My 30 Best Worst Movies of 1982... (and in list order)
More trashy classics from the early Eighties...
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- DirectorFrank HenenlotterStarsKevin VanHentenryckTerri Susan SmithBeverly BonnerA young man carrying a big basket that contains his extremely deformed, formerly conjoined twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them against their will.Henenlotter's twisted sick tale is a pure delight...
- DirectorHal AshbyStarsJon VoightAnn-MargretBurt YoungAlex has had a good day at the track, a bad night at the poker game and hell have a worse time if the guys he owes catch up with him. So Alex and go-along pal Jerry split for Las Vegas...Hal Ashby's foul-mouthed swan song that with time will be a little cult favorite...
- DirectorPaul SchraderStarsNastassja KinskiMalcolm McDowellJohn HeardA woman who was orphaned from a young age finally reunites with her older brother. Matters start to go awry when she slowly discovers the true nature of her family.Schrader's slick and messy remake of a much loved classic...
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsCecilia RothImanol AriasHelga LinéA camp melodrama/comedy about Sexilia (a nymphomaniac), Sadec (a gay Islamic terrorist), Riza Niro (the son of the emperor of Tiran), and Queti (the daughter of a dry-cleaner). When Riza Niro discovers that Sadec and his colleagues are after him, he disguises himself as a punk rocker, and falls in love with the stunning Sexilia, his first straight relationship. Meanwhile Queti, Sexilia's "biggest fan", helps Sexilia come to terms with her new life-style.Almodóvar's outrageous melodrama destined to become a camp classic...
- DirectorPaul BartelStarsMary WoronovPaul BartelRobert BeltranA relatively boring Los Angeles couple discovers a bizarre, if not murderous, way to get funding for opening a restaurant.Paul Bartel, the master of classic trash...
- DirectorRon HowardStarsHenry WinklerMichael KeatonShelley LongA mild-mannered morgue attendant is assigned to the night shift, and his new coworker, along with his prostitute neighbor, convince him of running a prostitution ring out of the morgue.My guilty pleasure for that year...
- DirectorSylvester StalloneStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungRocky faces the ultimate challenge from a powerful new contender, and must turn to a former rival to help regain his throne as the undisputed fighting champion.Just gets sillier from here on, but still fun...
- DirectorSamuel FullerStarsKristy McNicholChrista LangVernon WeddleA trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that's been raised to attack black people.Samuel Fuller does not lose his edge...
- DirectorHaydn KeenanStarsTracy MannVera PlevnikJulie BarryFour Australian girls decide to give their best friend a night she'll never forget before she heads to New York and their group breaks up.Aussie legend Haydn Keenan's girls night out treat...
- DirectorRainer Werner FassbinderStarsBrad DavisFranco NeroJeanne MoreauA handsome sailor is drawn into a vortex of sibling rivalry, murder, and explosive sexuality.Fassbinder's final farewell to the cinema is a grand big gay slap on the buttocks, and worth a giggle if not taken too seriously...
- DirectorRichard LoncraineStarsStingDenholm ElliottJoan PlowrightA strange young man has a sinister effect on the family of a middle-aged writer.The much loved (non-actor) Sting used as a twisted character wasn't as convincing...
- DirectorJohn MiliusStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJames Earl JonesMax von SydowA powerful warrior seeks to avenge the genocide of his people and the murder of his parents at the hands of a snake cult.Classic trash of the Milius kind that even works better with Schwarzenegger at the helm...
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsAileen QuinnAlbert FinneyCarol BurnettA spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage.Don't think there were many musicals that survived the Eighties...
- DirectorGary ShermanStarsSeason HubleyGary SwansonWings HauserA single mother prostitute, who goes by the name Princess, finds herself forced to work undercover for the police in order to apprehend a homicidal, misogynistic pimp named Ramrod, who will do anything not to get arrested.Gritty street crime B-grader exploitation...
