{"id":3600,"date":"2024-07-19T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/?p=3600"},"modified":"2024-07-19T11:04:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T18:04:11","slug":"toucan-tip-18-anime-and-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/toucan-tip-18-anime-and-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Toucan Tip #18: Anime and Films"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Toucan Tip #18: Anime and Films<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Discover the cool Anime + Films lineup at Comic-Con 2024, featuring the inclusion of Open Captioning which will leave you on the edge of your seat!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u2729<\/strong>27 films will have Open Captioning!\u2729<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Films with Open Captioning can be filtered by searching “Open Caption: English<\/strong>“<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Full schedule descriptions<\/em> <\/em>below\ud83d\udc47<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Anime Schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Anime showings<\/strong><\/a> are at the Marriott Hotel in Grand Ballrooms 1\u20134<\/strong>. Check out these great screenings and download a copy of the Comic-Con 2024 Anime Guide from our website<\/em>, which provides synopses of all the films. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Due to some mature themes\/content, no one under the age of 18 will be allowed into the Anime rooms after 10:00 PM at night unless accompanied by a parent or adult legal guardian.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Films Program Schedule<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Comic-Con Films department is here to entertain you with quality screenings from morning until late into the night at the Marriott Marquis Hotel Grand Ballroom 5<\/mark><\/strong>, and in the evening in Convention Center Room 4<\/mark><\/strong>, throughout the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the Marriott, this year’s screenings start on Preview Night at 6:00 PM, then each day at 10:00 AM, while at the Center, our evening Films program begins at 8:30 PM Thursday through Saturday. Whether you\u2019re eager to catch a must-see film or just need a place to unwind, visit the Film rooms. Escape to realms of myth and legend, embark on adventures with friends in imaginary worlds, join extraordinary heroes and heroines in saving humankind from destruction, and celebrate the world\u2019s most popular comic characters brought to life on the silver screen! Following are the highlights for each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PREVIEW NIGHT – WEDNESDAY, Jul 24, 2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The \u2018Burbs<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 6:00pm – 7:42pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1989, directed by Joe Dante, starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, and Carrie Fisher, PG) An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block is part of a murderous Satanic cult. Life in The \u2018Burbs will never be the same again!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbie<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 8:00pm – 9:54pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(2023, directed by Greta Gerwig, starring Margot Robbie, and Ryan Gosling, PG-13) The first half of Barbenheimer: When Barbie travels with Ken to the Real World to try and understand her feelings of existential dread, the Patriarchy explodes upon the once peaceful Barbie Land! Can the Barbies overcome the overbearing Kens and bring peace back to their home?<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Oppenheimer<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: (July 24) 10:00pm – 1:00am (July 25)
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(2023, directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, and Matt Damon, R) The second half of Barbenheimer: The biographical drama of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. The World Forever Changes. \u201cNow I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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THURSDAY, Jul 25, 2024<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 10:00am – 11:43am
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1984, starring Peter Weller, John Lithgow, and Ellen Barkin, PG) The Hong Kong Cavaliers, led by the adventurer\/musician\/brain surgeon Buckaroo Banzai, must thwart an alien invasion from the 8th dimension!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wizard<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 11:55am – 1:35pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1989, directed by Todd Holland, starring Fred Savage, Luke Edwards, and Jenny Lewis, PG) A boy and his brother run away from home and hitchhike cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, to compete in the ultimate video-game championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dungeonmaster<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 1:45pm – 2:58pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1984, starring Jeffrey Byron, Richard Moll, and Leslie Wing, PG-13) Celebrating 50 years of D&D, 40th Anniversary Screening: He is the overlord of strange beasts and stolen souls\u2026 A demonic wizard challenges a modern-day computer programmer to a battle of technology vs. sorcery, with the programmer’s girlfriend as the prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 3:10pm – 5:24pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(2023, starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, and Hugh Grant, PG-13) Celebrating 50 years of D&D: A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gamers: Dorkness Rising<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 5:30pm – 7:15pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING:<\/strong> If Available<\/em>
