The most obscure movie

[Javakoala]

all The Howling movies

all Puppet Master movies

I wouldn't say they were obscure at all.

I thought the sequels to The Howling were obscure. Nevertheless, I don't fully understand the meaning of the word.

Obscure: Not known to many, hidden from general knowledge.

Something like "Necromantik" is obscure to the general public, but not to the folks here. In fact, Sister Grace, who doesn't grace our site often enough for my taste, finds it a turn on. I miss her and her birthday is coming up soon. Come back, Sister Grace!!!!

In here, you really have to work hard to find something obscure.  "Goregoyles" might qualify, but I'm sure two or three here have seen it and they may even own copies. (Quick plug: If you do own a copy, the quote about "lots of red sauce" is mine from the old web site I worked for called The Dog Pile, as opposed to the Dogpile search engine. Now you know my real name. And, no, I am not the sports star that comes up on Google.)

[Jim H]

Frankenstein 1910  my great granddad had it, now it's mine

Wow. Is it on a film reel? You lucky bastard! 

yeah!

Were people in your family aware it was considered lost for such a long time?  I always wonder about that, when a new "lost" film is discovered in somebody's basement or what not.  

Probably the most obscure film I have a copy (it's a bootleg, but I don't know if it ever got legit distribution) of is Zatoichi Meets the Flying Guillotine.  Arguably, the film is always bootlegged (well, is an example of copyright infringement anyway), since I'm fairly sure it was made without permission of those who own the Zatoichi character.  Course, it might be a Taiwanese production, which back then, I'm not sure if they had signed on to any of the international copyright conventions...

I also have a number of cheapo kung fu films from a variety of sources, many of which are not on the IMDB.  

[Javakoala]

Frankenstein 1910  my great granddad had it, now it's mine

Wow. Is it on a film reel? You lucky bastard! 

yeah!

Were people in your family aware it was considered lost for such a long time?  I always wonder about that, when a new "lost" film is discovered in somebody's basement or what not.  

Probably the most obscure film I have a copy (it's a bootleg, but I don't know if it ever got legit distribution) of is Zatoichi Meets the Flying Guillotine.  Arguably, the film is always bootlegged (well, is an example of copyright infringement anyway), since I'm fairly sure it was made without permission of those who own the Zatoichi character.  Course, it might be a Taiwanese production, which back then, I'm not sure if they had signed on to any of the international copyright conventions...

I also have a number of cheapo kung fu films from a variety of sources, many of which are not on the IMDB.  

Wasn't the Zatoichi character kind of a legend that the filmmakers tapped into? The Italians used Django for a crapload of films but the only legit sequel was with Franco Nero about 15 to 20 years after the original in which he left the monastery he was hiding out in to save his daughter after she was kidnapped by slavers. It was a Rambo fest.

[LilCerberus]

Since discovering the internet, I'm a bit surprised to see what is & isn't obscure, not to mention, what becomes of these obscurities after someone mentions them, & a few low quality pirates turn up on Ebay.

I've got a busted copy of "God Told Me To", that I keep meaning to patch.

Running out of luck, Mick Jagger's companion to his solo album She's the Boss.

I've mentioned "In Trouble" before, a cheesy eurotrash that employs pro-choice propaganda as an excuse for soft core porn, with a couple of cameos by Sybil Danning.

"The Projectionist", about a guy who drifts back & forth between fantasy & reality, with Rodney Dangerfield as his cranky boss & imaginary arch villain.

"The Inheritor", with a couple of cameos by Dan Hagerty.

Many others, but I have a headache.

[The Burgomaster]

PIN.  Obscure for good reason, I think.  And ought to stay that way.  It just misses: it's not even 'good' bad.

I own PIN and I think it's a decent movie.

[The Burgomaster]

I have the uncut version of DERANGED on a VHS tape.  I had my dad transfer it to DVD for me.  It has more scenes than the version that is on the Midnite Movies double feature with MOTEL HELL.

I also have THE CURSE OF COUNT CHOCULA on DVD.

I have a cheapo double feature DVD of Andy Milligan's BLOODTHIRSTY BUTCHERS and THE RATS ARE COMING, THE WEREWOLVES ARE HERE!

[Cthulhu]

There is a really obscure movie that I've heard about, but I forgot the title.
It was the FUTURE, and smoking was banned. Also, there were some kind of freedom fighters, with a stupid acronym as their name.
Does anyone knows what the title is?

[Leah]

Pocket Ninjas where's the .357 when you need it 

[Jim H]

Frankenstein 1910  my great granddad had it, now it's mine

Wow. Is it on a film reel? You lucky bastard! 

yeah!

Were people in your family aware it was considered lost for such a long time?  I always wonder about that, when a new "lost" film is discovered in somebody's basement or what not.  

Probably the most obscure film I have a copy (it's a bootleg, but I don't know if it ever got legit distribution) of is Zatoichi Meets the Flying Guillotine.  Arguably, the film is always bootlegged (well, is an example of copyright infringement anyway), since I'm fairly sure it was made without permission of those who own the Zatoichi character.  Course, it might be a Taiwanese production, which back then, I'm not sure if they had signed on to any of the international copyright conventions...

I also have a number of cheapo kung fu films from a variety of sources, many of which are not on the IMDB.  

Wasn't the Zatoichi character kind of a legend that the filmmakers tapped into? The Italians used Django for a crapload of films but the only legit sequel was with Franco Nero about 15 to 20 years after the original in which he left the monastery he was hiding out in to save his daughter after she was kidnapped by slavers. It was a Rambo fest.

No, Zatoichi is the creation of Shintaru Katsu (his performance defines the character), Kan Shimosawa (who wrote the original short story) and Minoru Inuzaka (writer of the first film).  While there is a larger presence of blind characters in Japanese legend and such than in many other countries, the character himself is original to the first film series.

I believe Django is the same, it just so happens that his name and style was generic enough they could fairly safely rip him off without too much worry.

[lester1/2jr]

netflix has the projectionist.  it's good, mainly for the awesome clips

[Javakoala]

There is a really obscure movie that I've heard about, but I forgot the title.
It was the FUTURE, and smoking was banned. Also, there were some kind of freedom fighters, with a stupid acronym as their name.
Does anyone knows what the title is?

I don't recall the name, but I know of the film. It was basically a one-man show and it is mostly land-locked in the UK. From what I've heard about it, they can keep it. The review I read talked about how it had become the test film to see how long people could watch it before leaving the room.

I have no idea how I ran across it. You might run it past Doggett. It seems like he may have mentioned seeing it for sale in a posting some time ago.

Speaking of Doggett, has he posted recently?

[Psycho Circus]

Speaking of Doggett, has he posted recently?

It's been 5 days...

[Mr. DS]

Skullduggery and Remote Control. 

[retrorussell]

I got a few:

Ssssss
Eyes of Fire
Scalps
Who Could Kill A Child?
The Slayer
I Dismember Mama
Without Warning
Great White
Rana, the Legend Of Shadow Lake
Slithis

[vukxfiles]

I have the first Gamera film