More Obscure Movies that have been Sampled in Hardcore Techno and Gabber Music

There is hardly a Techno sub-genre that relies so heavily on sampling as Hardcore and Gabber; and that has such a thirst for referencing Horror, SciFi, and other media that resides on the surreal.
When bringing this up, most people would probably readily point to Hellraiser, Taxi Driver, Full Metal Jacket... the well-known Gabba feeders of the past.
But, for this feature, we want to look at some more obscure movie sample sources and list some real cult ones.

1. Wild at Heart

some riffs from the rock club scene early in the movie have been used in hardcore productions, but as they were also on the soundtrack, this might not count. the movie has been sampled directly in tracks too, though.

Atari Teenage Riot - Speed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plAr3adKbyc
R.I.C. - Revenge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-37K-AppGCs

2. Killing Zoe

Roger Avary wrote and created Pulp Fiction together with Quentin Tarantino, but for some reason, Tarantino ended up getting all the fame for it while Avary did not.
Either way, I actually prefer this 100% Roger Avary creation to the aforementioned "pulp" movie.

And FFM Shadow Orchestra apparently liked this movie so much that they dedicated a whole EP to it!
"Tomorrow will be the greatest day of our lives", indeed.

FFM Shadow Orchestra - Killing Zoo (Cleaner Edit) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFxC8KLbi6I
FFM Shadow Orchestra - French Bitch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSRqekH_Yds

3. Legend

One of the most peculiar 80s movies with Tom Cruise as... (well, what is he? A luvable rogue forest dweller? A humanized dark elf? I never quite got it), a black dress that dances on its own, Tim Curry as the Red Devil; in what looks like a Disney styled puppet-fantasy movie but is definitely too gruesome and dark for kids.
Maybe because of this, it inspired many Hardcore producers, who seemed to be especially fond of the "darkness" speech.

Zekt - The Last Dawn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOGVbMQVUGk
CBX Project - Sugarblow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBzrca9wTFo
The Dreammasters - Solar Of The Shadows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MFtRQv9DYY
Ophidian - Black https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b7cFG9EwUU

4. Lawnmower Man

It had Stephen King, it had a lot of the Hollywood hot shots of the 90s, all pre-teen pre-internet "hackers" and "cyberpunks" loved the script, yet it seems this movie has faded into kind of obscurity? at least it's far lesser known that other king makers such as Pet Semetary or It... and undeservingly so!
When the pre-teen cyberpunks evolved into teenage gabber producers, they paid tribute to it in plenty of their tracks.

Mescalinum United - Light Bringer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItEQBcOzr84
Strychnine - Utopia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1KfNrBK1a8
Mind Candy - Mind Destroyer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYtlg2TFt80
Haardcore - Burncycle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5kECB3Nv94
Masters of Ceremony - Hardcore To Da Bone (Oldschool Terrorist Mix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQWU28OuTVI

5. Videodrome

Look over here:
https://thehardcoreoverdogs.blogspot.com/2024/04/hardwired-horrors-unraveling-influence.html

6. The Serpent and the Rainbow

Not as well known as Wes Craven's other big franchise (hint: it's nightmare on elm street). features a scientist who goes to Haiti on the search for a powerful drug that "zombifies" people (could be useful as a narcotic during surgery, right?), only to run into trouble with the world of voodoo and the (at that time) fascist government of Haiti.
apart from having a great soundtrack on its own (by "Terminator" Brad Fiedel), it has also been sampled to accompany the sounds of other people.

7. Brainstorm

A group of highly intelligent scientists, including Christopher Walken, discover a way to record a person's brain and playback the experience to other people. and what's the idea they come up with next? to record the experience of an orgasm, and then the experience of *death*!
and when the government steps in, it all becomes much, much worse...
But not for the artists who sampled this underrated flick!

Critical Mass - Psychotic Break (Lenny Dee & Strychnine Remix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc_u-nIw3XA
Critical Mass - Psychotic Break (Warlock / Jason VFM Remix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-idzOMbY8c
Holographic - Pyronia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjtvTwqt29s
Tanith - 5 Seconds To Terminate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXG3UqTtIkY
Critical Mass - Severe Trauma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCKEo34yAlg

8. Flatliners

Nasty little 90s movie about artificial near death experiences... and a true favorite for gabber artists.

The Undertaker - Flatliner (Frankfurt Affair) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueqBWfgjNwI
The Undertaker - Flatliner (Graveyard Shift) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cSSRNu1LJI

9. Nightbreed

Not as well known as the other big franchisee by Clive Barker (hint: it's Hellraiser). but great nonetheless. and the dark, blood thirsty and terrifying creatures of the night are the good guys this time, while the humans are rightwing-militia types, or insane psychotherapists (well, more or less).
quite the material for a good hardcore track!

Brainwasher – L'Ange Gabriel (C-Mix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvltTZBvMWw
Tony Salmonelli - Once Again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_nBtLi3o_k
Biochip C - Go Berserk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tL2ofxzKmg
Headware - Nightbreed vs Cenobites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u6ClEeSNOo

10. Lord of Illusions

Clive Barker again. But come on, this movie is so under-rated, when it's so great at the same time!
Clive once said he tried to "reverse" the trope by letting the villain come across as frail and weakened... well, still seems pretty evil to me!

Static Tremor - MT 3.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qydXIzRRjCs
The Speed Freak - Murder The World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWuTk4ftIVE
Public Domain - The Puritan (The Voice Mix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzzyZoAlTnk
The Outside Agency - Touch The Darkness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAoci4SZViM

11. Strange Days

i'd say the strangest thing about "strange days" is that it did not become one of the top-selling, top-loved scifi movies of the 90s.
it has everything, great plot, stars, big production.
i guess the topics of societal decay, government control, racist policemen, and dangerous technology hit "too close to home" for people in 1995... a shame, really.
But a good source for sonic inspiration!

THC - Strange Days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G6ah-SOvyM
Terrorists - Paranoia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtgrT8_Hyus

Do you know other obscure movies or samples? Let us know!