"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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