Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies: A Film Critic's Year-Long Quest to Find the Worst Movie Ever Made
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AlbakiReads Editorial A year spent mapping cinema’s most notorious misfires
A year spent mapping cinema’s most notorious misfires
Film critic Michael Adams structures this pop-culture exploration around a demanding experiment: watching one poorly regarded movie every day for a year while pursuing the question of cinema’s “worst” title. The survey moves across decades and production scales, placing cult staples such as Reefer Madness and Plan 9 from Outer Space alongside later films including Gigli and Baby Geniuses. By treating notorious flops, Z-grade productions, and other cinematic disasters as a broad field rather than a single genre, the book frames bad-movie culture as part of film history and popular conversation. A foreword by George A. Romero and interviews with people connected to these films add industry-facing material to the project.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Fans of cult films and cinematic flops
- Film-reference and pop-culture readers
- People interested in humorous critical takes on movies
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Bad-movie cultureFilm criticismCult cinemaHollywood misfiresPopular culture
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Book Overview "Michael Adams's book is great fun! No one intends to make a truly bad movie, but when they do, Michael Adams will be there to watch it.....
"Michael Adams's book is great fun! No one intends to make a truly bad movie, but when they do, Michael Adams will be there to watch it...and make it entertaining!" --John Landis, director of Trading Places and The Blues Brothers
In Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies, film critic Michael Adams embarks on a year-long odyssey to discover the worst movie ever made, which Mystery Science Theater 3000 star, writer, and director Kevin Murphy calls "disturbingly comprehensive, joyously critical, and the best of its kind." From all-time cult classics such as Reefer Madness and Plan 9 from Outer Space to new entries to the pantheon such as Gigli and Baby Geniuses, no genre, star, or director is safe from Adams's acerbic wit and hilarious observations. In the vein of A.J. Jacobs's New York Times bestselling book The Know-It-All, and with the snarky sarcasm of television's Mystery Science Theater 3000 and The Soup, Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies leaves no stone unturned. With a foreword by cult director George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead).
What happens when one film critic watches a bad movie every day for a year?
- A Hilarious Pop Culture History: Adams explores decades of cinematic misfires, from cult classics like Plan 9 from Outer Space to modern bombs like Gigli.
- Witty Film Criticism: With the snarky humor of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and the obsessive detail of A.J. Jacobs, no Z-grade disaster or big-budget flop is safe.
- A Deep Dive into Schlock: Follow one man's descent into madness as he subjects himself to a bad movie every single day for an entire year.
- Exclusive Hollywood Insights: Featuring a foreword by legendary director George A. Romero and dozens of interviews with the stars and creators of these infamous films.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 352 | Language: English | Publisher: DEY STREET BOOKS | ISBN: 0061806293
FormatPaperback
Pages352
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0061806293
EAN9780061806292
PublisherDEY STREET BOOKS
Publication Date2010-01-19
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.57 Pounds
Length8.04 Inches
Width5.28 Inches
Height0.86 Inches
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