The Golden Turkey Awards
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The Golden Turkey Awards is a book by film critic Michael Medved and his brother Harry Medved. This book is credited with giving the movie Plan 9 from Outer Space by Ed Wood, Jr. the reputation of being the "worst movie ever made".
The book awards the fictional "Golden Turkey Awards" to movies and directors that the Medveds feel are poor in quality.
Since the publication of Medved's book, it has been criticized by film scholars and film buffs who argue that Medved's opinion is biased and unfair. Nonetheless, the book's reputation has grown over the years.
List of Golden Turkey Winners
- Kwaheri (1965)
- A jungle pseudo-documentary that won "The Most Idiotic Ad Line in Hollywood History" in the Golden Turkey sequel, Son of Golden Turkey Awards; the ad lines featured such imaginative phrases as "Dancing called Go-Go!"
- Such Good Friends (1971)
- In the second half of his life, American director Otto Preminger experienced his eternal nadir that would last through the 1970s, directing such films as Hurry Sundown, Skidoo, Rosebud, etc. This is a drama about Julie Messenger (played by Dyan Cannon) trying to perfect her life. She fantasizes a bestselling author, played by Burgess Meredith, grabbing her breasts and asking, "How about a little nookie?" Meredith won for "The Most Embarassing Nude Scene in Hollywood History" in Son of Golden Turkey Awards.
See also: The Golden Raspberry Awards.