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Disney+ has a lot of content. It has way more than nearly every Pixar, Marvel Studios, and Star Wars movie, along with all the Disney content you crave (from DCOMs to animated masterpieces). Buried within this unlocked vault, deep under layers upon layers of priceless titles (your Sister Acts and Zootopias), are some of the weirdest looking movies you’ve ever seen. With nearly 650 titles to choose from, you just know some of them are gonna be bonkers and bizarre.
These are those titles.
Granted, I have not seen these movies (aside from entry #5, full disclosure). I will, however, most certainly watch these movies now that they’re on Disney+ and I have a set of keys to this magical, streaming kingdom. That’s because these movies, just going off of their wacky titles, their perplexing modernized poster art, and their befuddling synopses, seem like the exact kind of confounding cinematic achievements that I adore. These movies have it all: a sporty mule, a business-savvy chimp, too many time travelers, a weary rock star, tiny Jodie Foster, lots of Don Knotts, and way more Fuzzbucket than anyone can bear to look at.
Forget Avengers: Endgame and Frozen. These are the 13 movies that you need to check out for a trippy time.
'Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo' (1977)
Herbie’s not the weird thing about this one. We all know this bug’s got a mind of his own and enough attitude to hang around Lindsay Lohan. But what is he doing in Monte Carlo? And why is that Michael Shannon-esque dude peering into Don Knott’s gaping mouth like a lecherous dentist?
'A Kid in King Arthur's Court' (1995)
I’m showing my age here, because this movie doesn’t seem so weird to me, someone who 100% saw commercials for this back in the day and was like, “Yep, I will make my dad take me to that movie.” But looking at this art now, I’m struck by the wild implausibility of rollerblades in 12th century Britain, a time when streets were toilets.
'Sammy, the Way-Out Seal' (1962)
The title implies that Sammy is some Pauly Shore style slacker dude, and I’m here for that interpretation. But the real reason this movie is so weird? Those two kids somehow sneak Sammy–a seal!–home from vacation. How do you keep a secret like a live seal?! Finally, this movie shows us how.
'Million Dollar Duck' (1971)
While the poster may be strange, what with the guy putting a new spin on “egg head,” it actually conveys the Million Dollar Duck’s whole gig rather accurately: that egghead professor gets a duck that lays golden eggs. What’s weird about this one, though, is that a whole movie’s been built around a premise that could sustain a third of a Sabrina the Teenage Witch episode, at most.
'Gus' (1976)
This precursor to the Air Bud franchise stars a mule that can kick field goals like nobody’s business. Even more shocking, though, is that the football team found a helmet to fit their star player. Still, I look at that art and I just want Gus to be 80 minutes of Don Knotts yelling at a mule while blankly staring off into the distance.
'The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes' (1969)
Most people are inoculated against the weirdness of this movie through numerous pop culture references. But take a step back and look at this young Kurt Russell vehicle objectively: that title is kooky! Imagine Disney releasing The Podcast Wore Flip Flops or The Smart Phone Wore Crocs in 2019. Honestly, those might already be buried in Disney+’s vault…
'The Barefoot Executive' (1971)
Before he was the biggest, suavest, sexiest, and hunkiest action star of the ’80s, Kurt Russell was essentially the Zac Efron of the Nixon era. And this film proved he didn’t need footwear in the title to serve up something truly strange. Who is the titular barefoot executive? Why, he’s a chimpanzee that belongs to Kurt Russell’s neighbor who just so happens to be able to pick hit shows out of a lineup of pitches!
'Candleshoe' (1977)
Candleshoe’s art contains neither a candle nor a shoe, but it does contain a ready-to-ship piece of art, tiny Jodie Foster, sight lines that are all over the place, and either an old man with the longest arm ever or an unseen fourth person, tenderly caressing that painting. The mysteries of Candleshoe can only be unwrapped by that hand!
'Darby O'Gill and the Little People' (1959)
The poster looks like the 1959 version of a Lisa Frank folder, if you ignore Billy Zane and the lady with Gale Weathers’ Scream 3 bangs. And then there’s the title, which is very much a mouthful and, I don’t know, feels offensive in at least one, but possibly two or more ways? I’m sorry, Irish people!
'Unidentified Flying Oddball' (1979)
A space shuttle in front of a medieval castle? Knights doing battle in front of Stardust? An astronaut just sauntering away from the melee, whistling a tune? What is going on?! It’s a wonder the knights in King Arthur’s court were shock by a kid with rollerblades if they previously put up with this guy.
'Mr. Boogedy' (1986)
Do I need to point out why this one is weird? Really? The name is the kinda thing a creepy janitor would utter on a TGIF sitcom. The creature in the art, possibly the Mr. Boogedy, looks like a cheap Halloween mask after dying in a Photoshop disaster. And why is glowing green, like a freshly oozed ninja turtle?
'Sultan and the Rock Star' (1980)
He’s a groovy rock and roll heartthrob that just wants to chill! The other’s a showbiz tiger named Sultan, a total sweetheart! Together they must [checks notes] survive on a deserted island and outwit a nefarious hunter?! This is, apparently, the Wonderful World of Disney’s take on the most dangerous game trope.
'Fuzzbucket'
This made-for-TV monstrosity stars a creature that looks like ALF got genetically spliced with Fisher Stevens. I don’t know what a Fuzzbucket is, and I don’t know what a Fuzzbucket wants. All I know is that, looking at that image, a Fuzzbucket can infiltrate any family and corrupt them from the inside out. Fuzzbucket isn’t trapped with you, you’re trapped with Fuzzbucket.
