Proper camp 90s thrillers

[Funky]

Inspired by The Woman In The Window thread

they really were great weren’t they? I wonder if there’s any I haven’t seen, please share here so I can trawl through the basement or Netflix trying to find them

here’s one for starters



Funnily enough also starring (a pre-fame) Julianne Moore

 

[Funky]

This is from 2000 so I’m already ruining the thread but it’s totally appropriate

 

[Frozen]

 

[jivafox]

 

[Funky]

Also why is Ashley Judd in at least 75% of them

 

[Funky]

I haven’t seen The Crush is it any good

They have to be GOOD, Not just camp, for me, I’m quite fussy

 

[COB]

Do EROTIC THRILLERS count? Because obviously Basic Instinct is a must, and the sequel (despite not being from the Nineties) is one of the campest films I've ever seen

 

[Frozen]

Do EROTIC THRILLERS count? Because obviously Basic Instinct is a must, and the sequel (despite not being from the Nineties) is one of the campest films I've ever seen

Don't forget so bad it's bad Sliver and Madge in Body Of Evidence

 

[jivafox]

Basic Instinct 2 is one of the greatest films of all time.

 

[jivafox]

 

[Funky]

This was fucking fabulous. Kinda set the tone for the genre really

 

[jivafox]

 

[jyxz]

 

[Funky]

Do EROTIC THRILLERS count? Because obviously Basic Instinct is a must, and the sequel (despite not being from the Nineties) is one of the campest films I've ever seen

oh there were so many weren’t there. The woman who plays the lead alongside Rebecca DEMORNEEAY in Hand That Rocks The Cradle was in quite a few of them. There was one famous one about a bondage killer or something.

Most of them are trash but some are great, like Basic Instinct

 

[Funky]

LOVED this!!

 

[jivafox]

Matthew McConaughey in this one

 

[jyxz]

Although the original French version is the best, this wasn’t too shabby. And had different titles either side of the Atlantic to boot.

 

[Funky]

All the John Grisham ones were great, particularly A Time To Kill and The Client. So hammy but well acted and lots of high drama

 

[Frozen]

 

[jivafox]

This one was so fucking weird I recall

 

[Funky]

Let’s face it, nobody does high camp horror better than Miss Annie Wilkes

 

[Frozen]

Just short of the 90s but this one

 

[Funky]

This was great! With Nicole before she got her hair did

 

[jyxz]

Final Analysis is a camp romp. Kim and Uma really chomp at their roles.

 

[Funky]

Ones I need to watch then:

The Fear
The Crush
Malice
Poison Ivy

I haven’t actually heard of them! Where should I start

 

[Frozen]

Almost forgot this one

 

[Debbie Jellinsky]

The blueprint for all of these was probably Fatal Attraction, which I find a bit boring (of course Glenn Close is anything but boring in it).
Double Jeopardy is another favourite of mine. I could watch that on repeat, just like SWF, The Hands That Rocks the Cradle (before Julianne Moore discovered teet whitening) and Sleeping with the Enemy. Does Showgirls count as a thriller? It kind of fits in with Basic Instinct and Sliver...

 

[Ellie]

 

[Ellie]

Dp

 

[Ellie]

 

[Sheena]

I didn’t realise I loved this genre until this thread. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle is my favourite- I still think Rebecca de Mornay was robbed of an Oscar nom for that. I can quote it (ish) and fuck me, there’s some classics:

“Give me back my baby or I’ll BASH YOUR SKULL IN”
“DON’T FUCK WITH ME RETARD. Cause my version of the story will be better than yours”
“Something the matter, Claire?”
“When your husband makes love to you, it's my face he sees. When your baby's hungry, it's my breast that feeds him. Look at you! When push comes to shove, Claire...you can't even breathe!”
“THIS IS MY FAMILY”

*spazzes out with a plunger in a cubicle whilst cottaging*

 

[Sheena]

I also love Sleeping With The Enemy (“Der Feind In Meinem Bett” as a German film poster I had up in my bedroom for many years said) and Dead Calm. Both ridiculous, of course.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Basic Instinct 2 is one of the greatest films of all time.

The orgasm/driving scene is Oscar worthy

 

[Cerro de Casa]

I also love Sleeping With The Enemy (“Der Feind In Meinem Bett” as a German film poster I had up in my bedroom for many years said) and Dead Calm. Both ridiculous, of course.

One of the all time best. *flushes ring down toilet*

 

[Cerro de Casa]

I didn’t realise I loved this genre until this thread. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle is my favourite- I still think Rebecca de Mornay was robbed of an Oscar nom for that. I can quote it (ish) and fuck me, there’s some classics:

“Give me back my baby or I’ll BASH YOUR SKULL IN”
“DON’T FUCK WITH ME RETARD. Cause my version of the story will be better than yours”
“Something the matter, Claire?”
“When your husband makes love to you, it's my face he sees. When your baby's hungry, it's my breast that feeds him. Look at you! When push comes to shove, Claire...you can't even breathe!”
“THIS IS MY FAMILY”

*spazzes out with a plunger in a cubicle whilst cottaging*

I've re-enacted that particular one many a time

 

[Sheena]

One of the all time best. *flushes ring down toilet*

*lines up cans and looks shifty*

 

[Sheena]

I've re-enacted that particular one many a time

WHAT A WOMAN

 

[HerSereneHighnessAnniFrid]

I haven’t seen The Crush is it any good

They have to be GOOD, Not just camp, for me, I’m quite fussy

I absolutely LOVE The Crush. Not only is Alicia Silverstone magnetically off the rails and totally loving her own performance but I honestly think it’s the greatest Lolita performance I’ve ever seen. You are totally on her side.

 

[Ellie]

Just short of the 90s but this one

And of course even before that

 

[Funky]

I agree that Fatal Attraction was the blueprint for most of these. Iconic film.

@Ellie I don’t know Deceived and I love Goldie Hawn. Worth a look?