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{{Short description|Annual movie awards}}
{{Short description|Annual movie awards}}
The '''4th [[Stinkers Bad Movie Awards]]''' were released by the Hastings Bad Cinema Society in 1982 to honour the worst films the film industry had to offer in 1981. The ballot was later revisited and the expanded version was released in 2007, some time between the 2006 ballot and the closure of the site. Listed as follows are the original ballot's picks for Worst Picture and its dishonourable mentions, which are films that were considered for Worst Picture but ultimately failed to make the final ballot (29 total), and all nominees included in the expanded ballot. All winners are highlighted.
The '''4th [[Stinkers Bad Movie Awards]]''' were released by the Hastings Bad Cinema Society in 1982 to honour the worst films the film industry had to offer in 1981.<ref name="1981 Stinkers">{{Cite web|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1981/1981st.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070815004656/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1981/1981st.htm|archive-date = 2007-08-15|title = Awards}}</ref> The ballot was later revisited and the expanded version was released in 2007,<ref name="1981 Stinkers Extended">{{cite web | url = http://www.thestinkers.com/1981.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070504045327/http://www.thestinkers.com/1981.html | title = STINKERS BALLOT EXPANSION PROJECT: 1981 | website = The Stinkers | archive-date = May 4, 2007 | accessdate = September 5, 2024}}</ref> some time between the [[2006 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards|2006 ballot]] and the closure of the site.<ref name="Stinkers Closure">{{cite web | url = http://www.thestinkers.com/endofanera.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070127131719/http://www.thestinkers.com/endofanera.html | title = End of Stinkers On-Line Era Announced | author1 = Mike Lancaster | author2 = Ray Wright | website = The Stinkers | date = January 27, 2007 | archive-date = January 27, 2007 | accessdate = December 13, 2024}}</ref> Listed as follows are the original ballot's picks for Worst Picture and its dishonourable mentions, which are films that were considered for Worst Picture but ultimately failed to make the final ballot (29 total), and all nominees included in the expanded ballot. All winners are highlighted.


== Original ballot ==
== Original ballot ==

=== Worst Picture ===
=== Worst Picture ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Film<ref name="1981 Stinkers" />
! Film<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1981/1981st.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070815004656/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1981/1981st.htm|archive-date = 2007-08-15|title = Awards}}</ref>
! class="unsortable"|Production company(s)
! class="unsortable"|Production company(s)
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
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* ''[[Honky Tonk Freeway]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]])
* ''[[Honky Tonk Freeway]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]])
* ''[[The Incredible Shrinking Woman]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]])
* ''[[The Incredible Shrinking Woman]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]])
* ''[[Legend of the Lone Ranger]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]])
* ''[[The Legend of the Lone Ranger]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]])
* ''[[Modern Problems]]'' ([[20th Century Fox|Fox]])
* ''[[Modern Problems]]'' ([[20th Century Fox|Fox]])
* ''[[Mommie Dearest (film)|Mommie Dearest]]'' ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])
* ''[[Mommie Dearest (film)|Mommie Dearest]]'' ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])
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* ''[[Saturday the 14th]]'' ([[New World Pictures|New World]])
* ''[[Saturday the 14th]]'' ([[New World Pictures|New World]])
* ''[[Shock Treatment]]'' ([[20th Century Fox|Fox]])
* ''[[Shock Treatment]]'' ([[20th Century Fox|Fox]])
* ''[[Under The Rainbow]]'' ([[Warner Bros.]])
* ''[[Under the Rainbow]]'' ([[Warner Bros.]])
* ''[[Zorro the Gay Blade]]'' ([[20th Century Fox|Fox]])
* ''[[Zorro the Gay Blade]]'' ([[20th Century Fox|Fox]])
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}


