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Hawkeye_a · Jan 30, 2009, 11:57 AM

In the last couple of months ive been lucky enough to come across some great movies that i watched through and after college. Many were not blockbuster hits(to the best of my knowledge) but had a sorta cult appeal to me anyway. Either way they were all HILARIOUS. Thought i'd share the list and encourage you guys to do the same...

Bowfinger

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Clerks 2

Chasing Amy

The Big Lebowski

Young Frankenstein

Enjoy

Doofy · Jan 30, 2009, 12:05 PM

Cult movies? They're blockbusters!

Try Dekalog.
Or Man Bites Dog.
Or Chakushin Ari.

SpaceMonkey · Jan 30, 2009, 12:14 PM

Bubba Ho-Tep.

olePigeon · Jan 30, 2009, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey

Bubba Ho-Tep.

I saw that cuz it had Bruce Campbell, but it just wasn't funny. :/

I'm definitely looking forward to My Name is Bruce.

Chuckit · Jan 30, 2009, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Cult movies? They're blockbusters!

Try Dekalog.
Or Man Bites Dog.
Or Chakushin Ari.

Are the first and last even remotely comedic?

SpaceMonkey · Jan 30, 2009, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by olePigeon

I saw that cuz it had Bruce Campbell, but it just wasn't funny. :/

It made me chuckle.

Oh, another suggestion: Brain Candy (the Kids In The Hall movie), which I saw on Netflix recently. Not as terrible as I expected. A lot of it was meh, but some scenes were inspired.

Doofy · Jan 30, 2009, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

Are the first and last even remotely comedic?

Depends on how good your sense of humour is.

I admit, I missed the "comedy" bit in the title. My bad.

Spheric Harlot · Jan 30, 2009, 12:58 PM

I saw that Doofy had posted and was shocked to find he hadn't posted about EITHER "Spinal Tap" OR "Bad News"

Shocked, I tell you.

"I could play 'Stairway to Heaven' when I was twelve. Jimmy Page didn't actually write it until he was twenty-two. I think that says quite a lot."

Doofy · Jan 30, 2009, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot

I saw that Doofy had posted and was shocked to find he hadn't posted about EITHER "Spinal Tap" OR "Bad News"

Shocked, I tell you.

"I could play 'Stairway to Heaven' when I was twelve. Jimmy Page didn't actually write it until he was twenty-two. I think that says quite a lot."

Heh. Bad News was TV rather than movie though, wasn't it?

And Tap isn't comedy - it's a documentary.

zro · Jan 30, 2009, 01:10 PM

El Diablo - An HBO film.

U-turn - Jon Voigt is brilliant in this

sek929 · Jan 30, 2009, 01:11 PM

Wet Hot American Summer

anything from Broken Lizard (Club Dread, Beerfest, Super Troppers)

Idiocracy (stupidest movie ever)

Shaun of the Dead

aberdeenwriter · Jan 30, 2009, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by Hawkeye_a

In the last couple of months ive been lucky enough to come across some great movies that i watched through and after college. Many were not blockbuster hits(to the best of my knowledge) but had a sorta cult appeal to me anyway. Either way they were all HILARIOUS. Thought i'd share the list and encourage you guys to do the same...

Bowfinger

I admit to immediately thinking of this film when I read your thread title.

It's laugh-out-loud, cryingly funny in many scenes.

osiris · Jan 30, 2009, 01:56 PM

I know it's not a comedy per se, but in some circles "Goodfellas" has become a comedic classic.

more traditional comedies:

Fatso with Dom DeLuise
Living In Oblivion with Steve Buscemi
Banzai with Takeshi Kitano
大日本人　Dai Nihon jin (The Big Japanese person)

paul w · Jan 30, 2009, 02:35 PM

Any Japanese cult comedy conversation that doesn't include Tampopo is invalid.

