{{Short description|2011 non-fiction book}} {{Infobox book | name = 100 Cult Films | image = 100 Cult Films.jpg | image_size = 300px | caption = | alt = | author = Ernest Mathijs<br>Xavier Mendik | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = England | language = English | series = BFI Screen Guides | subject = Film | genre = | published = 2011 (British Film Institute) | media_type = Print (Paperback) | pages = 256 | awards = | isbn = 978-184457-408-7 | oclc = | dewey = | congress = | preceded_by = | followed_by = | wikisource = | exclude_cover = }} '''''100 Cult Films''''' is a 2011 book written by Ernest Mathijs and Xavier Mendik, who selected one hundred cult films to discuss.<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/965718546 WorldCat.org]</ref>
==Process== The two authors often disagreed with each other and were forced to make concessions; for example, Mathijs opposed the inclusion of ''Cannibal Holocaust'', which he called an initiation ritual and not a film with a devoted cult following. He relented and allowed its inclusion so that he could convince Mendik to include ''Begotten''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.straight.com/movies/ernest-mathijs-100-cult-films-dives-movies-some-us-cant-stop-watching|title=Ernest Mathijs' 100 Cult Films dives into the movies some of us can't stop watching|last=Mack|first=Adrian|work=The Georgia Straight|date=2012-01-04|accessdate=2014-06-25}}</ref> Mathijs wanted to include ''The Princess Bride'', but Mendik preferred to focus on including more transgressive films, and it was not included. As a result of its choices, the book attracted controversy from cult film fans.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/want-to-make-people-mad-pick-the-top-100-cult-films-of-all-time/article554897/|title=Want to make people mad? Pick the top 100 cult films of all time|last=Liederman|first=Marsha|work=The Globe and Mail|date=2012-09-06|accessdate=2014-06-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/12/18/143861137/100-cult-films-some-youd-expect-but-star-wars|title='100 Cult Films': Some You'd Expect, But 'Star Wars'?|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=NPR|date=2011-12-18|accessdate=2014-06-25}}</ref>
To choose the final film, the authors performed a public survey; the resulting winner was ''In Bruges''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.theprovince.com/2012/01/04/ubc-prof-wrote-the-book-on-cult-films-the-arguments-start-here/|title=UBC prof wrote the book on cult films, the arguments start here|last=Shaefer|first=Glen|work=The Province|date=2012-01-04|accessdate=2014-06-25|archive-date=2014-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902132500/http://blogs.theprovince.com/2012/01/04/ubc-prof-wrote-the-book-on-cult-films-the-arguments-start-here/|url-status=dead}}</ref> A mobile app was released to allow readers to mark each of the films that they have seen.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/appsblog/2013/sep/20/best-iphone-ipad-apps-infinity-blade-3-toca-cars|title=20 best iPhone and iPad apps this week|last=Dredge|first=Stuart|work=The Guardian|date=2013-09-20|accessdate=2014-06-25}}</ref> The app features appearances by Eli Roth and Joe Dante.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/ubc-professor-launches-frightful-film-app/|title=UBC professor launches frightful film app|last=Heatherington|first=Reyhana|work=CTV News|date=2013-10-27|access-date=2014-06-25}}</ref>
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==See also== *2011 in film *Midnight film *Extreme cinema
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