Low budget films: 5 cheapies that shook the world

Low budget movies that punched abover their weight

After much reasearch and analysis on low budget films in general (not just british) I came across an interesting article which named the 5 BEST low budget films that were cutting edge of this era. ((http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/6250305/Low-budget-films-5-cheapies-that-shook-the-world.html))

Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino, 1992
Tarantino’s debut made just shy of $3m at the US box office – pathetic. Then again, it cost less than half that. And it was showing on just16 screens. And it’s one of the defining films of the modern era. In short? $1.2m stunningly well-spent.

The Blair Witch Project
Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, 1999
Still the gold-standard of budget filmmaking, this innovative shocker cost around $750,000 but grossed $0.25 billion. Relative to its budget, the Lord of the Rings trilogy would have had to take close to $100bn.

Halloween
John Carpenter, 1978
Made for an estimated $320,000, Carpenter’s still-terrifing film took $60m and set the template for endless dire immitations.

The Usual Suspects
Bryan Singer, 1995
Admittedly, even 14 years ago, its $6m budget was small but not infinitesimal. Yet consider its stylishness, the talent involved and its $23m takings in the US alone, and it looks like quite a bargain.

Little Miss Sunshine
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, 2006
This lovely sleeper hit cost just $8m to make yet won two Oscars and grossed $100m-plus world-wide.