Vanity Projects: So Bad They’re Good
This list is dedicated exclusively to a wonderful group of gloriously delusional, narcissistic oddballs, who throughout the years have dabbled in writing, producing, directing, and starring in their own spectacularly bizarre and mind boggling artistic output, offering up classic examples of staggering cinematic ineptitude to ultimately help boost their already bulbous egos.
They didn’t mean for you to laugh… but you will.
They didn’t mean for you to laugh… but you will.
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- DirectorTommy WiseauStarsTommy WiseauJuliette DanielleGreg SesteroIn San Francisco, an amiable banker's seemingly perfect life is turned upside down when his deceitful fiancée embarks on an affair with his best friend.
- DirectorNeil BreenStarsNeil BreenLaura HaleMike BradyThe controversial story of a lone genius who closes down the Las Vegas Strip... The goverment can't stop him. As he reunites with his dead girlfriend each night.
- DirectorJohn De HartJames ParadiseStarsJohn De HartWings HauserWilliam SmithTwo cops are fired after being setup by their corrupt boss, who gets appointed as judge, but secretly heads a satanic cult. After his wife is killed by the cult, one of the cops is determined to bring the cult down.
- DirectorSteve BarkettStarsSteve BarkettChristopher BarkettTera HendricksonA private detective searching for a killer comes across a satanic cult from another dimension, monsters called up from hell and murderous ninja assassins.
- DirectorChristian AndersAntonio TarruellaStarsChristian AndersMaribel MartínDunja RajterGerman Karate teacher Frank Mertens battles the drug lord Van Bullock in the streets of Madrid.
- DirectorWoo-sang ParkY.K. KimStarsY.K. KimVincent HirschJoseph DiamandA martial arts rock band goes up against a band of motorcycle ninjas who have tightened their grip on Florida's narcotics trade.
- DirectorJohn LiuKurtis SpielerStarsDon WilsonMichael BerrymanLinnea QuigleyOriginally shot in 1984 and not finished until 2021, New York Ninja is about a sound technician for a news station (John Liu) who becomes a vigilante ninja in New York City after his pregnant wife is murdered.
- DirectorAnthony ElmoreStarsAnthony ElmoreGeorge M. YoungJulius DorseyA ghetto-born martial arts student must choose between college, with its rigors and deprivation, and the world heavyweight kickboxing championship, with its glamour and gorgeous babes.
- DirectorJoel D. WynkoopStarsJoel D. WynkoopDavid BardsleyDavid LurryChristian martial arts expert Steve Nekoda has his faith in God tested when he must rescue his wife from a diabolical human trafficker.
- DirectorGeorge Pan AndreasStarsJamal AladdinJohn AlesCharles Anderson"The Crime Killer" is a total action-packed film with a handsome Greek leading man who is on a one-on-one crimefighting mission. Parts are funny, the chase scenes are different, and it is a timeless masterpiece of interesting lines and scenes.
- DirectorSteven SeagalStarsSteven SeagalMichael CaineJoan ChenA blowout firefighter takes on an environmentally destructive oil corporation by causing many deaths and explosions in Alaska.
- DirectorAndre BucknerStarsAndre BucknerVince CanlasLaDonna S. Jacksonor years we have heard about police officers going bad and turning into the same criminals they are sworn to protect us from. but why do they change sides, who corrupts them. Maybe it starts at the top and works its way down.
- DirectorJimmy WilliamsStarsWilliam SmithRobert Z'DarSandy PalmTony Baker (Jimmy Williams), a Viet Nam vet who is now an L.A. detective is on the trail of the 'Mekong Dragon', assisted by his partner Brian O'Malley (Sandy Palm) and police Captain Washington (Robert Z'Dar). Donna Cherry plays Baker's token 'love interest'.
- DirectorDavid HeavenerPhillip J. RothStarsDavid HeavenerTony CurtisIsaac HayesHe wanted to be a good cop. The mob wanted him destroyed, so they made everything he loved a prime target.
