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| Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) |
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| The movie is based on Pink Floyd’s legendary album “The Wall” of 1979. It became a cult classic, and was filled with surreal picturization. It portrayed the story of a disturbed rock star and featured songs from the album. |
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| The Harder They Come (1972) |
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| The movie features reggae musician Jimmy Cliff who plays the role of a wannabe singer turned criminal. The movie became a hit among the midnight movies and is said to have influenced the rise of reggae in America. |
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| Night of the Living Dead (1968) |
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| This movie brought the concept of zombies in contemporary films. It is the story of a group of people who try to save themselves from the attack of the zombies. The movie had been a big hit commercially. It was actually a mainstream release but went on to become a midnight movie as there were no copyright notices in it. |
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| Eraserhead (1977) |
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| This movie marked the debut of David Lynch as a director. The movie was about a mutant child and its father. The movie was shown only in the midnight slot but it spread the name of David Lynch. When the movie was released, it had faced negative criticism but after 30 years of its release, the New York Times commented it to be “amazing, still mysterious”. |
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| El Topo (1970) |
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| This movie by Alejandro Jodorowsky is often said to be the beginner of the midnight movie trend. It was shown at the Elgin, New York, for consecutive 9 months and was houseful on regular basis. The movie features Alejandro Jodorowsky in the title character. |
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