Meet the Applegates with Ed Begley Jr. LIVE IN PERSON
A Hollywood Entertainment Screening
October 17
Doors 7 PM / Show 7:30 PM
We are honored to host—live and in person—legendary actor, activist, and author Ed Begley Jr. for a rare screening of the cult classic comedy Meet The Applegates. This film—among the strangest and freakiest of the 90s—has cruelly never been released on DVD or available on streaming. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to celebrate its eerie and hilarious wonders and to get a signed copy of Ed’s wonderful new memoir To the Temple of Tranquility...And Step On It!
Ed will also be joined by director Michael Lehmann (schedule permitting) in person!
The night will also include:
🪳Beverages by @friendlynoise
🐜 @theodorepayne will be in attendance with seeds for you to plant!
🐞The first 50 guests in will get a free bag of the best gummy worms in the world thanks to @eatrotten
🪲Hollywood insect handler Steven Kutcher will be talking about the importance of bugs in our daily lives!
🦟 BUG PUPPETS!!!!!
Meet the Applegates
On the outside, the Applegates are an all-American family. But on the inside, they're all insect - giant Amazonian bugs on a mission to save the planet from the human race. Their righteous vendetta will soon be tested by the corrupting influences and vices of their human neighbors.
With an all star comic cast including Begley, Stockard Channing, Dabney Coleman, and Glenn Shaddix, Applegates recalls the great suburban satirical work of masters like John Waters, Joe Dante, Douglas Sirk, and Paul Bartel. Director Michael Lehmann’s follow-up to Heathers is a transgressive, nasty, and anarchic satire with righteous environmentalist overtones and beautifully surreal practical effects and puppetry.
Please note, Meet The Applegates is Rated R. This event is not suitable for anyone under 17, unless accompanied by an adult.
About Hollywood Entertainment
Hollywood Entertainment was created to entertain and educate filmgoers by screening and preserving eclectic, underseen, non-commercial, rare, and socially beneficial films and film-related artifacts. The non-profit organization evolved out of Moviepassed, a near-daily stream of online movie watching that began in April 2020.
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