the films listed below have been cited by reputable critics in multiple reputable sources as among the worst films ever made. examples of such sources include metacritic, roger ebert's list of most-hated films, leonard maltin's movie guide, rotten tomatoes, mystery science theater 3000, rifftrax, and the golden raspberry awards ("razzies"). ==1930s== reefer madness (1936) reefer madness (originally released as tell your children and sometimes titled or subtitled as the burning question, dope addict, doped youth, and love madness) is a 1936 american exploitation film and propaganda work revolving around the melodramatic events that ensue when high school students are lured by pushers to try marijuanaâfrom a hit and run accident, to manslaughter, suicide, attempted rape, and descent into madness. the los angeles times has claimed that reefer madness was the first film that a generation embraced as "the worst". leonard maltin has called it "the grand-daddy of all 'worst' movies". las vegas citylife named it the "worst ever" runner-up to plan 9 from outer space, and amc described it as "one of the worst movies ever made". the movie has inspired a number of parodies, including an off-broadway musical satire and a 2005 film based on the musical. ==1940s== no orchids for miss blandish (1948) no orchids for miss blandish, a british gangster film adapted from the novel by james hadley chase, received a very hostile reception from the press. this was mainly due to the film's high (for the time) level of sexual and violent content, but also because its attempt to portray americans using a largely british cast (including an early role for sid james)cliff goodwin, sid james: a biography. random house, 2011 isbn 0-7535-4682-5, (p. 67-68). was seen as unconvincing.mcfarlane, brian (1999), "outrage:no orchids for miss blandish" in british crime cinema, edited by steve chibnall and robert murphy. routledge,. isbn 0-415-
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