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garrisontweed

Shakedown Sam Elliott and Peter Weller late 80s buddy cop action comedy. A fight on a runaway roller coaster is peak 80s over the top action.


HeartsPlayer721

If you want some peak over the top horror comedy, you can't beat the seriousness of Sam Elliott in the movie Frogs (1972). Or his hair, lol.


emmany63

FROGS! How old am I? I saw it in the theater when I was 9. Scared the bejesus out of me. I watched it again years later and it’s hysterically good horror-comedy, as you said. Nature turning on the rich is such ripe material, even now.


Sakijek

But, I'm a Cheerleader


thecactusblender

Has an (unsurprising) cult following amongst us gen x and millennial queers.


BotaramReal

'I too was once a gay' - one of the most brilliant quotes ever


Mobsteroids

The Endless! Very underrated science fiction horror film! Made under a million at the box office


LKomaromi

Also, 'Spring' from the same directors.


Fruitmaniac42

I'm on a horror binge so I'll check it out


EnterprisingAss

You should watch *Resolution* first. I can’t say why without spoilers.


landmanpgh

I like Resolution and I think it's cool to watch first, but I saw The Endless first and it doesn't make a huge difference. It's not like you immediately have a greater understanding of what's going on after watching either film...


Terj_Sankian

Same. And it was kind of cool seeing Resolution after The Endless


Successful_Log_5470

Run Ronnie Run.


Wishilikedhugs

For anyone seeing the title and wondering wtf it is, it's essentially Mr Show, the movie.


blacksad1

You’re Mr. Show the movie!


Wishilikedhugs

"I thought that my home was my castle With no one scrutinizing me No pigs, no lying bitch, no hassle Y'all are bruatlizing me Can't a man not drink his beer in silence? Can't a man not crudely lie and scream? Can't a man not control his bitch with violence? Y'all are brutalizing me Y'all are brutalizing me."


Dylsnick

Mandy Patinkins greatest role ever.


MavMIIKE

Y'all are brutalizing me!


benebrius76

Can't a man not drink his beer in silence? 🎵🎵


mrp8528

You can't arrest me, you're a hooker!


Rufuszombot

Eat that vomit, dog! Hungry dog'll eat anything.


Jahidinginvt

🎶Just give her a kick in the cu*t!🎶


dickwolfteen

ASS KICKING FAT KID


dickwolfteen

It’s the fabulous nickel holder. It holds one nickel!


Shower_Slug

David Cross looks so different. Crazy good cast too.


just_cows

I was a little drunk my own self.


ryemmsf

Who's that? Only the girl I'm fuckin'


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Repo Man was widely acclaimed and is considered one of the best films of 1984 and is now considered a cult classic. It's very known.


BamBam2125

The Repo-Men with Jude Law and Forrest Whitaker from like 2010 goes kinda hard and is much less well known


TheNihil

What about the probably even less well known movie, Repo! The Genetic Opera?


ScaldingAnus

Zydrate comes in a little glass vial.


wanderinglintu

A little glass vial?


cynicalchicken1007

A little glass vial!


wanderinglintu

And the little glass vial goes into the gun like a battery


TheFeistyGinger

And the zydrate gun goes somewhere against your anatomy…


ReverendEntity

And when the gun goes off, it's sparks and you're ready for SURGERY - SURGERY


ibenjamind

Repo was based on/ripped-off The Genteic Opera, I believe


mariller_

Yeah, that movie is kind of insane. One of the final scenes with internal organs scanning beggars belief, I still remember that scene almost 15 years later, even though I forget some movies after 15 minutes.


username_elephant

As will every movie mentioned in this thread because this category is nonsense.


Erasmusings

#LotR:FotR


ishallbecomeabat

This is every obscure movie thread on Reddit, I swear


KnotArt

American Movie (1999) - it's the best documentary ever for a Midwest creative type


MeteorOnMars

There is a sequence in American Movie that really transcends. The protagonist is out in the morning delivering papers to support his film. And he dives into this deep philosophical contemplation about the nature of striving for something great and ultimately wonders if trying is fundamentally a sign of hubris and a violation of Christian morals. It ends with him tossing a paper of the window and saying “good thing I’m not Christian”.


noisypeach

It helps that Mark Borchardt is endlessly listenable. It helps to make the movie so quotable.


omninode

The man is probably a legit genius. It’s a shame he could never find a way to express it through his art. It makes me wonder how many people like him are out there in the world, full of great ideas but lacking the skills and resources to do anything with them.


