Danger Diabolik

THE BAD FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS A VERY DIFFERENT BREED OF TURKEY!

The feature will be the kitsch, cult and pop art classic, Danger: Diabolik. It’s a super-weird film based on an Italian comic book that was a total flop when it was released in the US in 1967 to capitalize on the spy craze and the Batman TV show.

It was shot at the same time with some of the same cast and crew as Barbarella. John Philip Law plays Diabolik, a dreaded anarchistic thief whose sole aim is to wreak as much havoc as possible on the entire government for his own pleasure and amusement. He’s got a black leather suit and mask and gadgets galore.

Together with his ravishing and curvaceous girlfriend Eva, the delicious duo are sexier than Batman and Robin and more ruthless than Bonnie and Clyde. As the perilous pair swing their way through the psychedelic sixties in sleek white jaguars, hiding from the Mafioso and cops in their glitzy, grotto of a lair, no one can argue that they don’t dodge the law with innate panache.

The evening will begin with bizarre and extraordinary shorts presented by zany film archivist Steven Mayerson.

Also stay tuned for the 13th episode of the serial The Lost Planet from 1953! On the par with an Ed Wood movie, it’s considered the worst serial ever made with unintentionally hilarious dialogue like "How are we going to find it, it's the Lost Planet." It was the last sci-fi serial ever made…for good reason.