101 Cult Movies You Must See Before You Die

(back cover) Un Chien Andalou * The Rocky Horror Picture Show * El Topo * The Blob * Donnie Darko * Faster, Pussycat! Kill, Kill! * Chelsea Girls * Easy Rider * Beyond the Valley of the Dolls * Performance * The Blues Brothers * Reefer Madness * Tommy * The Toxic Avenger * Attack of the Killer Tomatoes * The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension * Basket Case * Office Space * Clerks * The Room * Hairspray * Rushmore * Twilight of the Ice Nymphs * The Hitcher *...
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Un Chien Andalou * The Rocky Horror Picture Show * El Topo * The Blob * Donnie Darko * Faster, Pussycat! Kill, Kill! * Chelsea Girls * Easy Rider * Beyond the Valley of the Dolls * Performance * The Blues Brothers * Reefer Madness * Tommy * The Toxic Avenger * Attack of the Killer Tomatoes * The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension * Basket Case * Office Space * Clerks * The Room * Hairspray * Rushmore * Twilight of the Ice Nymphs * The Hitcher * Kamikaze Girls * Heathers * Manhunter * Napoleon Dynamite * Harold and Maude * The Wiz * Barbarella * Pink Flamingos * Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia * The Servant * Rebel Without a Cause * Night of the Hunter * Plan Nine from Outer Space * This Is Spinal Tap * The Princess Bride * Amazon Women on the Moon * Vampyros Lesbos * The Lickerish Quartet * Blow-Up

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If you've ever spent a day in the company of Barbarella or Withnail, gone surreal with Un Chien Andalou, found yourself able to recite every line from The Blues Brothers, then, 101 Cult Movies You Must See Before You Die is the book for you. From the psychotic delights of The Rocky Horror Picture Show to Mad Max, cult films have broken every rule and challenged every moviegoer's perception.

Stars who are cult in one movie may be definitely not in another; people ignored in their own time can become cult heroes after their death. Movies gain cult status for a weird and wonderful array of reasons--for the iconic acting of stars such as John Belushi and Holly Hunter, or because of a series of bizarre, amusing, or macabre incidences. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! became a cult favorite for its satire of Hollywood horror movies and topical concerns of America in the late 1970s.

With insight from critics, film historians, and academics, 101 Cult Movies You Must See Before You Die offers a breadth of knowledge, insight, and passion about the movies you simply can't help but watch. This book pays homage to decades of dark themes and outlandish characters. It takes a fascinating look back through decades of unforgettable films that have defined cult movies.

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Steven Jay Schneider is a film critic, scholar, and producer. He is editor of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, 101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die, and 101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die, all available from Barron's. He is also the author and editor of many other books on film.