I started attending the Sci-Fi Marathon’s with my father when I was about 10. If I remember correctly, there were 3 concurrent marathons in the 3 theaters: 12hr, 24hr, and 36hr versions.
We started at the 12hr version but soon started attending the 24hr one.
A few memories:
– Every year a group of MIT students dressed as the ‘Martian Liberation Organization’ (MLO) would briefly take the theater hostage.
FREAKING out during the opening scene of ‘The Thing’ (dog running across the snow) when I realized it was a version of “Who Goes There?”, a classic sci-fi story I’d just read, that gave me nightmares for days.
Drinking WAY too much ‘Jolt’ cola
But even more than the Sci-Fi Marathon I loved the “Schlock Around the Clock” marathon. Especially during the usual Russ Meyer movie when my dad would say “Close your eyes. Go to sleep!”
La Connection—Thank you for the Sci-Fi Marathon site! I was able to look up the name of a film I’ve been trying to remember for years “Quiet Earth”
Anyone have a list of the Schlock marathon movies?
I started attending the Sci-Fi Marathon’s with my father when I was about 10. If I remember correctly, there were 3 concurrent marathons in the 3 theaters: 12hr, 24hr, and 36hr versions.
We started at the 12hr version but soon started attending the 24hr one.
A few memories:
– Every year a group of MIT students dressed as the ‘Martian Liberation Organization’ (MLO) would briefly take the theater hostage.
FREAKING out during the opening scene of ‘The Thing’ (dog running across the snow) when I realized it was a version of “Who Goes There?”, a classic sci-fi story I’d just read, that gave me nightmares for days.
Drinking WAY too much ‘Jolt’ cola
But even more than the Sci-Fi Marathon I loved the “Schlock Around the Clock” marathon. Especially during the usual Russ Meyer movie when my dad would say “Close your eyes. Go to sleep!”
La Connection—Thank you for the Sci-Fi Marathon site! I was able to look up the name of a film I’ve been trying to remember for years “Quiet Earth”
Anyone have a list of the Schlock marathon movies?