I thought "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies" was the longest movie title. posted by mike3k at 3:14 PM on November 9, 2005
Or, looking at the dates, Mr. Show ripped them off. posted by team lowkey at 3:34 PM on November 9, 2005
This is brilliant.
"Revelations of a Sex Maniac to the Head of the Criminal Investigation Division"
That's one in trend of of 70's Italian movies that had long titles like tabloid headlines, most notably comedies by this director, like:
- The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics
- Summer Night with Greek Profile Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil
- A Joke of Destiny Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Bandit
- The End of the World in Our Usual Bed in a Night Full of Rain
- Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August (yes the one infamously remade by Madonna/Guy Ritchie into one of the most atrocious wastes of film ever) posted by funambulist at 3:37 PM on November 9, 2005
How a Strange Hero Thrice Teased an Unruly Girl (1968)
Not just once, but thrice, eh? posted by kosher_jenny at 3:42 PM on November 9, 2005
Great flick... if by great, you mean so monumentaly bad it deserves an Ed Wood award. As do most of the above actually.... posted by elendil71 at 3:43 PM on November 9, 2005
The Fable of the Kid Who Shifted His Ideals to Golf and Finally Became a Baseball Fan and Took the Only Known Cure (1916)
The Teens were such an innocent time.... posted by interrobang at 4:10 PM on November 9, 2005
Is it just me, though, or do some of the titles towards the end of that list sorta lack the necessary length? Six words isn't really all that horrible. I mean, "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" has six words, a roman numeral, and a colon. And "Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith" has a roman numeral, a colon, and eight words, one of which is a wholly unnecessary "Episode."
Come to think of it, Lucas should've just called it "A Wholly Unnecessary Episode" and saved on typesetting. posted by arto at 4:22 PM on November 9, 2005
Oh, you're talking about NotDotDotSotBotRotRotTotAotEMHFESZLD 3? Yeah, I heard of that. posted by Clay201 at 4:46 PM on November 9, 2005
That long title list is missing The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum at Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade.
Great film. Love Glenda Jackson, man. posted by oflinkey at 6:58 PM on November 9, 2005
I was thinking about a possible long film name yesterday while reading the top 50 independent movies thread (but I already said too much over there). What if you combined as many of those titles as you could into one? Like Buffalo '66: Bad Taste Shadows, Blood Simple Swingers, Evil Dead Clerks, Mad Max, Lone Star, Nosferatu, Eraserhead, Donnie Darko, Roger and Me (The Terminator, Being John Malkovich) – Lost in Translation Sideways In the Company of Men, Two-Lane Blacktop Mean Streets, City of God.
Something along those lines. It would be an interesting movie. posted by LeLiLo at 8:24 PM on November 9, 2005
It's not just you, arto. I found the list severely disappointing. Only the first dozen would produce an immediate "whoa, long title!" reaction if you saw the names outside of this context; another dozen are, yeah, sort of longish if you stop to think about it. After that it's filler. If you find yourself putting Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! on a long-titles list, you should probably realize the idea just didn't pan out and go do something else.
Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Hellbound, Flesh-Eating Subhumanoid Zombified Living Dead, Part 3, however, is probably postworthy all on its own. posted by languagehat at 6:08 AM on November 10, 2005
Maybe so, but Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Hellbound, Flesh-Eating Subhumanoid Zombified Living Dead, Part 2: The Bloodening sucked. posted by kirkaracha at 6:20 AM on November 10, 2005
I can't believe they left out Amazon Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death!
I mean, come on- that had Bill Maher in it and everything. Sheesh. posted by Dormant Gorilla at 10:41 AM on November 10, 2005
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