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SOME YOUNG SWOON!: Top Twenty Cult Films
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (25th Anniversary Edition)The Rocky Horror Picture Show (25th Anniversary Edition)
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What more can be said about the grandaddy/mommy of all midnight movies? TIME WARP!
Myra BreckinridgeMyra Breckinridge
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Don't ask or tell, just GO with it! One of the touchstones of "good" bad moviemaking!
SextetteSextette
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When somebody says "You have to see it to believe it," THIS is the movie they're talking about.
LipstickLipstick
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Margeaux Hemingway in a glam frock, high heels and a high-powered rifle...that image will stay with you forever!
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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Naysayers brayed that it couldn't-and shouldn't-be made. Yet here it is, some four decades later, and we're still watching it!
XanaduXanadu
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It committed the ultimate sin: putting Gene Kelly on disco roller skates! But the beauty of Olivia made it forgivable. (Almost.)
TommyTommy
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I actually feel guiltier putting it on this list than I ever have watching it. But it's cult and camp in a GOOD way!
Phantom of the ParadisePhantom of the Paradise
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This was the movie that made me a fan of movies in the first place. "Tasty, Winslow, tasty!"
HairsprayHairspray
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John Waters' most shocking concept: one of his films being rated PG! Camp that even your Mama can dance to.
Lust in the DustLust in the Dust
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And this is camp that...well, be sure your Mama gets to watch her favorite show in the other room.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
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This is the "basic primer" for anyone who doesn't understand the concept of what 'cult' or 'camp' is.
Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte [VHS]Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte [VHS]
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And this is part of continuing education classes in "Cult/Camp 101."
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the DesertThe Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
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A gay-themed film might be camp, cult, or both. That doesn't always make it good. This is one of the exceptions.
Reform School GirlsReform School Girls
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This one tries a little too hard at times, and when you've got Wendy O. Williams, Sybil Danning and Pat Ast, you should'nt have to.
Night Walker [VHS]Night Walker [VHS]
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When it came to pure, unintentional campiness, the king was CASTLE!
Multiple Maniacs [VHS]Multiple Maniacs [VHS]
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If you thought PINK FLAMINGOS was as outrageous as Waters could get, guess again! BEWARE LOBSTORA!
Cleopatra JonesCleopatra Jones
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This categorization may seem redundant, but I think of it as a treat similar to peanut butter cups...you get camp AND Blaxploitation!
Theater of BloodTheater of Blood
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One of the best efforts from the man who epitomized everything we love about campy horror!
Johnny Guitar [Region 2]Johnny Guitar [Region 2]
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The best (and only) movie to star Joan Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge!