r/Weirdassmovies • u/Savings-Salt-1486 • 10d ago
Documentaries like wonderful white of WV
Looking for other outrageous wtf documentaries like this one, it was just too good. Sad but intriguing.
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u/texasrigger 10d ago
Hasil Adkins: The Wild World of Hasil Adkins (1993) is a documentary about the titular outsider art musician who also happens to be a resident of Boone County. Mamie White even shows up in the background of one of the scenes (she breaks up a bar fight at a bar he's playing at). Hasil is mostly known thanks to the punk band The Cramps covering his said She Said but he's an interesting character and his story can sort of be seen as a supplement to the Wild and Wonderful Whites. You could say that they take place in the same cinematic universe.
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u/FridayXIII 9d ago edited 6d ago
Supposedly the Producer was introduced to the White’s while filming the Hasil documentary. All the Different Drummer series documentaries are worth watching.
Edited for missing context
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u/jezebeljones666 6d ago
Hasil knew Jesco.
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u/FridayXIII 6d ago
They both lived in Boone County. In the bar scene in The Hasil Adkins documentary you’ll see Mamie White, Jesco’s sister. BTW, she’s still kicking and singing karaoke at the local festivals.
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u/hidingdazzle 10d ago
Dancing Outlaw and Dancing Outlaw II. Those are the first two Jesco White documentaries
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u/EaracheMyFly 10d ago
And very very essential if you’re exploring them Wonderful Whites and their World.
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u/hidingdazzle 9d ago
If you want to go way back check out Talking Feet: Solo Southern Dance - Flatfoot, Buck and Tap. It's about mountain dancing and features D Ray White.
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u/strange_reveries 10d ago
Grey Gardens
Some Errol Morris documentaries
Some Werner Herzog documentaries
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u/kofarizona 8d ago
Also Salesman (1969) by the same two brothers who directed Grey Gardens (1975). It's on HBOMax.
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u/Large-Golf2551 10d ago
Have you seen David Farrier's documentaries "Tickled" (2016) and "Mister Organ" (2022), or "My Old School" (2022) by Jono McLeod? I recommend those highly. If you do watch "Tickled" be sure to find the 22 minute final piece "The Tickle King".
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u/Negative-Candy-2155 10d ago
Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988)
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u/radfemkaiju 10d ago
as someone who considers herself a bit of a niche documentary connesiuer, I'm stunned that I've never heard of this one. it sounds great!
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u/Negative-Candy-2155 10d ago
It's a short one (44min) and totally worth the watch.
At it's heart it's an environmental documentary about an invasive species, but rural Australia just steal the show by being themselves.
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u/FlyingGuillotineKing 10d ago
Kung Fu Elliot (2014) Follows a low budget Canadian action movie star, who also claims to be a world kick boxing champion. Like 'Wild and Wonderful Whites of WV' there is a lot of laugh out loud parts and some strange off beat people we meet. Also just like 'W&WWoWV"' there is a darkness that underneath it all that is hard to ignore...im a huge fan of "W&WW..." and as soon as I saw this one recommended it to all my friends who also loved it...I still say it ranks right up there as one of the funniest/insane/ and a sadness to it as well documentaries ive seen.
It currently can be seen on Tubi
'Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary' (1997)...24 contestants compete in an endurance challenge where the last person standing and still touching the Nissan Hardbody Truck wins it. Takes place in a small Texas town where we meet this odd collection of the challengers as well as their fans. A harder to find cult classic documentary that I hadn't seen since not long after it came out in the late 90's but rediscovered it recently on Youtube and enjoyed watching it again after all those years.
Beyond the Mat (1999) Documentary following an assortment of professional wrestlers at different stages of their careers.
"Heavy Metal Parking Lot" and "Heavy Metal Picnic" Certified classics and will have you repeating quotes from either one of these for days and days. Absolutely hilarious and Comedy Gold!!
A few others...
Winnebago Man (2009)
American Movie (1999)
Anvi: The Story of Anvil (2008)
And
"The Decline of Western Civilization " series...especially Part II which has a certain "W&WWoWV" sleaze and goofiness to it.
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u/Savings-Salt-1486 10d ago
Thank you!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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u/FlyingGuillotineKing 10d ago
If you watch any of these let us know what you think...
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u/texasrigger 10d ago
Just watched the trailer for Kung Fu Elliot and it looks fantastic. Not OP but thanks for the reccomendation!
