1979 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
The 1979 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards were released by the Hastings Bad Cinema Society in 1980 to honour the worst films the film industry had to offer in 1979. The ballot was later revisited and the expanded version was released in late 2004. Listed as follows are the original ballot's picks for Worst Picture and its dishonourable mentions, which are films that were considered for Worst Picture but ultimately failed to make the final ballot (17 total), and all nominees included in the expanded ballot. All winners are highlighted.
Original Ballot
Worst Picture
Dishonourable Mentions
- 1941 (Universal)
- Americathon (United Artists)
- The Amityville Horror (American International)
- The Black Hole (Disney)
- Bloodline (Paramount)
- The Champ (United Artists)
- The Electric Horseman (Columbia/Universal)
- Hurricane (Paramount)
- The Jerk (Universal)
- Just You and Me, Kid (Columbia)
- Love at First Bite (American International)
- The Main Event (Warner Bros.)
- Meteor (American International)
- More American Graffiti (Universal)
- Roller Boogie (United Artists)
- Sammy Stops the World (Special Event)
- The Warriors (Paramount)
Expanded Ballot
Worst Picture
| Film | Production company(s) |
|---|---|
| The Main Event | Warner Bros. |
| 1941 | Universal Pictures |
| Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! | NAI Entertainment |
| Can I Do It... 'Til I Need Glasses? | National American Films |
| The Concorde: Airport '79 | Universal Pictures |
Dishonourable Mentions
- The Amityville Horror (American International)
- The Bell Jar (AVCO Embassy)
- Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (Warner Bros.)
- The Black Hole (Disney)
- Bloodline (Paramount)
- Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (Fox)
- City on Fire (Astral Films)
- The Frisco Kid (Warner Bros.)
- Hardcore (Columbia)
- Love and Bullets (Associated Film Distributors)
- More American Graffiti (Universal)
- Nightwing (Columbia)
- Penitentiary (The Jerry Gross Organization)
- Roller Boogie (United Artists)
- Scavenger Hunt (Fox)
- The Villain (Columbia)
Worst Director
| Director | Film |
|---|---|
| Howard Zieff | The Main Event |
| John DeBello | Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! |
| David Lowell Rich | The Concorde: Airport '79 |
| I. Robert Levy | Can I Do It... 'Til I Need Glasses? |
| Russ Meyer | Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens |
Dishonourable Mentions
- Robert Aldrich for The Frisco Kid
- Irwin Allen for Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
- Robert Altman for Quintet
- Dom DeLuise for Hot Stuff
- Stan Dragoti for Love at First Bite
- Arthur Hiller for Nightwing
- Neal Israel for Americathon
- Richard Lester for Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
- Hal Needham for The Villain
- Gary Nelson for The Black Hole
- B.W.L. Norton for More American Graffiti
- Stuart Rosenberg for The Amityville Horror and Love and Bullets
- Paul Schrader for Hardcore
- Michael Schultz for Scavenger Hunt
- Steven Spielberg for 1941
- Sylvester Stallone for Rocky II
- Robert Wise for Star Trek: the Motion Picture
Worst Actor
| Actor | Film |
|---|---|
| Robby Benson | Walk Proud |
| James Brolin | The Amityville Horror |
| Ryan O'Neal | The Main Event |
| George C. Scott | Hardcore |
| Sylvester Stallone | Rocky II |
Dishonourable Mentions
- Dan Aykroyd in 1941
- Jim Bray in Roller Boogie
- Charles Bronson in Love and Bullets
- Dom DeLuise in Hot Stuff
- Harrison Ford in The Frisco Kid and Hanover Street
- Gil Gerard in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
- Charles Grodin in Sunburn
- Ken Kerr in Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens
- Steve Martin in The Jerk
- Charles Martin Smith in More American Graffiti
- Sylvester Stallone in Rocky II
- Jon Voight in The Champ
- Gene Wilder in The Frisco Kid
Worst Actress
Dishonourable Mentions
Worst Supporting Actor
| Actor | Film |
|---|---|
| Ricky Schroder | The Champ |
| John Belushi | 1941 |
| Richard Masur | Hanover Street and Scavenger Hunt |
| Pepe Serna | Walk Proud |
| Max Wright | All That Jazz |
Dishonourable Mentions
- James Coco in Scavenger Hunt
- Matt Craven in Meatballs
- Eddie Deezen in 1941
- Alix Elias in Rock 'n' Roll High School
- Gert Frobe in Bloodline
- Walter Koenig in Star Trek: the Motion Picture
- Strother Martin in Nightwing
- Jeff Nicholson in The Double McGuffin
- Avery Schreiber in Scavenger Hunt
- Rod Steiger in The Amityville Horror and Love and Bullets
- Erland Van Lidth De Jeude in The Wanderers
- Jonathan Winters in The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
- Burt Young in Rocky II
Worst Supporting Actress
| Actress | Film |
|---|---|
| Margaux Hemingway | Killer Fish |
| Zane Buzby | Americathon |
| Ilah Davis | Hardcore |
| Colleen Dewhurst | Ice Castles |
| Helen Shaver | The Amityville Horror |
Dishonourable Mentions
- Ruth Buzzi in The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
- Joan Collins in Sunburn
- Bo Derek in 10
- Lesley-Ann Down in The First Great Train Robbery and Hanover Street
- Patti D'Arbanville in The Main Event
- Sally Field in Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
- Eva Gardner in City on Fire
- Ruth Gordon in Scavenger Hunt
- Persis Khambatta in Star Trek: the Motion Picture
- Cloris Leachman in Scavenger Hunt
- Kitten Natividad in Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens
- Bernadette Peters in The Jerk
- Ann Reinking in All That Jazz
- Linda Manz in The Wanderers
Worst Screenplay
| Film | Production company(s) |
|---|---|
| The Main Event | Warner Bros. |
| 1941 | Universal |
| Americathon | United Artists |
| Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens | Signal 166 |
| The Concorde: Airport '79 | Universal |
Dishonourable Mentions
- The Amityville Horror (American International)
- The Bell Jar (AVCO Embassy)
- The Bitch (Thorn EMI)
- The Black Hole (Disney)
- Bloodline (Paramount)
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (Universal)
- The Frisco Kid (Warner Bros.)
- Hardcore (Columbia)
- Love and Bullets (Associated Film Distributors)
- More American Graffiti (Universal)
- Nightwing (Columbia)
- Rocky II (United Artists)
- Scavenger Hunt (Fox)
Worst Sequel
Dishonourable Mentions
- Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (Signal 166)
- The Bitch (Thorn EMI)
- Moonraker (United Artists)
- Zulu Dawn (American Cinema)
Most Painfully Unfunny Comedy
| Film | Production company(s) |
|---|---|
| Can I Do It... 'Til I Need Glasses? | National American Films |
| 1941 | Universal |
| The Jerk | Universal |
| Love at First Bite | American International |
| The Main Event | Warner Bros. |
Dishonourable Mentions
Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film or Its End Credits
| Song and Artist | Film |
|---|---|
| "Adios Yesterday" by Robby Benson | Walk Proud |
| "Better Than Ever" by Candice Bergen | Starting Over |
| "Don't You Ever Say No" by Zane Buzby | Americathon |
| "Live (For Today)" by Dion Pride | The Double McGuffin |
| "Puberty Love" by Matt Cameron as "Ronny Desmond" | Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! |
Dishonourable Mentions
- "Close Enough For Love" by Patti Brooks from Agatha
- "Don't Call It Love" by Henry Mancini from 10
- "Hell on Wheels" by Cher from Roller Boogie
- "Help Yourself To Me" by Pam Miller & Danny Bonaduce from H.O.T.S.