(2008, directed by Matt Vancil, starring Nathan Rice, Christian Doyle, Brian Lewis, Carol Roscoe, Jennifer Page, and Scott C. Brown, PG) Celebrating 50 years of D&D, Courtesy of Zombie Orpheus Entertainment: All Lodge wants is for his gaming group to finish their adventure. Unfortunately, they’re more interested in seducing barmaids, mooning their enemies, and setting random villagers on fire. A parody of fantasy films and the adventure gaming community, The Gamers: Dorkness Rising is a hilarious romp through the world of sword and sorcery — in this case, a world of exploding peasants, giant house cats, and undead roast turkeys. To Waffles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 7:30pm – 8:54pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING:<\/strong> If Available<\/em>
(2020, directed by April Wright, Not Rated) A true story of Women who Kick Ass! An action-documentary about the evolution of stunt women from The Perils of Pauline (1914) and beyond!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mummy<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 8:30pm – 10:34pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Room 4, San Diego Convention Center
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1999, directed by Stephen Sommers, starring Brendan Frasier, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah, PG-13) 25th Anniversary Screening: A story of eternal love, as High Priest Imhotep is locked in a sarcophagus for all eternity for loving the Pharaoh’s mistress; Anck Su Namun. After being accidentally freed, thousands of tortuous years later, the only thing standing in the way of him reuniting with his lost love are an American Adventurer, a British Librarian, and her con man brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albert Pyun – King of Cult Movies
<\/strong><\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 9:00pm – 9:57pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING:<\/strong> If Available<\/em>
(2024, directed by Lisa D\u2019Apolito, Not Rated) Celebrating the life of Cult Film King Albert Pyun, and the impressive mark he made doing what he loved to do best: tell stories through cinematic magic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mean Guns<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 10:00pm – 11:50pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1997, directed by Albert Pyun, starring Christopher Lambert, Yuji Okumoto, and Ice T, R) Celebrating the life of Cult Film King Albert Pyun: 100 people, who have betrayed The Syndicate, are gathered in a prison opening the next day. They are given weapons and 6 hours to kill each other. The 3 remaining share $10,000,000. Sparks fly when real killers collide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Boy and his Dog
<\/strong><\/a>TIME<\/strong>: (July 25) 10:45pm – 12:16am (July 26)
LOCATION<\/strong>: Room 4, San Diego Convention Center
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1975, starring Don Johnson, Jason Robards, and Susanne Benton,R) In the year 2024 (this year!) a young man and his telepathic dog roam a post-apocalyptic wasteland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sisu<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: (July 25) 11:59pm – 1:30am (July 26)
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(2022, directed by Jalmari Helander, starring Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, R) In the waning days of World War II, a Finnish Prospector finds the motherload of gold. On his way to a city to sell it, a column of Nazi Soldiers runs afoul of him, and decides to try and take his gold for themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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FRIDAY, Jul 26, 2024<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dark Star<\/strong><\/a>
TIME<\/strong>: 10:00am – 11:23am
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1974, directed by John Carpenter, starring Dan O\u2019Bannon and Dre Pahich, G) 50th Anniversary Screening: In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloak and Dagger<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 11:30am – 1:11pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1984, starring Henry Thomas and Dabney Coleman, PG) Celebrating 50 years of D&D, 40th Anniversary screening: A young boy and his imaginary friend end up on the run while in possession of a top-secret spy gadget. Davey’s hero was imaginary\u2026 But the enemy agents were real!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dark Dungeons<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 1:20pm – 2:00pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING:<\/strong> If Available<\/em>
(2014, directed by L. Gabriel Gonda, starring Anastasia Higham, Alyssa Kay, and Tracy Hyland, Not Rated). Celebrating 50 years of D&D: Dark Dungeons brings Jack Chick’s 1984 masterpiece to the silver screen. Innocent students Debbie and Marcie arrive at college eager to save souls, but will they be able to save their own when they’re seduced by the exotic and sinister world of role playing games?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mazes and Monsters<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 2:10pm – 3:51pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING:<\/strong> \u274c
