The Movie Orgy

Showings

Grand Illusion Cinema Sat, Jan 14, 2023 6:30 PM
Grand Illusion Cinema Wed, Jan 18, 2023 6:30 PM
Film Info
Release Year:1968
Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy
Production Country:USA
Original Language:English
French
Format:DCP
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Joe Dante
Cast:Jane Ace
Ann-Margret
Ngô Ðình Di?m
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Lennon

Description

FREE SCREENING! NEW RESTORATION! THE MOVIE ORGY is a legendary five-hour triumph from Joe Dante—one of genre cinema's most significant masterminds. In 1968, the future director of GREMLINS and INNERSPACE took an apartment’s worth of 16mm prints and, with the help of producer Jon Davison (ROBOCOP), meticulously fashioned them into what is quite possibly the world's first found footage megamix. Comprised of commercials, news reels, clips from feature films, TV bloopers, and much more, THE MOVIE ORGY is both a fascinating cultural artifact and a wild vortex of mashed-up magnificence. Rarely screened and never available on home video, the film has been preserved from the original 16mm reels by AGFA in partnership with Joe Dante and Jon Davison.