Subgenre Sampler
Cult: 1365 Films to Buy & Rent
Hercules in New York (Hercules Goes Bananas) (1970)
- Dir. Arthur Allan Seidelman
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold Stang, James Karen
- Ludicrous, but hilarious debut for the young Arnie as the muscular Greek who lands on Earth from Mt Olympus and becomes involved in wrestling…
Hi Mom! (1970)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Robert De Niro, Charles Durning, Allen Garfield…
- One of dir. De Palma's underrated early satires is loosely a sequel to 'Greetings', with Robert De Niro returning from the Vietnam War to try and…
Honeymoon Killers, The (1970)
- Dir. Leonard Kastle
Feat. Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco
- Fascinating, tabloid tale of the 'lonely hearts' murderers of the 40's and 50's. Grimly realistic, ultimately tragic story of obsessive love and…
I Drink Your Blood (1970)
- Dir. David Durston
Feat. Bhaskar , Rhonda Fultz, Lyn Lowry
- A Manson–style hippie–cult make trouble in a small village but taste the wrath of a young boy who infects their meat pies with rabies –…
Lancelot Link Secret Chimp (TV Series) (1970)
- A still amusing TV cult from the early 1970s, which put a hairy satirical twist on the spy series that were popular at the time, by populating its…
Lickerish Quartet, The (1970)
- Dir. Radley Metzger
- What Andy Warhol regarded as an 'kinky masterpiece' is this film within a film that explores what effect an erotic film has on its viewers. Treads…
Multiple Maniacs (1970)
- Dir. John Waters
Feat. Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce…
- John Waters' second film is this gloriously gory send–up of both mainstream and counter–culture. Populated by a cast of beloved Waters…
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
- Dir. Michael Sarne
Feat. Mae West, John Huston, Raquel Welch
- Director Sarne's career sunk after he made a fine mess of Gore Vidal's gaudy Tinseltown satire about a woman who yearns for a complete…
Ned Kelly (1970)
- Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Mick Jagger
- Standard Biopic treatment of the infamous Aussie bushranger, livened up by casting of Mick Jagger.
One Plus One (Sympathy for the Devil) (1970)
- Dir. Jean-Luc Godard
- Controversial work from dir. Godard's 'Mao–ist' period intercuts a fascinating, disorganised recording session by the Rolling Stones…