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Most Ludicrous Premise
Smithee Award Winner! Vampire Raiders: Ninja Queen (1988)
Ninjas versus Ninjas versus Vampires...Or Something
Ninjas versus ninjas versus vampires. Or something.
  The Wild Women of Wongo (1958)
The Great Experiment
Mother Nature and Father Time did an experiment 10,000 years ago by placing hot chicks with ugly guys and vice-versa.
  Class of 1999 (1990)
Tactical Education Units
Battledroids become Tactical Education Units which will be teachers.
  Catman in Lethal Track (1990)
Amazing Cat-Like Powers
Scratched by a radioactive cat!
  Cyborg 2 (1993)
"If God Didn't Make You, Pinwheel Did"
Take out your corporate rivals with an exploding sex droid.
Oblivious
  The Curse of the Alpha Stone (1972)
I've Heard of Academic Freedoms, But This Is Ridiculous
I've heard of academic freedoms, but this is ridiculous!
  Nemesis 3 (1996)
Oh, Those Cyborgs!
"Keep your eyes open." Or not.
  Invincible Barbarian (1982)
Guard! Bonk!
The barbarian and his girlfriend stealthily escape from jail past the hyper-alert guard.
Smithee Award Winner! MegaMetaSmithee Award Winner! Vampire Raiders: Ninja Queen (1988)
Ninjas: Men of Missed-Tree
If only Mister Miyagi had seen this. Why does he not realize that he's being stalked by a tree?
  The Wild Women of Wongo (1958)
Waiting for God-ot
There are these two Ape Men "sneaking" up on her from the cover of ... well, they crouch down slightly....
"Wanna Run That By Me Again?"
  Legend of the Dinosaurs (1977)
Dad Always Was a Little Off
"Human beings are animals" speech.
  Blood Tide (1982)
It May Be Shakespeare, But It Ain't Shakespeare
He greets his potential captives with a knife and a completely incomprehensible bout of Shakespeare.
  The Robot Vs. The Aztec Mummy (1958)
This Movie Is True. Except the False Bits.
The disclaimer (it's true except what's not).
Smithee Award Winner! Legacy of Blood (1971)
Conversations in the Kitchen
Igor goes into this bizarre speech. "You want a cookie with your milk?" Huh???
  Voodoo Black Exorcist (1973)
"Threats Are Only Words."
"Threats are only words, but what must happen is almost here and nothing can change it. But you have nothing to fear."
Worst Special Effect
  Night of the Blood Beast (1958)
Vengeance of the Space Chimps
Sea Monkeys! Okay, alien embryo Sea Monkeys, but hey.
Smithee Award Winner! MegaMetaSmithee Award Winner! Ye UltraMegaMetaSmithee Award Winner! Vampire Raiders: Ninja Queen (1988)
Dummy in Drag
You dummy!
  Carnosaur II (1995)
Crash of the Toy Helicopter
The crash of the toy helicopter.
  Legend of the Dinosaurs (1977)
A Roper, Not a Doper
Plesiosaur attacks girl in raft.
  Voodoo Black Exorcist (1973)
Fake Heads Were On Sale That Week.
Good shot from several angles of the fake head.
"Alas, Poor Yorick"
  Man's Best Friend (1993)
Meaner--and More Vindictive--Than a Junkyard Dog
Larry taunts the supersoldier dog, then gets Omega Copped by it.
Smithee Award Winner! Vampire Raiders: Ninja Queen (1988)
There's something you don't see every day.
There's something you don't see every day. In a failed assassination attempt, the bad guys drop a pig from a high rise building onto some poor random pedestrian.
  The Yin and Yang of Mr. Go (1970)
Death by Acupuncture
Death by acupuncture.
  Death by Dialogue (1988)
Thank Goodness He Didn't Ask for a "Severence Package"
The evil script kills Thorn. He's fired.
  Dino Croc (2004)
Wheeeee!
Wheeeee! (Chomp!)
Deus Ex Machina
Smithee Award Winner! Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983)
The Golden Guy's Jewels
Dan is forced to fight a golden giant of a man. The giant staggers away and touches the tribe's sacred rock. BOOOOM! He explodes.
  Cyborg 2 (1993)
The Oldest Trick in the Book
After having his throat cut, the falling guard's gun goes off and takes out his entire squad.
  Death by Dialogue (1988)
An Un-Urned Escape
Just when the evil zombie looks like it's about to get them, a short dumb prayer causes the zombie to disappear, as if God were saying "Yeah, yeah, whatever, let's just end this."
  Zarkorr! The Invader (1996)
Of Course! It All Makes Sense Now!
What are the odds that one of the cops is a conspiracy nut?
  Lake of Dracula (1971)
Railing against Fate
The railing isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Stupidest-Looking Monster
  Night of the Blood Beast (1958)
Coming out of the Closet
The space monster comes out of the closet.
