Screening Events

The Films of Candy Clark & Graeme Clifford

AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
IFFC

Nominated for 5 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress (Candy Clark), Best Story & Screenplay and Best Editing. Based on director George Lucas' own experiences cruising the streets while listening to disc jockey Wolfman Jack on the radio, "American Graffiti" struck a chord with audiences with its nostalgic replication of a time that was far more innocent than the 70's. On a summer night in a small California town in 1962, two friends are about to leave for college. The night is filled with cruising, drag racing, fights and picking up girls, as they confront the reality of their last hours as freewheeling teens and whether they've made the right choice. The cast reads like a who's who of American film and television, but they were not big names at the time: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Candy Clark, Harrison Ford, Cindy Williams, Kathleen Quinlan, Paul Le Mat, Suzanne Sommers, and Mackenzie Phillips. The American Film Institute included "American Graffiti" on their top 100 list of the Greatest Movies of All Time. 45 all time rock 'n' roll hits are featured in the film.
Running time: 110 min.
Rating: PG
Sat., Sept. 27th – 6:30pm – Mesa Drive-In
Pre-show festivities begin at 6:30pm with live music and entertainment
Film begins at 8pm with personal introduction by Candy Clark

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW” (1975)
IFFC Perhaps the greatest cult film of all time! A rare screening of producer Lou Adler’s personal film print! What do a Transylvanian transvestite, a cryogenically-preserved motorbiker and a Frankenstein's monster wearing golden underpants all have in common? They're all crucial parts of this comedy cult classic which is at once hysterical, indispensable and truly disturbing. Based on the hit rock stage musical from Britain about innocent young lovers, Brad and Janet, who are stranded when their car breaks down, so they are forced to seek refuge in the castle of the bizarre Dr. Frankenfurter. They soon find themselves in the middle of a bizarre convention of alien transsexuals from the galaxy Transylvania. What ensues is an unforgettable night of music and madness where, like a circus act, you never know what's going to come next. Will Brad and Janet escape unscathed? By the end of the night, fantasies will be realities, men will be women and everything will be explained - or will it?!?!? Edited by IFFC guest filmmaker, Graeme Clifford. Now a social phenomenon, the film was selected to become a part of the National Film Registry. A very unique cinematic experience! Come in costume and get ready to ‘do the Time Warp’!!!
Running Time: 100 min.
Rating: R
Sat., Sept. 27th – 6:30pm – Mesa Drive-In
Pre-show festivities begin at 6:30pm with live music and entertainment
Film begins at 10pm with personal introduction by editor Graeme Clifford

THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (1976)
IFFC This science-fiction drama earned cult film status, with its brilliant casting and surreal and stunning imagery. The film's director, Nicholas Roeg brought all his previous experience as a cinematographer to the look of the film, along with a less linear, more impressionistic style. Rock star David Bowie, in his first starring role, plays a humanoid-appearing alien who crash lands on Earth during a mission to get water for his dying planet. In his earthly adventures, Bowie becomes a successful entrepreneur, but does not count on the greed and ruthlessness of business here on Earth. He also does not count on becoming the love interest of a young woman played by Candy Clark. She introduces him to church, fashion, television, alcohol and sex.
Running time: 139 min.
Rating: R
(intro and Q & A with star Candy Clark & editor Graeme Clifford)
Sat., Sept. 27th, 3:30pm – Sangre de Cristo Arts Center (Main Theatre)

FRANCES (1982)
The directorial debut of Graeme Clifford, previously a virtuoso editor. "Frances" is Frances Farmer, the famed actress of such films as "The Toast of New York" with Cary Grant (1937) and Howard Hawks' "Come and Get It" (1936). She was an independent, intelligent and rebellious girl from Seattle, who shocked her Seattle high school with an essay questioning God, and then outraged conservatives when she made a visit to Moscow as an adult. Her talent and beauty won her roles on Broadway and in Hollywood, and she rose to the height of her profession. Later, her life would plummet into a series of hospitalizations in mental institutions, initiated by her mother. She was a person of conviction, but had self-destructive tendencies, including drinking and taking pills. J essica Lange portrays Frances from her youth through adulthood in an absolute tour de force performance. She and supporting actress Kim Stanley (who played Frances' mother), were both Oscar nominated for their portrayals. Kevin Costner's first major motion picture.
Running time: 140 min.
Rating: R (intro and Q & A with director Graeme Clifford)
Sun., Sept. 28th, Noon – Sangre de Cristo Arts Center (Main Theatre)

BLUE THUNDER (1983)
Almost twenty-five years after its release, John Badham's science fiction/action-adventure film still packs a powerful punch. Especially when it comes to the mis-use of government property, abuse of government power, and the possibility of terrorism in our own country. The film is still as relevant today as it was upon its first release. Roy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell, the late Warren Oates, Daniel Stern, and Candy Clark give excellent performances in the characters they play, but the real star of the picture is the hi-tech attack helicopter itself, Blue Thunder. If you enjoy science fiction-action thrillers such as this, then this is the picture for you.
Running time: 109 min.
Rating: R
Fri., Sept. 26th, 4pm – Sangre de Cristo Arts Center (Main Theatre)