If you missedFriday night’s screening of They Live, you really missed out. We had our best turn out yet on the best night of the series. It was a beautiful night to watch a movie outdoors and everyone else seemed to think so, too, since the Simply Green lot was packed. Larry and I also seem to have all the technical details nailed down so there was no bad picture, no bad audio, no power loss, nothing. We even had people driving by the lot stop to ask what we were up to, generating even more interest. It was a very encouraging show.
And in case you were wondering, the answer is yes. Nun Of That is a real movie. I’m a big fan of the film’s director, Richard Griffin. Other movies of his that I’ve seen are uniformly great. Here’s a rundown of all the trailers we ran.
Starcrash – A turkey of proportions so epic, it could have only come from the Italian exploitation machine. It’s supposed to ape Star Wars. Has David Hasselhoff in a substantial role.
The Deadly Spawn – Sold in some markets as Return of the Aliens, The Deadly Spawn is a fun alien carnage movie from the early 80’s made for practically nothing, featuring a fantastic alien monster model that is mostly teeth chasing kids around their attic and basement.
Nun of That – As mentioned above, it’s real. It’s by Providence, Rhode Island filmmaker, Richard Griffin, and was spawned from a mock trailer he made for the ‘08 48 Hour Fillm project.
Big Trouble In Little China – Does this one even need an introduction? A terrific flop upon release in 1986, it went on to become one of John Carpenter’s classics. Kurt Russel must battle an ancient chinese evil in San Francisco. Originally planned as a western while Carpenter was attached to The Golden Child.
Hell Comes To Frogtown – Rowdy Roddy Piper plays Sam Hell, one of the last fertile men on earth. The government recruits him to save a group of fertile women, captured by mutant frogs, so that he may reproduce with them. I wish I were making that up.
So there you go, the anatomy of a good time. Join us this Friday, the 14th, for our first double feature, the cult classic documentary, Heavy Metal Parking Lot and the goofy dog of a horror movie, Black Roses.