UHF (1989) Director: Jay LeveyWriter: ‘Weird’ Al Yankovic, Jay Levey Starring: ‘Weird’ Al Yankovic, Michael Richards, Fran Drescher, Kevin McCarthy Plot: A local public station gets a new owner. The station becomes a hit, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor. Golden Moment(s): Gandhi II. ‘No more Mr. nice pacifist!’. Conan: The Librarian. The Rambo skit where he just blows shit up while screaming “WAAAAAAR!!!”

UHF (1989)

Director: Jay Levey
Writer: ‘Weird’ Al Yankovic, Jay Levey

Starring: ‘Weird’ Al Yankovic, Michael Richards, Fran Drescher, Kevin McCarthy

Plot: A local public station gets a new owner. The station becomes a hit, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor.

Golden Moment(s): Gandhi II. ‘No more Mr. nice pacifist!’.

Conan: The Librarian.

The Rambo skit where he just blows shit up while screaming “WAAAAAAR!!!”

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The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) Director: John LandisWriters: David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams Starring: Donald Sutherland, Rick Baker, Leslie Neilsen, John Landis Plot: [from imdb] Series of short, highly irreverent, and quite often tasteless skits. Golden Moment(s): Fistful Of Yen, a parody of Bruce Lee’s Enter The Dragon. Rigor-Mortis awareness TV ad campaign.

The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)

Director: John Landis
Writers: David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams

Starring: Donald Sutherland, Rick Baker, Leslie Neilsen, John Landis

Plot: [from imdb] Series of short, highly irreverent, and quite often tasteless skits.

Golden Moment(s): Fistful Of Yen, a parody of Bruce Lee’s Enter The Dragon.

Rigor-Mortis awareness TV ad campaign.

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I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) Director: Keenen Ivory WayansWriter: Keenen Ivory Wayans Starring: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Isaac Hayes, Damon Wayans, Bernie Casey, Chris Rock Plot: [from imdb] In this parody of blaxploitation movies, a black hero wannabe reunites former black heroes from the 70s to help him get revenge on Mr. Big. Golden Monent(s): Chris Rock’s acting debut leaves a great impression of things to come. Flyguy’s poem which is aptly named ‘The Bitch Better Have My Money’. “So, it’s just you 57 cops against KUNG FU JOE? Master of KUNG-FU, KARATE, JIU-JITSU, and all kinds of other shit you ain’t never heard of! HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!”

I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Writer: Keenen Ivory Wayans

Starring: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Isaac Hayes, Damon Wayans, Bernie Casey, Chris Rock

Plot: [from imdb] In this parody of blaxploitation movies, a black hero wannabe reunites former black heroes from the 70s to help him get revenge on Mr. Big.

Golden Monent(s): Chris Rock’s acting debut leaves a great impression of things to come.

Flyguy’s poem which is aptly named ‘The Bitch Better Have My Money’.

“So, it’s just you 57 cops against KUNG FU JOE? Master of KUNG-FU, KARATE, JIU-JITSU, and all kinds of other shit you ain’t never heard of! HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!”

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The Toxic Avenger (1984) Directors: Michael Hertz & Lloyd KaufmanWriter: Lloyd Kaufman  Plot: [from imdb] This is the story of Melvin, the Tromaville Health Club mop boy, who inadvertently and naively trusts the hedonistic, contemptuous and vain health club members, to the point of accidentally ending up in a vat of toxic waste. The devastating results then have a transmogrification effect, his alter ego is released, and the Toxic Avenger is born, to deadly and comical results. Golden Moment(s): The excessive use of rock melons to portray the smashing of skulls. Toxie ripping a dude’s arm off and then beating him senseless with the detached limb.

The Toxic Avenger (1984)

Directors: Michael Hertz & Lloyd Kaufman
Writer: Lloyd Kaufman 

Plot: [from imdb] This is the story of Melvin, the Tromaville Health Club mop boy, who inadvertently and naively trusts the hedonistic, contemptuous and vain health club members, to the point of accidentally ending up in a vat of toxic waste. The devastating results then have a transmogrification effect, his alter ego is released, and the Toxic Avenger is born, to deadly and comical results.

Golden Moment(s): The excessive use of rock melons to portray the smashing of skulls.

Toxie ripping a dude’s arm off and then beating him senseless with the detached limb.

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Ghost Ship (2002) Director: Steve BeckWriter: Mark Hanlon Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Ron Eldard, Isaiah Washington Plot: [from imdb] A salvage crew that discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea soon notices, as they try to tow it back to land, that “strange things” happen… Golden Moment(s): The opening scene is the best opening scene in horror history. Jaws will drop. Greer (Washington) falling to his death after trying to do a ghost doggy style.

Ghost Ship (2002)

Director: Steve Beck
Writer: Mark Hanlon

Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Ron Eldard, Isaiah Washington

Plot: [from imdb] A salvage crew that discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea soon notices, as they try to tow it back to land, that “strange things” happen…

Golden Moment(s): The opening scene is the best opening scene in horror history. Jaws will drop.

Greer (Washington) falling to his death after trying to do a ghost doggy style.

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Fear (1996) Director: James FoleyWriter: Christopher Crowe  Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, Alyssa Milano, William Petersen Plot: [from imdb] A 16 year old girl takes up with a charming young man who quickly shows his colors when he beats a friend simply for walking with her and then goes totally ballistic after she tries to break up with him. Golden Moment(s): David (Wahlberg) chasing down Nicole’s (Witherspoon) male friend in the woods and snapping his neck.  Nicole getting finger-banged on the rollercoaster by David. 

Fear (1996)

Director: James Foley
Writer: Christopher Crowe 

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, Alyssa Milano, William Petersen

Plot: [from imdb] A 16 year old girl takes up with a charming young man who quickly shows his colors when he beats a friend simply for walking with her and then goes totally ballistic after she tries to break up with him.

Golden Moment(s): David (Wahlberg) chasing down Nicole’s (Witherspoon) male friend in the woods and snapping his neck. 

Nicole getting finger-banged on the rollercoaster by David. 

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Very Bad Things (1998) Director: Peter BergWriter: Peter Berg  Starring: Christian Slater, Jon Favreau, Jeremy Piven, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Stern Plot: [from imdb] A prostitute is killed during a bachelor party and the attendees turn on each other as the wedding approaches. Golden Moment(s): Jeremy Piven fucking shit up constantly. Hooker’s death is so brutal and unexpected.

Very Bad Things (1998)

Director: Peter Berg
Writer: Peter Berg 

Starring: Christian Slater, Jon Favreau, Jeremy Piven, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Stern

Plot: [from imdb] A prostitute is killed during a bachelor party and the attendees turn on each other as the wedding approaches.

Golden Moment(s): Jeremy Piven fucking shit up constantly. Hooker’s death is so brutal and unexpected.

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