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Sideways (2004) Starring Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh

Collection of scenes. Oscar winner for Best Adapted Screenplay.

u/WolfCine — 3 days ago

Ever wondered what Pumpkinhead would be like if it was made in someone's backyard with a teenage fast food employee's salary, random people from the neighborhood as "actors" and had all the special effects brought from a pop-up Halloween store?

AND with the concept of pacing and editing/cohesion thrown out the window? I'm not sure why you'd want that but hey, this one's for you! Fun fact, this pile of Halloween candy flavored barf has (or is getting) a sequel in case you Jackers out there needed more jackin' time :(

u/FreakyFreak2005 — 3 days ago

Tarzan in Manhattan (1989) starring future weight loss cult co leader Joe Lara, Tarzan wanders around Manhattan with his annoying pet monkey to rescue his pet cheetah from the evil Dr. Jan Michael Vincent, who puts in as much effort and commitment as he always does

I found out about this movie while doing a bit of a deep dive on Gwen Shamblin, and man am I glad I did! And the fact that the movie plays it's dumb premise entirely straight (except for the "comedic relief" moments with the monkey) just makes it all so much better

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u/One_Reception_9004 — 3 days ago

So enjoyably bad, with some of the worst miniature shots ive ever seen.

The editing, the sound, the "special" effects, the acting, oh man this is a lot of fun

u/deckard1980 — 4 days ago
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Arnold Schwarzenegger faked interest in the movie "Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot" to trick Sylvester Stallone into starring in it. Arnold read the script & thought "it was a piece of shit", but when Stallone called him about it, he told Stallone he might do it. Stallone later admitted to being tricked.

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u/AKA_Wildcard — 10 days ago

What would be the best bad vampire movie options for a Bad Movie Night?

Something on par with The Room or Samurai Cop?

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u/SMC_4_Life — 12 days ago

Bulletproof Monk (2003) Training scene

I decided to watch this movie again, and let me teel you, I still like it. Apart from the awful dialogue, bad acting and badly filmed fighting action scenes, it still has some... charm to it.

If someone told me to write an action movie script when I was 15 years old, Bulletproof Monk would be exactly what what I'd come up with. Everything I found cool about movies back then but with a totally botched execution.

Anyways, this is one of my favorite scenes, maybe because it's something I tried as a kid, now I dont think it would ever work, but still...

u/CF-87 — 10 days ago
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420 Grindhouse Sunday Schedule - Opening w/ Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958), Gargoyles (1972) & Return to the 36th Chamber (1980). Prime Time of Six-String Samurai (1998), Combat Shock (1984) & The Resurrected (1991). Closing w/ Butt Boy (2019), Death Game (1977) & Trailer Park of Terror (2008).

u/ksabas80 — 11 days ago

Wicked Stepmother (1989)

This one is most notable for being the final appearance of Bette Davis. Close your eyes, and her voice is 10/10 but it is obvious she is having trouble and the material isn't really worth it for such a star anyway.

She left mid production so the entire thing had to be retooled, and a lot like Churchill after his trip to the Pet Sematary, it STINKS.

This is one of the most mixed tone feats I have ever seen. From screwball to made-for-network Disney special, it pivots on a dime 30 minutes in but still tries to maintain its half baked raunchy humor. Sometimes it works, but I only laughed when it didn't.

The moment of Bette's departure is painfully obvious but it somehow remained watchable. Like it was made out of scraps from Teen Witch with some "aw shucks" domestic terror from Smart House, with gags from those kooky parent/child body swapping comedies.

It kept being weird or funny enough to keep me interested, and I actually lmao'd at a rage bait shot of meat in the fridge stocked full, only there to shock the vegetarian stepchildren of the titular stepmother.

The ending comes out of nowhere with multiple side characters gaining supernatural abilities to tie it all up, an absolute groaner but worth the watch.

Wicked Stepmother on IMDB

Wicked Stepmother on Tubi

u/epidemicsaints — 10 days ago

Verity (2026)

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Hello r/badMovies just want to drop a recommendation for Verity (2026) as a field trip for your local Bad Movie Club. The movie was a complete turd and the dialog was hilarious right from the very first interaction between the two leads -- a bloodsoaked meetcute that takes place in a NYC public restroom. I saw it with a small group last night and there were plenty of giggles and snickers from the audience throughout the movie. It would be fun to bring a whole row of Bad Movie lovers to really laugh at all the absurdities and loosen up the rest of the theater. For fans of Color Of Night (1992) and other cheesy erotic thrillers from the 80's and 90's -- or for Bad Movie masochists who like to sit through awful Lifetime productions -- also for fans of Wet Hot American Summer (2001) which was also directed by Michael Showalter so the near-satirical tone of Verity might actually be on purpose??? What do you think?

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u/individrec — 10 days ago