B-movies
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B-movies are low-budget, often genre-focused commercial films—frequently horror, sci-fi, or exploitation—that emphasize sensational content and have developed a lasting cult and artistic influence despite their modest production values.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ed Wood films | 1 |
| Western B-movies | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinematic tradition
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film category ⓘ low-budget film ⓘ |
| emergedInContext | Hollywood studio system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| hasArtisticImpact |
contributed to development of special effects techniques
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encouraged experimentation with taboo subjects ⓘ expanded boundaries of genre conventions ⓘ inspired auteur filmmakers ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
commercially produced
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cult appeal ⓘ emphasis on entertainment over realism ⓘ fast production schedules ⓘ frequent use of stock footage ⓘ frequent use of unknown actors ⓘ frequently formulaic plots ⓘ genre-focused ⓘ limited special effects budgets ⓘ low production budget ⓘ often campy tone ⓘ often direct-to-video or limited theatrical release ⓘ often exploitative marketing ⓘ often independently produced ⓘ often sensational titles and posters ⓘ sensational content ⓘ sometimes intentionally schlocky style ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPerception |
associated with cult fandom
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later reappraised for creativity ⓘ often critically dismissed on release ⓘ valued for subversive themes ⓘ |
| hasDistributionChannel |
direct-to-video releases
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drive-in theaters ⓘ grindhouse theaters ⓘ home video market ⓘ late-night television ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
filler for theater programs
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training ground for filmmakers ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
action
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blaxploitation ⓘ creature features ⓘ crime ⓘ exploitation film ⓘ horror ⓘ martial arts films ⓘ monster movies ⓘ science fiction ⓘ sexploitation ⓘ spaghetti westerns ⓘ teen delinquent films ⓘ |
| hasRelatedConcept |
Z-movie
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cult film ⓘ exploitation cinema ⓘ low-budget filmmaking ⓘ pulp fiction aesthetics ⓘ |
| influenced |
cult cinema
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grindhouse cinema ⓘ independent film aesthetics ⓘ midnight movies ⓘ modern horror filmmaking ⓘ trash cinema ⓘ video nasties era ⓘ |
| wasContrastedWith | A-movies ⓘ |
| wasOriginally | second feature in double bills ⓘ |
| wasScreenedAs | supporting feature ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ed Wood films
this entity surface form:
Western B-movies