# 100 Cult Films

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{{Short description|2011 non-fiction book}}
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| author        = [Ernest Mathijs](/source/Ernest_Mathijs)<br>[Xavier Mendik](/source/Xavier_Mendik)
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| country       = England
| language      = English
| series        = BFI Screen Guides
| subject       = [Film](/source/Film)
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| published     = 2011 ([British Film Institute](/source/British_Film_Institute))
| media_type    = Print ([Paperback](/source/Paperback))
| pages         = 256
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| isbn          = 978-184457-408-7
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'''''100 Cult Films''''' is a 2011 book written by [Ernest Mathijs](/source/Ernest_Mathijs) and [Xavier Mendik](/source/Xavier_Mendik), who selected one hundred [cult film](/source/cult_film)s 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](/source/Cannibal_Holocaust)'', which he called an initiation ritual and not a film with a devoted [cult following](/source/cult_following). He relented and allowed its inclusion so that he could convince Mendik to include ''[Begotten](/source/Begotten_(1991_film))''.<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](/source/The_Georgia_Straight)|date=2012-01-04|accessdate=2014-06-25}}</ref> Mathijs wanted to include ''[The Princess Bride](/source/The_Princess_Bride_(film))'', but Mendik preferred to focus on including more [transgressive](/source/transgressive_art) 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/The_Guardian)|date=2013-09-20|accessdate=2014-06-25}}</ref> The app features appearances by [Eli Roth](/source/Eli_Roth) and [Joe Dante](/source/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](/source/CTV_News)|date=2013-10-27|access-date=2014-06-25}}</ref>

==References==
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==See also==
*[2011 in film](/source/2011_in_film)
*[Midnight film](/source/Midnight_film)
*[Extreme cinema](/source/Extreme_cinema)

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Category:Film fandom
Category:2011 non-fiction books
Category:Books of film criticism
Category:Cult following

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