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REVENGE OF THE NERDS Screening at Schlafly Bottleworks December 4th
“Excuse please, but why do they call you ‘booger’?”
Thanks to films like REVENGE OF THE NERDS, it is becoming clear that we, the nerds of this world, are here to stay and to conquer. OK, so I don’t wear my pants up to my chest. Or use my hair full of gel. Or have that characteristic “snort” in my laugh. Still, I am a nerd. Actually, I’m a Geek, which is a sub-set of nerds, and I know I’ll always be one. It’s just that it was so uncool to be one back in the 1980’s. People used to bother us, kick us, insult us, hit us. They took our stuff away, hid it, or simply threw it in the trash. And then, REVENGE OF THE NERDS came along and showed us that, indeed, we are nerds, but that we must not accept a punishment for it. Ha! It was a big morale booster back then, and it is still now. I had to take a couple of punches, but it was really worth it.
REVENGE OF THE NERDS is a sweet little classic for my generation; it is the movie that showed you that everybody could have his day, even if he was a nerd, in a big way. And so, 30 years after its release, I look around all my friends, my wife, and even some ex-jocks, and I finally figured it out. We were all nerds.
When best friends Lewis Skolnick (Robert Carradine) & Gilbert Lowe (Anthony Edwards) begin their freshman year at Adams College they are unaware of the trouble that’s ahead for them. Upon arrival they quickly discover that people like them are treated different, when a popular fraternity called the Alpha Betas run by Stan Gable (Ted McGinley) carelessly burn down their house they seize control of the freshmen dorm for their own. With no place to go the displaced freshmen move into the gymnasium until they find a place or be accepted into other fraternities. Joining our two heroes are child genius Harold Wormser (Andrew Cassesse), violin player Pointdexter (Timothy Busfield), nose picking Dudley Dawson aka Booger (Curtis Armstrong), Chinese exchange student Takashi (Brian Tochi) and Lamar Latrelle (Larry Scott). Aiding the Alpha Betas is their neighbouring sorority The Pi Delta Pis. Further complicating the situation is Lewis’s developing crush on Betty Childs (Julia Montgomery)a popular cheerleader, sorority sister and Gable’s girlfriend.
And don’t forget St. Louis’ own John Goodman as Coach Harris! How could a movie called REVENGE OF THE NERDS not be a hell of a lot of fun? Sure it’s very 1980s, which isn’t such a bad thing if you’re an 80s nut, and pretty silly at times, but everyone had their hearts in it and it’s just such a riot. REVENGE OF THE NERDS is one of those movies that never gets old and you’ll have the opportunity to see it on the big screen when it plays Thursday, December 4th at Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood.
Doors open at 6:30pm. $6 suggested for the screening. A yummy variety of food from Schlafly’s kitchen is available as are plenty of pints of their famous home-brewed suds. A bartender will be on hand to take care of you. “Culture Shock” is the name of a film series here in St. Louis that is the cornerstone project of a social enterprise that is an ongoing source of support for Helping Kids Together(http://www.helpingkidstogether.com/) a St. Louis based social enterprise dedicated to building cultural diversity and social awareness among young people through the arts and active living. The films featured for “Culture Shock” demonstrate an artistic representation of culture shock materialized through mixed genre and budgets spanning music, film and theater. Through ‘A Film Series’ working relationship with Schlafly Bottleworks, they seek to provide film lovers with an offbeat mix of dinner and a movie opportunities. We hope to see everyone next Thursday night!
The Facebook invite for this event can be found HERE
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