Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies: A Film Critic's Year-Long Quest to Find the Worst Movie Ever Made [9780061806292]

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...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.