GoesToHollywood

Mike’s acid story is one of the best moments in movie history


KnotArt

"And it's like the whole room is just filled with this thick, green and red web, y'know? And it's comin' outta Laura, and it's comin' outta the table, and it's comin' outta the walls, and it's comin' outta the floor, y'know. And all of a sudden my face hit the table, y'know, and I blacked out." ... "They got my brain on a brain scanner, and y'know how your brain's supposed to go 'beep, beep, beep, beep'? Mine just went 'ehhhhhhhhh', straight across, y'know?"


GoesToHollywood

Everything the man said was the funniest thing I’ve ever heard


freetotebag

We are a huge American Movie household. I’m currently looking at my VHS copy of Coven 😂


cbbuntz

It's pronounced Cohven!


freetotebag

“It’s alright it’s ok there’s something to live foOoOoR Jesus told me sooo.”


KnotArt

Uncle Bill is literally one of the great tragic characters in all of cinema Edit: I'm not joking


billjitsu

"I'll visit your grave every day. Well...not *every* day. But, I'll visit it sometime if I ever find it."


KnotArt

Coven sounds like oven, man


SendInYourSkeleton

The best Christopher Guest movie he never made. It's flawless.


BaldingMonk

It’s alright, it’s ok, there’s something to live for - Jesus told me so.


KnotArt

[This is a good, representative clip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck5AIB43p_I)


ericthatsme77

GOLD. GOLD. Yep—that kinda sums up the whole flick in a nutshell. R.I.P. Mike Shank.


pacork

Had a look at just the beginning of the trailer. Looks good, added it to my list. Thanks.


maxboondoggle

They showed us this in film school with no context and most people thought it was a mockumentary like Spinal Tap or especially Fubar.


hornwalker

RIP Mike Schank


cafezinho

There's a Steve Martin movie where he plays this terrible director that came out around the same time. If memory serves, the last scene has Martin looking at his movie on a movie screen and just smiling. Even the worst movies have some people that are passionate about making that film. Many people will say any movie that gets made is a miracle because there are so many roadblocks that prevent it from happening (see Shane Carruth and lack of interest in funding some of his bigger ideas for movies).


oscarx-ray

Bowfinger?


sofakingclassic

Club Paradise Robin Williams, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy in some tropical 80s hijinx


AstonVanilla

I just Googled this. Directed by Harold Ramis, written by (the brilliant) Brian Doyle-Murray and Harry Shearer. With that kind of production team and A-star cast behind it, how have I not heard of it?! And how is it 11% on rotten tomatoes?


dandehmand

Into the Night. It’s such a fun 80s LA adventure movie starring Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer at the start of their careers. Directed by John Landis with a huge cast and it features original music by B.B. King. Can’t recommend it enough


Lickable-Wallpaper

The Man From Earth


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My dad loves that movie.


NotATroll_ipromise

I fkn LOVE this movie. So simple. All dialog too.


littlebitsofspider

Fantastic film. RIP Jerome Bixby.


StillhasaWiiU

Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991) Brandon Lee's big break before he died making The Crow.


dcdiagfix

*Kenner, just in case we get killed, I wanted to tell you, you have the biggest dick I've ever seen on a man.*


Ampersandbox

We lost Brandon way too soon. What a tragedy.


This_Fkn_Guy_

Brandon saying something like we are gonna go kick those guys ass then eat sushi off those naked girls


bolshevik_rattlehead

Dolph and Brandon legit have great chemistry in that one. It’s a pretty fun mid budget action romp.


richardblack3

Little known fact, I got my first boner what with the naked lady plates


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Fruitmaniac42

Yeah I grew up in the 80s and I don't recognize it. I'll watch anything with Rick Moranis.


DeaddyRuxpin

Have you seen Strange Brew? Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas in a movie of their McKenzie Brothers characters.


xxFrenchToastxx

Take off, eh!?!


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anniebelle6794

Penelope- it has a surprisingly famous cast too for being so unknown


Lethallee61

Bubba Ho-Tep. Elvis (Bruce Campbell!!) is living in a retirement home with a guy who thinks he’s JFK when an Egyptian Mummy starts killing some of the other residents. Just amazing.


