1981 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards

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The 4th Stinkers Bad Movie Awards were released by the Hastings Bad Cinema Society in 1982 to honour the worst films the film industry had to offer in 1981. The ballot was later revisited and the expanded version was released in 2007, some time between the 2006 ballot and the closure of the site. 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 (29 total), and all nominees included in the expanded ballot. All winners are highlighted.

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Original ballot

Worst Picture

Film [1] Production company(s)
Tarzan, the Ape Man MGM, United Artists
Caveman MGM, United Artists
Heartbeeps Universal Pictures
Heaven's Gate United Artists
History of the World, Part 1 20th Century Fox

Dishonourable Mentions

Expanded ballot

CategoryRecipient
Worst Picture Mommie Dearest (Paramount)
Endless Love (Universal, PolyGram)
Heartbeeps (Universal)
Heaven's Gate (United Artists)
Tarzan, the Ape Man (MGM/UA)
Worst Director Michael Cimino for Heaven's Gate
John Derek for Tarzan, the Ape Man
Jerry Lewis for Hardly Working
Frank Perry for Mommie Dearest
Franco Zeffirelli for Endless Love
Worst Actor Klinton Spilsbury in Legend of the Lone Ranger
James Caan in Thief
Andy Kaufman in Heartbeeps
Jerry Lewis in Hardly Working
Treat Williams in Prince of the City
Worst Actress Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest
Carol Burnett in Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
Bo Derek in Tarzan, the Ape Man
Brooke Shields in Endless Love
Tuesday Weld in Thief
Worst Supporting Actor Ron Leibman in Zorro, the Gay Blade
Billy Barty in Under The Rainbow
Danny DeVito in Going Ape!
Barry Humphries in Shock Treatment
Brian Keith in Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Worst Supporting Actress Brenda Vaccaro in Zorro, the Gay Blade
Lynn-Holly Johnson in For Your Eyes Only and The Watcher in the Woods
Edith Massey in Polyester
Paula Prentiss in Buddy Buddy and Saturday the 14th
Diana Scarwid in Mommie Dearest
Worst Screenplay Mommie Dearest (Paramount), written by Robert Getchell, Tracy Hotchne, Frank Perry, and Frank Yablans; based on the memoir Mommie Dearest
Endless Love (Universal, PolyGram), written by Judith Rascoe
Heartbeeps (Universal), written by John Hill
Heaven's Gate (United Artists), written by Michael Cimino
Tarzan, the Ape Man (MGM/UA), written by Tom Rowe and Gary Goddard; based on the novel Tarzan of the Apes
Most Painfully Unfunny Comedy History of the World, Part 1 (Fox)
Caveman (MGM/UA)
Hardly Working (Fox)
Heartbeeps (Universal)
Neighbors (Columbia)
Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film or Its End Credits"Baby Talk" by David Frishberg from Paternity
"Bitchin' in the Kitchen" by Cliff De Young and Jessica Harper from Shock Treatment
"Faster Faster" by Paul Jabara from Honky Tonk Freeway
"The Inquisition" by Mel Brooks from History of the World, Part 1
"The Man in The Mask" by Merle Haggard from The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Most Intrusive Musical Score Thief (United Artists)
Going Ape! (Paramount)
Heaven's Gate (United Artists)
Neighbors (Columbia)
Under the Rainbow (Warner Bros.)
Worst On-Screen Couple Ron Leibman and Brenda Vaccaro in Zorro, The Gay Blade
Alan Arkin and Carol Burnett in Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
James Caan and Tuesday Weld in Thief
Martin Hewitt and Brooke Shields or Shirley Knight in Endless Love
Andy Kaufman and Bernadette Peters in Heartbeeps
Most Annoying Fake Accent (Male) Billy Barty in Under The Rainbow
James Caan in Thief
Barry Humphries in Shock Treatment
Andy Kaufman in Heartbeeps
Walter Matthau in Buddy Buddy
Most Annoying Fake Accent (Female) Tuesday Weld in Thief
Elizabeth Ashley in Paternity
Beverly D'Angelo in Honky Tonk Freeway
Daryl Hannah in Hard Country
Lisa Hartman in Deadly Blessing
Worst Sequel Shock Treatment (Fox)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (Paramount)
Halloween II (Universal)
Worst Remake Tarzan, the Ape Man (MGM/UA)
The Cannonball Run (a remake/ripoff of The Gumball Rally ) (Fox)
The Legend of the Lone Ranger (Universal)
Worst Performance by a Child in a Feature Role Kyle Richards in The Watcher in the Woods
Peter Billingsley in Honky Tonk Freeway
Kevin Brando in Saturday the 14th
Patrick Piccininni in Private Lessons
Ricky Schroder in The Earthling
Worst On-Screen Hairstyle Barry Humphries in Shock Treatment
Alan Arkin in Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
Kevin Brando in Saturday the 14th
Mara Hobel in The Hand
Least "Special" Special Effects Caveman (MGM/UA)
Clash of the Titans (United Artists)
Ghost Story (Universal)
Modern Problems (Fox)
Saturday the 14th (New World)

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References

  1. "Awards". Archived from the original on 2007-08-15.