4. Edward Scissorhands (a cut above)

Okay, so some folk may actually get a kick out of getting a haircut, but sexually aroused? Come on. The wonderful Kathy Baker (Dr. Jill Brock of the neglected TV masterpiece Picket Fences) plays the licentious, desperate housewife for all she’s worth in Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands (1990). She ain’t afraid of no foot-long, razor-sharp shears for hands, and she’ll put them to good use in one of the film’s later, more discomfiting scenes.

3. Airplane II (fly the friendly skies)

Ted Striker (Robert Hays) of Ken Finkleman’s Airplane II (1982) discovers up close and personal the dangers of wild, untrained cleaning devices. Not meant for personal grooming.

2. Labyrinth (a maze ing)

I’ve gotta admit that watching a few hundred hands caress a young and already beautiful Jennifer Connelly was kinda fun back in 1986 when I was a hormonal fifteen-year-old. My adult self, though, can’t help noticing something seriously creepy about this scene from Labyrinth. Jim Henson at his weirdest. In a strange way, it forecasts the truly horrifying, much more adult finale of Requiem for a Dream (2000), also starring Connelly.

1. V (it's not just for breakfast anymore)

How many of y’all whisper sweet nothings to your pets just prior to swallowing ‘em whole? V, a pretty cool sci-fi TV movie from the early 80s, has plenty of memorable moments like this one.