Last week the American Film Institute announced its list of the 100 best American movies, which naturally suggests the question, What are the worst American movies? We polled the experts:
JOEL SIEGEL, film critic, Good Morning America: "There are evil movies, like Triumph of the Will [1934], and incompetent ones, like Plan 9 from Outer Space [1958]. But then there are plain dreadful movies, like The Bonfire of the Vanities [1990; photo 1]."
LEONARD MALTIN, Entertainment Tonight: "Striptease [1996; 2] is an excruciating movie, though it's based on a good book."
GENE SHALIT, film critic, the Today show: "Encino Man [1992;...