Saturday, August 2nd at 8:15 PM: Repo Man (1984) at the Gnarly Impound Yard*
I shall not cause harm to any vehicle nor the personal contents thereof, nor through inaction let that vehicle or the personal contents thereof come to harm. It's what I call the Repo Code, kid. Don't forget it--etch it in your brain. Not many people got a code to live by anymore.
My much-cooler older sister visited from Seattle, and introduced me to this movie, when I was 16. This is one of the movies that defines "cult film", plus it's actually funny and highly watchable. And the soundtrack is a punk classic.
Before grunge, before goth, before Abercrombie, there was Emilio Estevez and the Los Angeles punk scene. Come watch this movie in a truly gritty surrounding!*
The Gnarly Impound Yard*
Now, about that asterisk: Yesterday, I went looking for junkyards to show the movie in. A couple of junkyard owners pointed out that junkyards are full of 15-foot heaps of metal, and usually _every edge is a knife edge._ So, you know, not really the place to be wandering around in at night. Plus, there's the whole "rapacious Doberman" thing.
Then I checked out some actual impound yards by Wyeth and in Whitford, but the operators were oddly reluctant to have us hanging out next to all their impounded Mercedes-es. They thought it was a fun idea, but no way in hell.
Finally, I visited a Haunted Construction Yard (601 Clover Mill Road) in Exton, which has a busted-open gate. You can see the rusty cranes parked in the weeds as you drive down the 30 bypass. There is an abandoned office building there(!!!!!), plus a bunch of cranes with crack-spangled windshields. And rows of shipping containers, with mouths open JUST A LITTLE, revealing impenetrable blackness within.
I am COMPLETELY CONVINCED that I almost got attacked by a pack of Haunted Construction Werewolves. Seriously, I was creeped out in broad daylight. Isn't that how every movie starts, with a bunch of nitwits hanging out in the Haunted Construction Yard, just for yuks?
So I decided that the role of the Gnarly Impound Yard, for this showing, will be played by a lush, beautiful, and werewolf-free open-air ampitheater with waving trees, grass, and stone benches to relax on. We will all then sign a pact to lie afterwards about how it was actually a chicken-wire parking lot with snarling dobermans. And maybe a fire in a 50-gallon drum.
Picture of the Haunted Construction Yard to come here.
What to Bring
A blanket or chairs, especially chairs. The grass is gonna be wet from the rain, though I'm hoping the air will be a lot dryer after the storms move through.
A flashlight. The footing is rough, and there's lots of Big Pointy Metal things around. You did sign the disclaimer, right?
Wheelchair accessible? Yes!
Rain: if it rains, we'll still show the movie, just under a cover (somewhere nearby; there's plenty of shelter.) I'll post updates to this page, if any.
Just imagine a bunch of burning 55-gallon drums in here.
Map and Directions
Follow the Google Map directions to the main entrance of Westtown School, then park to the right in the visitor lot behind Admissions. Once there, you're going to go down the hill that was on the LEFT as you came in. The Greenwood is in the trees at the bottom of the tree. If you get lost, call me at 484.678.1977!
Coordinates:
Latitude: Lat: 39.9488' N
Longitude: 75.5410'W W
Google Maps: (these directions will take you to the main entrance) Link to Google Maps
Please let me know what I left off this page by shooting your questions to ! See you then!
