80 Proof Cinema: Booze On Film May 30, 2009

Event: “80 Proof Cinema: Booze on Film”. Guest curator Pete Gowdy and Oddball Films present an evening of gin-soaked celluloid. Featuring the Robert Mitchum narrated documentary “America On the Rocks” (color,1973), Scott Baio in the Henry Winkler directed “All The Kids Do It” (color, 1984), “The Hangover” (color, 1977), “Alco-Beat” (color, 1965), plus vintage beer and booze commercials and more!
Date: Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 8:30PM
Venue: Oddball Films, 275 Capp Street, San Francisco 94110
Admission: $10.00 RSVP Only to: 415-558-8117 or [email protected]
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"80 Proof Cinema”
Booze on Film

On Saturday, May 30, Guest Curator Pete Gowdy and Oddball Films present an evening of short films “focused” on blotto boozers, teen tipplers, drunk drivers and the haplessly hungover. Showtime is 8:30PM and admission is $10.00. Seating is limited so RSVP is preferred to: [email protected] or 415-558-8117.

Highlights Include:

“America On The Rocks” (color, 1973)
Hilarious but ultimately sobering documentary on America’s favorite pastime- getting loaded. Narrated by Robert Mitchum (a legendary drinker himself), the film starts off on a merry-go-round filled with drunks, then explores the history, the nightlife and the perils of Boozelandia.

“All The Kids Do It” (color, 1984)
Scott Baio makes a return engagement at Oddball after his masterful appearance in “Stoned” from the Scared Straight program. This time he’s a bit too old to be a teenage boozer who misses the diving competition after he wrecks his bitchin’ vintage ride. Directed by Henry “The Fonz” Winkler, “All The Kids Do It” is above average for a “CBS Schoolbreak Special” was and the killer soundtrack features The Plimsoles (Lie, Beg, Borrow and Steal) and Peter Gabriel (Shock The Monkey).

“The Hangover” (color, 1977)
Follow our hapless fellow as he tries to get on with his day with a horrendous hangover.

“Alco Beat” (Color, 1965)
See what happens when test subjects are loaded up on booze and let loose behind the wheel on a test course!

PLUS! Vintage beer and liquor commercials from the 1950’s – 1970’s and more surprises!

Curator Biography:
Pete Gowdy (aka DJ Chas Gaudi) is host of San Francisco’s Shellac Shack, a weekly 78 rpm listening party and a DJ specializing in vintage sounds: soul, jazz, country, punk and new wave. A graduate of the Vassar College Film Program, he is an associate producer of Marc Huestis Presents, the long-running movie legend tributes at the Castro Theatre.

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