"The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004) (mini)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:

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
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), Danny Pintauro says "It's a family and they're moving into a new house". Actually, the family in the film was in the process of moving out.

Quotes:

Stephen King: [on Carrie] In the row in front of us were these two huge African American men, each weighing about 230 pounds, they were screaming like children, grabbing each other around the necks, and one said to the other "That's it, that's it, she ain't NEVER gonna be right". I turned to my wife and said "This is gonna be *huge*."

Movie Connections:

References The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Fantastic!

List specials come and go, but "100 Scariest Movie Moments of All Time" is different. Made by Bravo and done VH1 style, the best word to describe it is just "fun." A group of guests were rounded up to discuss each movie in turn, and they're a wide-ranging bunch at that. From the masters of horror (Stephen King, Wes Craven, etc.) to comedians to people who have nothing to do with movies at all, everyone has something to say. I sometimes think the Coors Twins were just hired to recite the "Come play with us. Come play with us," line from "The Shining" in an eerie unison.

The horror movies themselves don't seem to be in any particular order. "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" is ranked high above "Child's Play", and the #1 spot will likely leave you scratching your head. But it's not a big flaw. The movies too are wide-ranging. The big boys of terror have their moment in the spotlight. But also expect to see obscure/or foreign films that, while not as popular as Freddy and Jason, can be more terrifying than you'd ever imagine.

The list itself might be scary, but there's no shortage of humor. The commentators don't hesitate to joke about even the scariest moments; they're funny, too. One such moment is after the hobbling scene in "Misery", and someone says "I didn't walk for, like, six weeks after that." This gives the whole special the feeling you're discussing horror movies with a group of friends.

Bravo shows reruns occasionally, so I'd recommend checking the guides. You won't be disappointed by this one. At least it's better than that awful "50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs...Ever".