Beyond Fest 2017 Line-Up, Featuring In-Person Appearances From Schwarzenegger, Van Damme, Edgar Wright, And More
By Ben Pearson/Sept. 10, 2017 12:00 pm EST
Beyond Fest 2017 runs from September 29 to October 10 at the famous Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Boulevard. Here’s the poster for the event, created by La Boca:
And here’s a goofy video that announces the highlights of this year’s festival:
I love this statement from one of the festival’s co-founders that was included in the press release:
I’m gutted that I’ll be out of town for the back half of this festival, because this line-up is bonkers. Schwarzenegger in person for a 30th anniversary double bill of Predator and The Running Man! Edgar Wright and Walter Hill talking about car chase films with a double feature of Baby Driver and The Driver! Paul Williams talking about Phantom of the Paradise, Dario Argento celebrating the 40th anniversary of Suspiria with a 4K restoration and a 35mm print, and tributes to George A. Romero and Tobe Hooper with a 4K restoration of Night of the Living Dead and a screening of Texas Chainsaw Massacre…it’s almost too much to take in at once, and that’s not even close to everything they have planned (including some free screenings as well). Check out the “cinematic armageddon” below, and tickets go on sale today through Fandango.
“While the two worst manbaby haircuts on the planet prepared for nuclear destruction, we prepped cinematic armageddon,” said Beyond Fest Co-Founder, Christian Parkes. “We’re immigrants and we saw DR. STRANGELOVE – we know how this ends – but at least we get to watch some great films with our heroes and friends and go out with a real bang.”
EGYPTIAN THEATRE
BABY DRIVER
Director: Edgar Wright
Country: USA
Runtime: 102 min.
Year: 2017
GUESTS: Edgar Wright & Walter Hill in Person
BAD BLACK (free screening)
West Coast Premiere
Director: Isaac Nawibana
Country: Uganda
Runtime: 60 minutes / Year: 2016
BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM
Directors: Bruce Timm, Eric Radomski
Country: USA
Runtime: 76 min.
Year: 1993
GUESTS: Andrea Romano plus voice actors TBA in Person
EGYPTIAN THEATRE- Continued
BEST F(R)IENDS
World Premiere
Director: Justin MacGregor
Runtime: 95 min.
GUESTS: Tommy Wiseau, Greg Sestero and Justin Macgregor in Person
BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99
Director: S. Craig Zahler
Runtime: 132 min.
GUESTS: S. Craig Zahler, Vince Vaughn and Udo Kier in Person
DOUBLE IMPACT
Director: Sheldon Lettich
Runtime: 110 min.
Year: 1991 / 35mm
GUEST: Jean-Claude Van Damme and Sheldon Lettich in Person
THE DRIVER
Director: Walter Hill
Runtime: 90 min.
Year: 1978 / 35mm
HELLRAISER
Co-presented with Death Waltz Records + Friday Night Frights
Director: Clive Barker
Runtime: 94 min.
Year: 1987 / 35mm
ICHI THE KILLER – Digital Restoration
Director: Takashi Miike
Country: Japan
Runtime: 129 min.
Year: 2001
HOWARD THE DUCK – 70mm
Director: Willard Huyck
Runtime: 110 min.
Year: 1986
GUESTS: Lea Thompson in Person
JEAN-CLAUDE VAN JOHNSON – Episodes 1 & 2
Director: Peter Atencio
Runtime: 60 min.
Year: 2016
GUESTS: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Peter Atencio, Dave Callaham, Kat Foster, Moises Arias.
THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Country: UK, Ireland
Runtime: 109 min.
MAYHEM
Director: Joe Lynch
Runtime: 86 min.
Year: 2017
GUESTS: Joe Lynch and cast in person
NAPOLEON DYNAMITE – THE BOOTLEGGED EDITION
Theatrical Premiere
Director: Jared Hess
Runtime: 96 min.
Year: 2004
GUESTS: Cast and crew in person
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD – 4K Restoration
Director: George A. Romero
Year: 1968
GUESTS: Mick Garris & Masters of Horror in Person
OPERA (aka TERROR AT THE OPERA)
Director: Dario Argento
Country: Italy
Runtime: 100 min.
Year: 1987
GUESTS: Dario Argento in Person
PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE
Co presented with Creature Features
Director: Brian De Palma
Runtime: 92 min.
Year: 1974
GUESTS: Paul Williams in Person
PREDATOR
Director: John McTiernan
Runtime: 107 min.
GUESTS: Arnold Schwarzenegger in Person
RAWHEAD REX 4K Restoration
Co presented with Cinematic Void and Friday Night Frights
Director: George Pavlou
Runtime: 89 min.
Year: 1986
THE ROOM
Director: Tommy Wiseau
Runtime: 99 min.
Year: 2003
GUESTS: Tommy Wiseau, Greg Sestero and Guests in Person
THE RUNNING MAN
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Runtime: 101 min.
SUSPIRIA – 4K Restoration
LA Premiere
Runtime: 100 min.
Year: 1977
GUESTS: Dario Argento, Udo Kier, Barbara Magnolfi in Person
SUSPIRIA – 35mm Italian Cut
LA Premiere
Runtime: 98 min.
GUESTS: Dario Argento and Barbara Magnolfi in Person
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
Director: Tobe Hooper
Runtime: 83 min.
35mm
SHUDDER THEATRE
78/52 (Free Screening)
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe
Runtime: 91 min.
BEFORE WE VANISH (Free Screening)
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Country: Japan
Runtime: 129 min.
BETTER WATCH OUT (Free Screening)
Director: Chris Peckover
Country: Australia, USA
Runtime: 85 min.
SHUDDER THEATRE – Continued
COLD HELL (Free Screening)
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Country: Austria
Runtime: 92 min.
THE GRAPES OF DEATH AKA Les Raisins de La Mort (Free Screening)
Director: Jean Rollin
Country: France
Runtime: 90 min.
Year: 1978
HAUNTERS: THE ART OF THE SCARE (Free Screening)
West Coast Premiere
Director: Jon Schnitzer
Runtime: 88 min.
JAILBREAK (Free Screening)
Director: Jimmy Henderson
Country: Cambodia
LES AFFAMES (Free Screening)
Director: Robin Aubert
Country: Canada
MOHAWK (Free Screening)
Director: Ted Geoghegan
MY FRIEND DAHMER (Free Screening)
Director: Marc Meyers
REVENGE (Free Screening)
Director: Coralie Fargeat
Country: France
Runtime: 108 min
Year: 2017
SEQUENCE BREAK (Free Screening)
Director: Graham Skipper
Country: USA
GUESTS: Graham Skipper, Cast and Crew in Person
THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (Free Screening)
Co-presented by Etheria and Cinematic Void
Director: Amy Holden Jones
Runtime: 77 min.
Year: 1982
GUESTS: Amy Holden Jones in Person
Double Feature with SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE II
THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE II
Director: Deborah Brock
GUESTS: Deborah Brock in Person
Double Feature with SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE
