PRAYER OF THE ROLLERBOYS in Hecklevision!
Nov 15, 2009 10:20 pm (Sunday)
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Event details: PRAYER OF THE ROLLERBOYS in Hecklevision!
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Location: Alamo Downtown
HeckleVision is the Action Pack's newest interactive way of enjoying a movie, and the basic premise is super simple: There's a spot at the bottom of the screen that holds five lines of text, and audience members in the theater can text in whatever they want to say about the movie while we all watch it together. Our debut HeckleVision show, a screening of the classic Lifetime Original Movie INVISIBLE CHILD, was a raging success and one of the most fun experiences we've had in the theater in a while. Unlike regular hecklers who get loud and ruin the movie for everyone, the silence of the texts mean that you don't miss a second of the hilariously bad dialog in the wonderfully cheesy movies we pick for this series, but you also have an endless supply of extra jokes enhancing the experience for you. And when those jokes aren't funny enough, of course, you can text in your own!
PRAYER OF THE ROLLERBOYS is a redux of one of our original (and failed idea) Heckler's Paradise screenings, and as we've been digging through the '90s to prep up for the 1997 Sing-Along one inexplicable trend had one perfectly inexplicable movie role - Corey Haim plays a Rollerblading pizza delivery driver in a bizarre future dystopia that is lorded over by the Rollerboys, a gang of white trench coat wearing synchronized skaters who are pushing a special sort of drug that should sterilize the poor people and lead to a brighter, Nazi-ish future. Yeah, reread that sentence and try to get a handle on what this movie is about. We're pretty sure audiences leaving the theater after it's insanely short run were the first people to coin the term, "WTF?"
Of course, don't let that dissuade you. Because by all accounts this is truly an awful movie, that doesn't stop it from being 100% AWESOME at the same time. Because everything that sounds soooo bad about it is also what makes it soooo good. For instance: Corey Haim. Rollerblades. Synchronized Rollerblading gangs. In the Future. Basically, this film is perfect cinema, and I expect all of the tweets on screen to basically be saying, "Yes! That Rollerblading guy in the trench coat is super bad ass!" Ooohhh man, I can't wait.
(Henri Mazza)
Kid Policy: 18 and up; Children 6 and up will be allowed only with a parent or guardian. No children under the age of 6 will be allowed.
Screenings (click on a show time to buy tickets):
- Sunday, November 15, 2009
More about Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is Austin's only independently owned and operated movie theater. We serve a full menu of dinner and drinks to your seat while you watch the movie. The theater is laid out like a traditional movie theater, except every other row of seats has been replaced with a long narrow table for your food and drinks. Those who have never been to the Alamo may worry about disruptions during the movie, but we have devised an ordering system that minimizes interaction during the film, allowing you to order, eat and enjoy the movie with minimal distraction. We recommend arriving early; seating begins 45 minutes before the show and there is always pre-movie entertainment on the screen while you wait for the movie. We have waiters that serve you at your seat; orders before the movie begins are taken in the traditional way. Once the movie starts if you need anything at all, there is paper and pencils at the table, write down what you need on the paper, stand the paper up on the card holder attached to the table. This acts as a flag, your waiter will only come by if he sees the card, otherwise he will stay out of your way so you can enjoy the film.The Alamo Drafthouse Theater box office opens 45 minutes before all scheduled showtimes. Patrons are welcome to enjoy drinks and appetizers before the film. A rotating program of vintage cartoons and shorts play before the film. Advance tickets are now available online for all shows.
General Admission to the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is $7.00, $5.50 student/senior (60+)/AFS/Heroes of the Alamo members. All patrons must be 18 years or older or be accompanied by a parent. Children under 6 are not admitted at any time. Some special event screenings are higher priced, please check the individual show listings for accuarte pricing.
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