Controversial Films Controversial Films A Clockwork Orange ( 1971) is a film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel of the same name by Anthony Burgess. The film stars Malcolm McDowell as charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge, and features a soundtrack by Wendy Carlos. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Clockwork Orange (film)"
Abby was a 1974 movie starring William H. Marshall (best known for his work in the '70s movies Blacula, and Scream, Blacula, Scream) and directed by William Girdler. Since the plot was about a young black woman who was possessed by the devil, it was originally perceived as a generic rip-off of The Exorcist, but Abby soon became noted in its own right. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abby"
All this and Rabbit Stew is a one-reel animated cartoon short subject in the Merrie Melodies series, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on September 20, 1941 by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation. It was produced by Leon Schlesinger and directed by an uncredited Tex Avery, with musical supervision by Carl W. Stalling and voices by Mel Blanc. ...more on Wikipedia about "All this and Rabbit Stew"
Bamboozled is a 2000 satirical film written and directed by Spike Lee about a modern televised minstrel show featuring black actors donning blackface makeup and the violent fall-out from the show's debut. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bamboozled"
Behind the Green Door ( 1972) was the first hardcore pornographic movie widely released in the United States. Directed by the Mitchell brothers and starring Marilyn Chambers as Gloria Saunders, the movie depicts her abduction to a sex theater, where she is forced to perform various sexual acts in front of an audience, with characters including nuns and trapeze artists. ...more on Wikipedia about "Behind the Green Door"
Bowling for Columbine is a film directed by and starring Michael Moore. It won an Academy Award in the category of Best Documentary, and has received both praise, controversy, and criticism, both for the genre of the film (creative documentary), and the claims Moore makes in it. The film opened on October 11, 2002, and internationalized Moore's previously cultish American status. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bowling for Columbine"
Brokeback Mountain is a Golden Globe Award-winning 2005 film directed by Ang Lee. The film, which has been a commercial success and critical favorite, stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, and Randy Quaid. Its frank depiction of a same-sex relationship, including its physical and emotionally romantic aspects, has generated praise as well as some controversy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brokeback Mountain" Please inform your friends about shortopedia shortopedia
Cannibal Holocaust ( 1980) is a controversial exploitation film that was banned in a number of countries due to its gory content. It was the conceived by Gianfranco Clerici and Giorgio Stegani, and made under the direction of Ruggero Deodato with a budget of around 100,000 USD. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cannibal Holocaust"
The Censored Eleven is a group of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons that were withheld from syndication by United Artists in 1968. UA owned the distribution rights to the Associated Artists Productions library at that time, and decided to pull these eleven cartoons from broadcast because they are based around racist depictions of African Americans and are deemed too offensive for contemporary audiences. The ban has been upheld by UA and the successive owners of the Looney Tunes catalog to this day, and these shorts have not been officially broadcast on television since the late 1960s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Censored Eleven"
Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (working title: So White and de Sebben Dwarfs) is a Merrie Melodies animated cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, and released to theatres on January 16, 1943 by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs"
Coonskin, directed by Ralph Bakshi in 1975, is a unique combination of live action footage and animation, for adults only. It was originally distributed by Paramount Pictures. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coonskin (film)"
Deep Throat is a U.S. pornographic movie released in the summer of 1972, written and directed by Gerard Damiano and starring Linda Lovelace (aka Linda Susan Boreman, which was what she preferred to be called). It was shown in many mainstream movie theatres and is likely the most successful and influential pornographic film of all time. ...more on Wikipedia about "Deep Throat (film)"
Der Fuehrer's Face is a 1943 animated cartoon by Walt Disney Studios starring Donald Duck, as well as a song from that short. Both mock Adolf Hitler. The melody is a parody of the Horst Wessel Lied, a Nazi anthem. ...more on Wikipedia about "Der Fuehrer's Face"
