It is time once again to solicit suggestions for Eric’s Bad Movies! This is a weekly column that I write for Film.com, in case you didn’t know, and I rely upon you, the readers, to point me in the direction of terrible movies that deserve mockery. Truly, I do! A sizable chunk of the 144 movies I’ve covered so far were ones I hadn’t heard of or never would have thought of on my own.
Basically, here’s what I’m looking for in a Bad Movie:
– The more well-known it is, the better. I’m avoiding straight-to-video releases and TV movies. Movies that played in theaters and were backed by Hollywood studios and had stars in them are ideal.
– Comedies are extremely hard to make fun of because they already don’t take themselves seriously, so I tend to avoid those. Focus on action movies, dramas, and the like.
– It needs to be something whose badness is generally agreed upon, as opposed to something that YOU happen to hate but that is otherwise fairly well regarded. Remember, I need to think it’s bad, too. Don’t waste my time with movies that I think are OK!
– I don’t want to do movies that I reviewed in the normal movie-critic fashion when they came out in theaters. I’ve been reviewing movies since 1999, so in general, you can skip anything released since then.
After the jump, the list of what I’ve covered so far. Then it’s up to you to post suggestions in the comments. Thanks!
(If you’ve suggested a film in the past and I haven’t used it, you don’t need to suggest it again, I promise. Either I’ve considered it and rejected it, or it’s on my to-do list.)
13th Warrior, The
3 Ninjas
976-EVIL
A*P*E
Above the Law
Adventures of Pluto Nash, The
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
American Ninja
Anaconda
Apple, The
Arrival, The
At the Earth’s Core
Avengers, The
Baby Geniuses
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
Babylon A.D.
Bangkok Dangerous
Batman & Robin
Beastmaster, The
Beautician and the Beast
Bio-Dome
Body Rock
Bolero
Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo
Buddy
Can’t Stop the Music
Care Bears Movie, The
Cobra
Cocktail
Conan the Destroyer
Congo
Cool As Ice
Cool World
D-War: Dragon Wars
Death Wish: The Face of Death
Delta Force, The
DOA Dead or Alive
Double Impact
Double Team
Dracula 2000
Empire of the Ants
Ernest Saves Christmas
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Firestorm
Firewalker
Flowers in the Attic
Fluke
Forbidden Dance (is Lambada), The
Fortress
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
Frogs
Garbage Pail Kids
Glitter
Godzilla (1998)
Gooby
Good Son, The
Grease 2
Gymkata
Heartbeeps
Hercules (1983)
High School Musical
Hocus Pocus
House II: The Second Story
Howard the Duck
Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf
Hudson Hawk
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Ice Pirates, The
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Inspector Gadget
Invasion USA (1985)
Island of Dr. Moreau, The
It’s Pat
Jack
Jack Frost (family movie)
Jack Frost (killer snowman)
Jaws 3-D
Jaws: The Revenge
Johnny Mnemonic
Judge Dredd
Kazaam
King Kong Lives
Krull
Kull the Conqueror
Leonard Part 6
Leprechaun
Mac and Me
Mangler, The
Manitou, The
Masters of the Universe
Meteor
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Mr. Nanny
Neverending Story III, The
Next Karate Kid, The
Night of the Lepus
On Deadly Ground
Only the Strong
Orca
Other Sister, The
Over the Top
Pagemaster, The
Patch Adams
Piranha II
Power Rangers: The Movie
Rambo III
Red Sonja
Saint, The
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Shanghai Surprise
Showgirls
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Sleepaway Camp
Sleepwalkers
Solarbabies
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Spice World
Sssssss
Star Trek V
Staying Alive
Stone Cold
Street Fighter
Super Mario Bros.
Supergirl
Superman III
Superman IV
Surf Ninjas
Surviving the Game
Tarzan, the Ape Man
Teen Witch
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
Timecop
Troll
Two of a Kind
Under Siege 2
Virus
Volcano
Waterworld
Wing Commander
Wiz, The
Wizard, The
Wizards of the Demon Sword
Xanadu
Zardoz