- DirectorJorgo OgnenovskiMike TristanoStarsJorgo OgnenovskiJorge RiveroRichard LynchA karate expert enters a deadly underground tournament to avenge one of his students who was killed there and stop the disgraced marshal arts champion who organized this deadly competition.
- DirectorJack VacekStarsJack VacekTrice SchubertJoseph JenningsJohn Turner is a renegade cop who purposely defies his superiors by trying to expose a drug ring that takes him from L.A. to Mexico and back. Along the way, he develops romance and becomes a father figure to a young streetwise orphan.
- DirectorDavid SeegerStarsBeverly ArnoldEden Lee JellinekRobert ScaglioneAn unassuming karate instructor, with the help of his movie star sister, accept the challenge to meet a really bad villain in the fighting ring and attempt to stop him and his unscrupulous crime bosses in their tracks.
- DirectorGarrett Stewart SayreStarsGarrett Stewart SayreGlenda Christine JohnsonLeslie LindnerDrug investigator Ryan Smith faces the toughest decision of his life, a choice between love and honor. Ryan finds out that the woman he loves, Mandy, is involved with the same drug dealers that he is busting. The influence of another woman's love, the guidance of his mentor Rudy and the cataclysmic climax of a high risk drug raid brings the movie to a stunning turning point. Casey is the sweet daughter of the head of the narcotics division, a beautiful young woman who has a crush on Ryan. Can her love pull him away from the confused but alluring Mandy? The heart-pumping action of gun-fights, SWAT-raids, car chases, and the take down of a drug king pin is set amidst this captivating romance.
- DirectorSteve SayreStarsSteve SayreBilly FranklinJames WestbrookWidowed, alcoholic cop teams up with an old private detective to catch a laughing serial killer who rides Harleys.
- DirectorFrank HarrisStarsLeo FongCameron MitchellTroy DonahueLeo Fong plays a private investigator who is in search of a young girl kidnapped by a religious cult. Destined to save her, he teams up with a Vietnam vet, a pro-boxing champ and a former cop to save her...
- DirectorClive TurnerRoger NallStarsJohn RamsdenErnest KesterClive TurnerA number of brutal, werewolf-like slayings begin occurring in a small California town after the arrival of an unfamiliar motorcyclist.
- DirectorD'Urville MartinStarsRudy Ray MooreD'Urville MartinJerry JonesAfter he is released from jail, a pimp takes on the criminals and corrupt police officers who framed him in the first place.
- DirectorShay CasserleySimon LinscheidStarsJames P. BennettMikey GrahamJohnny MurrayA classic good versus evil action flick, mixed with kicks, guns, motorcycles and a hot babe!
- DirectorWilliam Patrick CrabtreeStarsJesse BeanK.C. CarrTerry CramerAn attorney--who also happens to be a world-class kickboxer--is kidnapped by five disgruntled former clients. Now he must face a gauntlet of their champions in hand-to-hand combat to the death.
- Director'Philthy' Phil PhillipsStarsStan DerainKathy Barbour'Philthy' Phil PhillipsMartial-artist Ray should focus more on pregnant girlfriend, Tina. However, many others are in the picture, including (but not limited to): Tina's ex-boyfriend; Ray's sexually-discriminating boss-lady; and two homies.
- DirectorPatrick G. DonahueStarsSean P. DonahuePamela BosleyMichael KielTV show host Miles Long, trades his camera in for a 9mm hand gun when his girlfriends daughter is kidnapped by a parolee that he put behind bars while on the police force.
- DirectorRonald L. MarchiniCharlie OrdoñezStarsRonald L. MarchiniJoe EstevezShelly GauntJake Turner is back on a rescue mission to liberate an attractive female Drug Enforcement officer captured and held prisoner by an American drug lord in the jungles of Colombia.