- DirectorJohn ClarkStarsTerry SerioDeborah ConwayMax CullenMike is a young man who is a budding street racer, and owner of a Ford Falcon GT-HO Phase III. His best mate and mechanic, Tony, are both steel workers by day, but when they aren't working, they are racing.Aussie cult classic about a boy and his car...
- DirectorDick RichardsStarsPaul Le MatCatherine HicksStephen McHattieA divorced mother, her young son and her new boyfriend set out on a road trip through Death Valley and run afoul of a local serial killer.Just for the cuteness of Le Mat, and this film was the perfect Drive-In filler...
- DirectorElliott HongStarsJohnny YuneMargaux HemingwayRaf MauroA goofy Korean finds his life hopelessly complicated with people continually confusing him with Bruce Lee.Classified as racist in today's climate...
- DirectorSean S. CunninghamStarsKate MulgrewRip TornJames NaughtonThe 11-year old daughter and girlfriend of a man whose wife had been raped and killed in front of his daughter three years earlier are kidnapped by the same killer. Held captive in a bunker below Grand Central Station, the two plot their escape while the police try to track the kidnapper.Where the trailer is better than the movie...
- DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsBarbara HersheyRon SilverDavid LabiosaA woman is tormented by an invisible being.Being molested and raped by a ghost! Doesn't get any weirder than this...
- DirectorMark L. LesterStarsPerry KingMerrie Lynn RossTimothy Van PattenA new teacher at a troubled inner-city high school soon ends up clashing with a delinquent punk posse who run the institute with an iron fist.That kid from Oliver makes perfect trash...
- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsPeter GallagherDaryl HannahValérie QuennessenA young American couple and a French woman engage in a threesome in the Greek Islands.Just for the scenery and beautiful cast...
- DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsMarc SingerTanya RobertsRip TornA sword-and-sorcery fantasy about a young man's search for revenge. Armed with supernatural powers, the handsome hero and his animal allies wage war against marauding forces.The ultimate Eighties trash classic that is all muscle...
- DirectorTommy Lee WallaceStarsTom AtkinsStacey NelkinDan O'HerlihyKids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran.The movie that killed the Halloween franchise...
- DirectorRobert J. RosenthalStarsScott BaioWillie AamesRobert MandanA high school science nerd gains telekinetic powers after a laboratory accident and uses them for revenge upon bullies.Fun when you were a silly teenager...
- DirectorBrian Trenchard-SmithStarsSteve RailsbackOlivia HusseyMichael CraigIn a dystopian future where deviants are held in "re-education" camps, a freedom fighter and an innocent prisoner try to survive their decadent oppressors' game of kill-or-be-killed.Aussie cult favourite with extreme fun violence of the stupidity kind...
- DirectorPatricia BirchStarsMichelle PfeifferMaxwell CaulfieldLorna LuftA British student at a 1960s American high school must prove himself to the leader of a girls' gang whose members can only date greasers.Now a trashy camp classic to be laughed at...
- DirectorKen AnnakinRichard FranklinStarsKristy McNicholChristopher AtkinsTed HamiltonA 1980s take-off of The Pirates of Penzance which centers on a noble pirate who leaves his profession and falls in love with a fiery young maiden.The best worst musical of all time...
- DirectorMichael WinnerStarsCharles BronsonJill IrelandVincent GardeniaArchitect Paul Kersey once again becomes a vigilante when he tries to find the five street punks who murdered his daughter and housekeeper, this time on the dark streets of Los Angeles.Should have left it alone...
- DirectorDamiano DamianiStarsJames OlsonBurt YoungRutanya AldaA dysfunctional family moves into a new house, which proves to be satanic, resulting in the demonic possession of their teenage son.Just gets sillier...
- DirectorHarry Bromley DavenportStarsPhilip SayerBernice StegersDanny BraininAn alien creature impregnates a woman who gives birth to a man who was abducted by aliens three years ago. The man reconnects with his wife and son for a sinister purpose.We had ghosts raping, and now Aliens impregnating women...