"THE
COLD
WAR...
in
July" Triple
Feature
(ONLY $10 FOR
ONE OR ALL
THREE FILMS!)
FRIday,
JULY
17,
2009
at
the
castro
theatre
in
San
Francisco,
CA.
7:15pm
- WARGAMES (1983) - Directed
by John Badham
With: Matthew
Broderick,
Alley Sheedy,
Dabney Coleman.
35mm print.
MGM, 114min.
 In
1983, every
kid (young
and old) suddenly
wanted a personal
home computer
after watching
this prophetic
teen adventure.
Matthew Broderick & Ally
Sheedy (in
their first
feature films)
charismatically
hack their
way into creating
a full blown
thermal nuclear
war. With inspired
technobabble
by kooky side
characters,
a truly visionary
80s synth soundtrack
and a production
design that "pre-teen
dreams" are
made of, you
don't want
to miss the
chance of experiencing
this in the
Castro's gigantic
theatre, alongside
a farm of fellow
computer geeks.
Preceded by
upcoming film
trailers.
Playing
with...
9:45pm
- RED
DAWN (1984) -
Directed
by
John
Milius
With:
Patrick Swayze,
C. Thomas Howell,
Lea Thompson,
Charlie Sheen,
Ben Johnson,
Harry Dean
Stanton. 35mm
print, MGM.
114min.
Celebrate the
25th anniversary
of the first
released PG-13
film by recruiting
all of your "Crazy
for
Swayze" friends
and coming
out to cheer
for our hometown
insurgents:
The Wolverines.
As the high
schoolers battle
the Soviet
Union from
occupying middle
America, be
prepared for
this terrifically
traumatizing
Cold War product
to be even
more relevant
now! Preceded
by a fistful
of 80s rebellious
teen trailers.
Playing with...
11:59pm - INVASION
U.S.A. (1985) - Directed
by Joseph Zito
 With:
Chuck Norris,
Richard Lynch,
Melissa Prophet.
35mm print,
Cannon Films.
107min.
What
happens when
a group of
ragtag Communist
terrorists
attack a small
town neighborhood
in Florida(?)
with an endless
amount of missile
launchers?
One word: Chuck
Norris. As
the one-man-army
brings a reign
of patriotic
terror on these
freedom hating
Commies, you'll
be delighted
beyond belief
by the amount
of excessive
violence combined
with some of
the most quotable
one liners
of Chuck Norris'
career. Preceded
by a duffel
bag of Chuck
Norris-esque
trailers!
Plus,
tons
of
trivia
and
giveaways!
Miss this
night… and
cry!
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