50 weirdest documentaries

People Are Strange

50. Anvil: The Story Of Anvil (2008)

You Couldnt Make It Up: Gervasi first met the band in 1982 after a London gig, and became their roadie for three of their mid-80s tours. They nicknamed him Teabag.

49. Bowling For Columbine (2002)

You Couldnt Make It Up: Not only do we learn that you can get a free gun by opening a bank account, theres also that unsettling cameo from Charlton Heston.

48. Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter Jr (1999)

You Couldnt Make It Up: Leuchter actually had no qualifications for the work he carried out in the prisons--a fact that the prisons werent bothered about.

47. The Sweetest Sound (2001)

You Couldnt Make It Up: When a lady on the street is asked what the name Alan makes her think of, her reply is fat. Poor Alan.

46. Thoth (2002)

You Couldnt Make It Up: As a child, Thoth created his own language--and country.

45. Lemmy (2010)

You Couldnt Make It Up: Before hed let the directors film him frying chips, Lemmy made them first clean his kitchen for him. Sheesh.

44. Senna (2010)

You Couldnt Make It Up: Both Senna and Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger died at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix while competing in different events.

43. Hated (1994)

Couldnt Make It Up: See Allin run! And drink! And shit! This is a no-holds-barred expose that shows the lengths to which Allin would go to shock the world.

42. Dancing Outlaw (1991)

You Couldnt Make It Up: When he was arrested in 2009, White was bonded out by MTV, who had just released a new documentary about him.