Bad/Trashy but Entertaining: I need suggestions for my upcoming bad movie fest

[LGD]

Hello everybody.  Although I am hardly a connoisseur of bad film, I have watched my fair share of terrible movies and enjoyed almost all of them to the degree it is possible too.  Unfortunately most of my friends (with the exception of one who considers Leprechaun 3 a pinnacle of modern cinema) have not gotten the chance to experience the worst that film has to offer, and with HS over forever I am going to be arranging a little film festival this wednesday.  I already have some ideas about what to show, but I wanted some input from you guys about films I might have missed.  Keep in mind that I want these to be bad but entertaining (i.e. I'm not doing Manos: The Hands of Fate because its too painful to watch for more than 20 minutes at a stretch) and I don't want everything to be horror films.

This is what I'm looking at right now, but the entire line up is subject to change:

1) Evil Dead 2
2) Army of Darkness
3) Cemetary Man
4) Six String Samurai
5) Plan 9 From Outer Space
6) Gymkata
7) Probably a Leprechaun movie of some sort for my above mentioned friend


Any input before Wednesday is greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

[mr. henry]

for a kick ass zombie flick...Dead Alive...it belongs in the the same category of masterpieces as Evil Dead. get the unedited version from an independent movie renter...

also Basket Case (the first one only!!!)

for trash, try to find John Waters' Pink Flamingos...or, to a lesser extent, something from Russ Meyer...

good luck with your fest...

[Feathertop]

Well, since you seem to have enough horror films in the mix I'll forego my usual recommendations of ASSIGNMENT TERROR, FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACE MONSTER and THE MUMMY AND THE CURSE OF THE JACKALS and skip to other genres:

THE CLONES OF BRUCE LEE - An INCREDIBLY bad Kung Fu movie with a beautifully tasteless premise: British secret agents extract cell samples from the dying martial arts superstar on his death bed. Since e-bay wasn't around yet, they can't auction the cell samples off, so instead they use them to create 3 clones to form an elite crime-fighting/espionage unit. The film features not one but TWO Mad Scientists, one of whom plans to conquer the world with an army of bronze men.
 
HIGH SCHOOL CAESAR - Raging Youth movie about a leather-jacketed juvenile delinquent (played with unrelenting blandness by THE John Ashley) who runs his high school the way a Mafia Don runs his Family.(The title is supposed to put us in mind of the Edward G Robinson film LITTLE CAESAR.) This one's from the same mold as DADDY-O, UNTAMED YOUTH, THE BEATNIKS, HIGH SCHOOL HELLCATS ,HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL etc.  

THE PINK ANGELS - The notorious film about a gay motorcycle gang. What more can you say about this one?

OVERLORDS OF THE UFO - The WORST "UFO expose" to try to cash in on the success of CHARIOTS OF THE GODS.  UNBELIEVABLY lame photos, films and at times what look like little kids' drawings of encounters with aliens plus the screwiest pre-X-Files explanation for where the aliens come from. No description can do justice to how inept this film is.

[raj]

Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town (recent viewing) you can then even claim you'll show a movie with an Oscar winner in it.

[illcos]

you got to have 'leprechaun 5' for your friend - if you haven't seen this, you are deprived.  it's more blaxploitation than anything else - ice t is a rap producer that has a magic flute that makes terrible rappers seem good that he got from the leprechaun.  see ice t futility trying to fire a gun with the trigger finger that was bitten off hours earlier.  mind numbingly good!

[Drezzy]

ORGAZMO (if you can find it) - Trey Parker, half of the creators of SOUTH PARK, gives us a heartwarming tale of a young, innocent, Mormon man, Joe Young, that becomes engrossed into a world of lust, sex, and drugs: the porno industry. Due to the wickedness of the industry, Joe must use his martial arts abilities to right the wrongs. With his sidekick Choda-Boy (Dian Bacchar; Squeak in BASEketball), Orgazmo sets out on a quest for justice, safe sex, and the Latter-Day Saint way!

IT CAME FROM HOLLYWOOD (if you can find it) - Dan Aykroyd, Cheech & Chong, and others deliver clips from classic b-movies. Vintage b-grade horror and sci-fi flicks (such as IT CONQUERED THE WORLD), old school films about drugs (such as REEFER MADNESS), and various other genres of b-films are explored.

[JohnL]

Night of the Creeps
Chud 1 & 2
The Forbidden Zone

[Andrew]

A little heavy on the zombie movies (and zombie-like movies).  I would say mix in some more genre's.  A space opera like "Starcrash" or "Battle Beyond the Stars" would be good.  Also a nature gone wild movie like "Day of the Animals."  Last, but not to be forgotten, a giant monster movie.  "Godzilla vs. Monster Zero" is great.  Or, if you are looking for something a lot more "B," get one of the older Gamera movies.  "Gamera vs. Guiron" (aka "Attack of the Monsters") is lots of silly fun.

[BlackAngel]

For racing:
Death Race 2000, Gumball Rally

For comedy:
Teenage Catgirls in heat, Killer Clowns from Outer Space

For Horror:
I Spit on Your Grave

For Blaxpoitation:
Foxy Brown, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
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Meteor Man can kick Superman's ass

[LGD]

Thanks for all the input, I really appreciate the suggestions, its given me quite a bit more to work with.  Unfortunately the movie selection at my local place isn't as good as I thought so I may need to do some more hunting as they have niether Gymkata or Six String Samurai.  I agree the lineup probably is a little Zombie heavy (I like zombies), so Andrew is right that Starcrash or somehting would be a good idea.  I may drop one of the Sam Raimi flicks for that- most likely Army of Darkness since I think all the guys at least have seen that.  I'm also debating the merits of Leprechaun 4 vs. Lepreachaun 5- I've not seen either and I have no way to judge which is more "quality."  Other changes to the lineup probably also include me dropping "Plan 9" because most people have seen that, but I wouldn't know what to replace it with- definitely not a horror flick though  as I need to maintain a good balance.  Maybe "Rodan" would be a good choice... I remember liking it a lot when I was 12 or 13.

[The Burgomaster]

FRANKENSTEIN ISLAND

BRAIN OF BLOOD

QUEEN KONG

BLOOD FEAST

FRANKENSTEIN'S CASTLE OF FREAKS

NIGHT OF THE BLOODY APES

[illcos]

i should punch you in the face for recommending 'c.h.u.d. 2' - that's the WORST.  it's like watching 'encino man' and every character is pauly shore.

[illcos]

for god's sake, do not get 'leprechaun 4' - it's film stock is that of a made for tv movie on usa and the set design is probably worse (it looks like it was filmed in someone's basement).  it's seriously like an two hour episode of 'lexx', just more boring and with less t&a (which would be integral in a low budget space slasher movie like this).  you will be horrified you paid to rent this movie if you do - i'm telling you from experience, it's all about 'leprechaun in the hood'!

if you are looking for a zombie movie - why not get lucio fulci's 'zombie'.  the zombie vs. shark scene is always a crowd favorite.

[Shark]

Great list...but you just HAVE to add Meet the Feebles to it.  It's one of the most demented and entertaining movies I've ever seen.

[spikesangel]

i would like to recommend "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama"

it's bad...very bad...

came on USA Up All Night with Rhonda Shear

also uhhmm, "Bloodbath in the House of Death"

entertaining.  yes indeedy.