More Must-See Classics

Ben-Hur 1959 Casablanca 1942 Double Indemnity 1944 Metropolis 1927 The Night of the Hunter 1955 On the Waterfront 1954 The Third Man 1949 Touch of Evil 1958 Vertigo 1958 White Heat 1949 The Wizard of Oz 1939

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
Few characters are as iconic as Sherwood Forest’s noble outlaw, and few actors ever made a role his own like Errol Flynn. With swashbuckling, acrobatic escapes that still amaze today, it set the standard for action-adventure. Mr. Costner, why’d you even bother?
Extra: James Cagney, best known for gangster films, was originally slated for the role.

Lawrence of Arabia
1962
Thank heaven for 70-inch flat-screens. Now home-theater buffs can grasp at least some of the stunning grandeur of director David Lean’s epic about a flamboyant British officer’s exploits in Middle East during WWI, from quicksand closeups to brutal desert battles. Sure, Peter O’Toole’s legendary performance chews the scenery, but there’s plenty to spare.
Line, please: “Nothing is written.”

Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
Don’t be thrown by the wussified title, this classic British comedy is as dark as they come. When an ambitious but poor social climber realizes that eight nobles (all played by Alec Guinness) stand in his way of gaining a cushy dukedom, he does the only sensible thing: murders them one by one.
Extra: Originally offered only four parts, Guinness asked the producers, “Why not eight?” 

Three Must-See Classics Clips

Casablanca This trailer is a prime example of a time when studios had to hire carnival barkers to sell you on their movies. It's not like this is a legendary film or anything.

On the Waterfront With one mumbled line, Marlon Brando became an acting legend. A contender, if you will.

Lawrence of Arabia There's a reason why Lawrence of Arabia is considered the epic by which all others are measured. This is that reason.

More Must-See Nudity

Angel Heart 1987 Body Heat 1981 Boogie Nights 1997 Coffy 1973 Jackass: The Movie 2002 McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971 Mulholland Drive 2001 Poison Ivy: The New Seduction 1997 Revenge of the Nerds 1984 10 1979

Wild Things
1998
This glorious sleazefest’s signature threesome is like the last Super Bowl—one side is in to win, the other side content to coast. Denise Richards bares all of her champagne-glistened body while Neve Campbell wears…a tank top. Even her inexplicable modesty can’t derail the high jinks.
Extra: Campbell later shed the tank top for non-threesome sex scenes. Thanks for nothing, Neve.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982
If ever a movie were a time capsule and an ageless classic, this almost anthropological comedy about Cali high schoolers is it. The sound-track alone is a wonder, and really, Sean Penn deserved an Oscar for disappearing inside über-stoner Jeff Spicoli.
Rewind: C’mon, you already know—Phoebe Cate’s immortal poolside topless scene is the reason frame-by-frame was invented.

Carnal Knowledge
1971
Whether you identify with Jack Nicholson’s unrepentant cocksman or buddy Art Garfunkel’s befuddled romantic, this unsparing look at the sexual revolution will make any man squirm. Luckily, Ann-Margret and Candice Bergen at their peak help the medicine go down.
Extra: The U.S. Supreme Court had to overturn the obscenity conviction of a Georgia theater owner who dared show the movie.

Three Must-See Nudity Clips

Wild Things Denise Richards somehow manages to make swimsuits sexy. Go figure.

Boogie Nights In one single scene, Paul Thomas Anderson makes life in porn seem totally desirable.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High Sorry, guys—no Phoebe Cates dream sequence. Instead, take a long toke on the original trailer.

More Must-See Train Wrecks

Airport 1975 1974 Barbarella 1968 Battlefield Earth 2000 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls 1970 Death Race 2000 1975 Phantom of the Paradise 1974 Reefer Madness 1936 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978 The Toxic Avenger 1985

Glen or Glenda?
1953
Plan 9 From Outer Space is a cohesive masterpiece compared to Ed Wood’s transvestite odyssey, a stock-footage patchwork bookended by Bela Lugosi monologues.

Showgirls
1995
This retroactively rationalized “farce”—a triumph of Cinemaxian sexploitation—unintentionally surpasses any Judd Apatow movie’s laugh-to-minute ratio. 

Three Must-See Bad Movie Clips

Glen or Glenda? When heroin addiction and dementia meet awful screenwriting and amateur filmmaking. Ladies and gentlemen, Bela Lugosi…

Showgirls "And you know Gay." Oh, yes. Yes we do.

Barbarella Before she released exercise videos and took sides in the Vietnam War, Jane Fonda was a space woman strapped into an orgasm-inducing Casio.

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