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Take a deep dive into how fringe films (https://www.flavorwire.com/498744/the-50-greatest-midnight-movies-of-all-time) developed cult followings (https://movieweb.com/best-midnight-movies-that-made-history/) as midnight movies (https://www.academymuseum.org/en/programs/series/in-the-midnight-hour-a-history-of-late-night-movies) in the 1970s and beyond. Rocky Horror Picture Show, John Waters' Pink Flamingos, David Lynch's Eraserhead, The Harder They Come, El Topo, Reefer Madness, Tod Browning's Freaks, Donnie Darko, and Tommy Wiseau's The Room will all be examined (https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/551871/1essential-midnight-movies-every-film-fan-should-see). Here is how midnight movies (https://www.google.com/search?q=midnight+movies+site:www.reddit.com&sca_esv=f6b178a70ac84afb&sxsrf=ADLYWIJEM-l3XnleUdBS0pq27w5vu9aFqA:1736905125558&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwiPxZHoy_aKAxW7AjQIHVJlGHwQrQIoBHoECBoQBQ&biw=1920&bih=893&dpr=1) of the 1970s became a phenomenon and why they largely went away. The resurgence of midnight movies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_movie) in the 2000s with Donnie Darko and The Room will also be explored, that and how Rocky Horror lives on to this day at midnight screenings.

Cult Films (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_film) Featured:

El Topo
Pink Flamingos
The Harder They Come
Eraserhead
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Reefer Madness
Freaks
Donnie Darko
The Room (2003)


Secondary Films Featured:

The Big Lebowski
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Shaun of the Dead