Hallucinations
Hosted by Polygon’s editor-in-chief Chris Plante, Hallucinations is a monthly event that spotlights movies that challenge our expectations of story, style, and “good taste”. We invite guests to bond over films that change what we expect from the medium, the world, and themselves. So come early, stay late, make friends, and watch something strange, surprising, or just shamelessly sick.
Motorama
- Mon, Aug 17
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Barry Shils Run Time: 90 min. Release Year: 1991
Starring: Harper Flaherty, Jordan Christopher Michael, Martha Quinn, Michael Naegel, Susan Tyrrell
There's only one way to win the girl of your dreams: floor it! Our Hallucinations series for August is getting revved up as we explore the weird world of the extremely-rarely-screened 90s film Motorama! A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and steals a Mustang. He rides off into a surreal America playing "Motorama," a game sponsored by Chimera Gas Company. He has various encounters with different people, and eventually reaches the Chimera Gas Company where he finds they are not playing by the rules of the game. Praised for its loopy Americana and bizarre tone while widely derided as a punishingly dark and occasionally cruel film that isn't for everyone, look at this as more of an R-rated Pee-wee's Big Adventure than anything else! Who wouldn't wanna watch that!?