XAVIER MENDIK Director of the distribution label and festival Cine Excess, and Co-Convenor of the MA in Cult Film and TV at Brunel University, UK. ERNEST MATHIJS Co-Editor of the book series Cultographies and Associate Professor of Film Studies at the University of British Columbia, Canada.

Acknowledgements Introduction List of 100 Cult Movies Cabinet of Dr. Caligari GER 1920 Wiene Haxan SWE 1922 Christensen Un chien andalou FRA 1928 Bunuel Freaks US 1932 Browning Bride of Frankenstein US 1935 Whale Reefer Madness US 1936 Gasnier The Wizard of Oz US 1939 Fleming Casablanca US 1942 Curtiz I Walked with a Zombie US 1942 Tourneur It's a Wonderful Life US 1946 Capra La belle et la bete FRA 1946 Cocteau Godzilla JAP 1954 Honda Invasion of the Body Snatchers US 1956 Siegel Attack of the Crab Monsters US 1957 Corman Plan Nine From Outer Space US 1959 Wood Flaming Creatures US 1963 Smith 2000 Maniacs US 1964 Lewis The Sound of Music US 1965 Wise Django ITA 1966 Corbucci Manos, the Hands of Fate US 1966 Warren Faster Pussycat Kill Kill US 1966 Meyer Night of the Living Dead US 1968 Romero Danger Diabolik ITA 1968 Bava Witchfinder General UK 1968 Reeves Invocation of my Demon Brother US 1969 Anger Beyond the Valley of the Dolls US 1969 Meyer Skidoo US 1969 Preminger 2001, A Space Odyssey US 1969 Kubrick El Topo MEX 1970 Jodorowsky Harold and Maude US 1971 Ashby Daughters of Darkness BEL 1971 Kumel Don't Torture a Duckling ITA 1971 Fulci Vampyros Lesbos SPA 1971 Franco Two-Lane Blacktop US 1972 Hellman Pink Flamingos US 1972 Waters Holy Mountain MEX 1972 Jodorowsky Emmanuelle FRA 1973 Jaeckin Coffy US 1973 Hill Behind the Green Door US 1973 Mitchell Bros The Harder They Come JAM 1973 Henzell Enter the Dragon HK 1973 Clouse Deadly Weapons US 1974 Wishman Profondo Rosso ITA 1974 Argento Caged Heat US 1974 Demme Monty Python and the Holy Grail UK 1974 Gilliam/Jones Thriller: en grym film SWE 1974 Vibenius Texas Chainsaw Massacre US 1974 Hooper Thundercrack US 1975 McDowell Salo ITA 1975 Pasolini The Rocky Horror Picture Show US 1975 Sharman Welcome Home Brother Charles US 1975 Fanaka The Beast FRA 1975 Borowczyk Blue Sunshine US 1976 Lieberman Suspiria ITA 1977 Argento Star Wars US 1977 Lucas Eraserhead US 1978 Lynch Cannibal Holocaust ITA 1979 Deodato The Brood CAN 1979 Cronenberg Dawn of the Dead US 1979 Romero The Warriors US 1980 Hill Angel of Vengeance US 1981 Ferrara The Gods Must be Crazy BOTS 1981 Uys Blade Runner US 1982 Scott Liquid Sky US 1982 Tsukerman Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior AUS 1982 Miller Evil Dead US 1982 Raimi Videodrome CAN 1983 Cronenberg Cafe Flesh US 1983 Dream Born in Flames US 1983 Borden This is Spinal Tap US 1984 Reiner Brazil US 1985 Gilliam Repo Man US 1985 Cox Toxic Avenger US 1985 Herz/Kaufman Re-Animator US 1985 Gordon Dirty Dancing US 1987 Ardolino Hellraiser UK 1987 Barker Bad Taste NZL 1987 Jackson Withnail and I UK 1987 Robinson Superstar US 1987 Haynes Akira JAP 1988 Otomo The Vanishing NL 1988 Sluizer Lady Terminator INDO 1988 Djalil Nekromantik GER 1989 Buttgereit Tetsuo JAP 1989 Tsukamoto The Killer HK 1989 Woo Blue Steel US 1990 Bigelow Troll 2 ITA 1990 Fragasso Edward Scissorhands US 1991 Burton Begotten US 1992 Merhige Man Bites Dog BEL 1992 Belvaux/Bonzel/Poel. Showgirls US 1995 Verhoeven Tank Girl US 1995 Talalay The Big Lebowski US 1998 Coen Brothers Ringu JAP 1999 Nakata Ginger Snaps CAN 2000 Fawcett Baise-moi FRA 2000 Despentes/Tri-Minh Donnie Darko US 2001 Kelly The Lord of the Rings US 2001-03 Jackson Ichi the Killer JAP 2002 Miike The Audience Decides!! References Further Reading Index