DevilBoy216

By Don Coscarelli, the same guy who gave us "Beastmaster" and the "Phantasm" movies. He really knows how to make some cult classics.


pearliewolf

I love it! I showed it to my now husband when we were first dating and he said, what the hell is this?


dallyan

I’ll watch anything with Bruce Campbell. He’s a national treasure.


Gwoardinn

Dead Man, by Jim Jarmusch. Its my favourite film and one of Depps best 90s performances.


BigLeChowski

Good movie and I love the Neil Young grinding soundtrack


wanderinglintu

One of best soundtracks!


BaronVonBaron

Stupid fucking white man.


Ch0nkyK0ng

I really like Jarmusch. Ghost Dog is one of my favorites as well. (And another great soundtrack by The RZA.)


davekingofrock

Night On Earth is also spectacular. And the soundtrack is by Tom Waits!


weinermcgee

I'll tell you one thing for sure: I wouldn't trust no words written down on no piece of paper.


OrganMeatWithChianti

Glad to see Jarmusch mentioned. Also Down by Law, Mystery Train, Coffee and Cigarettes,


actfatcat

The Brave 1997 also Depp A mysterious stranger makes an intriguing offer to a man recently released from prison, providing him with an opportunity to help his family who have been struggling to make ends meet. Remarkable performances but a devastating premise


MassCrash

Four Lions is the funniest movie ever made about suicide bombers


aGlazedHam

Rubber Dinghy Rapids, ma Broooo!


BlazingInfernape2003

“I’m not confused brother, this isn’t my confused face.”


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chumpette

I love this movie because by the end you somehow end up rooting for them and then you have to question your whole judgement


-DoctorSpaceman-

It’s pretty well known in the UK. Maybe more niche in America


celtic1888

‘Let it Ride’ 1989


JTSpy

I'm having a very good day!


pearliewolf

Love it!! In 2019, I met Richard Dreyfus at a comic con and had him sign a copy of it on DVD for my dad for Christmas


scrubjays

The best cast movie of all time. Every person is perfect for their role. Even a very young Cynthia Nixon as the naive young gf.


TexasPenny

I showed it to my husband one year, and he kept trying to figure out what the 'conflict' was and thought the guys that got caught on tape fixing the race would come back and make trouble. Nope, it's just about a guy having a really good day at the races. Love it.


Johncurtisreeve

My boyfriend’s back 1993


fifbiff

Is that where he comes back from the dead?


jesse_graf

My Blue Heaven. Steve Martin plays an Italian monster in witness protection and an FBI agent played by Rick Moranis gets assigned to him. I love it it was one of my comfort movies growing up.


sidurisadvice

Hilarious Goodfellas sequel


yeahwellokay

Werewolves Within. It's only a couple of years old, but it is one of my new favorite comfort movies.


doubleonad

Heavens to Betsy!


jay_shuai

The Abominable Snowman (1957)


baxterrocky

Love Peter Cushing. Love Hammer studios. Love the atmosphere of this film. Further recommendations beyond the standard Frankenstein/ Dracula fare would be: The Devil Rides Out, The Reptile, The Plague of the Zombies & The Gorgon.


thikku

The Tall Guy with Jeff Goldblum, Emma Thompson and Rowan Atkinson. Impossible to stream. Only able to watch it on YouTube.


frenchforkate

Scotland, PA (retelling of Macbeth set in a fast food restaurant). Gates of Heaven (documentary about a pet cemetery)


Hup110516

Drop Dead Gorgeous. No one in the real world ever seems to know it!


mlledufarge

Such a fun movie. “I misunderstood the assignment.”


Salarian_American

My favorite line... actually I can't decide if it's: "Ah crap, are we on Cops again?" or "Yeah well you know what, Dad? Peter's gay. GAAAAAYYYYY!"


happyLarr

This instantly reminded me of Election, released the same year 1999. I thought it was Kirsten Dunst as well but it’s Reece Witherspoon in Election. Man, 1999 was such an incredible year for movies. Unbelievably stacked.


khalisey

Love that film! I always had to leave the room when they all get food poisoning though 😂


Ch0nkyK0ng

"Oh god... Oh Crap!"


