Some directors have such obsessive, uncritical followings (*cough* John Carpenter and Dario Argento) that it may seem every film they make has a cult following, but you have to draw a line somewhere. Cahn (who may have a minor cult) immediately come to mind. Conversely, a director can make several cult movies without gaining an actual cult of their own Fred Sears and possibly Edward L.
Nov 19, 2021Another distinction or sub-category that can be drawn (Hope Andrew Kidd is taking notes on all our posts!) is that between a Cult Filmmaker or Cult Genre and the individual films.Īs I've mentioned upthread, a filmmaker can have a cult following without making a single actual cult film.
