Cult queer weirdo films
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Vamp
Richard Wenk · 1986
Two fraternity pledges go to a sleazy bar in search of a stripper for their college friends, unaware it is occupied by vampires.
The Witches of Eastwick
George Miller · 1987
Three single women in a picturesque Rhode Island village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
James Signorelli · 1988
Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, horror hostess Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception from the conservative locals -- amongst them, her sinister uncle Vincent, who, unbeknownst to her, is an evil warlock.
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Russ Meyer · 1970
An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Russ Meyer · 1965
A trio of thrill-seeking go-go dancers kidnap a young girl and attempt to seduce an old rancher and his two sons out of their small fortune, but their scheme doesn't play out as intended.
Cecil B. Demented
John Waters · 2000
A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to star in their radical underground movie.
Multiple Maniacs
John Waters · 1970
The Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling freak show, acts as a front for Divine, who is out for blood after discovering her lover's affair.
Pink Narcissus
James Bidgood · 1971
Un escandaloso poema erótico centrado en las ensoñaciones de un hermoso chico trabajador del sexo que, desde la reclusión de su apartamento ultra-kitsch, concibe una serie de fantasías narcisistas entrelazadas pobladas por matadores, bailarines, esclavos y moteros vestidos de cuero.
Bound
Lilly Wachowski · 1996
Corky, una dura expresidiaria que trabaja en la renovación de un apartamento en un edificio de Chicago, conoce a la pareja que vive al lado, Caesar, un mafioso paranoico, y Violet, su seductora novia, que se siente inmediatamente atraída por ella…
Valley of the Dolls
Mark Robson · 1967
Lured by their dreams of fame and fortune, three ambitious young women enter the world of show business and discover how easy it is to sink into a celebrity nightmare of ego, alcohol and pills — the beloved "dolls."
Female Trouble
John Waters · 1974
Dawn Davenport progresses from a teenage nightmare hell-bent on getting cha-cha heels for Christmas to a fame monster whose egomaniacal impulses land her in the electric chair.
Watched
The Love Witch
Anna Biller · 2016
A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.
Moonstruck
Norman Jewison · 1987
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
The Craft
Andrew Fleming · 1996
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
Cabaret
Bob Fosse · 1972
Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force.
Thelma & Louise
Ridley Scott · 1991
Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.
The Birdcage
Mike Nichols · 1996
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Stephan Elliott · 1994
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
Labyrinth
Jim Henson · 1986
When Sarah is forced to babysit her half-brother Toby, she inadvertently summons the Goblin King and he whisks Toby away to his castle at the centre of a labyrinth. Sarah enters into a bargain with the Goblin King where she is given just thirteen hours to solve the labyrinth and rescue Toby, or else lose him forever.
Beetlejuice
Tim Burton · 1988
¿Qué debería hacer una pareja de fantasmas si su estrafalario hogar de Nueva Inglaterra se llenara de elegantes visitantes neoyorquinos? Pedir ayuda a un exorcista para aterrorizar a los intrusos con el fin de que abandonen la casa. Bitelchús es una criatura de ultratumba repugnante y terrorífica, un fenómeno asustando y bromeando que se gira y se transforma en grotescas formas, traga insectos y no puede dejar a las mujeres (vivas o muertas) en paz.
Death Becomes Her
Robert Zemeckis · 1992
Uma famosa atriz egocêntrica (Meryl Streep) rouba de uma aspirante a escritora (Goldie Hawn) seu noivo (Bruce Willis), um famoso cirurgião plástico. A noiva rejeitada se torna extremamente complexada e gorda, mas após 14 anos, lança o livro “Eternamente Jovem” e na noite de autógrafos está mais linda do que nunca. Ela desperta a atenção de todos, principalmente da atriz que, sentindo-se cada dia mais velha, acaba indo se consultar com uma mulher sensual, bela e misteriosa (Isabella Rossellini), que tem uma poção da juventude que proporciona resultados inimagináveis.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
John Cameron Mitchell · 2001
Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internationally ignored' but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a 'beautiful gender of one'.
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Gus Van Sant · 1994
A girl born with enormous thumbs in the repressive era of the 1950s learns to turn her quirks into assets.
Paris Is Burning
Jennie Livingston · 1991
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women — including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.
Mulholland Drive
David Lynch · 2001
Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.
Pink Flamingos
John Waters · 1972
Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".
But I'm a Cheerleader
Jamie Babbit · 2000
Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, where she must, with other lesbians and gays learn how to be straight.
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Beeban Kidron · 1995
Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet pathetic drag novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez — one of the losers that evening — the charmed Vida and Noxeema agree to take the hopeless youngster under their joined wing. Soon the three set off on a madcap road trip across America and struggle to make it to Los Angeles in time.
The Little Shop of Horrors
Roger Corman · 1960
Seymour works in a skid row florist shop and is in love with his beautiful co-worker, Audrey. He creates a new plant that not only talks but cannot survive without human flesh and blood.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Jim Sharman · 1975
Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named 'Rocky'.
Polyester
John Waters · 1981
Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow.
