50 weirdest documentaries
11. Hands On A Hard Body: The Documentary (1997)
You Couldnt Make It Up: The prize for the contest is a Nissan Hardbody truck. Yes, a truck
10. Relics: Einsteins Brain (1994)
You Couldnt Make It Up: Whats the professor after? Well, Albert Einsteins brain, of course, which was apparently kept for research purposes after the mans death. Ick.
9. Perverse Preachers, Fascist Fundamentalists (1991)
You Couldnt Make It Up: The doc is made up of footage of things the evangelists did on film when they didnt realise they were being taped--that includes giving the camera the finger
8. The Moon And The Sledgehammer (1971)
You Couldnt Make It Up: Oh yeah, by the way, theyre living without any gas, running water or electricity. Rather them than us.
7. Dark Days (2000)
You Couldnt Make It Up: One of the underground dwellers lived underground for six years. Despite this, he isnt the longest resident--others in the community have lived there far longer.
6. Private Practices: The Story Of A Sex Surrogate (1986)
You Couldnt Make It Up: The filmmakers paid for the patients therapy in return for being allowed to film them. Not a bad deal if you ask us.
5. The Late Great Planet Earth (1979)
You Couldnt Make It Up: Amram and Forsberg actually seem to be taking themselves seriously
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4. Mondo Cane (1962)
You Couldnt Make It Up: In just one of the films bizarre scenes, fishermen in the village of Raiputh, Malaysia get revenge on sharks by forcing sea urchins down their gullets.
3. Zoo (2007)
You Couldnt Make It Up: Pinyan ended up dying of peritonitis after having sex with a stallion.
2. Sick: The Life & Death Of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997)
You Couldnt Make It Up: Flanagan became an ambassador for BDSM, which he used as a therapeutic device to regain control over his body.