== Expanded ballot ==
== Expanded ballot ==
=== Worst Picture ===

{| class="wikitable" width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="centre"
{| class="wikitable"
! Film<ref name="1981 Stinkers Extended" />
! Production company(s)
|- style="background:#faeb86;"
| '''''[[Mommie Dearest (film)|Mommie Dearest]]'''''
| '''[[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]'''
|-
|-
| ''[[Endless Love (1981 film)|Endless Love]]''
! Category
| [[Universal Pictures|Universal]], [[PolyGram]]
! Recipient
|-
|-
|- style="background:#eee;"
| rowspan=5|'''Worst Picture'''
| ''[[Heartbeeps]]''
| style="background:#FAEB86" |'''''[[Mommie Dearest (film)|Mommie Dearest]]'' ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])'''
| [[Universal Pictures|Universal]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Endless Love (1981 film)|Endless Love]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]], [[PolyGram]])
| ''[[Heaven's Gate (film)|Heaven's Gate]]''
| [[United Artists]]
|-
|-
|- style="background:#eee;"
| ''[[Heartbeeps]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]])
| ''[[Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film)|Tarzan, the Ape Man]]''
| [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]/[[United Artists|UA]]
|-
|-
|}
| ''[[Heaven's Gate (film)|Heaven's Gate]]'' ([[United Artists]])

