Abbott and Costello Go to Mars 1953 American comic science-fiction film starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, directed by Charles Lamont. A product of 1950s genre-mixing, remembered for its slapstick, period spe…
B-movie A B-movie is a low-budget commercial film, historically the second feature on a double bill. Often genre-driven, B-movies have influenced popular culture, gained cult followings, a…
Barbarella: 1968 science fiction film and cultural phenomenon Barbarella Barbarella is a 1968 Franco–Italian science fiction film directed by Roger Vadim, starring Jane Fonda and adapted from a French comic by Jean‑Claude Forest. Noted for its campy vis…
Battle Beyond the Stars 1980 low-budget American space opera directed by Jimmy T. Murakami for New World Pictures. Screenplay by John Sayles, early James Horner score, a space‑western take on The Magnific…
Big Trouble in Little China 1986 action–fantasy comedy film directed by John Carpenter, starring Kurt Russell; a genre-blending movie that flopped commercially but grew into a cult favorite with lasting influ…
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey — 1991 cult sci‑fi comedy film Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey 1991 sequel to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, noted for its dark humor, fantastical afterlife sequences and the character Death. Gained a cult following despite mixed reviews.
