Musicals: Off Beat--Odd--Unexpected
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- DirectorAndy FickmanStarsKristen BellChristian CampbellNeve CampbellAn outrageous tongue-in-cheek musical comedy adaptation of the classic anti-marijuana propaganda film Reefer Madness (1936).
- DirectorJim SharmanStarsJessica HarperCliff De YoungRichard O'BrienJanet and Brad become contestants on a game show and wind up as captives.
- DirectorChris WindsorStarsClarence 'Big' MillerGeorge DawsonAndrew GilliesStrange events occur in a small town after a mild mannered butcher hires an unusual apprentice.
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerDian BacharStephen BlackpoolThe sole survivor of an ill-fated mining expedition tells how his taste for gold was replaced by that of human flesh.
- DirectorSelene KapsaskiStarsSophia DisgraceRahel KapsaskiLee Mark JonesPoverty stricken lovers Eden and Matilda have enough trouble just getting through the days, but when Eden buys a pet spider the real troubles start.
- DirectorMenahem GolanStarsCatherine Mary StewartGeorge GilmourGrace KennedyIn 1994, a young couple enters the world of the music industry, and subsequently the world of drugs.
- DirectorKen RussellStarsRoger DaltreySara KestelmanPaul NicholasComposer and pianist Franz Liszt (Roger Daltrey) attempts to overcome his hedonistic life-style while repeatedly being drawn back into it by the many women in his life and fellow composer Richard Wagner (Paul Nicholas).
- DirectorJim SharmanStarsTim CurrySusan SarandonBarry BostwickA newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.
- DirectorAndre ChampagneStarsLisa PetersonAlan BernhoftHal BlaineDr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
- DirectorMartin GeijerStarsAxel RydénAna StanisicRaul HamiltonA relative of Abraham van Helsing meets Mina Harker and asks about the truth about her, her deceased husband and Count Dracula. But the story has terrifying twists and turns beyond expected.
- DirectorDarren Lynn BousmanStarsPaul SorvinoAnthony HeadAlexa PenaVegaA worldwide epidemic encourages a biotech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan. The repossession clause is a killer, however.
- DirectorGillian ArmstrongStarsJoey KennedyRoss O'DonovanMargo LeeA teenage girl, with dreams of becoming a famous singer, tries to secure a spot on a local televised talent show.
- DirectorLloyd KaufmanStarsJason YachaninKate GrahamAllyson SereboffZombified chickens attempt to kill the fast-food workers that cook them in a restaurant built on an ancient burial ground.
- DirectorRachel PerkinsStarsRocky McKenzieJessica MauboyErnie DingoAn Aboriginal student on the west coast of Australia in the late '60s runs away from a Catholic boarding school with his cruel headmaster in hot pursuit, meeting eccentric characters along the journey back to his hometown.
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsKenji SawadaKeiko MatsuzakaShinji TakedaA family moves to the country to run a rustic mountain inn when, to their horror, the customers begin befalling sudden and unlikely fates.
- DirectorAlan ClarkeStarsPhil DanielsAlun ArmstrongBruce PayneCocky, flatulent, cockney snooker player Billy Kid accepts the challenge of a grudge match from Maxwell Randall ( the Green Baize Vampire ) , six times world champion. The loser will never play professional snooker again. Oh, the humanity..
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsPaul WilliamsWilliam FinleyJessica HarperA disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music. However, an evil record tycoon betrays him and steals his music to open his rock palace, The Paradise.
- DirectorDavid ByrneStarsDavid ByrneJohn GoodmanAnnie McEnroeA small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
- DirectorSam NewfieldStarsBilly CurtisYvonne Moray'Little Billy' RhodesAn evil gunslinging midget comes to terrorize the good little people of Tiny Town. The townspeople organize to defeat him, and zany antics ensue.
- DirectorLars von TrierStarsBjörkCatherine DeneuveDavid MorseAn Eastern European US immigrant with a love for musicals has to cope with the gradual loss of her vision.
- DirectorRoy RowlandStarsPeter Lind HayesMary HealyHans ConriedA young boy dreams that he is in an imaginary world where, assisted by his family's plumber, he must save other piano-playing kids like himself from the dungeons of his dictatorial piano teacher who also mind-controls his mother.
- DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsJason PalmerDesiree GarciaSandha KhinAfter connecting with the shy Madeline, a jazz trumpeter embarks on a quest for a more gregarious paramour, but through a series of twists and turns punctuated by an original score, the two lovers seem destined to be together.
- DirectorRichard ElfmanStarsGene CunninghamMarie-Pascale ElfmanVirginia RoseThe bizarre and musical tale of a girl who travels to another dimension through the gateway found in her family's basement.
- DirectorGuy MaddinStarsIsabella RosselliniMark McKinneyMaria de MedeirosA musical of sorts set in Winnipeg during the Great Depression, where a beer baroness organizes a contest to find the saddest music in the world. Musicians from around the world descend on the city to try and win the $25,000 prize.
