Aug 4 2010 05:30 PM ET

Great moments in IMDb keyword history

FlashdanceImage Credit: Everett CollectionOver the course of any given day, I surf through a lot of websites. Like, a lot a lot. And sometimes those twisty journeys lead to pure Internet gold, which is what happened when I found myself on the IMDb entry for Flashdance this afternoon and discovered what I believe is a new high (low?) in IMDb keyword categories: Female to Male Foot in Crotch. There are 146 titles! You’re welcome, fetishists!

This set off a quest to discover more strange or delightfully weird categories, like “reference to Calvin Coolidge” (a mere two entries), “sole black character dies cliché” (62 entries), “science runs amok” (77), “friends who hate each other” (39), “sitting on toilet” (31), “long tongue” (47)… and yet nothing could top that foot-in-crotch list.

Prove me wrong, PopWatch nation. Put your web-surfin’ pants on and dig up some better IMDb keywords!

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  • Ceballos

    I LOVE the “IMDb” keyword feature.

    “Blue Velvet” is a virtual treasure trove and also yielded my personal favorite, “Non Statutory Female on Male Rape Attempt.” (Which has an astonishing 17 titles.)

    • Karate Pants

      Wow! Okay, that’s officially my favorite too.
      My runners up are:
      “Reference to the Spice Girls”
      “Codpiece”
      “Male Rear Nudity” (Obviously)
      “Sadomasochism Clothing”
      “Female Sitting on Toilet”
      Yeah, I’m 12. heh

  • Big D

    Awesome! I knew I wasn’t using IMDb to its full potential.

  • Erica

    I remember checking the keywords for 300 once and finding “This Being Sparta”.

  • orville

    I always thought that imdb was one of the greatest sites–*so* handy for those aging brains who can’t remember “that guy…with the hair…from that show”. Now I’m absolutely convinced. That’s fabulously cool and disturbing at the same time.

  • Shawn

    Wow! I’ve never seen any keywords on there that were that obscure.

    I have in the past laughed at It’s a Wonderful Life keyword “Inexperienced Praying” and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly keywords “Masculine Character with Female Name” and “Nude with a Gun”

  • Stephanie T.

    Interesting. Making fun of someone shows up as an episode of “So You Think You Can Dance.” lol.

    • silverrose

      now thats just plain funny

  • erin

    Pet being named after famous person

    Only one movie though!

    • Monty

      Back to the Future?

      • jessica

        Guessing Everything Is Illuminated: “Sammy Davis Jr. Jr.”

      • erin

        Jessica wins! it’s Everything is Illuminated!

    • Melanie

      Gilmore Girls should be added to that list.

  • Josie

    Best “Pedophile Mispronounced” Titles:
    Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
    Fallen Angel (1981 TV movie)

    • Kraaate

      The I.T. Crowd should be added to that list.

      • Escargot

        It’s Peter File! Not paedophile!

  • jackJack

    Head Butt has 199. I’m sure there’s gotta be more.

    For a while they had that “works with” category which was horrifying because it totally took the fun out of surfing imdb for hours at end. IMDb is like the greatest thing on earth. If the internets should be remembered for one thing, it’s this.

  • escayna

    I like these two: “Hit With Kitchen Sink” and “Invisible Giraffe.”

  • Paris

    Let’s see. From one of my favorite movie, 1985′s Weird Science we have:

    Boy Wearing female underwear
    Grabbed by the Lapels
    Catatonia
    Flatulence
    Reference to Frankenstein

    • Stephanie T.

      “IT’S ALIVE! IT’S ALIVE!!”

  • Phoebe

    This is a good example of the fact that IMDb’s user-generated tags are more entertaining than genuinely useful…

  • Rasheed

    The Chipmunk Adventure movie (from the ’80s, not 2000s) has the tag “forced to strip”

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