Cult/strange films

[Clovius Boofus]

The Night Porter is worth a mention, and it certainly comes under the cult/strange category.

[Anonymous Claret]

One by One Rik Mayall's last film.

It is not easy to find this film. Very low budget and some of the acting isn't great. I think the budget was only about £25,000 but Rik really wanted to do the film. He died shortly after making it.


https://www.bitchute.com/video/QJvSFXL2rhHx

[stateofthenation]

Some big hitters missing:

The Big Lebowski
Brazil
Naked Lunch

[Dressinggown]

From Dusk till Dawn (1986).

Starring:

Harvey Keitel
Juliette Lewis
George Clooney
Quentin Tarantino

An average crime thriller goes mental when they cross the Mexican border.

[Quicknick]

I tried to remember the title of this film when the thread was new but couldn't. It's come to me. I saw it on a long-haul flight. I think it's brilliant: Deadfall [2012].

[Hipper]

Bad Taste.

Peter Jackson has now become an industry leader in the film business with Lord of the Rings etc.

His first attempts at producing a film included the above which took about 2 years to raise the £20,000 to complete.

It's a Gorefest comedy shot in New Zealand and one of the few films that I have ever laughed so much watching.

Definitely one of those if you've had a few beers !

Looked at this a few days ago. It is exactly as you said but I didn't find it interesting or funny - boring in fact. It reminded me of a longer version of a Monty Python sketch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMEKcIHvc5o

[Hipper]

I don't think Jacques Tati has been mentioned. He only made about seven films but they all have his peculiar way of filming, all visuals and sounds but little relevant dialogue.

The most famous is probably 'Monsieur Hulot's Holiday', the best 'Mon Oncle' and 'Playtime' and 'Trafic' get an honourable mention:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004244/?re ... s%2520tati

[AlargeClaret]

Might have had a mention but the original Bad Lieutenant with Harvey Keitel is grim but excellent film . Not to be confused with the entertaining but ludicrously OTT “ re-hash” with Nicolas Cage .

[Hipper]

I'm Your Man. On FilmFour recently. A woman has a robot designed especially based on her desires and has to live with it for three weeks as a project. Of course she is cold at first but then warms to it and finally........... A gentle romantic comedy really but a bit odd of course.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13087796/? ... _all_ttl_1

[karatekid]

Dead Man’s Shoes about to start on Film 4

[Taffy on the wing]

"A field in England" Ben Wheatley.....its strange alright.

[Taffy on the wing]

Perfect Days is on Prime at the moment (free trial on MUBI).

It doesn’t really fit the cult/strange tag but is probably one that goes under the radar. 2 hours of a man cleaning public toilets in Tokyo and not speaking much. It’s very good.

What a soundtrack too!

[Taffy on the wing]

"Women in love" Glenda Jackson, Alan Bates, Oliver Reed.

My favourite film so far this year was
"Caught by the tides"
A Chinese film with very little dialogue shot over 25 yrs during the 3 Gorges dam project....
it's a romance underneath it all.......feast for the eye & unlike anything else i've seen.

"Gothic" Ken Russell ....great stuff.

[Dark Cloud]

"Tyrannosaur".

[Pickles]

Has The Lobster been mentioned?

https://www.youtube.com/@Omeleto

This channel is great for short films, some really varied styles and ideas on there.

[ollieclarets8]

'The Flood' - about a group of convicts and guards during a Louisiana hurricane must fight a horde of giant, hungry alligators that have infiltrated a police station due to rising floodwaters.

Strange and an absolute heap of shite.