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Danny Peary's CULT MOVIES 1 (Part 1)
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Aguirre, the Wrath of GodAguirre, the Wrath of God
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"To see Aguirre for the first time is to discover a genuine masterpiece," Danny Peary.
All About EveAll About Eve
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"It is one of the most enduring of all American films," Danny Peary.
BadBad
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"Andy Warhol's Bad is not for everyone. It is made to be a cult movie," Danny Peary.
BadlandsBadlands
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"Badlands was the surprise hit of the New York Film Festival in 1973 and made almost every critics Top Ten list the following year and still flop at the box office," Danny Peary
Beauty and The Beast - Criterion Collection (Restored Edition)Beauty and The Beast - Criterion Collection (Restored Edition)
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"Cocteau's first feature is the cinema's most poetic work," Danny Peary.
Bedtime for BonzoBedtime for Bonzo
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"Reagan proves to be an adequate screen partner for Bonzo," Danny Peary.
Marilyn Chambers: Fantasies, Vol. 1Marilyn Chambers: Fantasies, Vol. 1
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"Behind The Green Door - Chambers is the undisputed queen of prnography, the industry's fantasy girl," Danny Peary.
Beyond the Valley of the DollsBeyond the Valley of the Dolls
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"To many moviegoers who hadn't seen a Russ Meyer film, BVD was a revelation - a film that they (mostly college students) considered to be on their own farout wave length," Danny Peary.
Billy Jack: DVD CollectionBilly Jack: DVD Collection
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"One of the weirdest success stories in modern history," Danny Peary.
Black SundayBlack Sunday
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"It is because of Steele, probably even more than Bava, that Black Sunday, in which her screen persona was established, remains a cult favorite," Danny Peary.
The BroodThe Brood
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"The Brood is Cronenberg's best film, his one good film," Danny Peary 1981.
Burn!Burn!
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"Marlon Brando returned home after filming Burn! swearing he would kill Pontecorvo (director) if he ever saw him again," Danny Peary.
Caged HeatCaged Heat
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"Caged Heat turns out to have a truly talented cast, headed by Barbara Steele, the classy cult favorite," Danny Peary.
Casablanca (Two-Disc Special Edition)Casablanca (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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"Casablanca is that rare lucky film where everything came together, clicked, and there was perfection," Danny Peary.
The Citizen Kane (Gold Edition Box Set)The Citizen Kane (Gold Edition Box Set)
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"No one will dispute that Kane is still regarded as Welles' most important film," Danny Peary.
Witchfinder GeneralWitchfinder General
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"The audience never gets a chance to relax. By the end of the film it is if you have just run a gauntlet," Danny Peary.
Dance, Girl, DanceDance, Girl, Dance
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"Dance Girl dance is Arzner's cult film, the most enthusiastically received and widely written-about of her pictures," Danny Peary.
DetourDetour
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"Charles Flynn and Todd McCarthy cite Edgar G. Ulmer's Detour as probably the greatest B film ever made," Danny Peary.
Duck Soup [Chico Marx and Zeppo Marx]Duck Soup [Chico Marx and Zeppo Marx]
"Duck Soup juggles logic and defies gravity, it is outrageous, it is ridiculous, it is funny, it is savage, it is silly. It is s symphony in gagtime, composed by an army and orchestrated by one man - Leo McCarey," Danny Peary.
El TopoEl Topo
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"Significantly, El Topo became the first major Midnight Movie," Danny Peary.
EmmanuelleEmmanuelle
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"Emmanuell is certainly the best soft-core sex film ever made," Danny Peary.
Enter the Dragon - Limited Edition Collector's SetEnter the Dragon - Limited Edition Collector's Set
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"The one and only Bruce Lee, at his remarkable best," Danny Peary.
Eraserhead (Limited Edition Collector's Box Set)Eraserhead (Limited Edition Collector's Box Set)
"This is one strange movie," Danny Peary.
Fantasia (Special 60th Anniversary Edition)Fantasia (Special 60th Anniversary Edition)
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"The most ambitious of the Disney features," Danny Peary.
Forbidden Planet (Two-Disc Special Edition)Forbidden Planet (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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"I have long been baffled as to why there is such a strong loyal cult following to Forbidden Planet," Danny Peary.
Force of EvilForce of Evil
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"Polonsky's film is the darkest, seediest, most claustrophobic entry to film noir," Danny Peary.
42nd Street (Keepcase)42nd Street (Keepcase)
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"It has elements of camp, but it has unmatched vitality, a strong sense of unity among its characters, and - most important because of the period in which it was made - a great deal of honesty," Danny Peary.
FreaksFreaks
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""Freaks is moving, harsh, poetic, and genuinelt tender" writes critic Penelope Gilliatt.
The Girl Can't Help It (Cinema Classics Collection)The Girl Can't Help It (Cinema Classics Collection)
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"As a rock 'n' roll movie, it is far and away the best of the many made during the rockin' fifties," Danny Peary.
GreetingsGreetings
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"What makes Greetings so special is that it is the rare film which is made for filmmakers and film students as much as it is for the young, alienated, angry generation," Danny Peary.
Gun CrazyGun Crazy
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"Gun Crazy has been the object of cult adulation," Danny Peary.
Halloween (Divimax 25th Anniversary Edition)Halloween (Divimax 25th Anniversary Edition)
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"Halloween ranks as the most profitable independently made feature of all time," Danny Peary (Eman: That was until Blair Witch Project)
The Beatles A Hard Day's NightThe Beatles A Hard Day's Night
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"A real treasure," Danny Peary.
The Harder They Come - Criterion CollectionThe Harder They Come - Criterion Collection
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"Jamaica's stunning first feature," Danny Peary.
Harold and MaudeHarold and Maude
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"One of the runaway cult favorites of the seventies," Danny Peary.
The Honeymoon Killers - Criterion CollectionThe Honeymoon Killers - Criterion Collection
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"A strangely captivating, cleverly scripted B-movie-like thriller full of odd yet interesting characters, all wonderfully acted," Danny Peary.
House of WaxHouse of Wax
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"House of Wax is by no means a great film, but even in the flat two-dimensional version shown on TV it is great fun," Danny Peary.
I Married a Monster From Outer SpaceI Married a Monster From Outer Space
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"Horror and science fiction fans come to realize that the outrageous title is totally unsuited for what is basically an intelligent, atmospheric, subtly made sci-fi thriller," Danny Peary.
The Val Lewton Horror Collection with Martin Scorsese Presents Val Lewton Documentary (Cat People / The Curse of the Cat People / I Walked with a Zombie ... / The Seventh Victim / Shadows in the Dark)The Val Lewton Horror Collection with Martin Scorsese Presents Val Lewton Documentary (Cat People / The Curse of the Cat People / I Walked with a Zombie ... / The Seventh Victim / Shadows in the Dark)
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"More than any other Lewton film, I Walked With A Zombie relies on atmosphere to transmit fright," Danny Peary.
Invasion of the Body SnatchersInvasion of the Body Snatchers
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"The best of an SF subgenre which deals with aliens taking over the bodies of everyone in a particular community," Danny Peary.