For 1987, they were prophetic that "Little Shop of Horrors" would become a cult classic with kids born after 1986, who had never seen an actual musical for the first fifteen years of their lives, only rented it because Steve Martin and/or Bill Murray was in it, and were amazed to see a movie where people sang out loud... 😂
Been watching a lot of these old clips. I noticed Gene Siskel misses the point of some movies and fixates on the the weirdest things. I love Re-Animator and Siskel and Ebert both do get the basic idea of this movie so I agree there. But Dr Hill was an ego maniac, self-centered, devious and an opportunist taking advantage of the people he's surrounded by. Siskel referring to him as decapitated "Genius" undercuts the fact Hill is pretty much a jerk... lol
clockword orange and eraserhead are so common, and their directors are house-hold names. if they really wanted to consider "anti-authoritarian" films, how did they ignore jodorowsky to tell us about directors that everyone already knows/ already knew back then?
Liquid Sky definitely belongs here. It inspired covers of "Me and My Rhythm Box" 20 years later. ua-cam.com/video/T4QIKdVg8G0/v-deo.html Videodrome probably belongs too. About the most sampled film in 1980s industrial music. The Quiet Earth and The Fan probably deserved similar treatment, but good luck finding a copy of either outside their respective countries before the 21st century.
For some reason, Kids didn't become a cult film. When I saw it in 1995 I was certain that people would be watching it over and over again, but no. Blockbuster didn't even stock the VHS (maybe some did, but I couldn't find it anywhere.)
@@barnabuscollins5038 Definitely! In 1998, I passed by an independent video place (had to have been the last one in the city) and it had so many titles - Eraserhead, Danny Boy, Christiane F, Night of the Lepus, Celia, The Cardinal, Fritz the Cat - that you couldn't get in Blockbuster. But once DVD and Netflix came on the scene, you could find anything.
@@MondoBeno we had a place here in Southeastern KY called Videoland and not only did he pack good horror but the dude even ordered the ones from Fangoria advertised in the back. No joke I've been to ALOT of movie stores in my day but that one took the cake for having just about anything you could think of. When I rented Cannibal Holocaust when I was a kid I asked how he got it and he told me he had bought a bootleg of thzt and a few others and made a few copies to rent out or sale to folks (no more than $5 to buy bootleg bannedish movies). I've got 3 of their old movie boxes before they went out of business thzt look like big Ole leatherback novels hahaha lucky to have alot of those movies on VHS
It's a bit heavy with the sexuality to be "mainstream" horror in the post-Reagan era. I honestly don't think we really have cult movies in the same sense as Rocky Horror. We do, however, have films which made little impression at the box office that nonetheless continued to get rents, and physical media reissues, and have only risen in stature among genre fans, decades after their initial release. Re-Animator just barely qualifies, but other horror films of the era, like the first Evil Dead, The Blob, and Society probably are closer to that idea of reassessment elevating titles.
I can't stand Rocky Horror .... This chick in my printmaking class always had that annoying ass soundtrack blaring while working... made me want to break the CD player.
@@lipby It was art school .. none of those chicks were 'awesome' ... not in the Fine Arts department anyway. You ever seen that Richard Linklater movie "Suburbia"? A perfect example of a typical art school chick was depicted in that movie. They were annoying as hell, stuck up, and all under the misconception that they were intelligent with important things to say. Rocky Horror sucks. 😆
@@filmbuff2777 Yes, ... It's terrible. I hate it. I think I hate it even more than Woody Allen movies ... What's up with the love for that crap? And I'll take Kids in the Hall over Monty Python any day. Why do artsy fartsy pseudo intellectuals always gush over that sort of crap? ... "Oooh, it's so sophisticated and surreal ... such irreverent surreal humor because it's the English doing it." English people, like hot girls are not usually funny. The only thing good that came from Monty Python was Terry Gilliam.
I never saw it but I recall a friend who did was unimpressed by it. What's interesting is Ebert notice the lost of detail on video which makes me wonder if anyone remastered it when it went to dvd.
@@ericjanssen394 yes, I find my dreams never have a real begin. It is always in the middle or end of some surreal confusing story for the lack of better word.
The blueprint for Sports Debate shows was right in front of us the whole time with Siskel and Ebert
This is a good episode because they really offer a wide-variety of truly cult films (Clockwork Orange, Koyaanisqatsi, Eraserhead, etc.)
God I remember when video cassettes were the only game in town. I still have a large VHS collection even though I don't have a working player.
Yeah . I got a big collection of recorded shows along with movies . And no one makes decent VHS or SVHS players .
I LOVE Repo Man….I love the lingo…
their are so many great cult classic movies that I enjoyed and still do
In the early 80s I went to see Rocky Horror in San Francisco at midnight with some friends. It was packed and truly amazing.
Miss these guys.. Seen all these. Good choices. Eraserhead was just so strange.
I thought it was in this episode that they predicted that "Rock 'n' Roll High School" would be a future cult movie, but I guess it was a later one.
This film needs to be shot into space.
For 1987, they were prophetic that "Little Shop of Horrors" would become a cult classic with kids born after 1986, who had never seen an actual musical for the first fifteen years of their lives, only rented it because Steve Martin and/or Bill Murray was in it, and were amazed to see a movie where people sang out loud... 😂
Wow both Siskel and Ebert got their picks for future cult classics right.
That's why they were given a show . They started on PBS .
They always smile when they review Stuart Gordon/Brian Yuzna stuff.
The name of the band is Talking Heads.
