KAMIKAZE 89

COMING TO AMERICA

TOUGH GUY CINEMA

TOP GUN (1986, 35mm)
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I feel the need, the need for speed.
Its been 30 years since Maverick took to the skies, but youd be
hard pressed to find any film since 1986 that has pushed you to
the limit harder than this Tony Scott classic.
Lieutenant Pete Mitchell is the cock of the walk and has the
chops to back it up when opportunity knocks on his door, and
he is recruited into the exclusive Top Gun Naval Flying School.
There, hes going to have to battle egos, MIGs and some personal demons if he ever hopes to be the best of the best.
Tony Scott, Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony
Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Meg Ryan and a raging soundtrack
headlined by the everlasting bearded wunderkind, Kenny
Loggins. TOP GUN is a feast for all your senses to button up,
buckle down and prepare to enter the danger zone.

TOP GUN

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VERTIGO

TICKETS, TIMES,

2 MON

TEENAGE MUTANT
NINJA TURTLES
APizza
N D Party
D E TA I L S

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Classic Hollywood:
ALL QUIET ON THE
WESTERN FRONT

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DRAFTHOUSE.COM

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Tough Guy Cinema:

TOP GUN

Victory Screening:
RISKY BUSINESS

Fantastic Fest Presents:

KAMIKAZE 89

11

12

Kids Camp:
THE NEVERENDING
STORY

Kids Camp:
THE NEVERENDING
STORY

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Kids Camp:
THE BOXTROLLS

Kids Camp:
THE BOXTROLLS

Kids Camp:
THE BOXTROLLS

Kids Camp:
THE BOXTROLLS

Kids Camp: A LEAGUE

OF THEIR OWN

Kids Camp: A LEAGUE

OF THEIR OWN

Monday Night Thread Up:

VALLEY GIRL

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Temple of Schlock:
GHOULIES

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Kids Camp:
THE NEVERENDING
STORY

Kids Camp:
THE NEVERENDING
STORY

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Kids Camp: A LEAGUE

OF THEIR OWN

Kids Camp: A LEAGUE

OF THEIR OWN

Video Vortex:
DEMON WIND

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Kids Camp: BABE

Kids Camp: BABE

COMING TO AMERICA

COMING TO AMERICA
Quote-Along

Girlie Night:
DIRTY DANCING
Movie Party

Prints of Darkness:
WOLFEN

Kids Camp: BABE

Kids Camp: BABE

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Mondo X Chiller:
KILLER NUN

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Classic Hollywood:
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT remains one the
strongest anti-war statements ever put on film. This fact is made
possible thanks to Universals moxy in taking a huge gamble
on financing and distributing the over $1 million production
(a massive amount in 1930) that had little commercial value
other than it was an adaptation of Erich Maria Remarques bestselling novel of the same name. Their risk paid o as the film
earned the studio its first Academy Award for Best Picture and
was a financial success.
It tells the story of Paul Baumer (a great performance by Lew
Ayres) as he patriotically enlists in the German Army during
WWI only to find out the harrowing, unthinkable horrors of
warfare.
Director Lewis Milestones approach is tonally eective by being
direct with his anti-war themes and messaging throughout,
but nuanced in how thats achieved. For instance, there is no
musical score for the film, giving it an almost avant -garde feel
at times, yet the battle sequences are adrenaline pumping action
set pieces that are still visually impressive even today.
Video Vortex: DEMON WIND (1990)
This is everything you could want from an EVIL DEAD rip-o
with a hologram VHS cover. Produced by the team behind the
scuzz-slashin roaster known as TWISTED NIGHTMARE,
DEMON WIND delivers the spirit of EVIL DEAD on a
direct-to-video budget that wouldnt pay for Sam Raimis lunch
today. A neurotic guy in a jean jacket drags a group of friends
to a cabin, in hopes of conquering his childhood demons. Of
course, no one expects a horde of literal demons to show up
and turn everyone into face-ripping zombies. Filled with insane
special eects, lots of sweatpants, and a fresh John Carpenter
musical homage every five minutes, DEMON WIND is a
mid-fi wonder that has remained undeservedly obscure for the
past two decades. This movie also stars Stephen SHOCK EM
DEAD Quadros as a magician who knows karate. And uses it.
Girlie Night:
DIRTY DANCING Movie Party (1987)
When DIRTY DANCING came out in 1987, it changed lives.
Baby and Johnny showed the world the power of dance, the
power of love and, most importantly, the power of a shirtless
and swingin Patrick Swayze.
This film set the standard not only for dance movies, but for
romance in general, and almost 30 years later, we still dream of
nailing that lift (among other things). Obviously, theres no better place to celebrate Baby and Johnny than Girlie Night at the
Alamo, where youre encouraged to quote, sing and dance along
at this Movie Party interactive screening. Youll also receive
themed props, like maracas for the mambo and Swayze fans so
you can cool yourself o after witnessing his hotness.
So put down that watermelon and join us for the time of your
life at Kellermans, where chair dancing is encouraged and
absolutely no one will be put in the corner.

