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DOUBLE FEATURE: I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND + DER FAN
1978 + 1982
Director
Robert Zemeckis
Eckhart Schmidt
Starring
Nancy Allen
Bobby Di Cicco
Désirée Nosbusch
Bodo Steiger
Runtime
98 + 92 minutes
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This double feature is all about idol worship at its most ECSTATIC.
I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND
On February 9, 1964, the Beatles made their first live appearance on American television on The Ed Sullivan Show, ratcheting up the frenzy of a fan base whose ecstatic devotion to the band heralded an explosive new wave of youth culture. I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND looks back to that fateful weekend, following six New Jersey teenagers, each with different reasons for wanting to see the Fab Four, on a madcap mission to Manhattan to meet the band and score tickets to the show. This frenetic and madcap debut from Robert Zemeckis showcases the comedic and pop culture-conscious sensibility that underpins and grounds the director’s subsequent career as a master of large-scale, high-concept, and special effects-driven spectacles.
“I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND is a kinetic peek into the world of celebrity-hysteria at its finest, and a major showcase for this first time director, who comes out swinging with the technical prowess of a seasoned professional. Anchored by the great Nancy Allen, who delivers a show-stopping scene involving Paul McCartney's bass guitar, I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND remains to this day a chaotic wallop of a debut that announced the arrival of one of America’s greatest cinematic treasures, Robert Zemeckis.” - Oscarbate
DER FAN
An essential art-horror experience. Simone (the magnetic Désirée Nosbusch) is a teenage runaway who is obsessed with the pop singer known as "R." Soon, that obsession takes over her life. When "R" uses Simone with machine-like coldness, she plots her revenge with an unholy ceremony that's equally romantic and horrifying. Fueled by a killer minimalist synth soundtrack from Rheingold and a gorgeous design aesthetic, DER FAN is a subversive and electric shocker that goes harder than you’d ever expect it to go.
“If there were a film version of what German New Wave actually feels like when you listen to it, DER FAN is it.” - Annie Choi, BLEEDING SKULL
I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND
On February 9, 1964, the Beatles made their first live appearance on American television on The Ed Sullivan Show, ratcheting up the frenzy of a fan base whose ecstatic devotion to the band heralded an explosive new wave of youth culture. I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND looks back to that fateful weekend, following six New Jersey teenagers, each with different reasons for wanting to see the Fab Four, on a madcap mission to Manhattan to meet the band and score tickets to the show. This frenetic and madcap debut from Robert Zemeckis showcases the comedic and pop culture-conscious sensibility that underpins and grounds the director’s subsequent career as a master of large-scale, high-concept, and special effects-driven spectacles.
“I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND is a kinetic peek into the world of celebrity-hysteria at its finest, and a major showcase for this first time director, who comes out swinging with the technical prowess of a seasoned professional. Anchored by the great Nancy Allen, who delivers a show-stopping scene involving Paul McCartney's bass guitar, I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND remains to this day a chaotic wallop of a debut that announced the arrival of one of America’s greatest cinematic treasures, Robert Zemeckis.” - Oscarbate
DER FAN
An essential art-horror experience. Simone (the magnetic Désirée Nosbusch) is a teenage runaway who is obsessed with the pop singer known as "R." Soon, that obsession takes over her life. When "R" uses Simone with machine-like coldness, she plots her revenge with an unholy ceremony that's equally romantic and horrifying. Fueled by a killer minimalist synth soundtrack from Rheingold and a gorgeous design aesthetic, DER FAN is a subversive and electric shocker that goes harder than you’d ever expect it to go.
“If there were a film version of what German New Wave actually feels like when you listen to it, DER FAN is it.” - Annie Choi, BLEEDING SKULL