=== Other Categories ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
| ''[[Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film)|Tarzan, the Ape Man]]'' ([[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]/[[United Artists|UA]])
{{Award category|#b0c4de|Worst Actor}}
*'''[[Klinton Spilsbury]] in ''[[The Legend of the Lone Ranger]]'''''
**[[James Caan]] in ''[[Thief (1981 film)|Thief]]''
**[[Andy Kaufman]] in ''[[Heartbeeps]]''
**[[Jerry Lewis]] in ''[[Hardly Working]]''
**[[Treat Williams]] in ''[[Prince of the City]]''
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#b0c4de|Worst Actress}}
*'''[[Faye Dunaway]] in ''[[Mommie Dearest (film)|Mommie Dearest]]'''''
**[[Carol Burnett]] in ''[[Chu Chu and the Philly Flash]]''
**[[Bo Derek]] in ''[[Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film)|Tarzan, the Ape Man]]''
**[[Brooke Shields]] in ''[[Endless Love (1981 film)|Endless Love]]''
**[[Tuesday Weld]] in ''[[Thief (1981 film)|Thief]]''
|-
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
| rowspan=5|'''Worst Director'''
{{Award category|#b0c4de|Worst Supporting Actor}}
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Michael Cimino]] for ''[[Heaven's Gate (film)|Heaven's Gate]]'''''
*'''[[Ron Leibman]] in ''[[Zorro, the Gay Blade]]'''''
**[[Billy Barty]] in ''[[Under the Rainbow]]''
**[[Danny DeVito]] in ''[[Going Ape!]]''
**[[Barry Humphries]] in ''[[Shock Treatment]]''
**[[Brian Keith]] in ''[[Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen]]''
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#b0c4de|Worst Supporting Actress}}
*'''[[Brenda Vaccaro]] in ''[[Zorro, the Gay Blade]]'''''
**[[Lynn-Holly Johnson]] in ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'' and ''[[The Watcher in the Woods (1980 film)|The Watcher in the Woods]]''
**[[Edith Massey (actress)|Edith Massey]] in ''[[Polyester (film)|Polyester]]''
**[[Paula Prentiss]] in ''[[Buddy Buddy]]'' and ''[[Saturday the 14th]]''
**[[Diana Scarwid]] in ''[[Mommie Dearest (film)|Mommie Dearest]]''
|-
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
|[[John Derek]] for ''[[Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film)|Tarzan, the Ape Man]]''
{{Award category|#b0c4de|Worst Director}}
*'''[[Michael Cimino]] for ''[[Heaven's Gate (film)|Heaven's Gate]]'''''
**[[John Derek]] for ''[[Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film)|Tarzan, the Ape Man]]''
**[[Jerry Lewis]] for ''[[Hardly Working]]''
**[[Frank Perry]] for ''[[Mommie Dearest (film)|Mommie Dearest]]''
**[[Franco Zeffirelli]] for ''[[Endless Love (1981 film)|Endless Love]]''
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#b0c4de|Worst Screenplay}}
*'''''[[Mommie Dearest (film)|Mommie Dearest]]'' ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]), written by [[Robert Getchell]], Tracy Hotchne, [[Frank Perry]], and [[Frank Yablans]]; based on the memoir ''[[Mommie Dearest]]'''''
**''[[Endless Love (1981 film)|Endless Love]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]], [[PolyGram]]), written by [[Judith Rascoe]]
**''[[Heartbeeps]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]], written by [[John Hill (screenwriter)|John Hill]]
**''[[Heaven's Gate (film)|Heaven's Gate]]'' ([[United Artists]]), written by [[Michael Cimino]]
**''[[Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film)|Tarzan, the Ape Man]]'' ([[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]/[[United Artists|UA]]), written by Tom Rowe and [[Gary Goddard]]; based on the novel ''[[Tarzan of the Apes]]''
|-
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
|[[Jerry Lewis]] for ''[[Hardly Working]]''
{{Award category|#b0c4de|Most Painfully Unfunny Comedy}}
*'''''[[History of the World, Part 1]]'' ([[20th Century Fox|Fox]])'''
**''[[Caveman (film)|Caveman]]'' ([[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]/[[United Artists|UA]])
**''[[Hardly Working]]'' ([[20th Century Fox|Fox]])
**''[[Heartbeeps]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]])
**''[[Neighbors (1981 film)|Neighbors]]'' ([[Columbia Pictures|Columbia]])
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#b0c4de|Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film or Its End Credits}}
*'''"Baby Talk" by [[David Frishberg]] from ''[[Paternity (film)|Paternity]]'''''
**"Bitchin' in the Kitchen" by [[Cliff De Young]] and [[Jessica Harper]] from ''[[Shock Treatment]]''
**"Faster Faster" by [[Paul Jabara]] from ''[[Honky Tonk Freeway]]''
**"The Inquisition" by [[Mel Brooks]] from ''[[History of the World, Part 1]]''
**"The Man in the Mask" by [[Merle Haggard]] from ''[[The Legend of the Lone Ranger]]''
|-
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
|[[Frank Perry]] for ''[[Mommie Dearest (film)|Mommie Dearest]]''
{{Award category|#b0c4de|Most Intrusive Musical Score}}
*'''''[[Thief (1981 film)|Thief]]'' ([[United Artists]])'''
**''[[Going Ape!]]'' ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])
**''[[Heaven's Gate (film)|Heaven's Gate]]'' ([[United Artists]])
**''[[Neighbors (1981 film)|Neighbors]]'' ([[Columbia Pictures|Columbia]])
**''[[Under the Rainbow]]'' ([[Warner Bros.]])
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#b0c4de|Worst On-Screen Couple}}
*'''[[Ron Leibman]] and [[Brenda Vaccaro]] in ''[[Zorro, the Gay Blade]]'''''
