10 Movies So Crazy Over The Top They Were Hilarious

The real litmus test of the Crank movies is trying to explain the plot to somebody that hasn't seen them, without putting them off entirely. Neveldine/Taylor's gonzo B-movies aren't for everyone, but their fans are vocal in their appreciation for the tongue-in-cheek madness that follows Chev Chelios.

Essentially video game movies that aren't based on a video game, Crank and Crank: High Voltage see Jason Statham embark on a number of frankly ridiculous side-quests in his effort to defeat his end-of-game boss, Jose Pablo Cantillo's Ricky Verona. Who just happens to be a disembodied head in a tank. That eventually gets kicked into a swimming pool.

In reaching that point Chev deals with drug abuse, public fornication, a helpful transvestite and his twin brother that suffers from 'full-body Tourettes', falling out of a helicopter, dry-humping strangers at a racetrack, David Carradine as an old Chinese man, a Godzilla-style fight with Statham wearing a mask of his own face, a flashback with Geri Halliwell playing his mother and assorted other crazy sh*t.

Crank and its sequel are possibly the most overtly-preposterous movies to come out of the studio system in recent years, and gradually get so extreme that it almost becomes a badge of honor. What the hell kind of movie ends with the main character on fire, literally giving the audience the middle finger? A f**king great one.