1978 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
The 1978 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards were released by the Hastings Bad Cinema Society in 1979 to honour the worst the film industry had to offer in 1978. The ballot was later revisited and the expanded version was released in the summer of 2003. 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 (15 total), and all nominees included in the expanded ballot. All winners are highlighted.
Original Ballot
Worst Picture
Dishonourable Mentions
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (NAI)
- Avalanche (New World)
- The Boys from Brazil (Fox)
- Days of Heaven (Paramount)
- Eraserhead (AFI)
- F. I. S. T. (United Artists)
- Game of Death (Columbia)
- Goin' Coconuts (Osmond Entertainment)
- It Lives Again (Warner Bros.)
- Oliver's Story (Paramount)
- Rabbit Test (AVCO Embassy)
- Renaldo and Clara (Circuit Films)
- Sextette (CIP)
- The Swarm (Warner Bros.)
- Thank God It's Friday (Columbia)
Expanded Ballot
Worst Picture
| Film[3] | Production company(s) |
|---|---|
| Renaldo and Clara | Circuit Films |
| If Ever I See You Again | Columbia Pictures |
| Moment by Moment | Universal Pictures |
| Paradise Alley | Universal Pictures |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band | Universal Pictures |
Dishonourable Mentions
- Avalanche (New World)
- The Bad News Bears Go To Japan (Paramount)
- Damien: Omen II (Fox)
- F.I.S.T. (United Artists)
- Goin' Coconuts (Osmond Entertainment)
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (Atlantic)
- It Lives Again (Warner Bros.)
- Laserblast (Irwin Yablans Company)
- The Lord of the Rings (United Artists)
- The Norseman (AIP)
- Rabbit Test (AVCO Embassy)
- Sextette (CIP)
- The Swarm (Warner Bros.)
Worst Director
| Director | Film |
|---|---|
| Bob Dylan | Renaldo and Clara |
| Joe Brooks | If Ever I See You Again |
| Joan Rivers | Rabbit Test |
| Sylvester Stallone | Paradise Alley |
| Jane Wagner | Moment by Moment |
Dishonourable Mentions
- Irwin Allen for The Swarm
- Ralph Bakshi for The Lord of the Rings
- John Berry for The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
- Paul Morrissey for The Hound of the Baskervilles
- Charles B. Pierce for The Norseman
- Michael Rae for Laserblast
- Michael Schultz for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
- Don Taylor for Damien: Omen II
Worst Actor
| Actor | Film |
|---|---|
| Sylvester Stallone | F.I.S.T. and Paradise Alley |
| Lee Majors | The Norseman |
| Kim Milford | Laserblast |
| Dudley Moore | The Hound of the Baskervilles |
| John Travolta | Moment by Moment |
Dishonourable Mentions
Worst Actress
| Actress | Film |
|---|---|
| Farrah Fawcett-Majors | Somebody Killed Her Husband |
| Sondra Locke | Every Which Way But Loose |
| Brooke Shields | Pretty Baby |
| Lily Tomlin | Moment by Moment |
| Mae West | Sextette |
Dishonourable Mentions
Worst Supporting Actor
| Actor | Film |
|---|---|
| Burt Young | Convoy |
| Jackie Earl Haley | The Bad News Bears Go To Japan |
| George Kennedy | Brass Target |
| Laurence Olivier | The Betsy and The Boys from Brazil |
| O. J. Simpson | Capricorn One |
Dishonourable Mentions
Worst Supporting Actress
| Actress | Film |
|---|---|
| Joan Greenwood | The Hound of the Baskervilles |
| Lelia Goldoni | Bloodbrothers |
| Ruth Gordon | Every Which Way But Loose |
| Dianne Steinberg (aka Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds) | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band |
| Shelley Winters | King of the Gypsies |
Dishonourable Mentions
Worst Screenplay
| Film | Production company(s) |
|---|---|
| Rabbit Test | AVCO Embassy |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | Atlantic |
| Moment by Moment | Universal |
| Paradise Alley | Universal |
| Renaldo and Clara | Circuit Films |
Dishonourable Mentions
Most Painfully Unfunny Comedy
| Film | Production company(s) |
|---|---|
