20th Century Flicks, Bristol

Sellers' last film is his masterpiece. A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington DC house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television. After a run in with a limousine, he ends up a guest of Eve and her husband Ben, an influential but sickly businessman. Now called Chauncey Gardner, Chance becomes friend and confidante to Ben, and an unlikely political insider. It's find out more...

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BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (1970)

Certification18 Our Rating

Russ Meyer's story of an all girl rock band's rise to fame under the direction of their transexual manager. A typically brash style is brought to this, Russ Meyer's biggest budget movie, and self-parody is weaved with melodrama to make a great romp spiked with dope, sex and thrills! Watch. find out more...

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BILL AND TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE (1989)

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Bill and Ted look like they're going to fail their exams but luck is at hand as they get a real-life history lesson in a public phone-box, meeting (among others) Genghis Khan, Napoleon, Beethoven and Socrates. A wacky cult film. find out more...

CATCH-22 (1970)

Certification15 Our Rating

Adapted from the classic, absurdist, anti-war novel by Joseph Heller. "Catch-22" is the story of Yossarian, a pilot who trys to opt out of flying bombing missions by being declared insane, the catch being that anyone trying to avoid bombing missions by being insane must be sane. This dark classic catches much of the flavour of the book, the insanity, the corruption and the absurdity of war. Think MASH, but non-linear - flawed but awesome. find out more...

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CHEECH AND CHONG'S NEXT MOVIE (1980)

Certification18 Our Rating

The follow on from the amazingly funny stoner flick "Up In Smoke" - more anarchic adventures with the two stonedest space-cadets in the world. I shan't bother to try and tell you what it's all about, just get high and enjoy it. find out more...

EATING RAOUL (1982)

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Paul and Mary Bland dream of owning a restaurant, if only they had the cash. Sickened by their neighbours' nightly orgies, the prudish pair suddenly realise that swingers have one thing in their favour, they're all loaded! And besides who'd miss them...? An outrageously irreverent, most deliciously black, comic collision of sex, food and murder. find out more...

FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN (1973)

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The most perverse Frankenstein flick ever. While the Baron's sister/wife gives the village stud a good going over in her boudoir, the man himself is carving up the locals to create two perfect zombies to spawn a master race. Incest, necrophilia and yards of technicolour entrails. Stomach-churning! find out more...

FREEWAY (1996)

Certification18 Our Rating

A screwed-up runaway teenage girl accepts a lift from a Mr Nice Guy, but soon realises he's a notorious serial killer. Having left him for dead she is soon arrested and facing a lifetime in prison, escapes, only to meet the killer again. A high quality, brutally comic, thriller with attitude. Very dark and very good.

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FRITZ THE CAT (1971)

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The far out adventures of the cat who became a counter-culture hero. He smokes weed, he chases women, he hangs out with the street crowd and he's a dude. Based on the cartoons of Robert Crumb this was one of the cult comedies of the late hippy era. find out more...

HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971)

Certification15 Our Rating

A death obssessed teenager and a 79 year old woman who lives life to the full gang up together in one of the wittiest black comedies ever made. An inventive, enduring classic which was far ahead of its time. You mean you haven't seen it? find out more...