- DirectorLen KabasinskiStarsBrian HeffronJasmin St. ClairePamela SutchThe chief physician at a large metropolitan hospital is formulating a serum to resurrect recently deceased patients. When his facility comes under federal inspection, the doctor is forced to dispose of the "patients" as quickly as possible, even though they are in mid-experiment. With the help of the evil hospital operations manager, he manages to ditch the experiments in a neighboring swamp. Little do they know, the serum works. The experiments come to "life" and wreak havoc on a group of local students conducting science experiments in the swampland. With the help of a hermit, a beautiful innocent bystander, a park ranger, and the police captain, they try to piece together what is going on - as well as how to survive.
- DirectorPaul DunlopStarsMichael McNamaraMartin McNamaraCarol NawrockiIdentical twin brothers on vacation are faced with an unexpected battle when their getaway spot is invaded by mercenaries. Using their martial arts expertise, the twins wage war against the invaders in order to free their kidnapped girlfriends.
- DirectorRichard ElfmanStarsMimi LesseosOliver PageChristopher CassA Los Angeles reporter, who is a former Special Forces commando, investigates a child prostitution ring.
- DirectorGia SkovaStarsGia SkovaTravis Aaron WadeNigel VonasTop special agent Lucinda Kavsky works for a secret part of the CIA. She's given a special assignment but then set up by her own agency.
- DirectorNoel ClarkeStarsNoel ClarkeIan SomerhalderBrian CoxAn ex-soldier named Ryan Reeve is taken captive by the "Anomaly" organization where he learns that he only has 9:47 minutes/seconds to find out why they want him dead.
- DirectorParvin TramelStarsBrent BellJim L. CoomerJames FlippoBrad Tolan is a martial arts instructor who moves to De Soto to open a karate school. He is framed by chief deputy George and his partner officer Grady for a murder he did not commit and is thrown in jail, uncertain if he will ever see a trial. With the help of a mysterious ninja, Brad escapes from jail and must evade capture while he tries to clear his name. When George forms a posse of angry townsfolk to take out the fugitive, it is up to Brad and the ninja topple George and expose corruption on the force.
- DirectorRey MalonzoStarsRey MalonzoLiz AllenCharlie DavaoWhen a cop gets too close to bringing down a crime ring's activities, they kill his wife and injure his son. He sets out to avenge his wife's murder and destroy the organization.
- DirectorRobert GintyStarsRobert GintyBo HopkinsLoeta WaterdownAn ex-cop turned bounty hunter shows up in a small town looking for a man who's jumped bail. However, the real reason he's there is to avenge his old friend, an Indian who lived in the area and was murdered by the local sheriff, who is trying to get the Indians to sell their land cheaply so an oil company can move in and take over the land, which they believe sits on top of large reserves of oil.
- DirectorNathan HillStarsNathan HillStacey McMahonMichael Fenemore CocksA detective hunts a serial killer who resides within the fashion and modeling industry.
- DirectorC. Thomas HowellStarsC. Thomas HowellSofia ShinasAnthony ClarkA business executive gets mixed up with a killer female and her lesbian roommate, who plot to take over his fashion business.
- DirectorTom GettyStarsTom GettyCurtis CaldwellPhil LewisWhen terrorists take America hostage, a rogue marine sets out to stop them.
- DirectorJalal MerhiStarsJalal MerhiDavid BradleyEvan LurieWhile the military tested a new Virtual Reality fighting simulator, testing is abruptly canceled when a soldier loses his life. Its creator goes underground to continue developing the device, until two detectives break try to stop them.
- DirectorJalal MerhiStarsJalal MerhiLoren AvedonJames HongA kickboxer is hired to protect half of a valuable medallion, but an evil warlord and another kickboxer are determined to have it, no matter what it takes.
- DirectorJames IngrassiaStarsJerry BabijMarlo BakerPatrick BarryAfter being released from prison, Danny returns to his old neighborhood in order to start his life anew. Unfortunately, an act of aggression against his mother soon leads him on a quest to avenge her, a quest that leads him right back into the seedy underbelly of society that he had hoped to escape.
