32 RE-ANIMATOR (1985) Stuart Gordon
It sure as heck ain't your run-of-the-mill slasher-horror flick -- a point that becomes painfully obvious sometime after the titular mad scientist resuscitates a pissed-off dead feline that's missing half its body, and long before some dude's frothing, severed head starts to molest a naked blond chick. With outrageous and wildly over-the-top performances, Re-Animator resides high in the pantheon of zombie films, thanks in part to the fact that the whole schlocky -- though, we have to admit, unusually well-crafted -- enterprise makes a strange kind of sense. SIGNATURE LINE ''You steal the secret of life and death, and here you are trysting with a bubbleheaded coed!''33 GREY GARDENS (1976) David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer, Susan Froemke
Proof positive that when an aristocratic American family gets big enough, some relatives will wind up shut-ins at an overgrown, feline-infested East Hampton mansion belting out shrill show tunes and feeding wild raccoons whole bags of Wonder bread in the attic. This bizarre, touching, and sad portrait of elderly Edith Bouvier Beale (Jackie Kennedy's aunt) and her middle-aged, ex-model daughter, ''Little'' Edie, instantly became one of the most talked-about documentaries of all time and made upside-down skirts all the rage. SIGNATURE LINE ''In dealing with me, the relatives didn't know that they were dealing with a staunch character...S-T-A-U-N-C-H.''
34 THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998) Joel Coen
To a casual viewer, it might come across as a tangle of slapstick metaphysics and ad hoc wackiness. Fair enough. But for the Coen Bros. faithful, The Big Lebowski is a masterpiece of anti-storytelling. Jeff Bridges' Dude is a cinematic curio, the hero as placeholder: a detective who doesn't detect, an agent without agency. Plus, Tara Reid's near-cameo as the kidnapped Bunny ''Logjammin'' Lebowski may prove to be the highlight of her career. SIGNATURE LINE ''The Dude abides.''
35 WITHNAIL AND I (1987) Bruce Robinson
Fringe films often go to pot for inspiration, but pub-lovin' Brits made a cult hit out of one that honors alcohol. The bleakness of Robinson's stout-black comedy, set in 1969 London, makes the first swallow somewhat bitter. However, deft performances from Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann leave quote-ready followers (Steve Martin among them) thirsty for another round. SIGNATURE LINE ''I demand to have some booze!''
36 SHOWGIRLS (1995) Paul Verhoeven
Whether grinding out a lap dance or devouring a hamburger, Nomi Malone has a naked drive to be the topless showgirl in all of Vegas. But when she meets her nudie nemesis, the G-string divas are bound to destroy each other or, since Joe Eszterhas wrote the script, start some hot girl-on-girl action. Winner of seven Golden Raspberrys (including Worst Actress), it's a so-horrendous-it's-hilarious classic. SIGNATURE LINE ''I'm not a whore, I'm a dancer!''
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