{"product_id":"100-cult-films-09563628","title":"100 Cult Films","description":"Some films should never have been made. They are too unsettling, too dangerous, too challenging, too outrageous and even too badly made to be let loose on unsuspecting audiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet these films, from the shocking \u003cem\u003eCannibal Holocaust\u003c\/em\u003e to the apocalyptic \u003cem\u003eDonnie Darko\u003c\/em\u003e, from the destructive \u003cem\u003eTetsuo\u003c\/em\u003e to the awfully bad \u003cem\u003eThe Room\u003c\/em\u003e, from the hilarious \u003cem\u003eThis Is Sp?nal Tap\u003c\/em\u003e to the campy \u003cem\u003eShowgirls\u003c\/em\u003e, from the asylum of \u003cem\u003eDas Cabinet des Dr. Caligari\u003c\/em\u003e to the circus of \u003cem\u003eFreaks\u003c\/em\u003e, from the gangs of \u003cem\u003eThe Warriors\u003c\/em\u003e to the gangsters of \u003cem\u003eIn Bruges\u003c\/em\u003e and from the flamboyant \u003cem\u003eRocky Horror Picture Show\u003c\/em\u003e to the ultimate cool of \u003cem\u003eThe Big Lebowski\u003c\/em\u003e, have all garnered passionate fan followings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCult cinema has made tragic misfits, monsters and cyborgs, such as Edward Scissorhands or \u003cem\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/em\u003e's replicants, heroes of our times. \u003cem\u003e100 Cult Films\u003c\/em\u003e explains why these figures continue to inspire fans around the globe. Cult film experts Ernest Mathijs and Xavier Mendik round up the most cultish of giallo, blaxploitation, anime, sexploitation, zombie, vampire and werewolf films, exploring both the cults that live hidden inside the underground (\u003cem\u003eNekromantik\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCafe Flesh\u003c\/em\u003e) and the cult side of the mainstream (\u003cem\u003eDirty Dancing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, and even \u003cem\u003eThe Sound of Music\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e100 Cult Films\u003c\/em\u003e is a true trip around the world, providing a lively and illuminating guide to films from more than a dozen countries, across nine decades, representing a wide range of genres and key cult directors such as David Cronenberg, Terry Gilliam and David Lynch. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on exclusive interviews with some of the world's most iconic cult creators and performers, including Dario Argento, Pupi Avati, Alex Cox, Ruggero Deodato, Jesus Franco, Lloyd Kaufman, Harry Kumel, H. G. Lewis, Christina Lindberg, Takashi Miike, Franco Nero, George A. Romero and Brian Yuzna, and featuring a foreword by cult director Joe Dante, \u003cem\u003e100 Cult Films\u003c\/em\u003e is your ultimate ticket to the midnight movie show.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BFI Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Express","offer_id":46379682726124,"sku":"8881909563628-W","price":115.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/2797\/2076\/files\/9781844574087_optimized.jpg?v=1757573471","url":"https:\/\/astoura.com\/products\/100-cult-films-09563628","provider":"Astoura","version":"1.0","type":"link"}