**[[Alan Arkin]] and [[Carol Burnett]] in ''[[Chu Chu and the Philly Flash]]''
**[[James Caan]] and [[Tuesday Weld]] in ''[[Thief (1981 film)|Thief]]''
**[[Martin Hewitt (actor)|Martin Hewitt]] and [[Brooke Shields]] or [[Shirley Knight]] in ''[[Endless Love (1981 film)|Endless Love]]''
**[[Andy Kaufman]] and [[Bernadette Peters]] in ''[[Heartbeeps]]''
|-
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
|[[Franco Zeffirelli]] for ''[[Endless Love (1981 film)|Endless Love]]''
{{Award category|#b0c4de|Most Annoying Fake Accent (Male)}}
*'''[[Billy Barty]] in ''[[Under the Rainbow]]'''''
**[[James Caan]] in ''[[Thief (1981 film)|Thief]]''
**[[Barry Humphries]] in ''[[Shock Treatment]]''
**[[Andy Kaufman]] in ''[[Heartbeeps]]''
**[[Walter Matthau]] in ''[[Buddy Buddy]]''
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#b0c4de|Most Annoying Fake Accent (Female)}}
*'''[[Tuesday Weld]] in ''[[Thief (1981 film)|Thief]]'''''
**[[Elizabeth Ashley]] in ''[[Paternity (film)|Paternity]]''
**[[Beverly D'Angelo]] in ''[[Honky Tonk Freeway]]''
**[[Daryl Hannah]] in ''[[Hard Country (film)|Hard Country]]''
**[[Lisa Hartman]] in ''[[Deadly Blessing]]''
|-
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
| rowspan=5|'''Worst Actor'''
{{Award category|#b0c4de|Worst Sequel}}
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Klinton Spilsbury]] in ''[[Legend of the Lone Ranger]]'''
*'''''[[Shock Treatment]]'' ([[20th Century Fox|Fox]])'''
**''[[Friday the 13th Part 2]]'' ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])
**''[[Halloween II (1981 film)|Halloween II]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]])
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#b0c4de|Worst Remake}}
*'''''[[Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film)|Tarzan, the Ape Man]]'' ([[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]/[[United Artists|UA]])'''
**''[[The Cannonball Run]]'' (a remake/ripoff of ''[[The Gumball Rally]]'') ([[20th Century Fox|Fox]])
**''[[The Legend of the Lone Ranger]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]])
|-
|-
|valign="top" width="50%"|
| [[James Caan]] in ''[[Thief (1981 film)|Thief]]''
{{Award category|#b0c4de|Worst Performance by a Child in a Feature Role}}
*'''[[Kyle Richards]] in ''[[The Watcher in the Woods (1980 film)|The Watcher in the Woods]]'''''
**[[Peter Billingsley]] in ''[[Honky Tonk Freeway]]''
**Kevin Brando in ''[[Saturday the 14th]]''
**Patrick Piccininni in ''[[Private Lessons (1981 film)|Private Lessons]]''
**[[Ricky Schroder]] in ''[[The Earthling]]''
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#b0c4de|Worst On-Screen Hairstyle}}
*'''[[Barry Humphries]] in ''[[Shock Treatment]]'''''
**[[Alan Arkin]] in ''[[Chu Chu and the Philly Flash]]''
**Kevin Brando in ''[[Saturday the 14th]]''
**[[Mara Hobel]] in ''[[The Hand (1981 film)|The Hand]]''
|-
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
| [[Andy Kaufman]] in ''[[Heartbeeps]]''
{{Award category|#b0c4de|Least "Special" Special Effects}}
|-
*'''''[[Caveman (film)|Caveman]]'' ([[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]/[[United Artists|UA]])'''
| [[Jerry Lewis]] in ''[[Hardly Working]]''
**''[[Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'' ([[United Artists]])
|-
**''[[Ghost Story (1981 film)|Ghost Story]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]])
| [[Treat Williams]] in ''[[Prince of the City]]''
**''[[Modern Problems]]'' ([[20th Century Fox|Fox]])
|-
**''[[Saturday the 14th]]'' ([[New World Pictures|New World]])
| rowspan=5|'''Worst Actress'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Faye Dunaway]] in ''[[Mommie Dearest (film)|Mommie Dearest]]'''''
|-
|[[Carol Burnett]] in ''[[Chu Chu and the Philly Flash]]''
|-
|[[Bo Derek]] in ''[[Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film)|Tarzan, the Ape Man]]''
|-
|[[Brooke Shields]] in ''[[Endless Love (1981 film)|Endless Love]]''
|-
|[[Tuesday Weld]] in ''[[Thief (1981 film)|Thief]]''
|-
| rowspan=5| '''Worst Supporting Actor'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Ron Leibman]] in ''[[Zorro, the Gay Blade]]'''''
|-
|[[Billy Barty]] in ''[[Under The Rainbow]]''
|-
|[[Danny DeVito]] in ''[[Going Ape!]]''
|-
|[[Barry Humphries]] in ''[[Shock Treatment]]''
|-
|[[Brian Keith]] in ''[[Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen]]''
|-
| rowspan=5|'''Worst Supporting Actress'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Brenda Vaccaro]] in ''[[Zorro, the Gay Blade]]'''''
|-
|[[Lynn-Holly Johnson]] in ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'' and ''[[The Watcher in the Woods (1980 film)|The Watcher in the Woods]]''
|-
|[[Edith Massey (actress)|Edith Massey]] in ''[[Polyester (film)|Polyester]]''
|-
|[[Paula Prentiss]] in ''[[Buddy Buddy]]'' and ''[[Saturday the 14th]]''
|-
|[[Diana Scarwid]] in ''[[Mommie Dearest (film)|Mommie Dearest]]''
|-
| rowspan=5|'''Worst Screenplay'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''''[[Mommie Dearest (film)|Mommie Dearest]]'' ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]), written by [[Robert Getchell]], Tracy Hotchne, [[Frank Perry]], and [[Frank Yablans]]; based on the memoir ''[[Mommie Dearest]]'''''
|-
| ''[[Endless Love (1981 film)|Endless Love]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]], [[PolyGram]]), written by [[Judith Rascoe]]
