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WYRD WAR brings cult director Abel Ferraraβs neon-noir π
πππ ππππ (1985) to the big screen for one night only on the 40th anniversary of its North American theatrical release! An emotionally damaged ex-boxer and his dubious business partner attempt to track down a psychopath who is targeting nightclub dancers while a hardboiled detective assigned to the case pursues them through New York Cityβs sleazy small time criminal underground. Filmed on location in Times Square during the Big Appleβs most corrupt era, π πππ ππππ was Ferraraβs gritty, neon-drenched attempt to crossover into the mainstream with an accessible crime thriller featuring an all-star cast including Academy Award nominees Melanie Griffith, Tom Berenger and Michael V. Gazzo alongside genre favorites Rae Dawn Chong, Billy Dee Williams and Jack Scalia. It was everything but accessible. The result was so violent, so hypersexualized, so morally ambiguous, so unhinged - so FERRARA! - that 20th Century Fox unceremoniously sold it to Aquarius Releasing where it withered on the vine of independent cinema obscurity. Until now!
Come for David Johansenβs aerobic theme song (βNew Yaaaawk Dolls!!!!β) Stay for Melanie Griffithβs nearly two minute strip tease. And the full blown martial arts confrontation with a nameless psycho killer. "πΉππππ ππΎππ πΎπβπ πππππΆ π·π ππππΉ ππ½πΎπ ππΎππβ¦"
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd,Portland, Oregon, United States