(1982, starring Tom Hanks and Wendy Crewson, PG) Celebrating 50 years of D&D: Bound together by a desire to play “Mazes and Monsters,” Robbie and his three college classmates decide to move the board game into the local legendary cavern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Star Wars: Episode I \u2013 The Phantom Menace<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 4:00pm – 6:16pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1999, directed by George Lucas, starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, and Natalie Portman, PG) 25th Anniversary Screening: It\u2019s Star Wars Day! Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn rescue Queen Amidala, ruler of a peaceful planet invaded by dark forces. During their escape, they discover nine-year old Anakin Skywalker, a child prodigy who is unusually strong in the Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fanboys<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(2009, directed by Kyle Newman, starring Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, and Kristen Bell, PG-13) Celebrating 25 years of The Phantom Menace: A classic road trip comedy featuring a group of friends on an epic sojourn to break into Skywalker Ranch to watch Episode One before their friend becomes one with the Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 8:10pm – 9:55pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1984, directed by Leonard Nimoy, starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and DeForest Kelley, PG) 40th Anniversary Screening: Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned U.S.S. Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis Planet to recover Spock’s body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sgt Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
<\/strong><\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 8:30pm – 10:15pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Room 4, San Diego Convention Center
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1990, directed by Michael Hertz and Lloyd Kaufman, starring Rick Gianasi, and Susan Byun, PG-13) Celebrating 50 years of Troma Films! A streetwise New York police officer transforms into the world’s most unusual superhuman hero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free Enterprise<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 10:00pm – 11:53pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1999, directed by Robert Meyer Burnett, starring Eric McCormack, Rafer Weigel, and Bill Shatner, R) 25th Anniversary Screening: Mark and Robert are both huge fans of the original Star Trek, idolizing William Shatner as the man every man should be. But when they meet Bill in person and find he doesn’t live up to their imagination, they are forced to question the way they’ve lived their lives. Things get further complicated when Robert finds the woman of his dreams, and Mark is about to go through the fiery ritual of Carousel in hopes of being Renewed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Squeeze Play<\/strong><\/a>
TIME<\/strong>: (July 26) 10:30pm – 12:06am (July 27)
LOCATION<\/strong>: Room 4, San Diego Convention Center
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1979, directed by Lloyd Kaufman, starring Jim Harris, Jennifer Hetrick, and Richard Gitlin, R) Celebrating 50 years of Troma Films! A male softball team is challenged by a female softball team to see who is best. It’s a World Series of laughs! Have a ball!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toxic Avenger<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: (July 26) 11:59pm – 1:21am (July 27)
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(2022, directed by Jalmari Helander, starring Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, R) In the waning days of World War II, a Finnish Prospector finds the motherload of gold. On his way to a city to sell it, a column of Nazi Soldiers runs afoul of him, and decides to try and take his gold for themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Little Shop of Horrors<\/strong><\/a>
TIME<\/strong>: 10:00am – 11:13am
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING:<\/strong> If Available<\/em>
(1960, directed by Roger Corman, starring Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, and Jack Nicholson, Not Rated) Celebrating the life of Cult Master Roger Corman: A clumsy young man working at an impoverished flower shop discovers that the strange plant he has been nurturing has an insatiable appetite for blood, forcing him to kill to feed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monster in the Closet<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 11:20am – 12:50pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING:<\/strong> If Available<\/em>
(1986, starring Donald Grant, and Denise DuBarry, debuting Paul Walker and Fergie, PG) Celebrating 50 years of Troma Films! As people are found dead in their closets, intrepid reporter Richard Clark might be the only person who can bring the misunderstood Monster out of the closet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humans and Households<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 1:00pm – 1:28pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING:<\/strong> If Available<\/em>
