Special Features

Consider the pure cat-ness of Catwoman in ‘Batman Returns’ if Annette Bening, who was originally cast in the felonious feline role, hadn’t gotten pregnant leaving Michelle Pfeiffer to take over as the vixen kitten instead. Yes, Sean Young lost out on the role to two different actresses. Sean Young just can't win.

Because he’s had such success, you can’t really fault Will Smith for turning down the role of Neo in ‘The Matrix.’ The same goes for Ewan McGregor. Smith couldn’t see himself in the role and, frankly, neither can we, because Keanu Reeves’ "whoa" was just what Neo needed.

You can, of course, fully fault Ralph Macchio for turning down the role of Marty McFly in 'Back to the Future,' because that guy pretty much went nowhere after bleeding the 'Karate Kid' franchise dry. He thought the movie would be lame because it was only about “a kid, a car and plutonium pills” and the role (after Eric Stoltz was dropped for being too dramatic in his portrayal of Marty) made Mich

What if Cary Grant had been James Bond as the producers wished? He didn’t want to be tied to a series, so the classic Bond face will always be Sean Connery. (And to a lesser extent, Roger Moore.)

Imagine what the face of cinema would look like if the sweet and virginal Mary Bailey in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ had been played by comedienne Jean Arthur instead of the endearing and motherly Donna Reed. Arthur, who was known for sassy roles in ‘You Can’t Take it With You’ and ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,’ turned down the role because she was already committed to a Broadway show. Thankfully, th

This cover is a perfect storm of awfulness. Knowing nothing about this film, we can only assume it's about a masked little girl who murders fat men in wife beaters. Added to that entertaining idea is the fact that Brooke Shields of 'Suddenly Susan' fame gets top billing...

The "demon" on this cover looks more like something Super Mario would fight. The crude artwork and dripping blood just screams, "I was drawn by an eleven year old boy!" You would think it's B-movie schlock made a shoestring budget. Well, the joke's on you...

Deathstalker may be a cult classic, but its cover is more in line with a 'Dungeons & Dragons' expansion pack than a feature length film. Clearly taking a hint from the 1982 classic, 'Conan the Barbarian', this cover tries in vain to imitate its epicness, but comes across looking like nothing more than a cheap copy. Ev...

"Xtro may well make xenophobes of us all," proclaims this cover. It's more likely to make moviephobes of us with this embarrassingly bad cover. We're not sure what to be more frightened of, the crudely drawn brown goo that's supposed to be an alien or what looks like the kid from 'The Shining' wearing a turtleneck...

Oh movie cover, it's like you're not even trying. What is this even supposed to be? It's like the cover artists just gave up halfway through before this "werewolf" was even done with his makeup. At least we think that's supposed to be the werewolf...

The cover for 'Death Spa' really is a work of art. Let's start with the beefcake in the background. We're sure everyone would like to do this to the jocks from their own high school so it's really more amusing than scary. And at center stage we have the most hi-larious part of this cover -- skull-faced aerobics queen...

There's just so much comedy packed into this one little VHS cover. First off, it seems like Crazy Fat Ethel seems almost lethargic rather than crazy. It's like she doesn't want to stab you, but you are standing right there, so what they hey...

Apparently this movie is about a paintball competition that goes awry when one of the contestants goes all 'Hunger Games' and starts hunting down the others and killing them. It is not, as the cover would suggest, about a hired assassin and his tiny female sidekick/gun...

'Werewolf of Washington' is a horror film from the early 1970s that satirized politics, which at the time, was dominated by the Watergate scandal. While this might be a fun addition to your "political werewolf" movie collection, would you really be impressed by this cover...

Ah, truly a masterpiece in awfulness. Give yourself a minute to absorb every ridiculous and hilarious part of this VHS cover. We'll wait. First, let's start with RoboCop. No, he isn't in the film but he sure is on the cover. Apparently the filmmakers didn't even bother putting their own knockoff (the one that's actually in the movie) on the box and went for a more well known cyborg instead... Read