What is a B-movie??

Answer 1

The term B movie originally referred to a motion picture made on a low or modest budget and intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature during the so-called Golden Age of Hollywood.
Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s, the term B movie continues to be used in a broader sense, referring to any low-budget, commercial motion picture meant neither as an arthouse film nor as pornography.
In its post–Golden Age usage, there is ambiguity on both sides: on the one hand, many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity; on the other, the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient. In some cases, both are true.

Answer 2

A "B-movie" is one that doesn't have any big names in it.

"A" list actors would be people like Johnny Depp, Jim Carrey, George Clooney. If they're in a movie, you're likely to see it JUST BECAUSE they're in it.

B-movies have actors that are not big names, or who USED to be big names, but aren't anymore. Or sometimes, the actors really are talented people who just haven't been discovered yet. For example, the original "Little Shop of Horrors" was a serious "B movie" with a not-yet-famous Jack Nicholson in it.

A lot of B movies ended up being "Cult" movies... Plan 9 From Outer Space (voted the "Worst movie ever made"), the original "Night of the Living Dead," etc.

Answer 3

back in the day of the double feature (1930's-1970's), the B-movie was the second bill. it was usually made with less established stars and much more cheaply. people would show up to watch the A-list stars on the first real (think Bogart, Gable etc.). the B movie then became synonymous with any cheaply made movie, especially genre pictures, ie Plan 9 From Outer Space. today we usually refer to B-movies as the direct to DVD, or late night cable originals like Skinomax, or anything starring Gary Busy.

Answer 4

It's a movie that's so bad that is it "good". And if it is good, it means it is unintentionally hilarious! Most people associate B-Movies with directors like Ed Wood or Roger Corman, although I think using Ed Wood in the same sentence with "B-movie" may be an insult to most B-movie directors.

The last pure B-movie I can remember seeing in the theater is "Anaconda" with J-Lo and Jon Voight.

That movie was supposed to be a thriller, but turned out to be more of a comedy, thanks to Jon "How could you forget about da wasp?" Voight's over-the-top performance and the Anaconda's ability to maneuver 20 times faster than it ever could in real life.

Check it out sometime.

Answer 5

A low-budget movie with actors you've probably never heard of

Answer 6

B- Movie - Bollywood Movie (Indian)
C- Movie - Chinese
K-Movie - Korean
J-Movie - Japanese