- DirectorMark SwetlandStarsMark SwetlandJoanne GagliardoDavid MaleWhen his sister's murder unmasks a hidden drug ring, one man battles through a gauntlet of Kung-Fu experts in a thirst for revenge
- DirectorRey MalonzoStarsRey MalonzoMarianne de la RivaGeorge EstreganA soldier is retiring to his home village to escape the war, but end up in a new fight against a gang.
- DirectorChristopher J. MartinStarsJoe EstevezRobert Z'DarChristopher J. MartinMeltdown is a action/adventure film about a FBI agent who goes deep undercover to bring down a crime syndicate. When his cover is blown the mob and FBI want him dead. His only hope of survival is a female agent who is willing to break the rules to help save his life. Out numbered and out gunned it is a deadly fight to the finish.
- DirectorDuke MitchellStarsDuke MitchellVic CaesarLorenzo DardadoThe ruthless son of a Mafia kingpin blasts his way through Hollywood on a bloody crime spree.
- DirectorGregory HatanakaStarsRon BecksKristine DeBellGeorge LazenbyLt. Ramsey Hunter's life changes when 3 cases hit him simultaneously. A rogue Cop Killer, a beautiful Tennessee runaway serial killer and his corrupt Police Captain boss blackmailing him. But only one of the cases leads him to an ending of universal truth.
- DirectorRon HallStarsRon HallMel NovakGerald OkamuraMartial artist Ron Hall stars in this dark vampire thriller reminiscent of BLADE. Ambitious cop Derek (Hall) is dogged by a phobia that is unfortunate in his line of work. Having witnessed his father's murder as a young child, he is deathly afraid of blood, but when he takes the law into his own hands to catch underworld counterfeiter Gustoff Slovak, he is forced to face his fear. The operation blows up in his face, resulting in a massacre that leaves Derek the only one of his team to survive. Derek reaches the shocking conclusion that Slovak is actually a vampire, and joins forces with the last in a long line of vampire hunters, Master Kao, who agrees to train Derek in his ancient art. However, in order to combat Slovak--whose past intersects with Derek's own in disturbing ways--Derek must become that which he hates the most: a vampire.
- DirectorMikhail PorechenkovStarsSergey BludovMaxim DrozdKonstantin IsaevA Russian remake of the '80s cult classic "Commando", where a retired special forces operative has to go on a final mission to rescue his daughter from the clutches of his old nemeses.
- DirectorCraig DenneyStarsCraig DenneyDarrien EarleRocky BarbanicaAlexander is running a con game at a circus as a psychic. When he finds that he actually does possess psychic powers, he uses them for his own ends.
- DirectorBruce LeLuigi BatzellaRichard HarrisonStarsBruce LeRichard HarrisonJeong-lee HwangTwo CIA agents - a kung fu master and a suave womanizer - track the stolen formula for a super-sterility drug from Spain to Hong Kong, battling Neo-Nazi terrorists and a Vietnamese spy ring for its possession.
- DirectorShuny BeeStarsCynthia AguilarMichael AinisLeila AmiriWhen the master of martial arts, ex-gorkha soldier, uncovers widespread sex trafficking network in his own backyard in Los Angeles, with the help of runaway victims, he orchestrates a massive attack on the traffickers.
- DirectorJohn WintergateStarsJohn WintergateKalassuLindsay FreemanA boarding house is reopened years after gruesome murders were committed there. Suddenly, the body count begins once more!
- DirectorSam MraovichStarsSam MraovichJamie Brett GabelMichael HaboushA pair of recently married gay men are threatened by the brother of one of the partners, a religious fanatic who plots to murder them after being ostracized by his church.
- DirectorDon BendellStarsBob ChaneyDon BendellSteve BoergadineBendell's self-defense school is considered pretty good, but not in the league of the one run by his rival. One thing leads to another, and the two men find themselves, and their students, squaring off in a winner-take-all.
