Spotlight
Wondering which films to watch? Spotlight presents thematically grouped, must see films, hand-picked by Fandor's curators.
The Strangers Gundown
Bad
Satan's Cheerleaders
Dark Star
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde
Cinderella 2000
Patrick
On est venu là pour s'éclater
Boss
Spotlight on '70s Cult Films
Although B-movies had been around for decades thanks to mavericks like Roger Corman and Ed Wood, the low-brow really had its heyday in the 1970s. And boy, what a heyday it was. Low-budget, outré filmmaking flourished with the likes of Al Adamson, Jack Hill and John Waters producing a steady stream of wildly original shlock and exploitation films. Sniffed at when they were initially released, many of these films developed a cult following over the subsequent decades and are now celebrated for their outrageousness rather than scorned.
Selected Films
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Dark Star
In the mid twenty-first century, mankind has reached a point in its technological advances to enable colonization of the far reaches of the universe. DARK STAR is a futuristic scout ship traveling far in advance of colony ships. Armed with Exponential Thermosteller Bombs, it prowls the darkest...Watch Movie
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Bad
A possible prelude to NATURAL BORN KILLERS, executive producer Andy Warhol's BAD is as low as it goes. Hazel runs a beauty salon out of her house but makes extra money by providing ruthless women to do hit jobs. L.T. is a parasite and contacts Hazel looking for work when he runs out of money. She...Watch Movie
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Brain of Blood
When the producers of the BLOOD ISLAND series had no new Philippine horror film for their upcoming season, filmmakers Al Adamson and Sam Sherman were hired to create this BLOOD ISLAND-inspired followup. Busy on another project, Eddie Romero felt that Adamson and Sherman could provide a similar...Watch Movie
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Patrick
The original Ozploitation classic is back like you've never seen it before: Robert Thompson stars as a comatose killer seemingly unresponsive in a small private hospital. But when a hot new nurse begins to question his condition, Patrick will unleash a waking nightmare of psychokinetic carnage....Watch Movie
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Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Pryde (Bernie Casey) is a noteworthy scientist who is working on an experimental remedy for liver damage. Along with his colleague, Dr. Billie Worth (Rosalind Cash), he perfects a serum that has the potential to reverse damaged liver tissue. Pryde also donates his...Watch Movie
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Seytan
Forget the notion of remakes, sequels, prequels, extended scenes and modified versions of movies; the Turkish motion picture industry has been making their own versions of American movies for years. After the worldwide success of William Friedkin's 1973 classic film THE EXORCIST, those wacky...Watch Movie
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The Strangers Gundown
With its horror-movie styling and ultra-violent nature, this perfect example of a Euro gothic western garnered an "X" rating on its initial Italian release. During the Civil War, three Confederate officers, leaders of a Confederate regiment, sell out to the Yankees, kill the...Watch Movie
