SHOWGIRLS Screening In Melbourne
Melbourne’s Pride of our Footscray launch Camp Prideflix tomorrow evening with a screening of Paul Verhoeven‘s 1995 sleaze spectacular SHOWGIRLS.
Small-town girl Nomi Malone (Elizabeth Berkley) is determined to make it as feature dancer in the bitch-eat-bitch, sex-soaked world of the Las Vegas showrooms.The reigning queen of Sin City Cristal Connors (Gina Gershon) is not going to give up her crown – or man (Kyle MacLachlan) – without a fight.
Camp Prideflix is a monthly series of cult, horror and certifiably cool film programming, hosted by friend of Monster Fest and trash cinema aficionado Courtex.
This week’s screening will be followed on June 20 with Lloyd Kaufman’s 2006 fowl flick POULTRYGEIST: NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD and then July 18 with Michael Lehmann’s deliciously macabre and timelessly hip 1988 HEATHERS.
POULTRYGEIST: NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD
Dir. Lloyd Kaufman | USA 2006
When the American Chicken Bunker, a military themed fast food restaurant, builds its latest chain restaurant on the site of an ancient Native American burial ground, the displaced spirits take revenge on unsuspecting diners and transform them into chicken zombies! Now, it’s up to a dimwitted counter boy, his collegiate lesbian ex-girlfriend and a burqa-wearing fry cook to put an end to the foul feathered menace once and for all.
HEATHERS
Dir. Michael Lehmann | USA 1988
Veronica (Winona Ryder) is part of the most popular clique at her high school, but she disapproves of the other girls’ cruel behavior. When Veronica and her new boyfriend, J.D. (Christian Slater), confront clique leader Heather Chandler (Kim Walker) and accidentally poison her, they make it appear a suicide. Soon Veronica realizes that J.D. is intentionally killing students he does not like. She races to stop J.D. while also clashing with the clique’s new leader, Heather Duke (Shannen Doherty). This exclusive anniversary event will also include Poor Little Heather – a special interview with actress Lisanne Falk (Heather McNamara).