- DirectorDarren DoaneStarsKirk CameronDarren DoaneBridgette CameronHis annual Christmas party faltering thanks to his cynical brother-in-law, former Growing Pains star Kirk Cameron attempts to save the day by showing him that Jesus Christ remains a crucial component of the over-commercialized holiday..
- DirectorMichael FlatleyStarsMichael FlatleyEric RobertsNicole EvansTroubled secret agent "Blackbird" abruptly retires from service and opens a luxurious nightclub in the Caribbean to escape the dark shadows of his past. An old flame arrives and reignites love in his life but she brings danger with her.
- DirectorVitaliy VersaceStarsVitaliy VersaceMonica MalThomas BrownA concentrated study of a Russian Mafia family. Vitaliy Versace plays the Russian mafia son, Ivan, runs to America to escape the organized crime curse and start a new life.
- DirectorBrad F. GrinterSteve HawkesStarsSteve HawkesDana CullivanRandy GrinterA biker gets a job at a turkey farm and agrees to act as guinea pig for some chemicals that need tested, failing to anticipate the murderous side effects.
- DirectorJose PrendesStarsRichard LynchJose PrendesBrinke StevensThe Gates of Hell have blown open and it is up to an amnesiac spy and a rag-tag bunch of soldiers to find out how to close it.
- DirectorSteve SayreStarsGarrett Stewart SayreSteve SayreBilly FranklinAn evil attempt to avenge a drug lords death ends in the murder of a DEA operative's brother. Now it's payback time as sergeant Jim Stone pursues his brother's murderers as they proceed on a reign of terror and a relentless assault on the population of Washington D.C.
- DirectorJohn SchneiderStarsJohn SchneiderCody McCarverQuinton AaronWhat can one man do to fight the intentional decay of the greatest country the world has ever known?
- DirectorJohn LiuStarsJohn LiuHo WangRoger PaschyKung fu champ John is given the chance to train CIA agents in martial arts by using self-hypnosis. But when he discovers the reason he escapes and the CIA go after him. John must fight for his life all over Europe as he flees the CIA.
- DirectorDamian ChapaStarsDamian ChapaDavid CarradineLouise PrietoThe daughter of the American Ambassador to Spain has been kidnapped. There is only one man who can save her.
- DirectorAndrew StevensStarsAndrew StevensStella StevensChick VenneraIn a post-apocalyptic world full of terrifying mutants known as gargoyles, survivors of the last human colony battles against intruding gargoyles a few miles below the Earth's surface.
- DirectorTom LaughlinStarsTom LaughlinRon O'NealLincoln KilpatrickAn outnumbered swordsman/gunfighter tries to prevent wealthy landowners from annihilating local Indians.
- DirectorCüneyt ArkinStarsCüneyt ArkinOsman BetinFunda FiratNinjas are on a murder spree, and the helpless police call for help from a Turkish police lieutenant who had once defeated them.
- DirectorAlexander NevskyStarsAlexander NevskyKristanna LokenAdrian PaulA Russian Police Major is enlisted by the LAPD to help solve a series of gruesome murders perpetrated against young women by a sadistic sociopathic killer on the mean streets of Hollywood.
- DirectorJohn StewartStarsJason David FrankDamianPaul LoganThe true to life story of one of Hollywood's top stuntmen, as well as some of the most spectacular stunts ever filmed. "Fall Guy" follows the life and times of legendary stunt man and director, John Stewart.
- DirectorRocco KaregaHal MilesStarsCameron MitchellRocco KaregaTheresa FenneauxA former probationary officer who is a patient at a mental asylum escapes and prowls the city, looking for victims whose blood may cure the blood disease he has that has turned him into a werewolf-type monster.
- DirectorJohn DerekStarsBo DerekAnthony QuinnDon MurrayElderly Scott kills himself after a heart attack wrecks his body, but then comes back as a ghost and convinces his loving young hot wife Katie to pick and kill a young man in order for Scott to possess his body and be with her again.
- DirectorRobert ClouseStarsBritton K. LeeBolo YeungRichard NortonAn L.A. cop goes after a gang of murderous drug dealers.