"The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004) TV mini-series

Director:

Kevin Kaufman

Writer:

Patrick Moses (writer)

Release Date:

26 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Presenting the 100 scariest movie moments: a countdown of the greatest moments of cinema shock.

Plot:

Film-makers, performers, genre authorities and selected high-profile fans count down the most chilling moments in cinematic history...

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series | Number In Title

Cast

Keiko Agena	...	Herself
Krista Allen	...	Herself
David Arquette	...	Himself
Clive Barker	...	Himself
Amber Benson	...	Herself
Xander Berkeley	...	Himself
Jami Bernard	...	Herself
Lombardo Boyar	...	Himself
Aviva Briefel	...	Herself
Andrew Bryniarski	...	Himself
Hilarie Burton	...	Herself
Bruce Campbell	...	Himself
Ramsey Campbell	...	Himself
John Carpenter	...	Himself
Bob Clark	...	Himself
Larry Cohen	...	Himself
Courteney Cox	...	Herself
Wes Craven	...	Himself
Rory Culkin	...	Himself
Sean S. Cunningham	...	Himself
Brittany Daniel	...	Herself
Joe Dante	...	Himself
Michael Dougherty	...	Himself
James Eason	...	Himself
Robert Englund	...	Himself
Jesse Falcon	...	Himself
Mick Garris	...	Himself
Stuart Gordon	...	Himself
Gilbert Gottfried	...	Himself
Lance Henriksen	...	Himself
Tobe Hooper	...	Himself
Rob Huebel	...	Himself
Olivia Hussey	...	Herself
Peter Jackson	...	Himself
Chela Johnson	...	Herself
Ralis Kahn	...	Himself
Mark Kermode	...	Himself
Adrienne King	...	Herself
James King	...	Himself
Stephen King	...	Himself
Diane Klimaszewski	...	Herself
Elaine Klimaszewski	...	Herself
Jordan Ladd	...	Herself
Mary Lambert	...	Herself
Juliet Landau	...	Herself
John Landis	...	Himself
Heather Langenkamp	...	Herself
Ashley Laurence	...	Herself
Ari Lehman	...	Himself
William Lustig	...	Himself
Jacqui Malouf	...	Herself
Leonard Maltin	...	Himself
Debbie Matenopoulos	...	Herself
Maitland McDonagh	...	Herself
Deron Miller	...	Himself (as Daron Miller)
Elise Neal	...	Herself
Kim Newman	...	Himself
Danielle Nicolet	...	Herself
Steve Niles	...	Himself
Eric Christian Olsen	...	Himself
Leland Orser	...	Himself
Betsy Palmer	...	Herself
Dennis Paoli	...	Himself
Peter Paulsen	...	Himself
Elizabeth Peña	...	Herself
Ron Perlman	...	Himself
Danny Pintauro	...	Himself (as Dan Pintauro)
Rob Reiner	...	Himself
Rob Riggle	...	Himself
Rachael Robbins	...	Herself
George A. Romero	...	Himself
Felissa Rose	...	Herself
Eli Roth	...	Himself
Shade Rupe	...	Himself
Faith Salie	...	Herself
Tom Savini	...	Himself
Steven Schneider	...	Himself
Martin Scorsese	...	Himself
Dov Simens	...	Himself
David J. Skal	...	Himself
Peter Stickles	...	Himself
Rider Strong	...	Himself
Jennifer Tilly	...	Herself
Anthony Timpone	...	Himself
Tony Todd	...	Himself
Guillermo del Toro	...	Himself
Alanna Ubach	...	Herself
Dee Wallace	...	Herself (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Stan Winston	...	Himself
Rob Zombie	...	Himself
Sheri Moon Zombie	...	Herself (as Sheri Zombie)

Runtime:

300 min (including commercials - 5 parts)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Company:

Kaufman Films

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the discussion about Poltergeist (1982), Amber Benson incorrectly states that the house in the film was "built over an Indian burial ground". Actually, the house was built on top of a town cemetery.

Quotes:

John Landis: There are some horror movies that make us feel 'well this is uncomfortable, why do I want to be here?'

Movie Connections:

Features The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Rollicking romp through thrillers

It's amazing that something this smart/insightful can be so much fun. The producers took a gaggle of talking heads and had them comment on a clip filled countdown of scary/suspenseful movie moments — in everything from horror/SF movies to things like Wait Until Dark. (The full list is at Bravo.com.) Rerun a few times a year, it stays watchable even after you've seen bits and pieces of it already. (It's five hours.)

Basically it's like those VH1 music countdowns, and the fun is in the variety of who they picked to comment. These include big-name filmmakers and authors, offbeat fans like the Swedish Bikini Team (or the St. Pauli Girls or whoever the hell those blond twins are), and film experts such as my favorite, the ever-fabulous MAITLAND McDONAGH, whose books, such as "Filmmaking on the Fringe," "The 50 Most Erotic Films of All Time" and the definitive Dario Argento bio, "Broken Mirrors, Broken Minds," are damn good readin'.