Sci-Fi Spectacular
presented by Movieside and The Music Box Theatre
May 10, noon
Over 12 hours of sci-fi thrills!
Mary Woronov (Death Race 2000, Rock 'N' Roll High School) in person!
Vintage trailers, dealer tables, contests and more
Tickets are $16 in advance & $20 day-of. Advance tickets are available exclusively through Ticketweb.
Island of Lost Souls
| noonErle C. Kenton, 1932 70m
On a remote tropical island, the mad Dr. Moreau reigns supreme over his race of half-human mutant abominations. A classic adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel. Print source: UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers
| 1:45pmFred Sears, 1956, 83m
Androids in flying saucers give the Earth sixty days in which to surrender. The combination of literate dialogue, a documentary tone, and Ray Harryhausen s spectacular special effects elevate this film from its B origins.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
| 3:35pmDon Siegel, 1956, 80m
This highly influential science-fiction tale about small-town residents being replaced by inert duplicates hatched from alien pods still retains the power to chill today.
Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan
| 5:30pmNicholas Meyer, 1982, 113m
Captain Kirk and the Enterprise crew must do battle with the nefarious villain of 1967's "Space Seed" episode. The evil Khan (Ricardo Montalban) is back from his banishment to the edge of the universe and is looking for revenge via a device capable of reversing creation.
Death Race 2000
| 7:40pmPaul Bartel, 1975, 84m
The brutal sport of the future, in which pedestrians are run down by hot rod drivers for points, is threatened by an infiltrator looking to end the carnage. Print source: UCLA Film & Television Archive.
The Road Warrior
| 10:00pmGeorge Miller, 1981, 94m
Weathered mercenary Max becomes the freedom fighter for a small community of survivors protecting their priceless fuel supply from a gang of bandits.
Robocop
| 12:15amPaul Verhoeven, 1987 102m
In a crime-ridden Detroit of the near future, a fatally wounded cop is transformed into an ultra-sophisticated cyborg by the corporation that now runs the police department. Sharp, slick, slam-bang action entertainment. An archive print will be shown!
Mary Waronov
Mary Woronov - Mary Woronov has been in countless classic/cult films such as Death Race 2000, Silent Night, Bloody Night, Eating Raoul, Rock and Roll High School, Night of the Comet, Terror Vision, Warlock, Get Crazy, Hollywood Boulevard, Dick Tracy, The Devil's Rejects and many more.
Mary was also one of Andy Warhol's original "Factory" artists, starring in the films "Chelsea Girls" and "Hedy" to name a few. Mary was a go-go dancer with "The Exploding Plastic Envitable" who toured with Lou Reed's infamous band, The Velvet Underground. Mary's book "Swimming Underground: My Life in The Warhol Factory" details her amazing experiences growing up in one of the most noted artistic communities of all time.