TOP 10 AWESOMELY CHEESY MOVIES OF THE 90s
10. Little Giants (1994)
One of the most nostalgic movies for someone of my age, this cheesy football movie starring Rick Moranis as the head coach of the “bad news Bears” of football – The Little Giants. I still quote this movie daily including the “Annexation of Puerto Rico” play perfectly executed at the end of the movie to beat dreaded rival, the Cowboys. Kick ass movie.
9. Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Samuel L. Jackson is the best worst actor in cinematic history. He’s amazing in a movie like Pulp Fiction then goes and makes a mockery of his acting skills in movies like Deep Blue Sea. This movie is completely laughable (in the bad way) but has a high entertainment value.
8. She’s All That (1999)
Highly cheesy and very unbelievable and ridiculous, but highly entertaining nonetheless. This is one of those you love it but hate admitting it type movies. You know you love it. Don’t deny it. Laney was totally hot before the transformation if I don’t say so myself.
7. Cliffhanger (1993)
Sylvester Stalone is a great action actor but always comes off cheesy to me for some reason. I think it has to do with his mouth – he and Drew Berry have weird mouths. Top 2 weirdest mouths of all time: Stallone and Berrymore. The opening scene of this movie (below) alone easily earns it a spot on this list.
6. Speed (1994)
It’s impossible to take Keanu Reeves seriously. He’s a joke of an actor – yet he can still make kick ass movies like Speed and The Matrix. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the clip, but the scene of the bus jumping a 50 foot gap in an interstate off-ramp is ludicrous. Dennis Hopper is a badass, FYI.
5. Starship Troopers (1997)
One of the most awesomely bad and awesomely cheesy movies of all time. I think I saw this movie like 3 times in the theater because A) it had boobs and B) I was going through puberty. Lethal combination.
4. Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Almost every single line spoken in this movie is laugh out loud funny and noted in this clip. Everything is quotable from the opening scene with the Austrian chick to the closing scene with the bus of hot chicks. Grade A comedy but extremely cheesy.
3. Scream (1996)
If you didn’t see this movie in the 90s you were either Mormon or had extremely lame parents, or both. This is a staple of 90s American Pop Culture. I think myself and every kid I knew immediately went out and bought the Scream halloween costume after seeing this flick.
2. True Lies (1994)
One of the Gov’naz best and cheesiest movies – which isn’t saying a lot for Arnold – all of his movies are beyond cheesy. From Tom Arnold’s obnoxious presence, Jamie Lee Curtis’s crazy ass strip scene, and Arnold flying a damn HARRIER JET … this movie has it all. An action movie ontop of its game – in cheesiness and greatness.
1. Varsity Blues (1999)
I can’t tell you how much it hurts to admit to you people that I love this piece of shit movie. Everything about it is amazingly terrible – the acting, the writing, the directing, the montages, the characters. “I DON’T WANT YOUR LIFE” is one of the best lines spoken in American film history. When picking out a DVD on a Friday night, I’ll be damned if I let this one not make the cut when narrowing down which movie to watch.
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You would not believe how proud I was to open up this page and see Little Giants. I would also recommend The Little Rascals and The Big Green. Both too cheesy for words, both have Bug Hall, and The Big Green even has Steve Guttenberg. A winning combination.
the Sandlot. ‘nuf said.
Dumb and Dumber? Cheesey? Or so unbelievably dumb it’s genius? I take the latter. That’s some of my finest work besides the Truman Show….
What about Mars Attacks (1996)? That movie was the cheesiest movie EVER. It starred a class A cast who acted horribly, even for a B movie. Plus, current James Bond, Pierce Brosnan, gets decapitated. How much better does it get than that?
No American Pie, COMEON!
The Cutting Edge (1992). An ex-hockey stud becomes an Olympic champion in PAIRS FIGURE SKATING in less than 2 years with a spoiled prima donna. Off the charts on the cheese factor.
Your list is a bit flawed or perhaps we have a different definition of the word “cheesy.” While I agree that Starship Troopers and Deep Blue Sea are cheesy…I think you missed the mark on Speed, True Lies, Cliffhangers and Dumb and Dumber. Speed and Cliffhanger were both considered quite good action films in their time, while True Lies is actually a good film all the way around. Although I’m not a fan, Dumb and Dumber is now a cult classic and while I think it’s stupid I wouldn’t call it cheesy.
I agree with the comment that Cutting Edge is cheesy. So was Mars Attacks!. I’d probably also include The Brady Bunch Movie, Jingle All the Way, On Deadly Ground (or really anything with Steven Segal), etc.
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honorable mentions:
>Anaconda
J.Lo + Ice Cube + Jon Voight (as a Latino!) + Ownen Wilson + Kari ‘Remote Control’ Wurher? WIN!
>Wild Things
forget the Denise Richards/Neve Campbell girl-on-girl action, there’s a Richard Wagner sighting!
To me “cheesy” in relation to cinema means movies, directors and actors that take themselves seriously but end up looking ridiculous. Thus, cheesy = unintentionally funny.
By those criteria, pretty much all comedies are disqualified, as well as any movie that is obviously a parody of itself, such as Mars Attacks. The intent has to be serious; that is, from the get-go, everyone involved in the project is out to make a quality piece of entertainment, that will be an artistic and financial success, and that will be held in esteem for years to come. Unfortunately, due to lack of funds, time, and usually, talent, things go dreadfully awry.
The writing is always a big tip-off. If there are lines in any movie that are uttered with conviction and emotion, but which make you (1) cringe with embarrassment, or (2) drop your jaw in amazement, or (3) make you laugh your a** off in derision, chances are you have a viable candidate for the Cheese Factory of Filmdom.
And of course, if the premise of the film, that is, the basic storyline or foundation, is completely and utterly ridiculous and stupifyingly inane, then you can bet it will be virtually impossible to prevent the whole thing from decaying into a revolting mass of rotten, repulsive, and repugnant Roquefort.
To me some of the biggest, stinkiest “cheese bombs” are the big Hollywood blockbusters with huge budgets and star-laden casts. Specifically, movies like Airport and all of its execrable successors, most of the “disaster” flicks of Irwin Allen, most sentimental “chick flicks”, particularly those involving someone in a major role with a terminal illness.
On the other hand, the poverty row horror and sci-fi movies of the ’50’s rate highly on the “Cheez-o-meter”. Sadly, Bela Lugosi was in a lot of them. I’m a huge Bela fan, but for many reasons his peak was in the ’30’s, and he experienced a steady downward slide to oblivion.
I would also say that most cheese-worthy films are older; a big determinant is whether or not they stand the test of time. A truly great movie such as The Asphalt Jungle or Citizen Kane is just as good now as it was when it was made. Not so with The Killer Shrews or The Brain from the Planet Arous.