In honor of St Patrick’s Day, Spectacle is proud to present this smattering of midnight features from the Emerald Isles.
RAWHEAD REX
dir. George Pavlou, 1986
UK / Ireland. 89 min.
In English
THURSDAY, MARCH 3 – 10PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 12 – 5PM
SUNDAY, MARCH 20 – 7:30PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 26 – MIDNIGHT
He’s pure evil, pure power, pure terror.
A demon in the Irish countryside goes on a rampage after being resurrected by a bolt of lightning, while a U.S. historian on vacation with his wife and son tries to stop it.
Written and disowned by Clive Barker (he wrote the monster as a giant phallus, which the filmmakers chose to turn into a giant ape-like creature), Rawhead Rex maintains just enough of his signature weirdness, along with above average practical effects, to make this a creature feature worth your while.
IGUANA WITH THE TONGUE OF FIRE
dir. Riccardo Freda, 1971
Ireland. 92 min.
In English
SUNDAY, MARCH 6 – 7:30PM
FRIDAY, MARCH 11 – MIDNIGHT
SATURDAY, MARCH 19 – MIDNIGHT
THURSDAY, MARCH 24 – 10PM
“One of the more entertaining exercises in post-Argento giallo.” — Flickering Myth
The most cruel and unpredictable crimes that you will ever see again on the screen!
A severely unusual Euro proto-slasher which places its requisite black-gloved killer on the mean streets of Dublin, where he (or she?) delights in tossing disfiguring acid in victims’ faces before the straight razor finishes the job. THE IGUANA WITH THE TONGUE OF FIRE is notorious for being one of the more reckless and inventive giallos, absolutely packed with a multitude of wingnuts, red herrings, and indescribably eccentric characters — and kills! — made at the misanthropic apex of Italian cinema’s murdermania.
Restoration courtesy of Arrow Films and the American Genre Film Archive.