Joe Versus the Volcano.

iREZ · Jan 30, 2009, 02:35 PM

lock stock and two smoking barrels
snatch

definite "cult" flicks that always make me laugh my ass off

"what the **** am i gonna do with a caravan thats got no wheels?"

crazycylon · Jan 30, 2009, 02:59 PM

Clockwork Orange was a classic.

So sick it was funny in places. ie Dancing in rain number etc.

Hawkeye_a · 03:55 PM

Oh how could i forget Spinal Tap. Comedic genius !! There should be another thread dedicated to favorite quotes from that movie. "none more black"

osiris · Jan 30, 2009, 03:03 PM

Blazing Saddles
Space Balls
Night at the Opera (The Marx Brothers)

Originally Posted by paul w

Any Japanese cult comedy conversation that doesn't include Tampopo is invalid.

Noted for future reference.

A few more Japanese cult classics:

OH!スーパーミルクチャン - Super Milk chan (not to be confused with the ravaged Adult Swim English version that made no sense)
ちびまる子ちゃん　- Chibi Maruko chan - live action comedy taken from the classic manga
のだめカンタービレ　Nodame the Cantabile - live action comedy from the classic manga - this is a gem

crazycylon · 05:01 PM

Dr. StrangeGlove.

Riding the atomic bomb waving a Cowbooy hat in the air like he was bull riding. I will never forget that scene.

osiris · Jan 30, 2009, 05:06 PM

Face Ache · Jan 30, 2009, 06:43 PM

Peter Jackson's Meet The Feebles

sdilley14 · Jan 30, 2009, 06:47 PM

Office Space

turtle777 · Jan 30, 2009, 06:51 PM

What about Bob?

-t

brassplayersrock² · Jan 30, 2009, 06:52 PM

^ gotta go find that now. thanks face ache

Spheric Harlot · Jan 30, 2009, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by crazycylon

Dr. StrangeGlove.

Riding the atomic bomb waving a Cowbooy hat in the air like he was bull riding. I will never forget that scene.

"Dr. StrangeLove (no "G") or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"

Sensational movie.

design219 · Jan 30, 2009, 08:02 PM

Hawkeye_a · Jan 31, 2009, 03:01 AM

On the subject of Peter Sellers.....

What's the deal with Being There ?

sek929 · Jan 31, 2009, 03:20 AM

Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot

"Dr. StrangeLove (no "G") or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"

Sensational movie.

There's no fighting in here! This is the War Room!

Stogieman · Jan 31, 2009, 04:32 AM

Office Space and What About Bob have already been mentioned so I'm going to go with these.

Used Cars
Raising Arizona
Quick Change
Big Trouble in Little China
Planes Trains & Automobiles (great movie to watch over the holidays)
Overboard

ctt1wbw · Jan 31, 2009, 05:07 AM

So I Married an Axe Murderer.

And the epitome of comedy is The Holy Grail. It just does not get better than that.

ThinkInsane · Jan 31, 2009, 05:18 AM

In Bruges. It's one of my favorite movies. Never thought I'd say that about a movie starring Colin Farrell, but there you go. If you like dark comedies, give it a watch.

flabasha · Jan 31, 2009, 05:46 AM

Originally Posted by Stogieman

Office Space and What About Bob have already been mentioned so I'm going to go with these.

Used Cars
Raising Arizona
Quick Change
Big Trouble in Little China
Planes Trains & Automobiles (great movie to watch over the holidays)
Overboard

Great list - except for Overboard. Wha?!?

Dr. Strangelove is probably the greatest comedy/satire of all time, IMHO. Spinal Tap is number 2...

Also...

Annie Hall
Lost in America
Modern Romance
Repo Man
Buckaroo Banzai (I only like this, but it's regarded as quintessential)
Brazil

Spheric Harlot · Jan 31, 2009, 06:00 AM

Now Repo Man, *that* is a cult classic.

Haven't seen that in twenty years! ... hmm...