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Temple of Schlock: GHOULIES (1984, 35mm)

Rare 35mm screening presented by the American Genre Film
Archive! Introduced by Temple of Schlocks Chris Poggiali.
Free GHOULIES button to the first 50 ticket holders!
A young man inherits a creepy old mansion from his satanist
father and then, during the housewarming party, stupidly performs a black magic ritual that unleashes demonic forces in the
form of ghoulies, which Leonard Maltins Video Guide define
as gremlinlike creatures who look like Muppets dipped in shellac. Dont miss this chance to see the original on a big screen
and in 35mm, plus a special presentation of the GHOULIES
segment from the upcoming documentary CELLULOID WIZARDS IN THE VIDEO WASTELAND: THE SAGA OF EMPIRE PICTURES. This new documentary by director Daniel
Grith aims to be the definitive history of Charles Bands
revolutionary production company, and features interviews with
many of the major player. Set to ocially premiere later this
year, Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers audiences will be among the
first to get a sneak peek at this exciting documentary!
Fantastic Fest Presents: KAMIKAZE 89 (1982)
Legendary German renegade actor/writer/director/maniac
Rainer Werner Fassbinders final screen role casts him as an
alcoholic police lieutenant clad in a leopard-skin suit, no less
who is tasked with foiling a bomb threat in West Germanys
near future. Adapted from Per Wahls 1964 dystopian novel
Murder on the 31st Floor, KAMIKAZE 89 imagines a
totalitarian society ruled by a corporation called The Combine,
which controls the media and suppresses all murmurs of dissent
or unhappiness. Featuring Franco Nero as a journalist and
Brigitte Mira (in her last collaboration with Fassbinder) as a director of personnel, KAMIKAZE 89 filters dystopian parables
like the concurrent BLADE RUNNER through the West Berlin
punk scene, resulting in a uniquely chilling prophecy.
Mondo x Chiller: KILLER NUN (1979)
One lucky guest at this screening will receive a special
Mondo giveaway!
Starring Warhol mainstays Joe Dellasandro and Anita Ekberg,
this Grade A exploitation film centers around Sister Gertrude
(Ekberg), a nun that works in a geriatric hospital. While recovering from neurosurgery, she becomes addicted to heroin and
morphine, starts a lesbian aair with another sister, and inflicts
a reign of drug-induced terror on the elderly patients, which
includes stomping on false teeth, forcing them to exercise, and
possibly throwing them out of windows. Its outrageous fun
with a great, over-the-top performance from Ekberg who throws
herself into the role with delicious glee.
Victory Screening: RISKY BUSINESS (1983)
When mom and dad leave town, an enterprising Chicago teen
(21-year-old Tom Cruise in his star-making role) gets in over
his head with a kind-hearted prostitute (Rebecca De Mornay)
in writer-director Paul Brickmans sparkling coming-of-age
comedy.

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Monday Night Thread Up: VALLEY GIRL (1983)

Coming of Age cinema reached a sort of apex in 1983 with
titles like ALL THE RIGHT MOVES, RUMBLE FISH,
LOSIN IT, THE OUTSIDERS, RISKY BUSINESS and even
WARGAMES all being released under one calendar year. But
none of them would be as energetic, defiant and unfortunately
overlooked as Martha Coolidges VALLEY GIRL. Starring
Deborah Foreman as the titular Valley Girl and a young Nicolas
Cage (in his first major role) as a charming punk from Hollywood, VALLEY GIRL transgresses both the romantic comedy
conventions of its day as well as the o screen status quo.
Prints of Darkness: WOLFEN (1981)
A new breed of killer is stalking New York City, claiming victims both rich and poor. Former police captain Albert Finney is
brought back on the force to investigate, and discovers a breed
of Native American shapeshifters inhabiting the city in this
striking adaptation of Whitley Striebers novel.
Director Michael Wadleigh, in his first (and last) film since
the landmark documentary WOODSTOCK, employs striking stylistic tricks (including thermographic photography to
represent the wolfens point of view) in telling his suspenseful
and occasionally grisly tale, populated by a great and varied
cast headed by Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Gregory
Hines and Tom Noonan. Shot on NYC locations ranging
from the South Bronx, when it was at its absolute worst, to the
vertiginous top of the Manhattan Bridge, WOLFEN is a unique
entry in lycanthropic cinema, and a visual feast that shouldnt
be missed on the big screen!

