SECRET MOVIE CLUB presents
Part of our MARCH MUSICAL MADNESS Series, Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Also Playing On Thursday, March 2nd
LOCATION: The Secret Movie Club Theater, 1917 Bay Street, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90021
*Please note entrance/parking is actually in the back of the building. Make a right on Wilson Street, then a right behind the building. We’re the first set of black steps after the big gate.
7:30pm SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT (1999, dir. Trey Parker, Paramount, USA, 81mns, 35mm)
9:10pm A Medley of SOUTH PARK Musical Episodes ("Chef Aid" Season 2, Episode 14, "A Ladder to Heaven" Season 6, Episode 12, "Christian Rock Hard" Season 7, Episode 9, "The Ring" Season 13, Episode 1 - Digital)
We kick off our March Musical Madness series with one of the greatest musicals of the last 25 years: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. Within 81 minutes, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and everyone involved manage not only to make a hilarious comedy about how American parents launch a war on Canada (rather than taking ownership for bad parenting choices) but also a near wall to wall musical.
When South Park came out in 1999, everyone was ready for it to be foul mouthed, inappropriate, and definitely rated HARD R. What no one was ready for was that Parker and Stone would incorporate their love of musicals and offer spot on parodies of Broadway classics like Les Miserables and recent Disney musicals like The Little Mermaid.
One of the great movies of the 1990’s (it also includes a hilarious cameo by George Clooney, an LGBTQ relationship between Satan and Sadam Hussein, and Conan O Brien plummeting to his death out of shame), South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut showed that Parker and Stone had a genius that could not be bounded by the four corners of the television screen.
We follow this up with a four episode medley of some of South Park the TV show’s greatest musical moments. Parker and Stone have never shied away from combining their love of music with their love of scorching satire. In fact, that’s part of the South Park special sauce. In an episode like "A Ladder to Heaven", they take on all the musicians who capitalized on the tragedy of 9-11 to sell records. In "Christian Rock", they point out how Christian themed music can drive sales and the artists behind the records can be way more cynical than people think. In "The Ring", one of their most controversial (and hilarious) episodes (and an episode that enraged Disney), they point out that teenage boy bands are often manipulated by their corporate owners to sell sex to pre-pubescent girls under the guise of “wholesome” entertainment.
So if you’ve got a jones for hilarious satire and surprisingly good music, join us for this double header by a team that does it better than almost anyone else.
Best always,
Craig Hammill
Secret Movie Club Founder.Programmer
*Please note that though we strive to always show titles on 35mm film if advertised, we may have to screen digitally if the print we receive is in such bad shape or if we don't receive the print in time because of a shipping delay. We will do our best to alert the audience. When this does occur, we will offer each ticket holder who chooses not to attend a complimentary ticket to a future event in exchange. (Disclaimer: Good for 90 days – Future screening must have available tickets, cannot be a fundraiser, and must be comparably priced)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
REFUNDS:
We can offer refunds up to 24 hours before showtime. Please request a refund through Eventbrite and we will process ASAP. After that, no refunds. Sorry.
However if something last minute comes up and you can’t make the screening, for whatever reason, just write to us before showtime: community@secretmovieclub.com and we’ll offer you complimentary tickets to a future screening, good for 90 days. (Disclaimer: Future screening must have available tickets, cannot be a fundraiser, and must be comparably priced)
HELPFUL SECRET MOVIE CLUB (1917 Bay Street, 2nd Floor, LA, CA 90021) THEATER PARKING TIPS:
We recommend that you park just outside our theater. Remember our theater is actually in a beautiful street art alleyway in the back of the 1917 Bay Street building. You get to our entrance by taking a right on Wilson, then a right behind the building. We are the first set of black steps on the right after the big gate.
There is also a parking lot at the corner of Mateo and Violet Street, just 2 blocks from our theater, which costs $7 per car.
HOW CAN WE STAY ON TOP OF NEWLY ANNOUNCED 35MM SCREENINGS, EVENTS, ETC?
You can follow us on Instagram/Twitter: @secretmovieclub or Facebook: @secretmovieclub35mm
You can also subscribe to our weekly email newsletter at secretmovieclub.com or by writing to us at community@secretmovieclub.com and using the header “SUBSCRIBE ME TO NEWSLETTER”.
HOW CAN I CONTACT YOU IF I HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
You can always email us at community@secretmovieclub.com with any other questions, concerns, thoughts, recommendations.