What's the term "B Movie" mean?

Question

I've heard the term before...and not quite certain what it means.
I have an idea of what it might mean--but somebody out there may know what it means without even thinking about it.

Your help on this is appreciated!!!!

Answer 1

The term B-movie originally referred to a motion picture, made on a low or modest budget, intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature during the so-called Golden Age of Hollywood. Although double features largely disappeared over the course of the 1950s, the term B-movie continues to be used in a broader sense, referring to any low-budget commercial film.

Answer 2

While LB has a good start, there is a little more to this. Each studio had A crews and B crews, the B crews of course had the lower budgets for actors, writing, props, sets, etc. Therefor, the B crews worked primarily on 'genre' films such as Westerns, Horror, Sci-Fi, Detective, and so on, because there was less back-writing needed for the script (the audience knows there are going to be cowboys, monsters, space men, or cigarette smoking guys in fedoras running around and don't need to be told why, etc). Then, the various crews could swap back and forth with the actors and the sets and the props, again because the audience would be more willing to believe the end product.

Answer 3

They are usually low budget and cheesy.

I personally love B movies.

Things like Troma films can be considered B movies.

Troma films are a lot of fun to watch because you can't take them seriously, no matter how gory or messed up they might be.

You should check them out. A lot of them were done by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of South Park.

Answer 4

Low budget, cheesy movies.

Answer 5

its like the "b" side of a record. people use this term in alot of different ways, there are "b" list celebrities it just means they are not the best, not a top seller. second best.

Answer 6

I don't know for sure; but i think it means a "low budget" film!