“COMING TO AMERICA” “KAMIKAZE ‘89” TOP GUN (1986, 35mm) Support the non-profit AGFA and preserve film by selecting the ticket donation option. I feel the need, the need for speed. It’s been 30 years since Maverick took to the skies, but you’d 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. ere, he’s going to have to battle egos, MIGs and some per- sonal 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” TOUGH GUY CINEMA
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“COMING TO AMERICA” “KAMIKAZE ‘89”
TOP GUN (1986, 35mm)Support the non-profit AGFA and preserve film by selecting the ticket donation option.
I feel the need, the need for speed.
It’s been 30 years since Maverick took to the skies, but you’d 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, he’s going to have to battle egos, MIGs and some per-sonal 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”
TOUGH GUY CINEMA
2 MON
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Pizza Party
4Kids Camp: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
Tough Guy Cinema: TOP GUN
11Kids Camp: THE NEVERENDING STORY
18Kids Camp: THE BOXTROLLS
Monday Night Thread Up:VALLEY GIRL
25Kids Camp: BABE
COMING TO AMERICA
TUES
5Kids Camp: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
Victory Screening: RISKY BUSINESS
12Kids Camp: THE NEVERENDING STORY
19Kids Camp: THE BOXTROLLS
26Kids Camp: BABE
COMING TO AMERICA Quote-Along
WED
6Kids Camp: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
Fantastic Fest Presents:KAMIKAZE ‘89
13Kids Camp: THE NEVERENDING STORY
20Kids Camp: THE BOXTROLLS
Video Vortex: DEMON WIND
27Kids Camp: BABE
Girlie Night: DIRTY DANCING Movie Party
THURS
7Kids Camp: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
14Kids Camp: THE NEVERENDING STORY
21Kids Camp: THE BOXTROLLS
28Kids Camp: BABE
Prints of Darkness: WOLFEN
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Classic Hollywood: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
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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 Universal’s 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 Remarque’s best-selling novel of the same name. Their risk paid off 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 Milestone’s approach is tonally effective by being direct with his anti-war themes and messaging throughout, but nuanced in how that’s 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-off 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 wouldn’t pay for Sam Raimi’s 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 effects, 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, there’s no bet-ter place to celebrate Baby and Johnny than Girlie Night at the Alamo, where you’re encouraged to quote, sing and dance along at this Movie Party interactive screening. You’ll also receive themed props, like maracas for the mambo and Swayze fans so you can cool yourself off after witnessing his hotness.
So put down that watermelon and join us for the time of your life at Kellerman’s, where chair dancing is encouraged and absolutely no one will be put in the corner.
Temple of Schlock: GHOULIES (1984, 35mm)Rare 35mm screening presented by the American Genre Film Archive! Introduced by Temple of Schlock’s 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 per-forms a black magic ritual that unleashes demonic forces in the form of ghoulies, which Leonard Maltin’s Video Guide define as “gremlinlike creatures who look like Muppets dipped in shel-lac.” Don’t 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 WIZ-ARDS IN THE VIDEO WASTELAND: THE SAGA OF EM-PIRE PICTURES. This new documentary by director Daniel Griffith aims to be the definitive history of Charles Band’s revolutionary production company, and features interviews with many of the major player. Set to officially 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 Fassbinder’s 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 Germany’s near future. Adapted from Per Wahlöö’s 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 di-rector 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 recov-ering from neurosurgery, she becomes addicted to heroin and morphine, starts a lesbian affair 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. It’s 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 Brickman’s sparkling coming-of-age comedy.
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 Coolidge’s 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 Hol-lywood, VALLEY GIRL transgresses both the romantic comedy conventions of its day as well as the off screen status quo.
Prints of Darkness: WOLFEN (1981)A new breed of killer is stalking New York City, claiming vic-tims 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 Strieber’s novel.
Director Michael Wadleigh, in his first (and last) film since the landmark documentary WOODSTOCK, employs strik-ing stylistic tricks (including thermographic photography to represent the wolfen’s 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 shouldn’t be missed on the big screen!
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 Afri-can 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 McDowell’s 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.
We’ll be giving everyone flower petals, crowns and your very own sample of Soul Glo!!!
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 fight-ing, baseball needs to remain America’s 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 O’Donnell), 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 effects 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, solidly-crafted, slightly creepy, but at the same time really thoughtful and endearing kids’ movies like CORALINE and PARANOR-MAN. So, it’s no surprise that their newest creation is one of the smartest, most creative animated movies we’ve 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 they’ve built beneath the streets of Cheesebridge. When the town’s 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 Fan-ning). 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 isn’t strictly limited to reader.
MONTHLY SERIESDRAFTHOUSE REGULARS
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KIDS CAMPGREAT FAMILY MOVIES FOR MAXIMUM FUN.
OTHER SCREENINGSMOVIES WORTH WATCHING
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24Temple of Schlock:GHOULIES
31Mondo X Chiller: KILLER NUN
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