52 pick up…..awesome flick
Basket Case, Shogun Assassin, Army of Darkness.
Been watching a lot of these old clips. I noticed Gene Siskel misses the point of some movies and fixates on the the weirdest things. I love Re-Animator and Siskel and Ebert both do get the basic idea of this movie so I agree there. But Dr Hill was an ego maniac, self-centered, devious and an opportunist taking advantage of the people he's surrounded by. Siskel referring to him as decapitated "Genius" undercuts the fact Hill is pretty much a jerk... lol
No Frankenhooker?
This episode came out before Frankenhooker was released
And yes, Frankenhooker is a goddamn gem
Repoman rules
Best movie of all time
"every repoman does speed"
clockword orange and eraserhead are so common, and their directors are house-hold names.
if they really wanted to consider "anti-authoritarian" films, how did they ignore jodorowsky to tell us about directors that everyone already knows/ already knew back then?
Funny , no mentions of Forbidden Zone , Liquid Sky , and every OTHER John Waters movie.
Liquid Sky definitely belongs here. It inspired covers of "Me and My Rhythm Box" 20 years later. ua-cam.com/video/T4QIKdVg8G0/v-deo.html
Videodrome probably belongs too. About the most sampled film in 1980s industrial music. The Quiet Earth and The Fan probably deserved similar treatment, but good luck finding a copy of either outside their respective countries before the 21st century.
The life of a repo man is always intense.
Also i agree with Roger about BAD TRIPS SMH ALL US DRUG ADDICTS CHASE THAT smh RIPRogerE
Rock and Roll High School? Death Race 2000? The Evil Dead?
For some reason, Kids didn't become a cult film. When I saw it in 1995 I was certain that people would be watching it over and over again, but no. Blockbuster didn't even stock the VHS (maybe some did, but I couldn't find it anywhere.)
Had to hit the mom and pop shops for those types of movies.
@@barnabuscollins5038 Definitely! In 1998, I passed by an independent video place (had to have been the last one in the city) and it had so many titles - Eraserhead, Danny Boy, Christiane F, Night of the Lepus, Celia, The Cardinal, Fritz the Cat - that you couldn't get in Blockbuster. But once DVD and Netflix came on the scene, you could find anything.
@@MondoBeno we had a place here in Southeastern KY called Videoland and not only did he pack good horror but the dude even ordered the ones from Fangoria advertised in the back. No joke I've been to ALOT of movie stores in my day but that one took the cake for having just about anything you could think of. When I rented Cannibal Holocaust when I was a kid I asked how he got it and he told me he had bought a bootleg of thzt and a few others and made a few copies to rent out or sale to folks (no more than $5 to buy bootleg bannedish movies). I've got 3 of their old movie boxes before they went out of business thzt look like big Ole leatherback novels hahaha lucky to have alot of those movies on VHS
Pajama party?
Best thing these goofs have have done!
Re-Animator is not a CULT movie - it's a mainstream horror movie.
Reanimator is awesome but it is a cult film…
What is and isn't a cult classic can and is often fuzzy.
@@stephennootens916 right-o
It's a low budget independent . That's cult category .
It's a bit heavy with the sexuality to be "mainstream" horror in the post-Reagan era.
I honestly don't think we really have cult movies in the same sense as Rocky Horror. We do, however, have films which made little impression at the box office that nonetheless continued to get rents, and physical media reissues, and have only risen in stature among genre fans, decades after their initial release.
Re-Animator just barely qualifies, but other horror films of the era, like the first Evil Dead, The Blob, and Society probably are closer to that idea of reassessment elevating titles.
I want to give a thumbs up. But I can't change that number.
I can't stand Rocky Horror .... This chick in my printmaking class always had that annoying ass soundtrack blaring while working... made me want to break the CD player.
This chick sounds awesome.
I can't stand it either. That Time Warp song makes me cringe.
@@lipby It was art school .. none of those chicks were 'awesome' ... not in the Fine Arts department anyway. You ever seen that Richard Linklater movie "Suburbia"? A perfect example of a typical art school chick was depicted in that movie. They were annoying as hell, stuck up, and all under the misconception that they were intelligent with important things to say. Rocky Horror sucks. 😆
@@filmbuff2777 Yes, ... It's terrible. I hate it. I think I hate it even more than Woody Allen movies ... What's up with the love for that crap? And I'll take Kids in the Hall over Monty Python any day. Why do artsy fartsy pseudo intellectuals always gush over that sort of crap? ... "Oooh, it's so sophisticated and surreal ... such irreverent surreal humor because it's the English doing it." English people, like hot girls are not usually funny. The only thing good that came from Monty Python was Terry Gilliam.
@@Fiveash-Art bruh let ppl enjoy things
David Byrne is terrible.
As... an actor, or musician?
@@wet-read Musician.
I hate Eraserhead. After awhile I stopped caring and didn’t want to know what it’s about.
I never saw it but I recall a friend who did was unimpressed by it. What's interesting is Ebert notice the lost of detail on video which makes me wonder if anyone remastered it when it went to dvd.
@@stephennootens916 It's really a "bad dream".
@@joesimon2029 In a good way or bad way?
@@stephennootens916 That depends....But ever notice, YOUR dreams at night never look like dream-sequences in movies? 😱
@@ericjanssen394 yes, I find my dreams never have a real begin. It is always in the middle or end of some surreal confusing story for the lack of better word.
I with Gene Siskel on Eraserhead…. Rented it and couldn’t finish it…. Terrible film…