CONTENTS

JOEL MEARES, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, ROTTEN TOMATOES

PEOPLE’S CHOICE

BOX OFFICE SLAYERS AND HOUSEHOLD NAMES

Every Which Way but Loose (1978) Book Title Page 37%

Problem Child (1990) Book Title Page 0%

Book Club (2018) Book Title Page 54%

Cocktail (1988) Book Title Page 5%

Hocus Pocus (1993) Book Title Page 33%

The Holiday (2006) Book Title Page 48%

Bad Boys (1995) Book Title Page 42%

Stepmom (1998) Book Title Page 45%

Space Jam (1996) Book Title Page 43%

I, Robot (2004) Book Title Page 56%

Hello, Dolly! (1969) Book Title Page 43%

CRITIC ESSAY | MONICA CASTILLO: Maleficent (2014) Book Title Page 54%

The First Wives Club (1996) Book Title Page 49%

The ’Burbs (1989) Book Title Page 53%

Teen Wolf (1985) Book Title Page 44%

Twins (1988) Book Title Page 44%

Young Guns (1988) Book Title Page 41%

San Andreas (2015) Book Title Page 51%

CRITIC ESSAY | KRISTEN LOPEZ: The Greatest Showman (2017) Book Title Page 55%

SO BAD THEY’RE GOOD

INCOMPARABLY WEIRD SCI-FI AND FANTASY

Cherry 2000 (1987) Book Title Page 40%

I Come in Peace (Dark Angel) (1990) Book Title Page 31%

Zardoz (1974) Book Title Page 48%

The Lord of the Rings (1978) Book Title Page 50%

Robot Monster (1953) Book Title Page 36%

Mannequin (1987) Book Title Page 19%

Masters of the Universe (1987) Book Title Page 17%

CRITIC ESSAY | LEONARD MALTIN: Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) Book Title Page 29%

INFOGRAPHIC | 1994: THE ROTTENEST YEAR EVER

NOT THEIR BEST WORK (OR SO THEY SAID)

RARE ROTTENS FROM BIG-NAME FRESH DIRECTORS

The Wiz (1978) Book Title Page 44%

A Chorus Line (1985) Book Title Page 40%

Hook (1991) Book Title Page 26%

CRITIC ESSAY | JESSICA KIANG: The Portrait of a Lady (1996) Book Title Page 45%

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) Book Title Page 56%

Willow (1988) Book Title Page 50%

Marie Antoinette (2006) Book Title Page 56%

Legend (1985) Book Title Page 36%

CRITIC ESSAY | K. AUSTIN COLLINS: Miami Vice (2006) Book Title Page 46%

HARD TO LOVE FOR MANY, LOVED VERY HARD BY SOME

Wet Hot American Summer (2001) Book Title Page 36%

But I’m a Cheerleader (1999) Book Title Page 39%

CRITIC ESSAY | NATHAN RABIN: MacGruber (2010) Book Title Page 48%

Valley of the Dolls (1967) Book Title Page 33%

Death Becomes Her (1992) Book Title Page 52%

Xanadu (1980) Book Title Page 24%

CRITIC ESSAY | ERIC KOHN: Gummo (1997) Book Title Page 35%

The Last Dragon (1985) Book Title Page 59%

Empire Records (1995) Book Title Page 29%

Burlesque (2010) Book Title Page 36%

CRITIC ESSAY | TERRI WHITE: The Craft (1996) Book Title Page 57%

Mars Attacks! (1996) Book Title Page 53%

The Cell (2000) Book Title Page 45%

Mommie Dearest (1981) Book Title Page 50%

INFOGRAPHIC | ROTTEN HALL OF FAME

AHEAD OF THEIR TIME

OH, NOW WE GET IT

The Strangers (2008) Book Title Page 48%

The Trip (1967) Book Title Page 36%

CRITIC ESSAY | BILGE EBIRI: Event Horizon (1997) Book Title Page 27%

Jennifer’s Body (2009) Book Title Page 44%

The Frisco Kid (1979) Book Title Page 50%

The Cable Guy (1996) Book Title Page 53%

Ishtar (1987) Book Title Page 38%

CRITIC ESSAY | DAVID STRATTON: Across the Universe (2007) Book Title Page 53%

The Watcher in the Woods (1980) Book Title Page 48%

In the Cut (2003) Book Title Page 33%

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) Book Title Page 35%

Harlem Nights (1989) Book Title Page 21%

CRITIC ESSAY | DAVID FEAR: The Way of the Gun (2000) Book Title Page 45%

Practical Magic (1998) Book Title Page 21%

American Dreamz (2006) Book Title Page 38%

Blade (1998) Book Title Page 54%

SEQUELS WORTH A SECOND LOOK

FOLLOW-UPS THAT RECAPTURED THE MAGIC—OR MADE STRANGE MAGIC OF THEIR OWN

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) Book Title Page 32%

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) Book Title Page 35%

CRITIC ESSAY | AMY NICHOLSON: Rocky IV (1985) Book Title Page 40%

Dracula’s Daughter (1936) Book Title Page 55%

Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) Book Title Page 52%

Grease 2 (1982) Book Title Page 38%

Scream 3 (2000) Book Title Page 39%

Return to Oz (1985) Book Title Page 52%

CRITIC ESSAY | CANDICE FREDERICK: Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) Book Title Page 29%

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) Book Title Page 38%

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) Book Title Page 38%

Jurassic Park III (2001) Book Title Page 49%

INFOGRAPHIC | SPLAT STATS

BASIC INSTINCTS

JUST BECAUSE THEY MAKE US LAUGH, SCREAM, AND PUMP OUR FISTS

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) Book Title Page 40%

Faster (2010) Book Title Page 42%

Bloodsport (1988) Book Title Page 39%

CRITIC ESSAY | JOSHUA ROTHKOPF: Step Brothers (2008) Book Title Page 55%

See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) Book Title Page 28%

Hot Rod (2007) Book Title Page 39%

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) Book Title Page 31%

Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964) Book Title Page 43%

Orca–The Killer Whale (1977) Book Title Page 7%

Tango & Cash (1989) Book Title Page 31%

CRITIC ESSAY | APRIL WOLFE: Dr. Giggles (1992) Book Title Page 17%

The Amityville Horror (1979) Book Title Page 29%

Police Academy (1984) Book Title Page 54%

¡Three Amigos! (1986) Book Title Page 46%

Reign of Fire (2002) Book Title Page 42%

Clash of the Titans (2010) Book Title Page 27%

CRITIC ESSAY | JEN YAMATO: Road House (1989) Book Title Page 38%

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) Book Title Page 42%

Zombi 2 (1980) Book Title Page 42%

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) Book Title Page 47%

Over the Top (1987) Book Title Page 27%

Billy Madison (1995) Book Title Page 40%

Clifford (1994) Book Title Page 10%

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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