What makes a great cult movie? The subject has been debated by film fans for ages. What even qualifies as a cult classic, especially when so many of them go on to become bonafide classics with time? Well, the folks at Quiver Distribution have a trio of documentaries coming out that promise to dive deep into the world of great cult films, with commentary and anecdotes from the great filmmakers and performers who made them, and we’ve got an exclusive trailer debut for the first installmentTime Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time Volume 1 - Midnight Madness.
All three docs are directed byDanny Wolf, and the first Volume hones in on the Midnight Madness greats fromThe Rocky Horror Picture ShowtoThe Big Lebowski, hosted byJoe Dante,John Waters,Ileana DouglasandKevin Pollak, and featuring interviews with the likes ofJeff Bridges,Pam Grier,Jeff Goldblum, andRob Reiner.Midnight Madnessarrives on Digital and On Demand April 21, followed byVolume 2: Horror and SciFion May 19 andVolume 3:Comedy and Campon June 23. Check out our exclusive trailer debut below, followed by a full breakdown of all three films.
VOLUME 1: MIDNIGHT MADNESS
ON DEMAND AND DIGITAL: July 04, 2025
HOSTS: Joe Dante, John Waters, Ileana Douglas and Kevin Pollak
CAST: Jeff Bridges, Pam Grier, Rob Reiner, Barry Bostwick, Michael McKean, John Turturro, Gary Busey, Jeff Goldblum, Fran Drescher, Penelope Spheeris and Peter Bogdanovich
SYNOPSIS: From “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” to “The Big Lebowski” and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of the greatest cult movies of all-time discussing the birth of the midnight movie.
RUN TIME: 105 minutes
VOLUME 2: HORROR AND SCIFI
ON DEMAND AND DIGITAL: August 15, 2025
CAST: Jeff Goldblum, Sean Young, Joe Morton, Malcolm McDowell, Bruce Campbell, Roger Corman, John Sayles, Mary Woronov, Ed Neal and Rob Zombie
SYNOPSIS: The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of Time Warp. Includes groundbreaking classics like “Night of the Living Dead,” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” and sci-fi gems such as “Blade Runner,” and “A Clockwork Orange.”
RUN TIME: 83 minutes
VOLUME 3: COMEDY AND CAMP
ON DEMAND AND DIGITAL: June 19, 2025
CAST: Gina Gershon, John Cleese, Ron Livingston, Jim Gaffigan, Fred Willard, Jon Heder, David Cross, Mary Woronov, Michael McKean, Kevin Smith, Amy Heckerling, Mike Judge, Peter Farrelly, John Cameron Mitchell
SYNOPSIS: The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal the greatest cult comedies and campy classics of all-time. From “Fast Time at Ridgemont High” and “Office Space” to “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” and “Showgirls.”
RUN TIME: 128 minutes