|-
| ''[[Heartbeeps]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]]), written by [[John Hill (screenwriter)|John Hill]]
|-
| ''[[Heaven's Gate (film)|Heaven's Gate]]'' ([[United Artists]]), written by [[Michael Cimino]]
|-
| ''[[Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film)|Tarzan, the Ape Man]]'' ([[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]/[[United Artists|UA]]), written by Tom Rowe and [[Gary Goddard]]; based on the novel ''[[Tarzan of the Apes]]''
|-
| rowspan=5|'''Most Painfully Unfunny Comedy'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''''[[History of the World, Part 1]]'' ([[20th Century Fox|Fox]])'''
|-
|''[[Caveman (film)|Caveman]]'' ([[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]/[[United Artists|UA]])
|-
|''[[Hardly Working]]'' ([[20th Century Fox|Fox]])
|-
|''[[Heartbeeps]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]])
|-
|''[[Neighbors (1981 film)|Neighbors]]'' ([[Columbia Pictures|Columbia]])
|-
| rowspan=5|'''Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film or Its End Credits'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''"Baby Talk" by [[David Frishberg]] from ''[[Paternity (film)|Paternity]]'''''
|-
|"Bitchin' in the Kitchen" by [[Cliff De Young]] and [[Jessica Harper]] from ''[[Shock Treatment]]''
|-
|"Faster Faster" by [[Paul Jabara]] from ''[[Honky Tonk Freeway]]''
|-
|"The Inquisition" by [[Mel Brooks]] from ''[[History of the World, Part 1]]''
|-
|"The Man in The Mask" by [[Merle Haggard]] from ''[[The Legend of the Lone Ranger]]''
|-
| rowspan=5|'''Most Intrusive Musical Score'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''''[[Thief (1981 film)|Thief]]'' ([[United Artists]])'''
|-
|''[[Going Ape!]]'' ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])
|-
|''[[Heaven's Gate (film)|Heaven's Gate]]'' ([[United Artists]])
|-
|''[[Neighbors (1981 film)|Neighbors]]'' ([[Columbia Pictures|Columbia]])
|-
|''[[Under the Rainbow]]'' ([[Warner Bros.]])
|-
| rowspan=5|'''Worst On-Screen Couple'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Ron Leibman]] and [[Brenda Vaccaro]] in ''[[Zorro, The Gay Blade]]'''''
|-
|[[Alan Arkin]] and [[Carol Burnett]] in ''[[Chu Chu and the Philly Flash]]''
|-
|[[James Caan]] and [[Tuesday Weld]] in ''[[Thief (1981 film)|Thief]]''
|-
|[[Martin Hewitt (actor)|Martin Hewitt]] and [[Brooke Shields]] or [[Shirley Knight]] in ''[[Endless Love (1981 film)|Endless Love]]''
|-
|[[Andy Kaufman]] and [[Bernadette Peters]] in ''[[Heartbeeps]]''
|-
| rowspan=5|'''Most Annoying Fake Accent (Male)'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Billy Barty]] in ''[[Under The Rainbow]]'''''
|-
|[[James Caan]] in ''[[Thief (1981 film)|Thief]]''
|-
|[[Barry Humphries]] in ''[[Shock Treatment]]''
|-
|[[Andy Kaufman]] in ''[[Heartbeeps]]''
|-
|[[Walter Matthau]] in ''[[Buddy Buddy]]''
|-
| rowspan=5|'''Most Annoying Fake Accent (Female)'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Tuesday Weld]] in ''[[Thief (1981 film)|Thief]]'''''
|-
|[[Elizabeth Ashley]] in ''[[Paternity (film)|Paternity]]''
|-
|[[Beverly D'Angelo]] in ''[[Honky Tonk Freeway]]''
|-
|[[Daryl Hannah]] in ''[[Hard Country (film)|Hard Country]]''
|-
|[[Lisa Hartman]] in ''[[Deadly Blessing]]''
|-
| rowspan=3|'''Worst Sequel'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''''[[Shock Treatment]]'' ([[20th Century Fox|Fox]])'''
|-
|''[[Friday the 13th Part 2]]'' ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])
|-
|''[[Halloween II (1981 film)|Halloween II]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]])
|-
| rowspan=3|'''Worst Remake'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''''[[Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film)|Tarzan, the Ape Man]]'' ([[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]/[[United Artists|UA]])'''
|-
|''[[The Cannonball Run]]'' (a remake/ripoff of ''[[The Gumball Rally]]'') ([[20th Century Fox|Fox]])
|-
|''[[The Legend of the Lone Ranger]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]])
|-
| rowspan=5|'''Worst Performance by a Child in a Feature Role'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Kyle Richards]] in ''[[The Watcher in the Woods (1980 film)|The Watcher in the Woods]]'''
|-
|[[Peter Billingsley]] in ''[[Honky Tonk Freeway]]''
|-
|Kevin Brando in ''[[Saturday the 14th]]''
|-
|Patrick Piccininni in ''[[Private Lessons (1981 film)|Private Lessons]]''
|-
|[[Ricky Schroder]] in ''[[The Earthling]]''
|-
| rowspan=4|'''Worst On-Screen Hairstyle'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Barry Humphries]] in ''[[Shock Treatment]]'''''
|-
|[[Alan Arkin]] in ''[[Chu Chu and the Philly Flash]]''
|-
|Kevin Brando in ''[[Saturday the 14th]]''
|-
|[[Mara Hobel]] in ''[[The Hand (1981 film)|The Hand]]''
|-
| rowspan=5|'''Least "Special" Special Effects'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''''[[Caveman (film)|Caveman]]'' ([[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]/[[United Artists|UA]])'''
|-
|''[[Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'' ([[United Artists]])
|-
|''[[Ghost Story (1981 film)|Ghost Story]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]])
|-
|''[[Modern Problems]]'' ([[20th Century Fox|Fox]])
|-
|''[[Saturday the 14th]]'' ([[New World Pictures|New World]])
|-
|-
|}
|}


