

Psycho Beach Party  

Adapted form the extremely gay Broadway play, Psycho Beach Party is a very guilty pleasure with virtually no redeeming qualities. Camp, ridiculous and fun... with some great one-liners, I suggest taking some mild mind-altering substances before viewing.

Team America

Pre-Iraq American Foreign Policy as described by the nihilistic creators of South Park through Thunderbirds-like puppets. Smart but ugly.

Who Is Cletis Tout?  

A pleasant totally indulgent 2-hour diversion as eccentric film-buff and hit-man, Critical Jim (Tim Allen), invites victim Trevor allen Finch (Christian Slater) to tell him a story that's as good as any one the great movies...and he might live.