Most of us love movies and are self-proclaimed movie buffs. We hail the classics like Casablanca<\/a>, Lawrence of Arabia<\/a>, The Godfather<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and Schindler’s List<\/a><\/em>\u00a0as we should, but\u00a0many of us also\u00a0have our guilty pleasures. There is just something about a film that reeks of nostalgia or a film that’s so bad it’s good.<\/p>\n Whether\u00a0they\u00a0want to admit it or not, many people\u00a0love cult classics<\/strong>. They’re engrained into our film culture and lives. So, let’s find out exactly what makes a cult classic<\/strong>, how are they different than a cult following,\u00a0<\/strong>and what are some of the most esteemed\u00a0cult classics<\/strong> of all time?<\/p>\n So, what in the heck is a cult classic<\/strong>? Well, the simplest definition is that a cult classic film<\/strong> is one that has a devout and active communal following. Cult audiences tend to gravitate toward the strange and different. They’ve decided that they want to move against the cultural normal when it comes to a specific film or films. You can easily see this opposition to the cultural norm in the 1973 cult classic\u00a0The Holy Mountain<\/a><\/em>, directed by\u00a0Alejandro Jodorowsky<\/a>, where audience members are taken on a psychedelic journey into the very heart of human culture.\u00a0Or as MoMA put it:<\/p>\n The Holy Mountain<\/i>\u00a0explores themes of capitalist production, militarism, death, rebirth, and the extramundane.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nWhat are Cult Classics?<\/h3>\n