Durand Durand.) My favorite “cult classics” could more accurately be named “camp classics”: meaning films that feature over the top satire and sport low production budgets with offbeat and often bizarre humor. (Little known fact: the band is named after Barbarella’s evil nemesis, Dr.
But why do we name it a “cult” classic? As far as I know (and I would), there are no meetings of the cult of Barbarella, unless you count every Duran Duran concert. What makes a cult classic? A critically panned movie that garners a small but devoted following and rides that wave all the way to a revered place in film history.