What were the "counter culture" films of your youth?

Actually, subculture was the term I was looking for but somehow escaped me at moment of conception…

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gabba gabba hey, we accept you we accept you,
gabba gabba hey, we accept you one of us

(this might be too esoteric lol)
Gabba Gabba Hey - Wikipedia

Freaks (1932 film) - Wikipedia

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I saw Friday on a Saturday then ate at Fridays. Zero fucks given!

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That would have been my ironic reply to this thread but I thought better of it.

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Perfect film!!! So good.

It’s my favorite of his

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I usually hate zombie movies but “the dead don’t die” I think that’s the title, is one of his funniest efforts to date. It’s a bit hollywood, in a way, but it still has his humor which makes it golden.

It’s described as “an absurdist comedy horror film” on wikipedia
The Dead Don’t Die (2019 film) - Wikipedia

It even breaks the fourth wall at times which is rare for a Jarmusch production.

Fear and Loathing
Down by Law
Donnie Darko
Where the Buffalo Roam
13 Ghosts

And I remember a lot of my friends being into

Joe cartoon
Salad Fingers
Invader Zim
Happy Tree Friends
Space Ghost

The Blues Brothers
The Shining
Taxi Driver
The Panic in Needle Park
The Party

Jubilee

Quadrophenia

Quatermass conclusion

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La Haine for me too, the toilet scene is probably the movie scene I quote most often in real life.

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Absolute Giganten
Black Cat, White Cat
Indien
Komm, süßer Tod
La Haine
Oi! Warning
Weltverbesserungsmaßnahmen

Oh, and this one:

Here in the UK, back in the late 80s/90s, we had a Sunday night slot presented by Alex Cox h (Repo Man, Sid and Nancy director), which was my intro to loads of great films. Check this list of his picks:

Curious in what kind of situations you bring this up :smile:

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I can only add
Eraserhead
Texas chainsaw massacre
To this finenlist

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Moviedrome was essential viewing for me.
Performance
Was perhaps the most important movie I saw on MD.

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