Every week, horror author Robbie Dorman and Greg aka The Movie Mutant talk the ins and outs of a cult classic movie. But wait, what exactly qualifies as a "cult classic," you ask? These films might not have been box office smashes, but they've earned a fiercely devoted and passionate fanbase over the years. They're the kind of movies that inspire cosplay, midnight screenings, and heated debates among cinephiles. With each episode, we pick a cult classic film that speaks to our geeky hearts, ...
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Road House is a 1989 American action film directed by Rowdy Herrington and produced by Joel Silver. The film stars Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch and Sam Elliott. In the film, a bouncer at a newly refurbished roadside bar protects a small town in Missouri from a corrupt businessman.By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Dolemite is a 1975 American blaxploitation crime comedy film and is also the name of its principal character, played by Rudy Ray Moore, who co-wrote the film and its soundtrack. Moore, who started his career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1960s, heard a rhymed toast about an urban hero named Dolemite from a regular at the record store where he …
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American Movie is a 1999 American documentary film directed by Chris Smith, produced by Smith and Sarah Price, and edited by Jun Diaz and Barry Poltermann. Mark Borchardt attempts to finance his dream project by finally completing the low-budget horror film he abandoned years before.By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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The Keep is a 1983 supernatural horror film written and directed by Michael Mann and starring Scott Glenn, Gabriel Byrne, Jürgen Prochnow, Alberta Watson, and Ian McKellen. Set in Romania during World War II, it follows a group of Nazi soldiers who unleash a malevolent supernatural force after setting up camp in an ancient stone fortress in the Car…
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Demolition Man is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Marco Brambilla in his directorial debut. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Benjamin Bratt, Denis Leary, Bill Cobbs, and Nigel Hawthorne. Stallone is John Spartan, a risk-taking police officer who has a reputation for causing destruction while carryi…
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Freaked is a 1993 American black comedy film directed by Tom Stern and Alex Winter, both of whom wrote the screenplay with Tim Burns. Winter also starred in the lead role. Both were involved in the short-lived MTV sketch comedy show The Idiot Box, and Freaked retains the same brand of surreal humour seen in the show. Freaked was Alex Winter's last …
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Krull is a 1983 British science fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Yates and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It stars Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones, Francesca Annis, and Alun Armstrong. Liam Neeson and Robbie Coltrane, still early in their film careers, appear in supporting roles. The story follows Prince Colwyn (Marshall) an…
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The Adventures of Ford Fairlane is a 1990 American action comedy film noir mystery film directed by Renny Harlin and written by David Arnott, James Cappe, and Daniel Waters based on a story by Arnott and Cappe. The film stars comedian Andrew Dice Clay as the title character, Ford Fairlane, a "Rock n' Roll Detective", whose beat is the music industr…
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BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA (1974) | S02E13
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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is a 1974 Mexican-American neo-Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, co-written by Peckinpah and Gordon Dawson from a story by Peckinpah and Frank Kowalski, and starring Warren Oates and Isela Vega, with Robert Webber, Gig Young, Helmut Dantine, Emilio Fernández and Kris Kristofferson in supporting roles.…
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Super Mario Bros. (also known as Super Mario Bros.: The Movie) is a 1993 fantasy adventure film based on Nintendo's Super Mario video game series. The first feature-length live-action film based on a video game, it was directed by the husband-and-wife team of Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, written by Parker Bennett, Terry Runté, and Ed Solomon, a…
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Dark City is a 1998 neo-noir science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas, and starring Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Richard O'Brien and Ian Richardson. The screenplay was written by Proyas, Lem Dobbs, and David S. Goyer. In the film, Sewell plays an amnesiac man who, finding himself suspected of murder, attempt…
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Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 American rock musical comedy horror film written and directed by Brian De Palma and scored by and starring Paul Williams.By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) | S02E09
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 independent musical comedy horror film produced by Lou Adler and Michael White, directed by Jim Sharman, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was written by Sharman and actor Richard O'Brien, who is also a member of the cast. The film is based on the 1973 musical stage production The Rocky Horr…
