Tonight John, Brian, Joe, and I are going to see Best Worst Movie (the trailer is linked below) at the Beartooth Theatre. This is a movie about Troll 2 (pictured at left... not actually scary).So, right now we're watching Troll 2 (it's on Hulu... you definitely don't want to pay for it)... and tonight we're going to see Best Worst Movie. I've pasted the description below and, guess what, it's coming to theaters in Tempe and Boston... so you too can enjoy the fun ;)
"In 1989, a group of unknown Utah actors starred in what would be crowned the worst movie of all time: TROLL 2. After two decades of running from this cinematic disaster, the cast can no longer hide from the legion of followers that celebrate them for their ineptitude.
"BEST WORST MOVIE, directed by TROLL 2’s once-disgraced child star, Michael Paul Stephenson, unravels the stories of these unforgettable real-life characters and the colorful army of devotees who continue to revel in the film’s perfectly flawed brilliance.
"At the center of this celebrated documentary is the improbable story of a small-town Alabama dentist-turned-cult-movie-icon, and an Italian filmmaker who come to terms (or doesn’t) with his internationally revered cinematic failure.
"BEST WORST MOVIE is an affectionate and intoxicatingly fun tribute to the single greatest bad movie ever made and the people responsible for unleashing it on the world. The result is a hilarious and tender offbeat journey that pays homage to lovers of bad movies and the people who make them, while investigating a deeper story about the strange nature of celebrity, the catharsis of redemption and the humanity that exists in making even the worst movie ever made."
1:03am: Okay, just got back from Best Worst Movie. [Trailer is linked.] (We watched Troll 2 before we left... it's comically awful and nonsensical.) Best Worst Movie is awesome!! Laugh out loud funny. We all enjoyed it immensely. Go if you can! It's self-deprecating and insightful. You follow George Hardy ("You don't piss on hospitality...I won't allow it.")--the lead actor who is a dentist as he discovers how Troll 2 became a cult classic. The director is also involved and sees the situation very differently. We were all cracking up... truth is sometimes stranger (or funnier) than fiction!!!
UPCOMING SCREENINGS:
August 6th in Cambridge, MA (the cast will be at this screening)
August 19th in Tempe, AZ
--can't find any in D.C., but I found these on the website if you want to check again--
i'll have to be sure to catch this... sadly, i missed the stage musical version of the evil dead trilogy. i found out about it the day of the third to last show, and all remaining shows were sold out. uber-disappointment.
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