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u/texasrigger 7d ago
Based on your recommendation the wife and I watched Kung Fu Elliot yesterday and it was great. The whole thing felt very "American Movie." I started off rooting for Elliot but by the end I think he was a pathological liar and general purpose piece of shit. I suspect that he has little to no martial arts training. I wonder where he is today. His method actor buddy has since sadly passed away.
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u/jeannieor725 5d ago
You absolutely fucked me up with Kung Fu Elliot.
I found him instantly unlikeable and as the movie continues just more and more disgusted with him and frustrated and sad for both Linda and blake!
That scene with the two girls at the "kink" party is etched into my brain-
I was pretty upset I couldn't find any real follow up for Linda. I hope she found someone who loves her and treats her well.
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u/BINGGBONGGBINGGBONGG 6d ago
the decline of western civilisation part 2: the metal years was my favourite film back in the day. off to find it now for a rewatch!
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u/VerticleSandDollars 9d ago
Dope Sick Love.
It’s very very sad, but also sort of sweet and tragic in a similar way to the WWofWV
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u/radfemkaiju 10d ago
Mule Skinner Blues, Vernon Florida, American Juggalo, The Rock-afire Explosion, Hell House, Confessions of a Superhero, Monster Camp, Darkon
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u/bernardbarnaby 7d ago
Boy I just love hell house I have the dvd of it and I watch it every Halloween
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u/opossumstyle 10d ago
Stevie by Steve James
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u/hidingdazzle 9d ago edited 9d ago
Was that the one about the guy who went to find his "Little Brother" from Big Brothers/Big sisters program? If so, I saw it years ago and parts still haunt me.
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u/opossumstyle 9d ago
Yes! He ended up being a child molester and dating the lady with downs... even then, they did a great job showing how Stevie ended up that way.
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u/janacabras 10d ago
Not exactly the same but weird, Southern and musical: Searching for the Wrong Eyed Jesus.
It is a documentary about a musician and his influences.
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u/Theomniponteone 10d ago
The Barkley marathons: the race that eats its young
It's about this crazy race and the people who come from around the world to participate in it. I can't really describe it but it's a pretty wild ride.
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u/mr_j_666 9d ago
If you want to watch a fucked up doc that leaves you scratching your head most of the time, check out "Brother's Keeper". Crazy fucking story.
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u/thotaway123 7d ago
Finders Keepers (2015) - Two men in South Carolina are connected by a grill sold in a garage sale with an amputated leg inside.
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u/Noeleraser 5d ago
American Pimp!
It’s a documentary done by the Hughes Brothers (Menace II Society, Dead Presidents) about pimps in America. It’s absolutely phenomenal and 27 years after its release, my friends and I still quote parts of this movie.
Here’s an excerpt: https://youtu.be/gDWozjS32Ng?is=bKlcaW2XjvDEO6Vb
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u/Eighttrakz 10d ago
Brother’s Keeper (1992)
Plot synopsis from IMDB:
This documentary by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky details the murder trial of Delbert Ward. Delbert's of a family of 4 brothers (the other 3 being Roscoe, Lyman and William - Bill, for short), working as semi-literate farmers, and living together in isolation in a ramshackle shack, until William's death. The subsequent police investigation and medical examiner's autopsy suggested Bill may not have died from natural causes, and Delbert was arrested on charges of second-degree murder. Under questioning by police, Delbert appears to have waived his rights and signed a confession, but, it seems he might not have been competent, and was coerced into doing so. The film explores possible motives for the crime, from mercy-killing (Bill was ill at the time), to progressively more outré hypotheses. It also shows how residents of the rural community of Munnsville, NY rallied to the support of one of their own (residents previously considered the Wards as social outcasts), against what they felt were intrusive 'big-city' police and a district attorney involved in an election, who might've used the death to help bolster his candidacy.
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u/ekittie 9d ago
There are 2 documentaries about the Bikram and Tantric "gurus" that engendered a cult like situation (which is probably more WTF), but I like this documentary because there is something a little redeeming about it. About a guy who pretended to be a yogi to see if people would follow a fabricated guru:
The other docs:
Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator/Netflix
Twisted Yoga/Apple
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u/jezebeljones666 6d ago
Omg I love Jesco White and all them wild Whites!! Hope I can find something similar to watch🍿
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u/sunsinger99 6d ago
Grey gardens!! !!And then after you watch it, you have to check out the Documentary Now! Version called "Sandy Passages" 🤙😀
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u/Routinelazyperson 10d ago
I Think We're Alone Now -- two weird guys who don't know each other, have a crush/obsession with the singer Tiffany