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The Toxic Avenger is a 1984 American superhero black comedy splatter film directed by Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman from a screenplay by Joe Ritter, based on a story by Kaufman. The film was produced and released by Troma Entertainment.By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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SPECIAL GUEST: THE MOVIE HAG! Does Disney's 1995 flop hold up in 2024?By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Greg and Robbie discuss cocaine ninjas on motorcycles and the charisma of Y.K. Kim in their discussion of 1988's MIAMI CONNECTION.By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Will Greg and Robbie agree if The Big Lebowski is a good movie or even qualify as a cult film? Does it really matter? Well that's just like your opinion man...By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971) may be one of the first cult classics but is it one of the best?By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Is Starship Troopers just a fascist wet dream or is it ACTUALLY good?By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Robbie and Greg reminisce about the good old days of video stores and being in the cult from the beginning with THE BOONDOCK SAINTS.By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Robbie and Greg open the door to Tommy Wiseau's THE ROOM and might just regret it.By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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SEASON 1 FINALE Robbie and The Movie Mutant wrestle with creepy puppets and wonder what makes Jim Henson's Labyrinth a cult classic.By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Robbie and Greg are here to PUMP you up with Arnold Schwarzenegger's infamous docudrama PUMPING IRON (1977).By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (1975) | S01E20
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Robbie and Greg hop across the pond to discuss the comedy classic "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and why it's stood the test of time.By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Robbie and The Movie Mutant relive what it was like to be 10 years old when an NC-17 movie gets released.By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Robbie and Greg finish up the John Carpenter Extravaganza with IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS. Is it the last great Carpenter film?By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Put on your sunglasses and pack your chewing gum because Robbie and Greg are about to uncover the alien conspiracy of THEY LIVE (1988). This is part 3 of the John Carpenter Extravaganza.By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986) | S01E16
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PART 2 of our month long John Carpenter Extravaganza! We take a trip on the Pork Chop Express all the way down to the underbelly of Chinatown.By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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OCTOBER is JOHN CARPENTER MONTH! The first episode in this four part series covers Robbie's favorite film THE THING (1982).By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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It's time to get spooky in the vault. Robbie and Greg discuss why Peter Jackson's The Frighteners landed him in the director's chair of one of the biggest movie franchises of all time.
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WHODUNNIT? Robbie and The Movie Mutant put CLUE (1985) under a magnifying glass and discuss why it's so beloved.
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Is Django one of the best Spaghetti Westerns of all time or is it just another forgettable dud? Robbie and The Movie Mutant dig through the mud, blood, and gunfire while battling the earworm that is the film's theme song...
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Robbie and The Movie Mutant are joined by Rhea aka Moviehag to discuss the oddball that is Problem Child (1990) Is it bad? Is it good? Is it cult? The group doesn't hold back on this episode.By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Robbie and Greg tackle their first documentary, the acclaimed Grey Gardens (1975).By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Greg and Robbie discuss 1993's Cannibal: The Musical, the first creation by South Park's Matt Stone and Trey Parker. They discuss the incredible music, the unique talent Matt and Trey have, and why you can't trust no two-timing horse. Pre-Order Robbie's New Book, DEAD END!By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Robbie and The Movie Mutant step into the future of A.I. with VIRTUOSITY (1995) a sci-fi thriller featuring Denzel being Denzel and a completely unhinged Russell Crowe.By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Greg and Robbie unearth 2016's The Greasy Strangler, and talk about bullshit artists, the utter filth of the film, and the art buried in all the grease.By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Robbie and The Movie Mutant talk about their love for an all-time favorite film, The Blues Brothers (1980).By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Robbie and Greg discuss the 1994 indie classic, Clerks. They discuss if Kevin Smith films qualify as cult, and if Greg has fallen out of love with Clerks.By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Tokyo Gore Police spurs a difficult conversation between Robbie and The Movie Mutant.By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981) vs ESCAPE FROM L.A. (1996) | S01E03
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Robbie and The Movie Mutant hash out their differences over what's the better movie, John Carpenter's "Escape from New York" or "Escape from L.A." Will this divide our friendly Vault dwellers or bring them closer than ever? LISTEN AND FIND OUT!By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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Robbie and Greg pull Exorcist 3 from the vault and discuss how this overlooked sequel deserves cult status. Follow us on Instagram!By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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In this debut episode, Robbie and Greg pull Troll 2 from the vault and talk about corn, sexy saxy synths, and pissing on hospitality. Follow us on Instagram!By Robbie Dorman and Greg TeGantvoort
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