Screening: STARCRASH at The Tenth Avenue Arts Center [5/4/24]

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Tickets are only $5.40! Celebrate May The 4th Day!

Co-Presented by The Casual Company at The Tenth Avenue Arts Center Downtown

Doors at 6:00 PM (bring food in and eat at The Top of The Tenth Rooftop Lounge, details below)

Show at 7:00 PM

Nobody does a cash grab quite like Roger Corman. Except maybe the Italian film industry. Those two worlds collided in 1979, when Mr. Corman bought the US rights to a bizarro sci-fi film from director Luigi Cozzi (CONTAMINATION, PAGANINI HORROR) which very much resembled another galaxy far, far away (although it turns out that the script was in development even before STAR WARS.) The film, STARCRASH, has been called the ultimate STAR WARS rip-off, but it really deserves a little more credit than that, and that's why we've decided to screen it this May 4th day for all of you San Diego Jedis.

Whatever the origins, STARCRASH can stand on its own two feet as one of the weirdest sci-fi films ever made, and there's a wonderful vibe to it that elevates it to essential viewing status in our eyes. It has an almost lyrical quality to it, since there's not much sense to be made of the plot. After a while, you'll surrender to not knowing what the hell is going on and be left with no choice but to enjoy, with a childlike wonder, a truly magnificent visual odyssey of miniature action effects, bikini clad space babes, lazer guns, and a game cast that somehow includes Caroline Munro, Christopher Plummer, Marjoe Gortner, David Hasselhoff, and Joe Spinell.

Did we mention that tickets are only $5.40 each? Of course that's a nod to the whole 5/4 thing, but we're celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month all May long at Popcorn Reef as well. Come hang out on a Saturday night with us at The Tenth Avenue Arts Center for only 5 bucks and truly turn your brain off for a few hours. You deserve it, and you'll thank yourself later.

On 5/4, we're doing our biggest cash grab show of the year, and we're not going to make any money off of it. See you there.

STARCRASH Synopsis:

An outlaw smuggler (Caroline Munro) and her alien companion (Marjoe Gortner) are recruited by the Emperor of the Galaxy (Christopher Plummer) to rescue his son (David Hasselhoff) and destroy a secret weapon by the evil Count Zarth Arn (Joe Spinell).

STARCRASH Trailer:

PLEASE NOTE:

-This show is at The Tenth Avenue Arts Center (930 10th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101)

-Doors will open at 6:00 PM, and we encourage you to bring your own food in before the show to eat at The Top Of The Tenth - The Tenth Avenue Arts Center's rooftop lounge with a panoramic view of downtown. Local eateries like Hodad's is a great option and is located within a block of the venue.

-Soft drinks, along with candy, chips, cookies, and crackers will be available for purchase during the show.

-We cannot allow you to bring alcohol into the venue, but smoking is allowed at The Top of the Tenth, both before and during the show if you want to step out.

-If you are visibly intoxicated or under the influence of drugs, we cannot allow you into the venue. Thanks for your understanding.

-There will be no delivery of tickets via shipping or email - we'll simply have your name on the list at the door (plus however many tickets you buy). Please bring your ID for verification purposes to check in. We can check in partial parties too, so if you're buying for multiple people and you're arriving at different times, don't worry about it.

-If you have any questions at all, please contact eddie@popcornreef.com