- DirectorJacques RivetteStarsMarianne DenicourtNathalie RichardLaurence CôteAdventures of three young women in a hot and lazy Paris in summer.
- DirectorKen RussellStarsRoger DaltreyAnn-MargretOliver ReedA psychosomatically blind, deaf, and mute boy becomes a master pinball player and, subsequently, the figurehead of a cult.
- DirectorJohn TurturroStarsJames GandolfiniSusan SarandonKate WinsletThis down-and-dirty musical set in the world of working-class New York tells the story of a husband's journey into infidelity and redemption when he must choose between his seductive mistress and his beleaguered wife.
- DirectorWilliam WitneyStarsTrina ParksLejeune RichardsonBettye SweetSyreena must investigate the disappearance of her mother, Cinderella. A series of wild complications follow.
- DirectorAllan ArkushJoe DanteStarsP.J. SolesVincent Van PattenClint HowardRamones fanatic and delinquent Riff Randell battles it out with the strict new principal of Vince Lombardi High School, Miss Togar, with help from the Ramones.
- DirectorH.P. MendozaStarsL.A. RenigenMike CurtisTheresa NavarroFilipina performance artist Bethesda moves into an art commune to search for her long missing biological mother. Along the way, she comes to realize that she just might be a fairy princess, fag hag, fruit fly.
- DirectorAlan ParkerStarsJodie FosterScott BaioFlorence GarlandThe classic gangster story of Bugsy Malone told with an all-child cast.
- DirectorNeil YoungStarsSarah WhiteEric JohnsonBen KeithA musical look at the lives and struggles of people in the small fictional town called Greendale.
- DirectorGlen GoeiStarsAdrian PangMedaline TanPierre PngHock, an ordinary underachiever, discovers disco when his favorite kung fu movie is replaced by "Forever Fever," a low-budget Saturday Night Fever (1977) knockoff. Amazingly, the movie's main character comes to life and becomes Hock's guardian angel.
- DirectorJohn Cameron MitchellStarsJohn Cameron MitchellMiriam ShorStephen TraskA gender-queer punk-rock singer from East Berlin tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former lover/band-mate who stole her songs.
- DirectorJohn RoeckerStarsNick 13Billie Joe ArmstrongTim ArmstrongIn a distant future, a cult forms around the Manson Family, when Charles Manson is mistaken for the messiah. Meanwhile, in 1969, Manson convinces his followers to murder Sharon Tate.
- DirectorTodd HaynesStarsEwan McGregorJonathan Rhys MeyersChristian BaleIn 1984, British journalist Arthur Stuart investigates the career of 1970s glam superstar Brian Slade, who was heavily influenced in his early years by hard-living and rebellious American singer Curt Wild.
- DirectorKen RussellStarsTwiggyChristopher GableMax AdrianWhen the leading lady of a low-budget musical revue sprains her ankle, the assistant stage manager is forced to understudy and perform in her place, becoming a star and finding love in the process.
- DirectorBob RafelsonStarsPeter TorkDavy JonesMicky DolenzThe Monkees frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing surreal humor and anti-establishment social commentary.
- DirectorNigel FinchStarsGuillermo DiazFrederick WellerBrendan CorbalisA group of homosexual people try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.
- DirectorKen HughesStarsMae WestTimothy DaltonDom DeLuiseOn the day of her wedding to her sixth husband, a glamorous silver screen sex symbol is asked to intervene in a political dispute between nations, which leads to chaos.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsSonny BonoCherSonny & CherSonny and Cher spoof many Hollywood classic movie scenes.
- DirectorGeorge EnglundStarsJohn RubinsteinPatricia QuinnDon JohnsonTwo gunfighters separate and experience surreal visions on their journey through the west.
- DirectorAlan ParkerStarsBob GeldofChristine HargreavesJames LaurensonA confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
- DirectorRamón SalazarStarsMónica CerveraPablo PuyolMiguel O'DoghertyA narcoleptic transvestite who yearns to become a transsexual dreams up elaborate musical numbers in which she's the star.
- DirectorDaisy von Scherler MayerStarsJimi MistryHeather GrahamMarisa TomeiA young man leaves India to find fame and fortune in America where he unexpectedly becomes a sex guru.
- DirectorJohn GreysonStarsJohn RobinsonNormand FauteuxDianne HeatheringtonAn immortal, bigoted, unethical taxidermist is doing research on "Patient Zero", the gay flight attendant who allegedly was the first to bring AIDS to North America, for a museum show about contagious diseases, helped by the man's ghost.
- DirectorMark HaggardBruce KimmelStarsStephen NathanCindy WilliamsBruce KimmelThe son of famous studio owner is forced to make porno films to keep the bankrupt studio from being made into a shopping center. In an attempt to get back on the high ground he makes a nudie musical. He makes a bet with the debtors who wish to take ownership of the studio, that if they finance the musical and he can't complete it within two weeks, they can foreclose.