  Voodoo Black Exorcist (1973)
The Mummy Gets Sh*tfaced
The mummy's true (fake) face.
  Invincible Barbarian (1982)
Apttack of the Pterodactyls
Battle of the pterodactyls.
Smithee Award Winner! MegaMetaSmithee Award Winner! Godmonster of Indian Flats (1973)
The Godawfulmonster of Indian Flats
The Godmonster of Indian Flats, itsownself.
  Matango (1963)
Mushrooms! Mushrooms! (But No Badgers)
Mushrooms! Mushrooms! (But no Badgers.)
Worst Science
  Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973)
Genetics for Dummies, by Dummies
An enlightening lesson in genetics and hormones. Also, wrong.
Smithee Award Winner! MegaMetaSmithee Award Winner! Legend of the Dinosaurs (1977)
Of Frogs, Ben Franklin, and Earthquake-Causing Dinos
A discussion of science: earthquakes, frogs, dinosaurs, and Ben Franklin.
  The Curse of the Alpha Stone (1972)
The Harmonic Reinforcement of the House of The Rising Sun
The Harmonic Reinforcement of the House of The Rising Sun.
  Night of the Blood Beast (1958)
And I Get Lots of Anytime Minutes, Too!
"I can communicate through photosynthesis!"
  Abraxas (1991)
There's a Hole in His Ozone Layering
There's a hole in his ozone layering.
Best One-Liner
Smithee Award Winner! Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
I'll Lay You Ten to One...
Amazon #1: "Good breeding man."
Amazon #2: "I bet breeding with us would kill him."
Peter: "I'll take that bet."
  Deep Red (1994)
A Public Service Announcement from Your Local Mad Science Council
"Next time, buckle up."
The only non-cliche in the entire movie!
  Voodoo Black Exorcist (1973)
Caribbean Columbo on the Case
The Sheriff appears. "I have a system. Whenever I don't have a lead, I drink gin and wait."
  Max Hell, Frog Warrior (2002)
O'Malley's Toady
Interrogation scene.
"Who sent you?"
"Your mother!"
"How much is she paying you?"
  Catman in Lethal Track (1990)
What If He's Not Breathing?
What if he's not breathing?
Worst Cover Copy
[This category was retired after 2017]  
  Carnosaur II (1995)
"The Film Jurassic Park Should Have Beaten"
Stills displaying just how cheesy the dinos look and featuring characters from a different Carnosaur movie.
Smithee Award Winner! Lake of Dracula (1971)
Truth in Advertising
Rank Video Services? Truth in advertising.
  Catman in Lethal Track (1990)
"The Murderous Criminal Syndicates! Fist Fly!"
The muderous criminal syndicates! Fist fly!
  Vampire Raiders: Ninja Queen (1988)
The Los Angeles Raiders? What the Heck?
The Corporate Raiders?
  Night of the Blood Beast (1958)
Night of the Sex-Crazed Blood Beast from a Different Movie
See the stuff on that cover? Never happened.
"Cutting Butter With A Chainsaw"
  Deep Red (1994)
When Cheap Jet Fuel Replaced High-Priced Gas, Trouble Ensued
Exploding station wagon. What's in the tank? Jet fuel?
  Intent to Kill (1993)
Bang. Bang Bang Bang.
Bang. Bang bang bang. Shoots the guy. He falls off the roof. Continues to shoot him as he falls.
  Carnosaur II (1995)
Nothing But Net
When a dinosaur loves (to eat) a human very much.
Smithee Award Winner! Nemesis 3 (1996)
He's a Sport-Hunter
The evil cyborg boss does not take well to constructive criticism.
  To The Limit (1995)
Exploding Van
People on fire are funny!
Inane Dialogue
  Vampire Raiders: Ninja Queen (1988)
Maybe If You Got One Really Drunk...
"Pigs never just fall off of buildings."
  Deep Red (1994)
Er, No You Can't
"We can take 'em!"
No, you can't.
  Future Zone (1990)
Thug, Meet No One
"There's no one left to save you now."
  Death by Dialogue (1988)
"I'm Going To the Old Movie Set Alone"
"I'll be all right in the Old Movie Set all alone."
Smithee Award Winner! Matango (1963)
A Meteorologist in the Making
Must be the rainy season.
"Whoops!"
  Spiders (2000)
Continentuity Error
"Shuttle is now passing over Canada," says a controller. Someone puts their finger on Italy on the map.
  Abraxas (1991)
Stunted Growth
What do you mean you can't hire any stunt-boys?
  Matango (1963)
FTL Bullets
Bullets faster than light?
  Invincible Barbarian (1982)
What's the Opposite of Self-Repairing?
His armor is intact. Wait, now he's got the Kirk rip!
