VGL's definitions

B-movie

The term "B-movie" was used to distinguish a film from an "A=movie", in a time before TV when movies were all there were. Movies were cranked out continually, the way TV shows are now. An A-movie is a high-budget, highly promoted feature film. A B-movie is the regular, lower budget stuff.

Plan 9 from Outer Space is a B-movie

by VGL December 9, 2003