| Rabbit Test | AVCO Embassy |
| The Bad News Bears Go to Japan | Paramount |
| The End | United Artists |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | Atlantic |
| Sextette | CIP |
Dishonourable Mentions
Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film or Its End Credits
| Song and Artist | Film |
|---|---|
| "Too Close To Paradise" by Sylvester Stallone | Paradise Alley |
| "I Seek The Night" by Sondra Locke | Every Which Way But Loose |
| "If Ever I See You Again" by Joe Brooks | If Ever I See You Again |
| "Love Keeps Getting Stronger Every Day" by Neil Sedaka | Somebody Killed Her Husband |
| "On the Shelf" by Donny & Marie Osmond | Goin' Coconuts |
Dishonourable Mentions
- "California" by Joe Brooks from If Ever I See You Again
- "Can You Read My Mind?" by Margot Kidder from Superman The Movie
- "Convoy" by C.W. McCall from Convoy
- "Here's Another Fine Mess" by Paul Williams from The End
- "Fixing A Hole" by George Burns from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
- "FM" by Steely Dan from FM
- "For You and I" by Dawn Eden from Moment by Moment
- "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Timothy Dalton & Mae West from Sextette
- "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" by Steve Martin from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
- "Up In Smoke" by Cheech and Chong from Up in Smoke
- "You Can't Win" by Michael Jackson from The Wiz
Worst On-Screen Couple
Dishonourable Mentions
- Cheech and Chong in Up in Smoke
- Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in The Hound of the Baskervilles
- Farrah Fawcett-Majors and Jeff Bridges in Somebody Killed Her Husband
- Charles Grodin and Dyan Cannon in Heaven Can Wait
- Kris Kristofferson and Ali MacGraw in Convoy
- Lee Majors and his fake moustache in The Norseman
- Donny and Marie Osmond in Goin' Coconuts
- Robert Redford and/or James Caan and Jane Fonda in The Electric Horseman and/or Comes a Horseman
Worst Fake Accent (Male)
| Actor | Film |
|---|---|
| Burt Young | Convoy |
| Jeremy Black | The Boys from Brazil |
| Richard Gere | Bloodbrothers and Days of Heaven |
| Dudley Moore | The Hound of the Baskervilles |
| Laurence Olivier | The Betsy and The Boys from Brazil |
Dishonourable Mentions
Worst Fake Accent (Female)
| Actress | Film |
|---|---|
| Linda Manz | Days of Heaven |
| Ann-Margret | The Cheap Detective |
| Barbara Eden | Harper Valley PTA |
| Brooke Shields | Pretty Baby |
| Shelley Winters | King of the Gypsies |
Dishonourable Mention
Most Annoying Non-Human Character
| Non-Human | Film |
|---|---|
| Clyde The Orangutan | Every Which Way But Loose |
| Bruce the Mechanical Shark | Jaws 2 |
| Fats the Dummy | Magic |
| Jake The Annoying Cat From Outer Space | The Cat from Outer Space |
| The New Toto | The Wiz |
Worst Sequel
| Film | Production company(s) |
|---|---|
| The Bad News Bears Go to Japan | Paramount |
| Damien: Omen II | Fox |
| It Lives Again | Warner Bros. |
| Jaws 2 | Universal |
| Revenge of the Pink Panther | United Artists |
Dishonourable Mentions
Worst On-Screen Group
| Group | Film |
|---|---|
| The Bad News Bears | The Bad News Bears Go to Japan |
| The Black Widow Motorcycle Gang | Every Which Way But Loose |
| The Bloodbrothers | Bloodbrothers |
| The Gypsies | King of the Gypsies |
| Lucy and the Diamonds | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band |
Dishonourable Mentions
- The aliens who seem to be appearing in a different movie in Laserblast
- The Bee Gees in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
- The Supermodels in The Eyes of Laura Mars
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20070816031103/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1978/1978st.htm
- ^ "The Stinkers 1978 Ballot". The Stinkers. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "STINKERS BALLOT EXPANSION PROJECT: 1978". The Stinkers. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
