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The Stuff

(1985)

I guess this movie was trying to take advantage of people's fear of eating frozen yogurt, except I'm pretty sure no one was ever actually afraid of that. The Stuff is basically an edible version of the Blob that takes people over and then uses them to convince more people to eat the Stuff. In fact, when the possessed people get shot they even bleed the Stuff ("I kinda like the sight of blood, but this is disgusting," says one cat). It's a totally ridiculous movie, but that's okay because I think it knows it and just doesn't give a shit. For example, here's a conversation this kid has with the main guy after he eats shaving cream to avoid eating the Stuff:

Kid: "Excuse me sir...  I kinda just threw up in your car."
Main Guy: "I know."
Kid: "I'm sorry! I just ate shaving cream!"
Main Guy: "Well, everybody has to eat shaving cream once in a while."

My favorite part is when the main guy and the main chick find the place where the Stuff comes from: it's just like that part in Close Encounters of the Third Kind where they find the volcano where the UFOs are gonna land, except, you know, with dessert. Plus there's plenty of parts where the Stuff explodes out of people; the main chick has some pretty amazing legs; and in the end the day is saved by a crazy, racist, right-wing radio show host. Really, my hands are tied here- I have to give this one the thumbs up.