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Tickets are $10.00October 23 at 7pm.
Larry Blamire's LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA
(PG, 2001, 90 min)
An affectionate skewering–in Skeletorama!—of cheesy atomic monster movies; no cliché is left unexamined in this spoof of the Ed Wood school of filmmaking. Bad special effects, ludicrous dialogue, hammy acting. Do not expect a work of art, just a screaming good time. Larry Blamire, the auteur behind The Lost Skeleton, said he always wondered why Plan 9 from Outer Space was considered to be the “worst movie of all time” if it was so entertaining. Clearly, he has a great love for the low budget black and white sci-fi and horror movies that had their heyday in the post atomic 50s and early 60s. Blamire had previously written a play spoofing the same genre, called Bride of the Mutant’s Tomb. This super cheapie monster movie homage was written in five days, the budget was under $100,000. The shooting schedule was 10 ½ days, ten days on location in Bronson Canyon (site of many 50s sci-fi films) and Lake Arrowhead, and ½ day of miniature work. The Lost Skeleton itself was a $100 e*Bay purchase. There was one video camera, the film was shot on high-def video and edited on Final Cut Pro. They only shot around 15 hours of footage, so there were not a lot of retakes, a technique which also evokes the “B” picture era. Blamire hopes that when you leave the theater you are laughing, but that you can see his devotion to this beloved movie genre.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Carolina Theatre of Durham, 309 W Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701-2119, United States,Durham, North Carolina
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