100 Most Daring Movies From Premiere Magazine Published in October 1998 Airplane! (1979, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker)

(1979, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker) Akira (1988, Katsuhiro Otomo)

(1988, Katsuhiro Otomo) Animal Crackers (1930, Victor Heerman)

(1930, Victor Heerman) Badlands (1973, Terrence Malick)

(1973, Terrence Malick) Bananas (1971, Woody Allen)

(1971, Woody Allen) Battleship Potemkin (1925, Sergei Eisenstein)

(1925, Sergei Eisenstein) Belle de Jour (1967, Luis Bunuel)

(1967, Luis Bunuel) The Birds (1963, Alfred Hitchcock)

(1963, Alfred Hitchcock) Blade Runner (1982, Ridley Scott)

(1982, Ridley Scott) Blazing Saddles (1974, Mel Brooks)

(1974, Mel Brooks) Blow Up (1966, Michaelangelo Antonioni)

(1966, Michaelangelo Antonioni) Blue Velvet (1986, David Lynch)

(1986, David Lynch) Bob le Flambeur (1955, Jean-Pierre Melville)

(1955, Jean-Pierre Melville) Brazil (1985, Terry Gilliam)

(1985, Terry Gilliam) Breathless (1959, Jean-Luc Godard)

(1959, Jean-Luc Godard) Bride of Frankenstein (1935, James Whale)

(1935, James Whale) Cat People (1942, Jacques Tourneur)

(1942, Jacques Tourneur) The Conformist (1970, Bernardo Bertolucci)

(1970, Bernardo Bertolucci) The Conversation (1974, Francis Ford Coppola)

(1974, Francis Ford Coppola) Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989, Woody Allen)

(1989, Woody Allen) The Crowd (1928, King Vidor)

(1928, King Vidor) Dead Ringers (1988, David Cronenberg)

(1988, David Cronenberg) Detour (1946, Edgar G. Ulmer)

(1946, Edgar G. Ulmer) The Devil In Miss Jones (1973, Gerard Damiano)

(1973, Gerard Damiano) Dirty Harry (1971, Don Siegel)

(1971, Don Siegel) Do the Right Thing (1989, Spike Lee)

(1989, Spike Lee) Drugstore Cowboy (1989, Gus Van Sant)

(1989, Gus Van Sant) Dont Look Back (1967, D.A. Pennebaker)

(1967, D.A. Pennebaker) Dumbo (1941, Ben Sharpsteen)

(1941, Ben Sharpsteen) 8 ½ (1963, Federico Fellini)

(1963, Federico Fellini) Eyes Without a Face (1959, Georges Franju)

(1959, Georges Franju) Faces (1968, John Cassavettes)

(1968, John Cassavettes) Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982, Amy Heckerling)

(1982, Amy Heckerling) Flesh (1968, Paul Morrissey)

(1968, Paul Morrissey) Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965, Russ Meyer)

(1965, Russ Meyer) The 400 Blows (1959, Francois Truffaut)

(1959, Francois Truffaut) Freaks (1932, Tod Browning)

(1932, Tod Browning) The Gang's All Here (1943, Busby Berkeley)

(1943, Busby Berkeley) The Girl Can't Help It (1956, Frank Tashlin)

(1956, Frank Tashlin) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966, Sergio Leone)

(1966, Sergio Leone) Halloween (1978, John Carpenter)

(1978, John Carpenter) A Hard Day's Night (1964, Richard Lester)

(1964, Richard Lester) The Harder They Come (1973, Perry Henzell)

(1973, Perry Henzell) The Hustler (1961, Robert Rossen)

(1961, Robert Rossen) The Killer (1989, John Woo)

(1989, John Woo) If... (1968, Lindsay Anderson)

(1968, Lindsay Anderson) In the Company of Men (1997, Neil LaBute)

(1997, Neil LaBute) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956, Don Siegel)

(1956, Don Siegel) Johnny Guitar (1954, Nicholas Ray)

(1954, Nicholas Ray) Jules and Jim (1961, Francois Truffaut)

(1961, Francois Truffaut) The Killing (1956, Stanley Kubrick)

