Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Cult: 1323 Films to Rent
Dawn of the Dead (Zombies, Dawn of the Dead) (1979)
- Dir. George Romero
Feat. David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger
- One of the most effectively violent films ever produced, this classic gorefest has the walking dead run amok in a shopping mall. The comic–book…
Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979)
- Dir. Russell Mulcahy
Feat. Dudley Moore, Peter Cook
- After a decade apart Dudley Moore and Peter Cook entered a Virgin recording studio for a drunken banter session, creating a much–bootlegged…
Driller Killer (1979)
- Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Abel Ferrara
- Somewhat notorious as a 'video nasty' of the 80s video boom, this debut from bad boy auteur Abel Ferrara was perhaps misunderstood (like The Texas…
Flash Gordon: The Animated Series (1979)
- Wonderfully retro Saturday morning animated series sees Flash Gordon crashland on Planet Mongo, ruled by the evil dictator Ming the Merciless, and…
G.I. Samurai (Sengoku jieitai; Time Slip) (1979)
- Dir. Mitsumasa Saito
Feat. Sonny Chiba, Jun Eto
- A squadron of Japanese soldiers, together with their weaponry, helicopter and gunboat, are accidentally caught in a 'time slip' and transported back…
Hair (1979)
- Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. John Savage, Treat Williams
- Belated screen version of the popular stage musical celebrating the era of free love and drugs. The laughably dated philosophy is redeemed by those…
I'm For the Hippopotamus (1979)
- Dir. Italo Zingarelli
Feat. Bud Spencer, Terence Hill, Joe Bugner
- Spencer and Hill take umbrage with a German tyrant, selling all of the African wildlife to Canadian Zoo's! Slim and Tom must teach this guy a lesson…
J-Men Forever (1979)
- Dir. Richard Patterson
Feat. Peter Bergman, Phil Proctor
- An ‘appropriated’ cult classic in the comic tradition of WHAT’S UP, TIGER LILY?, that cleverly splices together countless scenes from old…
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
- Dir. Michael O'Donoghue
Feat. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher…
- Notorious spoof of the Italian schockumentaries is the brain child of Saturday Night Live's oddball genius Michael O'Donoghue.
Originally…
Over the Edge (1979)
- Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
Feat. Matt Dillon, Harry Northrup
- One of the best portraits of delinquency yet committed to the screen, Matt Dillon, in his acting debut, is just one of the aimless youths who erupt…