A/V CLUB THEATER SPECIAL: RAY HARRISON'S 'ALL ABOUT ALICE (1972)' & 'WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO BABY JANE (1963)'

The 1960's spawned an entirely new generation of underground filmmakers, thanks to more access to home equipment, cheaper film stock, and loads of people with something to say. In no other subculture was the world of amateur movies more prominent than the LGBTQ+ community. The east coast rode the wave of art house cinema from the likes of Paul Morrisey and Andy Warhol, while the west coast had Ray Harrison and The Gay Girls Riding Club! This group of miscreants would meet on Sundays for brunch and maybe go for a ride. But what they really loved to do was make spoofs of the campiest films of the day. "What Really Happened to Baby Jane?" (1963) and "All About Alice" (1972) are two standouts of the many movies they made together. It's a world of drag before drag was commonplace and camp before camp was cool!

  • Warren Fremming, Chuck Bratton, Wallace Fredericks (ALL ABOUT ALICE) / Freida, Roz Berri, Clod Hopper (WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO BABY JANE)
  • Ray Harrison
  • Ray Harrison
  • 99 minutes
  • NR
  • $3 select drafts. $3 well drinks. Film starts at 8pm.

    Hosted by Dylan Roahrig from The Walter Paisley Movie House

    Dylan Roahrig was mentally scarred at the tender age of five by the opening scene of Horror Hospital. Since that time, he has spent most of his freetime reading about, watching, and endlessly discussing obscure cult films. His podcast, The Walter Paisley Movie House, which is currently number six on Feedspots' list of the Top 30 Cult Movie Podcasts, features interviews with legends in the world of cult movies and TV. Guests include Lloyd Kaufman, Debbie Rochon, Fred Olen Ray, Bill Rebane, Mark Pirro, James Lorinz, Beverly Washburn, Butch Patrick, Dana Gould, Hyapatia Lee, and the great Jack Hill.

    Restorations courtesy of the American Genre Film Archive, UCLA Film & TV Archive and The Outfest Legacy Project

    View all screenings in this series here.

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