(1956, Stanley Kubrick) Kiss Me Deadly (1955, Robert Aldrich)

(1955, Robert Aldrich) The Last Picture Show (1971, Peter Bogdanovich)

(1971, Peter Bogdanovich) Last Tango in Paris (1972, Bernardo Bertolucci)

(1972, Bernardo Bertolucci) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962, John Ford)

(1962, John Ford) Man With a Movie Camera (1929, Dziga Vertov)

(1929, Dziga Vertov) The Marriage of Maria Braun (1978, Rainer Werner Fassbinder)

(1978, Rainer Werner Fassbinder) Mean Streets (1973, Martin Scorsese)

(1973, Martin Scorsese) Medium Cool (1969, Haskell Wexler)

(1969, Haskell Wexler) Metropolis (1926, Fritz Lang)

(1926, Fritz Lang) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones)

(1975, Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones) My Brilliant Career (1979, Gillian Armstrong)

(1979, Gillian Armstrong) Nashville (1975, Robert Altman)

(1975, Robert Altman) The Night of the Hunter (1955, Charles Laughton)

(1955, Charles Laughton) Night of the Living Dead (1968, George A. Romero)

(1968, George A. Romero) Nosferatu (1922, F.W. Murnau)

(1922, F.W. Murnau) Olympia (1938, Leni Riefenstahl)

(1938, Leni Riefenstahl) Open City (1946, Roberto Rossellini)

(1946, Roberto Rossellini) Pandora's Box (1928, G.W. Pabst)

(1928, G.W. Pabst) Peeping Tom (1960, Michael Powell)

(1960, Michael Powell) Persona (1966, Ingmar Bergman)

(1966, Ingmar Bergman) The Piano (1993, Jane Campion)

(1993, Jane Campion) Pink Flamingos (1972, John Waters)

(1972, John Waters) Raising Arizona (1987, Joel and Ethan Coen)

(1987, Joel and Ethan Coen) Rashomon (1950, Akira Kurosawa)

(1950, Akira Kurosawa) Repulsion (1965, Roman Polanski)

(1965, Roman Polanski) Reservoir Dogs (1992, Quentin Tarantino)

(1992, Quentin Tarantino) Ride the High Country (1962, Sam Peckinpah)

(1962, Sam Peckinpah) The Road Warrior (1981, George Miller)

(1981, George Miller) The Rules of the Game (1939, Jean Renoir)

(1939, Jean Renoir) Scarface (1932, Howard Hawks)

(1932, Howard Hawks) Scarface (1983, Brian De Palma)

(1983, Brian De Palma) Seconds (1966, John Frankenheimer)

(1966, John Frankenheimer) Seven Samurai (1954, Akira Kurosawa)

(1954, Akira Kurosawa) Shaft (1971, Gordon Parks)

(1971, Gordon Parks) Sherlock Jr. (1924, Buster Keaton)

(1924, Buster Keaton) Shock Corridor (1963, Samuel Fuller)

(1963, Samuel Fuller) Stranger Than Paradise (1984, Jim Jarmusch)

(1984, Jim Jarmusch) Sullivan's Travels (1941, Preston Sturges)

(1941, Preston Sturges) Sweet Smell of Success (1957, Alexander Mackendrick)

(1957, Alexander Mackendrick) Swept Away (1975, Lina Wertmuller)

(1975, Lina Wertmuller) The Terminator (1984, James Cameron)

(1984, James Cameron) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974, Tobe Hooper)

(1974, Tobe Hooper) The Thin Blue Line (1988, Errol Morris)

(1988, Errol Morris) Touch of Evil (1958, Orson Welles)

(1958, Orson Welles) Trainspotting (1996, Danny Boyle)

(1996, Danny Boyle) 28 Up (1985, Michael Apted)

(1985, Michael Apted) Un Chien Andalou (1928, Luis Bunuel, Salvador Dali)

(1928, Luis Bunuel, Salvador Dali) Walkabout (1971, Nicolas Roeg)

(1971, Nicolas Roeg) Zero for Conduct (1933, Jean Vigo) Premiere's 50 Unsung Classics Published in July, 1999 Ace in the Hole (1951, Billy Wilder)