- DirectorFrank TashlinStarsTom EwellJayne MansfieldEdmond O'BrienA gangster hires a down-and-out press agent to make his airheaded girlfriend a singing star.
- DirectorJean YarbroughStarsFerlin HuskyJoi LansingDon BowmanA trio of country singers becomes stranded at a haunted mansion and gets mixed up with spies.
- DirectorJohn WatersStarsJohnny DeppRicki LakeAmy LocaneIn 1950s Baltimore, a bad boy with a heart of gold wins the love of a good girl, whose boyfriend sets out for revenge.
- DirectorRichard BoleslawskiAllan DwanEdmund GouldingStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyJimmy DuranteJimmy Durante is jungle star Schnarzan the Conqueror, but the public is tiring of his fake lions. So when Baron Munchausen comes to town with real man-eating lions, Durante throws a big party for him so that he might use the lions in his next movie, but his film rival sneaks into the party to buy the lions before Durante can.
- DirectorGuillaume Martin AucoinJacques LevyStarsRaina BarrettMark DempseySamantha HarperBased on the controversial off-Broadway musical comedy revue, "Oh! Calcutta! is a series of musical numbers about sex and sexual mores. Most of the skits feature one or more performers in either a state of undress, simulating sex, or both.
- DirectorWilliam DearStarsMichael NesmithBill MartinLark GeibA collection of comedy skits and music videos, such as a game-show spoof called "Name That Drug", a visit to the office of the Clandestine Typing Service, and a man providing a skewed translation of a Mexican serenade for his girlfriend.
- DirectorRay Dennis StecklerStarsArch Hall Jr.Nancy CzarArch Hall Sr.Aspiring singer Bud meets dancer Vickie. He signs with shady manager McCauley. Bud achieves success but faces manipulation. Kidnapped, he reconciles with Vickie, confronts McCauley with evidence, forcing honest management.
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsGeena DavisJeff GoldblumJim CarreyA Southern California girl befriends three furry aliens after their spaceship lands in her swimming pool.
- DirectorJames FargoStarsPia ZadoraCraig ShefferTom NolanAliens land in the town of "Speelburgh" searching for the source of rock & roll. They find trouble with Dee Dee, Frankie and the pack.
- DirectorStephan ElliottStarsHugo WeavingGuy PearceTerence StampTwo drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
- DirectorEric IdleGary WeisStarsEric IdleJohn HalseyRicky FataarCharts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time.
- StarsNeil Patrick HarrisNathan FillionFelicia DayAn aspiring supervillain must balance his career and his pursuit of a beautiful do-gooder.
- DirectorKen RussellStarsRichard ChamberlainGlenda JacksonMax AdrianPiano teacher Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky struggles against his homosexuality by marrying, but unfortunately he chooses a nymphomaniac whom he cannot satisfy.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsDanny MulheronDonna AkerstenStuart DevenieMultiple animals and insects experience the sleazier side of show business while working on a variety show.
- DirectorThornton FreelandStarsEddie CantorEthel ShuttaPaul GregoryWestern sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis, whose race is an obstacle. Sally flees the wedding with hypochondriac Henry Williams, who thinks he's just giving her a ride; but she left a note saying they've eloped! Chasing them are jilted Bob, Henry's nurse Mary (who's been trying to seduce him) and others.
- DirectorVincente MinnelliBusby BerkeleyStarsEthel WatersEddie 'Rochester' AndersonLena HorneA compulsive gambler dies during a shooting, but he'll receive a second chance to reform himself and to make up with his worried wife.
- DirectorRobert FloreyJoseph SantleyStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico MarxDuring the Florida land boom, The Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land, thwart a jewel robbery, and generally act like themselves.
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsMalcolm McLarenSid ViciousSteve JonesFilmmaker Julien Temple chronicles the Sex Pistols' tumultuous rise to fame, as told by their manager, Malcolm McLaren.
- DirectorNancy WalkerStarsRay SimpsonDavid HodoFelipe RoseA pseudo autobiography of disco's The Village People.
- DirectorRobert GreenwaldStarsOlivia Newton-JohnGene KellyMichael BeckA struggling artist living in Los Angeles meets a girl who may hold the key to his happiness.
- DirectorMichael SchultzStarsPeter FramptonBarry GibbRobin GibbA small-town band hits it big, but it must battle a nefarious plot in the music industry.
- DirectorBryan BarberStarsAndré 3000Big BoiTerrence HowardAt a sexy, sizzling nightclub, pianist Percival lives life by the rules, while Rooster, the club's flashy lead performer, struts his stuff on the stage. But all changes when greed, fame and murder threaten to destroy them and the joint.
- DirectorRichard C. KahnStarsHerb JeffriesLucius BrooksF.E. MillerA cowboy and his sidekick try to help a homesteader from being cheated out of his property.