The 100 Scariest Movie Moments | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Written by | Patrick Moses |
Directed by | Kevin Kaufman |
Starring | Wes Craven Peter Jackson Stan Winston Bruce Campbell Rob Zombie Tom Savini Leonard Maltin Rob Reiner Klimaszewski Twins The Broken Lizards |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 5 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Kevin Kaufman Ian Levy Patrick Moses |
Producer | Anthony Timpone |
Editor | John Topol |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | Kaufman Films |
Original release | |
Network | Bravo |
Release | October 26 – October 30, 2004 |
Related | |
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments |
The 100 Scariest Movie Moments is an American television documentary miniseries that aired in late October 2004, on Bravo. [1] [2] Aired in five 60-minute segments, the miniseries counts down what producer Anthony Timpone, writer Patrick Moses, and director Kevin Kaufman have determined as the 100 most frightening and disturbing moments in the history of movies. [3] Each segment includes interviews from horror genre experts and other celebrities who experienced the listed films, as well as film clips and movie stills from the films covered. [4] [5] [6] This 2004 offering was followed up in 2006 by the two-part sequel, 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments, as well as another countdown, 13 Scarier Movie Moments. [1]
In 2016, the New York Post Decider site called the series "the single best primer on horror cinema that has ever aired on TV." [7]
The countdown included 100 films, mainly from the 1970s to 2000s, although films from the 1960s and earlier are also featured. While the list mainly comprises horror and thriller films, science fiction films such as The Terminator and Jurassic Park are included. Even children's films, such as The Wizard of Oz and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, made their way onto the countdown.
The top five films included on the list were all from the 1960s and 1970s.
In 2003, UK TV Channel 4 polled the British public for their “100 Greatest Scary Moments" as part of their 100 Greatest TV series. On October 25 and 26, 2003, the results were broadcast and presented by comedian Jimmy Carr as “The 100 Greatest Scary Moments.” The list included entries from not just films, but TV programs, advertising, and music videos as well. This particular British show pre-dates the 3 US shows "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments,” "30 Even Scarier Moments,” and "13 Scarier Movie Moments” and the more recent series "The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time."
Produced by Sharp Entertainment, 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments, a two-part sequel to this title, aired on Bravo and Chiller in October 2006, with Hostel topping the list. [8]
Film | Rank |
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Hostel | 1 |
A Clockwork Orange | 2 |
Saw | 3 |
Videodrome | 4 |
Oldboy | 5 |
Vertigo | 6 |
The Devil's Rejects | 7 |
Land of the Dead | 8 |
Open Water | 9 |
Children of the Corn | 10 |
The Stepford Wives | 11 |
Wolf Creek | 12 |
Dawn of the Dead | 13 |
Scanners | 14 |
The Exorcism of Emily Rose | 15 |
Saw II | 16 |
Christine | 17 |
Army of Darkness | 18 |
Fear | 19 |
2001: A Space Odyssey | 20 |
Braindead | 21 |
American Psycho | 22 |
Manhunter | 23 |
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | 24 |
Red Eye | 25 |
Play Misty for Me | 26 |
Slither | 27 |
Cabin Fever | 28 |
Cape Fear | 29 |
The Grudge | 30 |
This was followed by Sharp Entertainment's 13 Scarier Movie Moments which aired in October 2009. [9]
Film | Rank |
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The Descent | 1 |
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer | 2 |
Bug | 3 |
Zodiac | 4 |
Maniac | 5 |
Ginger Snaps | 6 |
Frailty | 7 |
Diary of the Dead | 8 |
Hostel Part II | 9 |
No Country for Old Men | 10 |
Hard Candy | 11 |
Cloverfield | 12 |
The Strangers | 13 |
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