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Spaceballs (1987)
May
3
8:00 PM20:00
Movie

Spaceballs (1987)

Sat. May 3 

Doors – 7:00 PM  

Organ Overture – 7:30 PM  

Film – 8:00 PM  

Tickets - $6  

1hr 36min | PG | Comedy/Sci-fi | USA 

Presented in partnership with Motor City Cinema Society on 16mm film  

 

May the . . .  umm 3rd be with you? 

Close enough.  

The Senate and Motor City Cinema Society are proud to present a special 16mm screening of supreme sci-fi silliness. Don’t miss Spaceballs, starring John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, and the sultan of spoofery himself, Mel Brooks!  

 This classic conglomeration of bits and gags, a very loose retelling of the Star Wars saga, had way better aim than your average spaced out stellar soldier. With accuracy and abandon it blasts away at just about every beloved piece of cosmic intellectual property this side of the galactic divide. It’s enough to make one reconsider their attachment to those “action figures” they keep around.  

 But don’t worry you can always replace your old movie tie-in toys with some Senate merchandise, though we won’t be selling a Senate Theater flamethrower any time soon.  

See you there! 

 

 

The Senate Theater and The Detroit Theater Organ Society is supported by The Michigan Arts and Culture Council and The National Endowment for the Arts. 

 

Parking is available in our gated lot, on Gilbert, and Michigan Avenue

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Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
Jul
20
8:00 PM20:00
Movie

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)

Sat. Jul. 20 

Doors – 7:00 PM 

Organ Overture – 7:30 PM 

Film – 8:00 PM 

Tickets - $6 

1hr 23min | NR | Exploitation/Comedy | USA 

 

 

It’s summer at the Senate and we’re once again getting Hot, Sweaty & Weird with a series of flicks to satisfy your burning desire for schlock and subculture, camp and cult! 

 

First up is Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, the grandmama of “sexploitation” films from writer/director/producer and consummate boundary pusher, Russ Meyer—hailed as the “best movie ever made” by director John Waters (Hairspray, Pink Flamingos).

This low budget masterpiece follows the violent exploits of three go-go dancers/sports car enthusiasts led by the terrifying and shockingly busty speed demon, Varla (Tura Santana).  

 

Originally dismissed by the film critics, this boldly bad and brazenly bawdy film has since been reevaluated as a sneaky satire with cheeky humor and quotable dialogue; its b-movie aesthetics and production values elevated by its subversive and still relevant takes on sexuality and gender. 

 

Don’t miss it! 

The Senate Theater and The Detroit Theater Organ Society is supported by The Michigan Arts and Culture Council and The National Endowment for the Arts. 

 

 

Parking is available in our gated lot, on Gilbert, and Michigan Avenue

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