Der Sieg des Glaubens ( German for The Victory of Faith) is the first documentary directed by Leni Riefenstahl, who was hired despite opposition from Nazi officials that resented employing a woman — and a non-Party member too. Her film recounts the Fifth Party Rally of the Nazi Party, which occurred in Nuremberg from August 30 to September 3 in 1933. ...more on Wikipedia about "Der Sieg des Glaubens"
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Dirty Harry is a 1971 film directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan, a San Francisco detective tracking Scorpio, a serial killer. Eastwood's iconic portrayal of the blunt-speaking, unorthodox detective set the style for a number of his subsequent roles, and the box-office success of the film led to the production of four sequels. The "alienated cop" motif was one subsequently imitated by a number of other films. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dirty Harry"
Do the Right Thing is a 1989 motion picture produced, written, and directed by Spike Lee and released by Universal Pictures. The film tells a tale of bigotry and racial conflict in a multi-ethnic community in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, on the hottest day of the year. It stars Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn and John Turturro. Do the Right Thing also marks the feature film debuts of both Martin Lawrence and Rosie Perez. ...more on Wikipedia about "Do the Right Thing"
Dogma is a 1999 comedy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars in the film along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, George Carlin, Janeane Garofalo, and Alanis Morissette. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dogma (film)"
Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi is an animated short film produced by Walt Disney and released on January 15, 1943 by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by Clyde Geronomi and principally animated by Ward Kimball. The short is (loosely) based on the book by Gregor Ziemer. The cover of that book appears as the short's title card. ...more on Wikipedia about "Education for Death"
Eveready Harton in Buried Treasure, sometimes known simply as Eveready or Buried Treasure, is a pornographic animated cartoon made in the United States circa 1928 ( 1929, according to the Internet Movie Database), depicting the unlikely adventures of the perpetually aroused title character with, among others, a man, a woman, and a cow. Supposedly, American film labs refused to process the film, and it had to be developed in Cuba. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eveready Harton in Buried Treasure"
Eyes Wide Shut ( 1999) is a film by Stanley Kubrick based on the novella Traumnovelle by Arthur Schnitzler. The film stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, who were a real-life husband and wife at the time of the production. Kubrick died shortly after completing the editing of the film. After a long shooting schedule, the film was released to a mixed critical reaction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eyes Wide Shut"
Faces of Death, also released under the title The Original Faces of Death, is a 1978 mondo film, lasting roughly 85 minutes, that takes on a " documentary" appearance as it guides viewers through explicit scenes depicting a variety of ways to die. It is often billed as Banned in 40 Countries, with that number varying with the years. The film was written and directed by John Alan Schwartz (credited as "Conan le Cilaire" for directing and "Alan Black" for writing), who also appears in one of the segments in this film, and stars Michael Carr as the narrator, "Dr. Francis B. Gröss". ...more on Wikipedia about "Faces of Death"
Fahrenheit 9/11 is a high-grossing, award-winning documentary film by American filmmaker and liberal activist Michael Moore, which had a general release in the United States and Canada on June 25, 2004 in the run up to the presidential election. The film has since been released in 42 more countries and holds the record for highest box office receipts by a general release documentary. It was named after Ray Bradbury's dystopian Science Fiction novel Fahrenheit 451. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fahrenheit 9/11"
Freaks is a 1932 horror film from the Pre-Code era about sideshow performers, directed by Tod Browning. ...more on Wikipedia about "Freaks"
Fritz the Cat is a 1972 Animated film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi. Based on the comic books by Robert Crumb, the film was the first animated feature film to receive an X rating in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fritz the Cat (film)"
Get Rich or Die Tryin is a movie starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as Marcus, a drug dealer aspiring to be a rapper. It is a semi-autobiographical film, much like Eminem's 8 Mile. It was released on November 9, 2005. The original name for 50 Cent's movie was Locked & Loaded, but the title was changed by 50 Cent. There is a soundtrack to Get Rich or Die Tryin', not to be confused with 50 Cent's debut of the same name. ...more on Wikipedia about "Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005 film)"
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