The Worst Movies I've Ever Seen
From most worst, to least worst, 16 movies that were nearly painful to sit through. I know it seems as though I'm picking on Hal Needham and Irwin Allen, but it's purely coincidental.
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- DirectorHal NeedhamStarsBurt ReynoldsNed BeattyJim NaborsThe title character, a popular NASCAR driver, clashes with the fried-chicken mogul that sponsors his racing team.This one is the worst of the worst, in my book. Absolute and total cinematic garbage!
- DirectorHal NeedhamRalph BakshiStarsBurt ReynoldsDom DeLuiseDean MartinThe original characters from The Cannonball Run (1981) race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.More car-chase foolishness, though, I admit it was fun to see the 'Rat Packers' together again.
- DirectorHal NeedhamStarsBurt ReynoldsJackie GleasonJerry ReedThe Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.Had it not been for this one, I would've put the original 'Smokey And The Bandit' on my list. But this one makes it look like Oscar material.
- DirectorIrwin AllenStarsMichael CaineSally FieldTelly SavalasAn extension of the previous film, wherein a group of adventurers return to the overturned ship to seek several fortunes.Totally ridiculous, in every respect, and never was there a movie more different from the book it was based on.
- DirectorOscar WilliamsStarsGodfrey CambridgeClarice TaylorLeonard JacksonIn contrast to most of the violence-laden "blaxploitation" films of the period, this low-budget effort eschews exploitation for humanity and domestic drama. Leonard Jackson plays a barber who is also the domineering head of a middle-class African American family. Jackson is forced to rethink his values when his previously docile wife joins their three children in rebelling against her husband's retrogressive behavior.Utter nonsense.
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsChristopher ReeveRichard PryorMargot KidderSynthetic kryptonite laced with tar splits Superman in two: good Clark Kent and bad Man of Steel.So poorly written and acted that I was embarrassed for all involved. Especially Richard Pryor.
- DirectorDavid Lowell RichStarsAlain DelonSusan BlakelyRobert WagnerA supersonic airborne disaster. In order to survive a flight headed for the Moscow Olympics, passengers of the Concorde must endure aerial acrobatics to dodge missiles and survive a device that decompresses the plane.George Kennedy was the only Actor to appear in all 4 of the 'Airport' movies, but he should've stopped at 'Airport '77'. In fact, the series should've stopped there, because the premise was just plain worn out, by this time.
- DirectorJames GoldstoneStarsPaul NewmanJacqueline BissetWilliam HoldenAn active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property's developer and a drilling foreman.Some critic wrote, when this movie was new, that it's title should have been 'When Ideas Ran Out'. All-Star mish-mash that's a waste of great talent, and a waste of time and money for those who went to see it.
- DirectorGary NelsonStarsMaximilian SchellAnthony PerkinsRobert ForsterA research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole.A pathetic, late-70s attempt at cashing in on the popularity of 'Star Wars'.
- DirectorMichael SchultzStarsPeter FramptonBarry GibbRobin GibbA small-town band hits it big, but it must battle a nefarious plot in the music industry.A huge crock of cinematic you-know-what, disguised as a 'musical'.
- DirectorIrwin AllenStarsMichael CaineKatharine RossRichard WidmarkA huge swarm of deadly African bees spreads terror over American cities by killing thousands of people.More star-studded junk.
- DirectorAndrew NiccolStarsNicolas CageEthan HawkeJared LetoAn arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an INTERPOL Agent.A sickeningly violent bunch of nonsense.
- DirectorMichael SchultzStarsRichard PryorLonette McKeeMargaret AveryOrange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his wife Annie Mae and his sexually-obsessed father Rufus.Despite being a huge Richard Pryor fan, I've gotta say that this one was a real stinker!
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellKim CattrallDennis DunA rough-and-tumble trucker and his side kick face off with an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.99 minutes of surrealistic crap.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny LloydA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.Might have been borderline acceptable, had it not been for certain casting.