- "I'll Never Say Goodbye" by Melissa Manchester from The Promise
- "It Goes Like It Goes" by Jennifer Warnes from Norma Rae
- "The Main Event/Fight" by Barbara Streisand from The Main Event
- "Meatballs" by Rick Dees from Meatballs
- "Mighty, Mighty Pisces" by The Sylvers from The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
- "Moonraker" by Shirley Bassey from Moonraker
- "Sittin' Here at Midnight" by Bill Thornbury from Phantasm
- "Somebody Who Really Cares" by Dion Pride from The Double McGuffin
- "Suspension (Far Beyond)" by Kipp Lennon from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
- "There's Enough For Everyone" by Scatman Crothers from Scavenger Hunt
- "'Til the End" by Peter Matz from The Prize Fighter
- "The Villain" by Mel Tillis from The Villain
- "Wanda's Wish" by Asleep at the Wheel from Wanda Nevada
Most Intrusive Musical Score
Dishonourable Mentions
- The Black Hole (Disney)
- The Champ (United Artists)
- Disco Godfather (Transvue Pictures)
- The Driller Killer (Rochelle Films)
- Electric Horseman (Columbia/Universal)
- Hardcore (Columbia)
- Ice Castles (Columbia)
- Moonraker (United Artists)
- Zulu Dawn (American Cinema)
- Note: no nominees and winners were given for this category—just dishonourable mentions.
Worst On-Screen Couple
Dishonourable Mentions
- Robby Benson & Lynn-Holly Johnson in Ice Castles
- Linda Blair & Jim Bray in Roller Boogie
- Keith Carradine & Monica Vitti in An Almost Perfect Affair
- Jackie Collins & any male in The Bitch
- Tim Conway & Don Knotts in The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
- Bobby DiCicco & Perry Lang in 1941
- Harrison Ford & Lesley-Anne Down in Hanover Street
- Charles Grodin & Farrah Fawcett-Majors in Sunburn
- William Katt & Tom Berenger in Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
- Richard Kiel & Blanche Ravalec in Moonraker
- Roger Perry & Beverly Garland in Roller Boogie
- Robert Redford & Jane Fonda in The Electric Horseman
- Jon Voight & Faye Dunaway in The Champ
- Persis Khambatta & Stephen Collins in Star Trek: the Motion Picture
- Erland Van Lidth De Jeude & Linda Manz in The Wanderers
Least "Special" Special Effects
| Film | Production company(s) |
|---|---|
| The Concorde: Airport '79 | Universal |
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Universal Pictures |
| City on Fire | Astral Films |
| Love at First Bite | American International |
| Nightwing | Columbia Pictures |
Worst Fake Accent (Male)
| Actor | Film |
|---|---|
| Robby Benson | Walk Proud |
| Greg Hodges | The Double McGuffin |
| Richard Lawson | The Main Event |
| Ricky Schroeder | The Champ |
| Gene Wilder | The Frisco Kid |
Worst Fake Accent (Female)
| Actress | Film |
|---|---|
| Zane Buzby | Americathon |
| Faye Dunaway | The Champ |
| Linda Manz | The Wanderers |
| Penny Marshall | 1941 |
| Lisa Whelchel | The Double McGuffin |
Worst On-Screen Group
| Group | Film |
|---|---|
| The Accent-Challenged Teen Detectives | The Double McGuffin |
| The Annoying Passengers | The Concorde: Airport '79 |
| The Greedy Heirs | Scavenger Hunt |
| Kitten Natividad and the Ultra-Vixens | Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens |
| The World's Oldest Looking Gang Members | Walk Proud, The Wanderers, and The Warriors |
Most Annoying Non-Human Character
| Non-Human | Film |
|---|---|
| Twiki (voice by Mel Blanc) and Dr. Theo | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century |
| Bob (voice by Slim Pickens) | The Black Hole |
| C.H.O.M.P.S. the Robot Dog | C.H.O.M.P.S. |
| Muffet the Robot Dagget | Battlestar Galactica |
| V.I.N.C.E.N.T. (voice by Roddy McDowell) | The Black Hole |
Dishonourable Mentions
- Dickey the Monkey in The Attic
- The Killer Bats in Nightwing
- The Killer Bear Monster in Prophecy
- Marjeeb's Pet Monkey in Arabian Adventure
- Maximilian in The Black Hole
- The Vger Probe (Persis Khambatta) in Star Trek: The Motion Picture
References
- ^ "Past Winners Database". August 15, 2007. Archived from the original on January 6, 2007.
