Top Ten Awesomely bad movies from the 80's

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  1. Curtis

    Curtis Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    #11 THE STUFF (1985)
    #10 THE TOXIC AVENGER (1985) (I actually like this one)
    #9 RAWHEAD REX (1986)
    #8 976-EVIL (1989)
    #7 BASKET CASE (1982) (its 2 sequels failed to make the list)
    #6 DEATHSTALKER (1983)
    #5 APRIL FOOLS DAY (1986) (saw this in a theatre, but was drunk)
    #4 CLASS OF NUKEM’ HIGH (1986)
    #3 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS: THE MOVIE (1987) (only movie based on trading cards?)
    #2 BREAKIN AND BREAKIN 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO (1984)
    #1 SURF NAZIS MUST DIE (1987) (Troma rules)

    quite the list of honourable mentions as well...
     
  2. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

    Jekyll & Hyde Together Again! Mark Blankfield! Brilliantly bad! I wish for this to show up on DVD!

    Riot On 42nd Street! My friend rips the head off someone! Lovely...
    another I'm waiting for on DVD!

    there are others...
     
  3. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

  4. Tony Caldwell

    Tony Caldwell Senior Member

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    Wow, I had forgotten about "Rawhead Rex". I actually rented that one. I can't seem to recall anything except the title...
     
  5. Matthew B.

    Matthew B. Scream Quietly

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    The guy who assembled this list seems pretty dismissive of comedy-horror, whether it's unintentionally bad, intentionally bad (like the Troma movies), or actually pretty good -- Larry Cohen's political subtext in The Stuff the stuff seems to fly right over his head.
     
  6. apileocole

    apileocole Lush Life Gort

    Well any one of us who has seen more than a few '80's films could probably come up with a list that would easily challenge that one. ;)
     
  7. DjBryan

    DjBryan New Member

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    Hotel New Hampshire
     
  8. Tim S

    Tim S Senior Member

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    East Tennessee
    Steel Magnolias, 1989.
     
  9. ben_wood

    ben_wood A traveler of both time and space

    "Motel Hell" :rolleyes: :thumbsdn:


    (at least I think it was in the 80's)
     
  10. ben_wood

    ben_wood A traveler of both time and space

    who brought us the immortal line:

    "Meats meat, and a mans gotta eat!":winkgrin:
     
  11. DjBryan

    DjBryan New Member

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    Humanoids from the deep
     
  12. Jackson

    Jackson Senior Member

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    MA, USA
    :agree: This one gets my vote,words cannot describe how bad this film is.
     
  13. Jackson

    Jackson Senior Member

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    MA, USA
    Prince was only in three films,but they all belong.
     
  14. jpm-boston

    jpm-boston Forum Resident

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    Nothing beats a double feature of "Red Dawn" followed by "Road House".
     
  15. Raf

    Raf Senior Member

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    Toronto, Ontario
    All the movies that got the Oscar Best Picture in the '80s except Amadeus.
     
  16. PaulKTF

    PaulKTF Senior Member

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    Ah "The Gate"! That movie scared the crap out of me when I was 8 years old and saw it one late night on TV...
     
  17. Christopher J

    Christopher J Norme Con Ironie

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    It's coming this year! Check out the news at DVD Drive-In. I'm looking forward to seeing this one again, too.
     
  18. Bobo U2

    Bobo U2 Active Member

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    The Bronx
  19. Jim in Houston

    Jim in Houston The Godfather of Alt-Country & Punk

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    I thought I was the only one who'd seen The Stuff... awesome!
     
  20. PaulKTF

    PaulKTF Senior Member

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    Nope! I love that movie. :righton:
     
  21. Dillydipper

    Dillydipper Space-Age luddite

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    Well, there's also Mars Attacks.
     
  22. Bogey

    Bogey Spy Vinyl User

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    Agreed. Dreadful movie, but incredible soundtrack/score by Danny Elfman.
     
  23. brew ziggins

    brew ziggins Forum Prisoner

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    Crimes of Passion, anyone???
     
  24. Jimbo

    Jimbo Forum Hall Of Fame

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    Flash Gordon (1980). I felt the need to apologize to my friends for dragging them to see it as soon as it opened.
     
  25. mcow1

    mcow1 Sommelier Gort

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    Orange County, CA
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