JOE BOB BRIGGS AND AGFA TEAM UP FOR ‘JOE BOB’S INDOOR DRIVE-IN GEEK-OUT’
Joe Bob Briggs.
Everyone’s favorite drive-in host, Joe Bob Briggs, is partnering with the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) to present a live tour called “Joe Bob’s Indoor Drive-In Geek-Out,” featuring double-feature screenings hosted by Briggs.
The screenings will be held at four of America’s foremost indie theaters in an effort to bring people back to theaters, to bring awareness of AGFA’s efforts to preserve and rescue our exploitation film heritage, and to celebrate live-hosted events.
First event for the tour will include a double feature of BRAIN DAMAGE (L) and THE BRAIN (R) at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA.
The first screening event will be “Cerebellum Night,” a double feature of THE BRAIN (1988) and BRAIN DAMAGE (1989) that will kick off June 28 at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA. The tour will then move on to the venerable Texas Theatre in Dallas on June 30, the historic Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR on July 2, wrapping up at Chicago’s premier repertory theater, the Music Box, on July 5.
Tickets are $25 for all theaters--north, south, east, and west--and the four premiere-week venues are preparing a poster to commemorate the event.
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE:
The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) is the largest non-profit genre-film archive and distributor in the world, and Joe Bob Briggs is the drive-in movie critic and author who has hosted, curated, and produced more than 20,000 hours of genre-film television. Together they are launching a long-term program to select movies from AGFA’s 6,000-title catalog for presentations by Joe Bob at live theatrical events.
Briggs said of the partnership, “The AGFA catalog is like crack for me. AGFA has unearthed, saved, restored, and acquired the rights for some of the wildest, weirdest, strangest, and downright freakiest films ever made—ask me for the list if you don’t believe me—and we’re about to assault the public with giant screens, overwhelming sound systems, and lots of background information from me that you didn’t realize you needed until I accessed the rogue region of your brain.”
“Growing up, Joe Bob’s insight and wit on exploitation movies was a beacon of joy for all of us,” said Joseph A. Ziemba, creative director of AGFA. “We’re beyond grateful to help him bring that same joy to theaters across the country . . . and hopefully fry some synapses in the process.”
“These four theaters are all trendsetters in the world of genre and cult programming,” said Briggs, “so this is like going to Carnegie Hall for me. These are the places where the geeks and nerds of America already hang out, so we’re gonna go to 11 with the commentary. This will not just be a deep dive—we will be descending into the Mariana Trench in the Fantastic Voyage submarine.”
Tickets for all four events are available online now:
6/28 – Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA
6/30 –Texas Theatre, Dallas, TX
7/2 –Hollywood Theatre, Portland, OR
7/5 –Music Box Theatre, Chicago, IL
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