I LOVE cult movies!! I have a large collection of movies that I lend out to friends. i enjoy turning people on to new movies they wouldn't normally consider. I like weird, twisted tales and interesting characters. I idolize John Waters, David Cronenberg, David Lynch, to name a few.
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Valley of the Dolls is melodramatic and trashy and that's why I LOVE this movie. The film follows the careers of three innocent girls on their journey through life, which becomes corrupted by fame, booze and pills (a.k.a dolls). Most of the characters are over the top and their behavior runs the extremes from sickening sweet to ego maniacs. Schmaltzy songs and dance numbers along with the corny soundtrack add to the unintended humor of the film.
An overbearing, invalid mother gets trapped in her home and tormented by hooligans.
Lady In A Cage (1964) stars Olivia de Havilland as the smothering, controlling mother who is recuperating from a hip operation. She is quite wealthy and has had an elevator installed in her home, which she uses to travel from one floor to another. During one fateful trip, the power goes out and she is stuck in her elevator which resembles a cage. Various degenerates come upon the scene (including one played by James Caan), tormenting the trapped woman, violating her home and stealing her possessions.
Olivia de Havilland's melodramatic acting, frantic voice-overs and contorted facial expressions notably add to the campy quality of the film. Also, there is an implied sub-plot that her son is gay and would rather kill himself then live another day with his dominant mother.
Lady In A Cage has a wonderful title sequence, interesting cinematography, suspense, violence, drugs/alcohol, juvenile delinquents, prostitutes, and pawn shops all centered around one hot afternoon.
Polyester stars Divine as Francine Fishpaw, an unhappy housewife whose porno-theater owner husband's adulterous behavior drives her into alcoholism. To make things worse, her daughter Lulu gets knock-up by Bo Bo (Stiv Bators of Lords of the New Church), a juvenile delinquent and her son Dexter, is the infamous Foot Stomper wanted by the law. To top it off, her mother is trying to drive her mad and embezzle Francine's money by using her slimy boyfriend (Tab Hunter) as bait. Luckily, she has Cuddles (Edith Massey) who is a true friend and the only person in this rotten world she can count on.
Polyester is one of my top favorite films by John Waters (Pink Flamingos). Drawing inspiration from his idol William Castle, John Waters cleverly adds his own gimmick creation to the movie called Odorama. The film has classic one liners and also stars Mink Stole.
Coffy (1973) stars Pam Grier (Jackie Brown), along with Sid Haig (House of 1000 Corpses) and other seasoned actors. The acting in the film is sensational and adds to the powerful script that is funny, action-packed and disturbing. Pam Grier believably portrays Coffy, a bad-ass woman that is sexy, smart and tough.
Coffy is out to settle the score after her kid sister gets hooked on smack. Coffy hunts down the guilty drug pushers and takes the law in her own hands to get even. After a violent attack on her friend, she decides to infiltrate the mob in order to bring down the whole drug cartel. Coffy uses her seductive ways to earn trust within the tight circle. She is willing to stop at nothing to achieve her goal.
The film contains great dialogue and outrageous costumes. The character King George, who is a pimp, looks the part in form fitting jumpsuits, platform shoes, hats, etc. Coffy wears low-cut dresses, go-go boots, etc. The film is a wonderful time capsule of early 70's fashion.
Coffy was written and directed by Jack Hill, who was also the man behind Foxy Brown and one of my all time favorite movies, Switchblade Sisters.
Mommie Dearest is based on the book of the same name, written by Joan Crawford's adopted daughter Christina. According to the book, Joan Crawford terrorized her two adopted children through horrific verbal, mental and physical abuse. The whole premise of a famous Hollywood legend, behaving in such a way, already laid the ground work for a larger than life story. Then to top it off, Crawford was a neat freak who wanted to control the world around her; which lead her to command all night cleaning and gardening sessions. The transformation of the written story to the big screen had the addition of heavy lipstick, big hair and sparkling evening gowns; therefore the camp meter was bound to go up.
Faye Dunaway portrays Joan Crawford in an amazing, over-the-top performance that is pure camp. Her melodramatic performance is extremely rememberable, quite terrifying and down right hilarious. Dunaway just assume forget about this role, but the fans love her performance.
I'm weird, wacky, funny, compassionate, goofy, nerdy, intelligent, creative, unconventional, friendly, stylish, fair, hard working, and honest. ENTJ, Monkey, Libra and in numerology a one.
I need my dolls!!!
