Bad-Movie Classic MAC AND ME (1988) — Friday Night WTF!
March 6 : 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Friday Night WTF screenings are cheap, weird, and out of control! Cult trashterpieces, so-bad-they’re-good crapfests, movies that make you ask “What the hell am I watching?!” — we’ve got ’em all on Friday night.
“One of the best bad movies of all time! An accidentally riotous failure.” – Complex
One of the most baffling, beloved, and jaw-droppingly weird sci-fi films of the 1980s, MAC AND ME has gained legions of fans across the universe thanks to its bad acting, worse dialogue, uncannily strange creature design, and outrageously rampant product placement, including the film’s most infamous scene: a hip-hop dance party set inside a McDonald’s! From writer-director Stewart Raffill, the man behind fellow WTF classic Tammy & the T-Rex, MAC AND ME tells the heartwarming story of M.A.C. (short for Mysterious Alien Creature), an ostensibly lovable little alien who in no way resembles E.T. MAC gets separated from his family and takes refuge in the home of a wheelchair-bound middle schooler named Eric (Jonathan Ward). While Mac adjusts quickly to life on Earth, soon gaining a love for popular soft drink brands and fast food restaurants, he remains desperate to reunite with his family before the gun-toting thugs of the federal government catch up with him. Nominated for four Razzies and cemented in the collective consciousness of multiple generations thanks to its inclusion in the MST3K reboot and Paul Rudd’s long-running prank on Conan O’Brien, MAC AND ME is essential viewing for fans of the ludicrous and inept.
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- All seats are first-come, first-served.
- The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.
- All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.
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