16mm Double Feature Night August 2nd – KING KONG VS GODZILLA and ST. IVES

Join us for some old-school 16mm Movie Madness! – It’s our monthly 16MM DOUBLE FEATURE NIGHT at The Way Out Club (2525 Jefferson Avenue in St. Louis)! Join Tom Stockman and Roger from “Roger’s Reels’ for a double feature of two complete films projected on 16mm film. The show is Tuesday August 2nd and starts at 8pm. Admission is FREE though we will be setting out a jar to take donations for the National Children’s Cancer Society.

First up is KING KONG VS GODZILLA (1962)

Lets get ready to rumble!!!!!!!!!! In the far corner of Tokyo, weighing in at 127 tons. 407 feet tall. Wearing a rubber lizard suit. He represents the island nation of Japan. He is the slayer of the shipping lanes! The smasher of cities! The self-proclaimed King of All Monsters! The one and only………Godzilla!!!!!! *Applause*. In the other corner wearing the world’s largest ape suit…..he represents the United States. He hails from Skull Island. He weighs 125 tons. He is a 396 feet tall. He is world greatest gorilla. The most sinister simian. He is King Kong!!!!! KING KONG VS GODZILLA is a battle of cinematic monster champions from 1962. America vs. Japan. You might expect that since this was the Japanese Studio Toho’s movie, Godzilla would win, but you’d be…well, you’ll have to watch the movie to see how it plays out.

Next is ST. IVES (1976)

Charles Bronson stars as the title character in the twisty tale of intrigue ST. IVES (1976). Raymond St. Ives is a crime writer currently in need of some cash. He’s hired by career criminal, Abner Procane (John Houseman), who’s written down several journals of his misdeeds whichhave been stolen, and he needs St. Ives to act as a “go between”, or deliver money to the thieves while retrieving the incriminating documents. But nothing goes as planned, and St. Ives, an inquisitive sort as well as a cool customer, becomes determined to find out what he’s gotten himself into. Bronson is great as usual, but it’s really the supporting cast that brings ST. IVES to life. Houseman is utterly delightful, as is the beautiful Jacqueline Bisset, Maximilian Schell, Harry Guardino, Harris Yulin, Dana Elcar, Michael Lerner, George Memmoli, Dick O’Neill, Elisha Cook Jr., Daniel J. Travanti and future stars Robert Englund. The story itself, based on a novel by Ross Thomas, does keep the viewers on their toes while they work, like Bronson, to figure out what’s what.

There will be movie trivia with prizes and of course The Way Out Club will have a full bar and Way Out Pizzas for sale. Don’t miss it!

A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE