Roar (1981) 35mm Presentation

With fangs bared and claws extended, the must-be-seen-to-be-believed 1981 film Roar plays like a trippy episode of Wild Kingdom gone wrong. A nerve-racking experience fraught with the possibility of a casual mauling or deadly pounce from start to finish. It may be one of the most insane movies you’ll ever see. Eleven years in the making and at a staggering cost of $17 million. This incoherent piece of crazy about a lunatic (Marshall, who also directed, produced, and co-wrote the film) living side-by-side with a hundred-plus, semi-domesticated but nevertheless untrained big cats in the African countryside (“I have to get as close to them as possible”) is destined to become a classic in every sense. It’s a madhouse. Lions and tigers … and leopards and cheetahs and panthers, oh my! His wife Tippy Hedren (The Birds) and her daughter Melanie Griffith are along for the ride. The plot isn’t important, it’s a movie thats a force of nature with a strange beauty in every frame of chaos. The 35mm is incredibly rare and is in perfect condition, so get ready for ROAR!!! COME EARLY! Doors 4pm, rare 35mm clips and trailers from 4:30pm