(2013, directed by Matt Vancil, starring Christian Doyle, Trin Miller, Joanna Gaskell, and Scott C. Brown, NR) Celebrating 50 years of D&D: Humans & Households follows a group of fantasy heroes on their day off as they sit down to enjoy a rousing role-playing game set in a mundane world of traffic lights, errant puppies, indoor plumbing, and other diabolical evils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ice Pirates<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 1:40pm – 3:14pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1984, starring Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, and Michael D. Roberts, PG) 40th Anniversary Screening: In a distant future scarce of water, space pirates get caught after stealing ice from a spaceship. They are sold to a princess looking for her lost Father who might have found a planet abundant with water. You have to be there to see it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Godzilla vs Space Godzilla<\/strong><\/a>
TIME<\/strong>: 3:20pm – 5:05pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1994, starring Jun Hashizume, Megumi Odaka, Zenkichi Yoneyama, PG) Celebrating 70 years of the King of the Monsters! In this tale from the Kaiju\u2019s Heisei era, Godzilla\u2019s cells are accidentally brought to space where they regenerate into a new monster: Space Godzilla! Now Godzilla must battle not only the latest UN Kaiju Fighting Robot, but a new incarnation of himself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Intruder<\/strong><\/a>
TIME<\/strong>: 5:15pm – 6:39pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING:<\/strong> If Available<\/em>
(1962, directed by Roger Corman, starring William Shatner, PG-13) Celebrating the life of Cult Master Roger Corman: A man in a gleaming white suit comes to a small Southern town on the eve of integration. He calls himself a social reformer. But what he does is stir up trouble\u2013trouble he soon finds he can\u2019t control.He fed their fears and turned neighbor against neighbor!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Galaxy Quest<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 6:45pm – 8:29pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1999, directed by Dean Parisot, starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Sam Rockwell, PG) 25th Anniversary Screening: The stars of a 1970s sci-fi show, now scraping a living through re-runs and sci-fi conventions, are beamed aboard an alien spacecraft. Believing the cast’s heroic on-screen dramas are historical documents of real-life adventures, the band of aliens turn to the ailing celebrities for help in their quest to overcome the oppressive regime!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conan the Destroyer
<\/strong><\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 8:30pm – 10:13pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Room 4
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1984, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, and Olivia D\u2019Abo, PG). 40th Anniversary showing: Conan is back as he leads a group of adventurers on an epic quest to procure a magical horn that can awaken Dagoth, the God of Dreams!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starman<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 8:35pm – 10:20pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1984, directed by John Carpenter, starring Jeff Bridges and Karen Black, PG) 40th Anniversary Screening: An alien takes the form of a young Wisconsin widow’s husband and makes her drive him to his departure point in Arizona. Distrustful government agents, along with a more ambivalent scientist, give pursuit in hopes of intercepting them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Crow<\/strong><\/a>
TIME<\/strong>: (July 27) 10:20pm – 12:02am (July 28)
LOCATION<\/strong>: Room 4, San Diego Convention Center
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1994, directed by Alex Proyas, starring Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, Bai Ling and Ernie Hudson, R). Based upon the seminal comic by James O’Barr, 30th Anniversary Screening: \u201cPeople once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can’t rest. Then sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VelociPastor<\/strong>
<\/a>TIME<\/strong>: 10:30pm – 11:45pm
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING:<\/strong> If Available<\/em>
(2018, directed by Brendan Steere, starring Greg Cohan, Alyssa Kempinski and Aurelio Voltaire. Not Rated) After losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits the mysterious ability to turn into a dinosaur. At first horrified by this new power, a prostitute convinces him to use it to fight crime. And ninjas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rocky Horror Picture Show<\/strong><\/a>
TIME<\/strong>: (July 27) 11:59pm – 1:39am (July 28)
LOCATION<\/strong>: Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
OPEN CAPTIONING<\/strong>: \u2705
(1975, directed by Jim Sharman, starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick, R) It has been 49 years since we first set eyes on this strange tale of a young couple with car trouble that stumbles into the castle of Doctor Frank-N-Furter. Ever since then this picture show has thrived on midnight gatherings of people yelling back at the screen and acting out the scenes. This is the movie that really exemplifies the \u201ccult movie\u201d with its unique culture and traditions that continue to this day. Celebrate 49 years of sweet transvestites and gold speedo muscle men with us. Let\u2019s do the Time Warp again!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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