Best B-movies that flopped in the theatre--but you loved?

[respectmeordye3]

My list:


Paparazzi:

Cool action flick shows Paparazzi the way they really are.



UHF:

Great comedy starring Weird Al



Heavy Weights:

Just, a hilarious film.


Almost any Hulk Hogan movie:

Cheesy but fun.


The Marine:

Less cheesy than Hogan's films but just as fun.


That's all I can remember for now--more will likely follow......

[LilCerberus]

Harley Davidson & The Marlboro Man
I first saw this at the pique of my wannabe stage, right after I talked my Dad into getting me this '85 Virago 1000 Midnight Special, & I dunno, it just kinda stuck to me.

I thought the opening credits sequence was pretty cool, & at the time, it was good to find out that Robert Ginty was still alive.

Plus, that part at the very beginning where Mickey Rourke gives it a little too much gas, lets the clutch out a little too fast, & the bike almost gets away from him always brings a smile to my face. And that part at the very end where he tries to "steer" his bike, & it almost gets away from him, that's kinda cute too.

[Joe]

grindhouse

[RCMerchant]

WILLARD-the original 1971 version was a hit (believe it or not...saw it at a movie theater on it's first run...I was 8, I believe),but the remake with Crispin Glover dived...and I enjoyed that a lot! More so than the first.

[Andrew]

"The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension"

As I understand it bombed and the studio even went bankrupt.  Still, I love this one.  Where else can you find John Lithgow yelling, "Laugh while you can, monkey boy!"

[MoronBoy]

Super Mario Brothers

Loved it when it came out on video, still like it today.

[Torgo]

[Allhallowsday]

WILLARD-the original 1971 version was a hit (believe it or not...saw it at a movie theater on it's first run...I was 8, I believe),but the remake with Crispin Glover dived...and I enjoyed that a lot! More so than the first.

Also saw WILLARD on first release back in 1971, somewhat older than you RCMerchant, it was the same theatre in which I watched ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES.  Loved both films though I haven't seen that WILLARD since! 

How 'bout the despised HOWARD THE DUCK?  Hardly a "B" movie, but it sure flopped!

[Trevor]

 

Gymkata is my all time favourite and yes, I did see it in the theatre in 1986 when it arrived in Zimbabwe. A full theatre it was too.

I can't wait for Andrew's review.