SESSION: Monday 24th October at 7:30pm


Cry-Baby

(1990, dir. John Waters, w/ Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell, Polly Bergen)

Allison is a "square" good girl who has decided she wants to be bad and falls hard for Cry-Baby Walker, a Greaser (or "Drape" in John Waters parlance). Spoofing Elvis movies and Juvenile Delinquency scare films of the '50s, this movie follows the adventures of Cry-Baby who, though he is sent to juvie, is determined to cross class (and taste) boundaries to get Allison back. (IMDB)

FILM INFO 3.253.253.253.25(IMDB rating)

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

(1982, dir. Amy Heckerling, w/ Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus)

Fast Times at Ridgemont High will start at approximately 9:21pm, and finish at approximately 10:57pm.

Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. The center of the film is held by Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer dude who faces off with the resolute Mr. Hand, who is convinced that everyone is on dope. (IMDB)

FILM INFO 55555(Astor rating)