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  • THE HONEYMOON KILLERS
  • FEMALE TROUBLE
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THE HONEYMOON KILLERS & FEMALE TROUBLE

Friday, September 7

DOUBLE FEATURE: Two films for one admission. Tickets purchased entitle patrons to stay and see the following film at no additional charge.

THE HONEYMOON KILLERS

12:30   4:25   8:20       

(1970, Leonard Kastle) Corpulent nurse Shirley Stoler and ex-con Tony Lo Bianco plot to fleece and slaughter a succession of rich spinsters and widows – while carrying on their own sordid affair – in the apotheosis of b&w bargain basement of Grand Guignol. Based on the 40s “Lonely Hearts” murders. 35mm. Approx. 108 min.

REVIEWS

“My favorite American film.”
– Francois Truffaut

FEMALE TROUBLE

2:35   6:30   10:25       

(1974, John Waters) “The sordid tale of Dawn Davenport, who rises from high school hoyden to mistress of crime before frying in the electric chair. As she climbs the ladder of success, she is raped by a stranger, gives birth to an obnoxious child who later murders the father, marries a beautician whose mother she imprisons in a bird cage before cutting off her hand and opens a niteclub act during which she guns down members of the audience. A true original.” – Variety. 35mm. Approx. 89 min.

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