"BROKEN
HOMES
FOR
THE
HOLIDAYS" TRIPLE
BILL
friday,
JANUARY 9,
2009
at
the castro
theatre in
San Francisco,
CA.
7:30pm - WATCHER
IN THE WOODS (1980)
Directed
by John Hough;
Containing:
Bette Davis,
Lynn-Holly
Johnson, Kyle
Richards
 The
phrase "They
don't make
'em like they
used to" applies
to this astoundingly
creepy live-action
horror flick
that was deemed
too scary for
young adults,
getting it
pulled from
theaters after
only one week.
Bette Davis
gives an hypnotic
performance
as an old hermit
who lost her
child many
years before.
Very few saw
this truly
scary film
in the theatre
upon it's original
release...
so don't miss
this rare chance!
35mm, 84min,
1980. Preceded
by a bunch
of adolescent
adventure trailers.
Playing with...
9:45pm
- STAND
BY ME (1986)
Written
by Stephen
King; Directed
by Rob Reiner
Containing:
Wil Wheaton,
River Phoneix,
Corey Feldman, & Andy
Linberg
as "Lardass"
 Stephen
King' s personal
favorite adaptation
will break
your heart
in all the
most important
ways. Bring
out the younger
siblings and
the grand-parents
for this quintessential
broken-home
classic that
includes a
soundtrack
that will have
you all nostalgic
for Buddy Holly,
Jerry Lee Lewis & The
Chordettes.
BRAND NEW RESTORED
35mm print,
88min, 1986.
Preceded by
a handful of
upcoming films & some
classic River
Phoenix
trailers.
Playing with...
11:45pm
- THE
CANDY
SNATCHERS (1973)
Directed
by Guerdon
Trueblood
Containing:
Tiffany Boiling,
Ben Piazza,
Susan Sennett,
Brad David
This disturbing
1970s obscurity
follows a gang
of kidnappers
as they snatch
a 16yr old
girl to blackmail
her rich parents.
Sadly for the
girl, her parents
couldn't care
less making
her only chance
of survival,
an autistic
abused boy
who lives in
a trailer park.
Emphasizing
surreal ambience,
this exploitation
classic is
that nightmarish
afterschool
special that
you always
wished someone
had made. RARE
original grindhouse
35mm print,
94min, 1973.
Preceded by
some of the
most mean-spirited,
broken-family
trailers I
could find.
Plus,
tons
of
trivia
and
giveaways!
Miss this
night… and
cry!
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