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Post by midget77 on May 5, 2009 14:20:54 GMT -5
Call the question stupid .. but what makes a cult film ? why are cult films cult ? its just something i really dont understand, why are some films cult and others are not  |
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Post by Phil on May 5, 2009 15:34:12 GMT -5
its mainly just indie films that are quite obscure, not your usually predictable blockbuster with millions of pounds thrown at it, that becomes a big hit.
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Post by Twitchmonkey on May 5, 2009 21:38:49 GMT -5
Yeah, low budget, fairly limited initial distribution, and then it got a large following on DVD, those are the ingredients for a cult film. If it doesn't get a good following it can't be cult film, but if it gets a following initially upon release, then it can't really be a cult film either, so it's a tough thing to get right.
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Post by midget77 on May 6, 2009 6:35:33 GMT -5
that makes sense, altho what about mainstream films..like blade runner. That's such a weird yet wonderful film. In one of my recent film seminars, we decided Blade Runner was cult, but is it... weird plot line and characters.. could be.
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Post by Twitchmonkey on May 6, 2009 20:05:00 GMT -5
Personally, I think that at the very least a cult film's following after it is out of theaters must be disproportionately high compared to its initial reaction. A devoted fan base is oftentimes a hallmark of a cult film, but I still have a hard time calling Star Wars a cult film, because it had such a huge initial appeal. When a movie has a huge opening and then continues on having fans for years to come, to me, that's just a very popular film, not a cult film.
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