(1951, Billy Wilder) After Hours (1985, Martin Scorsese)

(1985, Martin Scorsese) All That Heaven Allows (1955, Douglas Sirk)

(1955, Douglas Sirk) Assault on Precinct 13 (1976, John Carpenter)

(1976, John Carpenter) The Beguiled (1970, Don Siegel)

(1970, Don Siegel) Blue Collar (1978, Paul Schrader)

(1978, Paul Schrader) A Boy and His Dog (1975, L.Q. Jones)

(1975, L.Q. Jones) Choose Me (1984, Alan Rudolph)

(1984, Alan Rudolph) Cooley High (1975, Michael Schultz)

(1975, Michael Schultz) Cutter's Way (1981, Ivan Passer)

(1981, Ivan Passer) Dawn of the Dead (1978, George A. Romero)

(1978, George A. Romero) Excalibur (1981, John Boorman)

(1981, John Boorman) Flesh and Bone (1993, Steve Kloves)

(1993, Steve Kloves) Force of Evil (1948, Abraham Polonsky)

(1948, Abraham Polonsky) The Fury (1978, Brian De Palma)

(1978, Brian De Palma) The Haunting (1963, Robert Wise)

(1963, Robert Wise) Hollywood or Bust (1956, Frank Tashlin)

(1956, Frank Tashlin) The Last Detail (1973, Hal Ashby)

(1973, Hal Ashby) The Last Wave (1977, Peter Weir)

(1977, Peter Weir) Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948, Max Ophuls)

(1948, Max Ophuls) Lonely Are the Brave (1962, David Miller)

(1962, David Miller) The Long Goodbye (1973, Robert Altman)

(1973, Robert Altman) Lord Love a Duck (1966, George Axelrod)

(1966, George Axelrod) Love with the Proper Stranger (1963, Robert Mulligan)

(1963, Robert Mulligan) The Lusty Men (1952, Nicholas Ray)

(1952, Nicholas Ray) A Midnight Clear (1992, Keith Gordon)

(1992, Keith Gordon) Midnight Run (1988, Martin Brest)

(1988, Martin Brest) The Muppet Movie (1979, James Frawley)

(1979, James Frawley) Murder, My Sweet (1944, Edward Dmytryk)

(1944, Edward Dmytryk) My Favorite Year (1982, Richard Benjamin)

(1982, Richard Benjamin) Near Dark (1987, Kathryn Bigelow)

(1987, Kathryn Bigelow) Night Moves (1975, Arthur Penn)

(1975, Arthur Penn) North Dallas Forty (1979, Ted Kotcheff)

(1979, Ted Kotcheff) O Lucky Man! (1973, Lindsay Anderson)

(1973, Lindsay Anderson) One False Move (1992, Carl Franklin)

(1992, Carl Franklin) The Palm Beach Story (1942, Preston Sturges)

(1942, Preston Sturges) Prince of the City (1981, Sidney Lumet)

(1981, Sidney Lumet) Parting Glances (1986, Bill Sherwood)

(1986, Bill Sherwood) The Passenger (1975, Michelangelo Antonioni)

(1975, Michelangelo Antonioni) Round Midnight (1986, Bertrand Tavernier)

(1986, Bertrand Tavernier) Sabotage (1936, Alfred Hitchcock)

(1936, Alfred Hitchcock) The Seduction of Mimi (1972, Lina Wertmuller)

(1972, Lina Wertmuller) The Sugarland Express (1974, Steven Spielberg)

(1974, Steven Spielberg) The Tenant (1976, Roman Polanski)

(1976, Roman Polanski) Trouble in Paradise (1932, Ernst Lubitsch)

(1932, Ernst Lubitsch) True Love (1989, Nancy Savoca)

(1989, Nancy Savoca) Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988, Francis Ford Coppola)

(1988, Francis Ford Coppola) The Warriors (1979, Walter Hill)

(1979, Walter Hill) Winchester '73 (1950, Anthony Mann)

(1950, Anthony Mann) Withnail & I (1987, Bruce Robinson)