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June 19th, 2014: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Jun19 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Aliens, Based on a Musical, Camp, Comedy, Mad Scientist, Movie of the Day, Musical, Old Dark House, Sci-Fi, Spoof Tagged 20th Century Fox, Barry Bostwick, before they were famous, cannibalism, car breakdown, Charles Gray, cross dressing, Cult Film, dark and stormy night, degenerate aliens, dinner from hell, fiance, greasers, homage, Jim Sharman, laboratory, Lou Adler, mad scientist, mansion, Meat Loaf, midnight movie, muscle man, Richard O'Brien, scientists, Susan Sarandon, swimming pool, Tim Curry, wedding

October 2nd, 2013: Donnie Darko (2001)

Oct2 by Professor Mortis

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7 Comments Posted in Coming of Age, Fantasy, Independent, Indy, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Sci-Fi, The Original Tagged abusive father, Ashley Tisdale, before they were famous, Beth Grant, child molestor, children of famous people, cult, Daveigh Chase, Drew Barrymore, fanatic, Graham Greene, Halloween, Halloween party, hallucinations, head film, Holmes Osborne, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Jerry Trainor, Katherine Ross, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, midnight movie, murder, Noah Wyle, non-linear timeline, on the lam, one hit wonder, Pandora Cinema, parental absence equals party, party, philosophy, psychiatrists, religious nut, Richard Kelly, Seth Rogen, teens, therapist, time portal, twist, vehicular homicide

August 2nd, 2013: Tell Your Children aka Reefer Madness (1936)

Aug2 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Black and White, Drama, Independent, Issue Film, Juvenile Delinquent, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Propaganda, So-Bad-It's-Good, The Original, Tragedy Tagged counter-culture, cult, drug addict, drug dealers, drugs, drugs are killing our kids, grindhouse, insanity, low-budget, marijuana, midnight movie, teens

February 7th, 2013: El Topo (1970)

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3 Comments Posted in "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Fantasy, Independent, Movie of the Day, Road Trip, Spaghetti Western, Western Tagged Alejandro Jodorowsky, Alfonso Arau, allegory, father-son relationship, gore, grindhouse, gunfighter, head film, low-budget, Mexico, midnight movie, religion, surreal

October 3rd, 2011: The Room (2003)

Oct3 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Drama, Independent, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good, Tragedy Tagged "Erotic Thriller", "Skinemax", adults playing teens, alcoholic, amateur actors, bender, cult, femme fatale, Los Angeles, love triangle, low-budget, midnight movie, non-linear timeline, quotably bad dialogue, stilted dialogue, triple threat, vanity project, wooden acting

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