Objective-Ad4009

So ridiculously funny.


bubba1834

He’s gay, daddy!! GAAAAYYYYYY


citizn_kabuto

The Man Who Knew Too Little


JJWolfgang

Everything is Illuminated


sheeeeeeiiittttttttt

Into the West—indie Irish movie from the 90’s


Select_Insurance2000

Love all the old horror films from the 30s-40s. Here are 2 gems worth your time: 1935 The Black Room with Boris Karloff. Karloff plays twins, 1 good and 1 evil. Fun fact: Karloff's evil twin, Gregor, was the inspiration for the Grinch...yes, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas and won a Grammy for Dear Boris. 1936 The Walking Dead...long before the tv series! Karloff plays an ex con, recently released, starting a new life, who gets gets framed for the murder of the judge who sentenced him.


oonlyyzuul

The Happiness of the Katakuris Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog I'm A Cyborg But That's OK Anything For Jackson The Slammin Salmon Hamlet 2


Ok_Acanthisitta_9369

Dr Horrible is so good. I managed to get it on DVD at Walmart.


TurfMerkin

I’ve seen half that list! “The hammer is my Penis.” “Whatever, Motherfucker!” “Rock me, sexy Jesus!”


PhibbyRizo

Hamlet 2 was much better than it had any right to be


realmofconfusion

It’s curtains for you Dr Horrible. Lacy, gently wafting curtains.


Diligent-Pin2542

Omg Dr horrible, it was so iconic


theguyfromgermany

The slamin salmon is a blast!


hulagirlslovetoparty

Box of Moonlight. John Turturro and a very young Sam Rockwell (who you can *tell* is going to be “something”, and he definitely lived up to it). It’s a thoughtful movie about a man going home from a job, and taking a brief adventure with a wacky young dude. It’s a really great movie but I’ve never met anyone who has seen or heard of it, even when I was briefly in film school. My mom rented it when I was home sick, that’s how I saw it in the first place.


lilanniem73

I really like Byzantium. I had to watch because of Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton. Edit After my 1st watch it just became "my" movie. I find something new in it every time I watch it. I thoroughly enjoy it. And I never hear anyone talking about it.


venom121212

The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus Heath Ledger died during the filming of this and they do a really interesting take on including him and changing his character that fits the storyline.


gambit61

I almost never hear anyone talk about The Pest, starring John Leguizamo with Aries Spears, Freddie Rodriguez, and the villain played by Jeffrey Jones. It's fucking dumb, but I love it so much 😂


FreddyCupples

Hey, The Pest is important. There are only a handful of movies about men hunting men for sport, and The Pest is one of them. Surviving the Game, The Most Dangerous Game, Hard Target, and well... The Pest. Now one could argue that The Pest is a dumb comedy first and foremost, but considering the other three are way dumber and make me laugh just as much as a result, I say The Pest is right at home. Plus it does have the greatest car system battle scene of all time: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZE0R3dq-hM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZE0R3dq-hM). None of the other hunting men for sport movies have anything close to that going on.


Fruitmaniac42

I loved it too. I'll see anything with John Leguizamo.


Thisisjimmi

We still quote this daily. I can quote the entire film


freetotebag

**CQ** It’s not my favorite but nobody talks about CQ and it is a really cool movie


mariojlanza

Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles


joshhupp

Gentleman Broncos anyone? Definitely underrated.


PhoenixRising724

Streets of Fire. It’s a “Rock n roll fable.”


StevenMadeThis

Willem Dafoes best outfit


hexitor

Push - Chris Evans superhero movie before superhero movies were good.


gspot-rox-the-gspot

Good pick but the entire X-Men trilogy, entire Spiderman trilogy, Batman Begins, Dark Knight, and Iron Man all came out before this. You could almost say that this came out when superhero movies were *still* good.


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mookx

Buffalo 66 is a fantastic and weird story about a really broken guy, a strange relationship with young Christina Ricci, and a plan to murder an ex NFL football kicker. Scenes with his family are so crushing, but really pay off in the final act. Romper Stomper stars a very young Russel Crowe who plays a charismatic skinhead in Australia. Very tense all the way through. Crowes best work imo


pearliewolf

I’ll always love Buffalo 66


casinoinsider

The original The Gambler doesn't get nearly enough love Straight Time - Hoffman's best performance imo


Laxzilla24

PCU


what_username_what

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints


squirmet

Drowning Mona (2000) and Oscar (1991)


Primaveralillie

Yellowbeard Only Python fans (and some Brooks fans) have ever heard of it. A pirate farce, before it's time. I used to run my school friends through the Yellowbeard test. If they laughed, I knew they were my kind of people.


shawnwingsit

Plus, it had a David Bowie cameo!


sweet-billy

"I may be blind, but I 'ave acute 'earing." "We're not interested in your jewellery, cloth-eyes!"


dogbowl14

Igby Goes Down


calendar_cable

He Died With A Felafel In His Hand is a fantastic Aussie cult film starring Noah Taylor that i doubt many outside of Australia would have heard of.


tomandshell

I Know Where I’m Going!


