Part of Shocktober and Music City Mondays
Rock ‘n’ roll will never die in this 1980s cult favorite that stars Marc Price (Family Ties) as Eddie Weinbauer, a teenage outcast who idolizes Sammi Curr (Tony Fields), a heavy metal superstar. After Sammi dies a violent death, his spirit returns to help Eddie get even with his high school tormentors. In doing so, Sammi begins to gain control over Eddie’s life and brings him deeper into the world of the occult. When Eddie realizes that he has become the tool of Sammi’s vengeance, he attempts to stop him, and the horrifying events that follow leave no one unscathed.
A key text in the Satanic Panic/Heavy Metal continuum, TRICK OR TREAT features a legendary soundtrack by Fastway and boasts cameo appearances by Gene Simmons and the recently-departed Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne. Screening in 35mm
“A surprisingly effective satire on heavy metal, on horror films and on those forces who see both of those as immoral and destructive to American society. Like the fake rockumentary, THIS IS SPINAL TAP, TRICK OR TREAT has good fun at the expense of its subject.” —Richard Harrington, Washington Post (Oct 29, 1986) “It's genial, not too frightening and even rather sweet.” —Janet Maslin, New York Times (Oct 25, 1986)
