What’s your favorite "cult" science fiction movie?
October 7th, 2009 | by admin |I’m torn between "Buckaroo Banzai" with Peter Weller, John Lithgow and Ellen Barkin, "A Boy and His Dog," which introduced a young actor named Don Johnson, and "Dark Star" by John Carpenter. I also enjoyed "Cherry 2000" and "Galaxina."
Gotta be Dr. Buckaroo Banzai and the rockin’ Hong Kong Kavaliers!
Watching this is like taking a dive into a cultural jacuzzi–crazed, nostalgic, futuristic, a matinee-serial for the seriously warped!
It’s where I first heard the immortal, "Wherever you go, there you are.", one of the sanest pieces of meditative utterance I’ve ever heard, not to mention the greatest comeback line ever spoken by John Lithgow, "Laugh while-a you can, Monkey-Boy!"
Have you checked out the Banzai Institute website?
19 Responses to “What’s your favorite "cult" science fiction movie?”
By Kathy A on Oct 7, 2009 | Reply
Rocky Horror Picture Show ( it’s sorta sci fi and horror…)
Buckaroo Banzai
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By pipi08_2000 on Oct 7, 2009 | Reply
Bladerunner.
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By star sailor on Oct 7, 2009 | Reply
Barbarella with Jane Fonda is awesome.
Rocky Horror Picture Show a classic.
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By Worst Answer Ever! on Oct 7, 2009 | Reply
What about "The Dark Crystal?" Does that count? I’d like to see more muppets!
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By spacemonkeyno7 on Oct 7, 2009 | Reply
the lost skeleton of cadavra (but a close second is buckaroo banzai)
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By Cruel Angel on Oct 7, 2009 | Reply
I’d go for Buckaroo Banzai. Half the people "get" it and the other half don’t. It’s one of those movies where there is no middle ground.
I loved it since the first time I saw it… so glad it got a dvd release.
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By pencil sharpener woman on Oct 7, 2009 | Reply
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
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By valeria f on Oct 8, 2009 | Reply
Blade Runner.
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By dub_a_licious on Oct 8, 2009 | Reply
Bladerunner is great. I also like Aliens, Robocop and Predator II. What about the Toxic Avenger, kinda science fiction.
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By Staci W on Oct 8, 2009 | Reply
Star Trek the Next Generation.
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By Palmerpath on Oct 8, 2009 | Reply
Gotta be Dr. Buckaroo Banzai and the rockin’ Hong Kong Kavaliers!
Watching this is like taking a dive into a cultural jacuzzi–crazed, nostalgic, futuristic, a matinee-serial for the seriously warped!
It’s where I first heard the immortal, "Wherever you go, there you are.", one of the sanest pieces of meditative utterance I’ve ever heard, not to mention the greatest comeback line ever spoken by John Lithgow, "Laugh while-a you can, Monkey-Boy!"
Have you checked out the Banzai Institute website?
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By Ol' Sasquatch on Oct 8, 2009 | Reply
Gads! So many to choose from!
My personal fav is Santa Clause Conquers the Martians with Pia Zidora (pardon my spelling). I tell kids that this is the worst Sci-Fi movie ever made and they hang with it for at least 45 minutes.
IF you can find it … it is a hoot! Save for the holidays!
The Ol’ Sasquatch Ü
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By J. S. on Oct 8, 2009 | Reply
Yes, the first three are great movies. But why isn’t ‘Zardoz’ there?
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By icemanlabontefan on Oct 8, 2009 | Reply
krull -kind of sci-fi lord of the rings stuff
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By Kishimojun on Oct 8, 2009 | Reply
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes and Plan 9 from Outer Space!
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By whitewitch on Oct 8, 2009 | Reply
Serenity by Joss Weedon
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By dannii e on Oct 8, 2009 | Reply
my personal favroite is event horizon
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By theropingeffect on Oct 8, 2009 | Reply
Dark City
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_City
By Tony on Oct 8, 2009 | Reply
I love "A Boy and His Dog"–saw it upon initial release and now own the DVD (and don’t forget Jason Robards, Jr. as the town leader). "Dark Star" is also pretty cool, for its time, but "Fantastic Planet" is also high on the list.
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