Smithee Award Winner! Voodoo Black Exorcist (1973)
Fights, Camera, Action!
Watch the mirror. Some mummy bitch-slaps, some choking, then there he is, clear as day: The cameraman!
"WHAT?!"
Smithee Award Winner! Death by Dialogue (1988)
Axe Murderer
But wait...it's not the soundtrack. There REALLY IS a (lousy) heavy metal band lurking in the woods.
  To The Limit (1995)
Drive-Thru Helicopter Service
Drive-thru helicopter service!
  Legacy of Blood (1971)
Johnny Has a Flashback
A bizarre flashback, even for flashbacks. Amid smoke. And laughter. And weirdness.
  The Wild Women of Wongo (1958)
The Dragon God Commands You To Boogie Down!
"The Dragon God is angry!" Let's dance!
  Rock n' Roll Cops 2: The Adventure Begins (2003)
The Gospel According to Charlie Sheen
They talk about the bible, then a stripper with a whip shows up.
Acting Appropriately Stupid
  The Brain Machine (1977)
The Cable Guy
Mysterious cable? Grab it! ZZZZZAAARCH!
  Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973)
Come into My Office, Said the Queen Bee to the Fly
The Queen Bee asks our heroine to come to her office so she can explain everything. "You'll be safe; you're a woman."
  Class of 1999 (1990)
Upping the Anti-
The teachers aren't just robots, they're repurposed battledroids. Terminate the program? Yeah, something's getting terminated....
Smithee Award Winner! Spiders (2000)
"It's in Here with Us, Let's Keep Going"
"It's in here. Let's keep going."
  Legend of the Dinosaurs (1977)
I Wish They Would Stop Doing That
"It's OK, people just come here to commit suicide."
"Let's Up The Rating To 'R'"
  Cyborg 2 (1993)
The Big Bang, Indeed
She's a big bang, all right. Better get lots of window cleaner!
  Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973)
The Lifecycle of the Bee Girl
Here we see, in exquisite detail, how a Bee Girl is built.
Smithee Award Winner! MegaMetaSmithee Award Winner! The Girl and the Geek (1964)
"Kidnapped?!" Boobies!
"Kidnapped?!" Boobies!
  Rock n' Roll Cops 2: The Adventure Begins (2003)
Decent Exposure
Topless punching bags ("I don't know if that's indecent exposure or not, but I like it").
  To The Limit (1995)
"I'm Coming!"
It's Anna Nicole Smith in the bath, fooling around solo. "I'm coming!"
Crummiest Ending
  To The Limit (1995)
Death by AOL!
Death by AOL!
  The Brain Machine (1977)
"Oh My God"
All the heroes die.
Smithee Award Winner! Invincible Barbarian (1982)
What? The Sword Was Magic, Too?
More inane voice over.
And in the thirteenth moon of the 75th illumination ... what will WE do?
  Legacy of Blood (1971)
The Butler DIDN'T Do It
Dean is still alive. He killed everyone else. Then...the REAL "surprise ending." Complete with incongruously goofy music.
  Catman in Lethal Track (1990)
Over-Enunciated Swear Words Are Always Funny
Overly-enunciated swear words are always funny.
Worst Acting
Smithee Award Winner! MegaMetaSmithee Award Winner! Ye UltraMegaMetaSmithee Award Winner! Max Hell, Frog Warrior (2002)
Mickey O'Malley (Joe Estevez)
Mickey O'Malley (Joe Estevez) sends out the ninjas.
  To The Limit (1995)
She's (point) Acting! (point) See?
She's (point) Acting! (point) See? Anna Nicole Smith as "Colette."
  The Brain Machine (1977)
Your Acting Is Deadlier Than Either
Here, the General (Thomas Hal Phillips) really shines.
  Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
Hrant Alianak as the Chief Henchman
Hrant Alianak as the Chief Henchman ... doesn't like girls with limbps.
  Legacy of Blood (1971)
Why Can't Johnny Act?
Richard Davalos as Johnny. And the hate. And the HATE!
Worst Picture
  Invincible Barbarian (1982)
It's Like Drama, Only Slower
Oblivious attack followed by a bad sword fight.
Smithee Award Winner! Catman in Lethal Track (1990)
"We Must Spread the Anti-Gospel"
We must spread the anti-gospel.
  Legend of the Dinosaurs (1977)
Is a Proper Ending Too Much To Hope For? Apparently So.
Fire fire fire. Stock footage. The end.
  Voodoo Black Exorcist (1973)
Mummiest Ending
Cue flamethrower. Nevermind about the hostage. FWOOOOSH! Mummy and Sylvia burn to a crisp. Roll credits. The End.
  Max Hell, Frog Warrior (2002)
My Kind of Frog
"My kind of frog" song.

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