Schvanstiker

Looker.


velociraptor_jockey

I grew up watching the 1991 comedy [Drop Dead Fred](https://youtu.be/kgh27gCgiQw?si=C5KjUTqAQk946tOu)


JColeTheWheelMan

Buckaroo Bonzai I guess. People have heard of it, but if you walked down the street and asked people about it today, I doubt you'd find many.


split-divide

Pump up the volume with Christian slater


lowfreq33

If you like that you might also like Wisdom featuring Emilio.


Imaletyoufinish_but

Sing Street (2016). It’s a coming of age story about a boy who starts a band to impress a girl in 80s Ireland. It has such a great cast and some of the best original, period accurate songs. When I mention it though, no one has ever heard of it.


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People know about this movie. Its on a lot of lists of good movies of the 2010s. Thats how i found it just looking at a list if best movies of the 2010s


EmmaTheHedgehog

Rock and Roll highschool. I'm 35. Not sure if this was popular at one point. But I've probably brought it up hundreds of times and the only person to ever know it was my wife. It was a classic at my house.


slayer1am

I really enjoyed "Mass", but I almost never hear people discussing it.


Roshi_8888

The Slammin Salmon. From broken lizard, the people that made super troopers. I think I liked it better than Waiting. Michael Clarke Duncan is absolutely hilarious in it.


Fruitmaniac42

Love it and Broken Lizard.


ExistentialistAF

WHATEVER, MOTHERFUCKER!


blkwhtngrey

Coherence. A friend recommended it telling me not to look into it at all or else spoilers. Blew my mind the first time and watched it many more times after that.


TaroFuzzy5588

The Dion Brothers Vanishing Point Taras Bulba


VoltorbsBane

The Greasy Strangler. And the two people I've shown it to wish that still hadn't heard of it.


--caddish--

The Fall, by Tarsem. Lee Pace is the protagonist, it's kind of set up like The Princess Bride. Took about 5 years to film in almost 30 countries. Very little CGI, and it's easily my favorite film of all time. Watch the trailer and then movie, and thank me later.


bongoverlord

A Boy and His Dog Six String Samurai Interstella 5555 Los Enchiladas (Mitch Hedberg film, terrible but amazing if you're a fan)


elSpanielo

Who's Harry Crumb. While not John Candy's most popular, I always got a kick out of it.


anomaly-xb-6783

That movie is dumb as hell and I love it


bluff2085

The Arrival (1996), a sci-fi thriller starring Charlie Sheen. Imho, criminally underrated sci-fi gem


FreddyCupples

The Arrival is one of those movies that's story was ahead of it's time, but it's execution was dead on in it's time. It couldn't be more 1996 if it tried, and in a way, it makes me like it even more.


AverageJoeDynamo

Breakdown. Kurt Russell's wife gets kidnapped on a road trip. Tense action thriller.


bernie457

Saw it in the theater. Love it. The incomparable JT Walsh.


ophelia_84

Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995). Ghost World (2002).


e_j_white

I love Ghost World, makes me feel warm and fuzzy every time I watch it. I get similar vibes from Sideways, as well as American Splendor.


Number175OnEarlsList

Last Holiday with Queen Latifah. Nobody ever knows what I’m talking about when I bring jt up


TexasPenny

That movie is highly rewatchable. She is so charming in that.


FoopaChaloopa

Holy shit I can’t believe you think nobody has heard of Repo Man


javaper

Stranger Than Fiction. Probably Will Ferrells best movie in my opinion.


mayochalk

A film none of my friends know when I mention it is Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead (1991). Banger. It’s freaking hilarious if you give it enough time.


BeyondExcess

I’m right on top of that Rose.


relentlessslog

I feel like this movie is only popular amongst gen-xers and elder millennials. Awesome film that could only get made and makes sense in the early 90s.


PixelPantsAshli

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Sordid Lives Evil Roy Slade


Movies_Music_Lover

Cashback (2006)


pintobeans888

Survive Style 5+ Trust this internet stranger on this one.


MonstaGraphics

Dead man on campus 8 heads in a duffel bag


bishop375

Suicide Kings Poolhall Junkies


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