OTHER SCREENINGS
MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

COMING TO AMERICA (1988, 35mm)

Screening in 35mm! Support the non-profit AGFA and preserve
film by selecting the ticket donation option.
Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) is the prince of a wealthy African country and wants for nothing, except a wife who will love
him in spite of his title. To escape an arranged marriage, Akeem
flees to America accompanied by his persnickety sidekick,
Semmi (Arsenio Hall), to find his queen. Disguised as a foreign
student working in fast food, he romances Lisa (Shari Headley),
but struggles with revealing his true identity to her and his
marital intentions to his king father (James Earl Jones).
COMING TO AMERICA Quote Along (1988)
As popularly requested, we are finally doing a COMING TO
AMERICA Quote-Along for all you McDowells fans! Whether
your from Zamunda or else where, this movie has captured fans
from all around the world, and we are going to celebrate this
amazing film the Drafthouse way.
Well be giving everyone flower petals, crowns and your very
own sample of Soul Glo!!!

KIDS CAMP

GREAT FAMILY MOVIES FOR MAXIMUM FUN.

All Kids Camp screenings are Pick Your Price - $1-$3 with 100%
of ticket sales donated to local nonprofits and schools.
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992)
A League of Their Own is a fictionalized (and funny) version
of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
during WWII. In the film, candy manufacturer Walter Harvey
(Gary Marshall) realizes that while the men are overseas fighting, baseball needs to remain Americas favorite pastime. So he
starts the Rockford Peaches team getting sisters Dottie Hinson
(Geena Davis) and Kit Keller (Lori Petty), All the Way Mae
Mordabito (Madonna) and her best friend, Doris Murphy
(Rosie ODonnell), along with other talented ladies. Tom
Hanks plays the washed-up baseball star Jimmy Dugan who
coaches the team and, along with rising star Dottie, makes the
team beloved to fans.
BABE (1995)
A young pig fights convention to become a sheep dog -- or,
rather, sheep pig -- in this charming Australian family film,
which became an unexpected international success due to
superior special eects and an intelligent script. The title refers
to the name bestowed on a piglet soon after his separation from
his family, when he finds himself on a strange farm.
Confused and sad, Babe is adopted by a friendly dog and slowly
adjusts to his new home. Discovering that the fate of most pigs
is the dinner table, Babe devotes himself to becoming a useful
member of the farm by trying to learn how to herd sheep,
despite the skepticism of the other animals and the kindly but
conventional Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell).
THE BOXTROLLS (2014)
Focus Features and Laika have joined forces to bring us THE
BOXTROLLS. The folks over at Laika have already proven that
they are stop-motion geniuses who make intelligent, solidlycrafted, slightly creepy, but at the same time really thoughtful
and endearing kids movies like CORALINE and PARANORMAN. So, its no surprise that their newest creation is one of
the smartest, most creative animated movies weve seen. THE
BOXTROLLS, a community of quirky, mischievous creatures
who have lovingly raised an orphaned human boy named Eggs
(voiced by Isaac Hempstead Wright) in the amazing cavernous
home theyve built beneath the streets of Cheesebridge. When
the towns villain, Archibald Snatcher (Academy Award winner
Ben Kingsley), comes up with a plot to get rid of the Boxtrolls,
Eggs decides to venture above ground, into the light, where
he meets and teams up with fabulously feisty Winnie (Elle Fanning). Together, they devise a daring plan to save Eggs family.
THE NEVERENDING STORY (1984)
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, THE NEVERENDING
STORY is a 1984 family-friendly film about a young boy who
discovers a book featuring a fantastic world full of heroes,
monsters and a great evil that threatens to swallow everything.
As the boy hides from bullies, his emotionally-distant father and
the world at large, he becomes more and more engulfed in the
book he is reading - never suspecting that his role in the saga of
Fantasia isnt strictly limited to reader.