:opens new browser window:

Face Ache · Jan 31, 2009, 07:16 AM

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Chongo · Jan 31, 2009, 07:19 AM

Railroader · Jan 31, 2009, 10:54 AM

The Blues Brothers

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Sixteen Candles

The Breakfast Club

... And many more!!!

ort888 · Jan 31, 2009, 11:05 AM

Try Idiocracy.

turtle777 · Jan 31, 2009, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by ctt1wbw

So I Married an Axe Murderer.

Hell yes, I've watched that movie eleventy billion times.

-t

aberdeenwriter · Jan 31, 2009, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by Stogieman

Office Space and What About Bob have already been mentioned so I'm going to go with these.

Used Cars
Raising Arizona
Quick Change
Big Trouble in Little China
Planes Trains & Automobiles (great movie to watch over the holidays)
Overboard

Here's my vote for "Used Cars."

Rotten Tomatoes rates it 78% Fresh!

Jack Warden stars as Luke and Roy L. Fuchs--feuding used car-selling twin brothers who square off in an outrageous, all-out attempt to put each other out of business. Rudy Russo (Kurt Russell), Luke's star salesman, is doing all the lying and cheating that he can in the name of the cause, but only in preparation for what he feels is his true calling--a career in politics! You'll howl at the proceedings, which involve strippers on television and a 200-car chase that turns into a full-on demolition derby. Director Robert Zemeckis (BACK TO THE FUTURE, CAST AWAY) also assembled a first-rate supporting cast (featuring Michael McKean, Joe Flaherty, and Gerritt Graham) for this raunchy, action-packed, and hilarious cult favorite.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/used...iews_users.php

It is achingly funny.

subego · Jan 31, 2009, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot

Now Repo Man, *that* is a cult classic.

Look at 'em, ordinary ****ing people, I hate 'em.

SpaceMonkey · Jan 31, 2009, 03:46 PM

I am seriously questioning the "cult" status of some of these films. Such as any John Hughes film.

mattyb · Jan 31, 2009, 03:47 PM

Not even February and here it is, the thread of the year.

Some of my favourites :
Dogma
Fargo
Brazil
Full Monty
Something About Mary
The Fisher King
The Commitments

subego · 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by osiris

Living In Oblivion with Steve Buscemi

This is excellent.

As someone who has worked on many films like the one portrayed there, it hits a little too close to home. I've worked with people who were like all the characters in that movie, and have been some of them myself (mostly the guy in the red overalls who dreams of eating a cheesburger).

The James LeGros character (Chad Palomino) is not so loosely based on Brad Pitt BTW.

Railroader · Jan 31, 2009, 04:15 PM

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai.

Stogieman · Feb 1, 2009, 04:50 AM

Originally Posted by aberdeenwriter

Here's my vote for "Used Cars."

Rotten Tomatoes rates it 78% Fresh!

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/used...iews_users.php

It is achingly funny.

This was my favorite scene in the movie.

Test Drive for Tobey

ctt1wbw · Feb 1, 2009, 04:59 AM

Originally Posted by turtle777

Hell yes, I've watched that movie eleventy billion times.

-t

I've seen it eleventy billion and one times. Beat that.

ctt1wbw · Feb 1, 2009, 05:00 AM

Originally Posted by mattyb

Not even February and here it is, the thread of the year.

Some of my favourites :
Dogma
Fargo
Brazil
Full Monty
Something About Mary
The Fisher King
The Commitments

I was just about to say Fargo. Great movie.

Big Mac · Feb 1, 2009, 06:14 AM

Some more:

Young Frankenstein (1974)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Bad News Bears (1976)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Dazed and Confused (1993)

exca1ibur · Feb 1, 2009, 06:40 AM

Army of Darkness
Dawn of the Dead
Evil Dead 2
Night of the Comet
Love at First Bite
Fright Night

mattyb · Feb 1, 2009, 08:13 AM

Blazing Saddles was really good, but nobody mentions History of the World Part 1 ?

The Monty Python films define cult comedy for most Brits. Tops for me is The Meaning of Life.