From Rosebud To Road House

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;...

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