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Stinkers Bad Movie Awards |state=autocollapse}}
{{Stinkers Bad Movie Awards |state=autocollapse}}

[[Category:Stinkers Bad Movie Awards]]
[[Category:Stinkers Bad Movie Awards]]

Latest revision as of 01:56, 14 December 2024

The 4th Stinkers Bad Movie Awards were released by the Hastings Bad Cinema Society in 1982 to honour the worst films the film industry had to offer in 1981.[1] The ballot was later revisited and the expanded version was released in 2007,[2] some time between the 2006 ballot and the closure of the site.[3] Listed as follows are the original ballot's picks for Worst Picture and its dishonourable mentions, which are films that were considered for Worst Picture but ultimately failed to make the final ballot (29 total), and all nominees included in the expanded ballot. All winners are highlighted.

Original ballot

[edit]

Worst Picture

[edit]
Film[1] Production company(s)
Tarzan, the Ape Man MGM, United Artists
Caveman MGM, United Artists
Heartbeeps Universal Pictures
Heaven's Gate United Artists
History of the World, Part 1 20th Century Fox

Dishonourable Mentions

[edit]

Expanded ballot

[edit]

Worst Picture

[edit]
Film[2] Production company(s)
Mommie Dearest Paramount
Endless Love Universal, PolyGram
Heartbeeps Universal
Heaven's Gate United Artists
Tarzan, the Ape Man MGM/UA

Other Categories

[edit]
Worst Actor
Worst Actress
Worst Supporting Actor
Worst Supporting Actress
Worst Director
Worst Screenplay
Most Painfully Unfunny Comedy
Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film or Its End Credits
Most Intrusive Musical Score
Worst On-Screen Couple
Most Annoying Fake Accent (Male)
Most Annoying Fake Accent (Female)
Worst Sequel
Worst Remake
Worst Performance by a Child in a Feature Role
Worst On-Screen Hairstyle
Least "Special" Special Effects

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Awards". Archived from the original on 2007-08-15.
  2. ^ a b "STINKERS BALLOT EXPANSION PROJECT: 1981". The Stinkers. Archived from the original on May 4, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Mike Lancaster; Ray Wright (January 27, 2007). "End of Stinkers On-Line Era Announced". The Stinkers. Archived from the original on January 27, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
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