The Astrologer (1976)
This is an ego-trip on a Tommy Wiseau level. Craig Denney directed and starred in this, while the script is by a Dorothy June Pidgeon. Dorothy has this movie as her only credit, so I suspect this is actually Craig Denney's nom de plume.
It is a self-regarding tale of an astrologer who becomes so successful rich and famous, he decides to make a movie about himself. The editing's appalling, the acting worse. The plot includes pointless detours to Africa and the South Pacific, which add nothing very much to the whole sorry tale.
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Barry Goubler commented
This is the perfect RiffTrax movie, but like it was said earlier, legal rights would be an issue.
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Jasmine Choinski commented
This one is epic and more bad movie fans need to see this one. The Moody Blues. Exotic locations. Narcissism that makes Wiseau look sane. Ending with the immortal words "You're not an astrologer - You're an asshole!" (followed by an on-screen quote from King Lear).
This article goes into depth on the movie: https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/the-astrologer/1975s-the-astrologer-is-the-greatest-cult-classic/#seeing-the-astrologer .
There are some pretty gnarly issues with the rights, so I assume a VOD is out, but maybe the guys could do a Just The Jokes for it instead.
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Anonymous
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I’d watch this in a second!
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tsarstepan commented
Fanboy Flicks just reviewed it on his YouTube channel. This one needs a solid riffing.
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Fletchman86
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This movie is worth watching for the editing alone. I haven't seen whiplash-inducing jump cuts like this since Red Zone Cuba. And yeah, it's a delusional, self-grandizing, badly acted ego trip from the same planet as Wiseau and Breen. In other words, it's wonderful.