The Surreal Nightmares of Screaming Mad George

SCREEN SLATE PRESENTS
PSYCHO-FICTION: THE SURREAL NIGHTMARES OF SCREAMING MAD GEORGE

October 23 – November 4 at Roxy Cinema Tribeca

This year we lost one of the great special effects artists, Screaming Mad George. Once seen, SMG’s work is forever seared in the retina. Taking his name from Screaming Jay Hawkins and MAD Magazine, his creative sensibility is a mashup of the former’s theatrical rock ‘n’ roll histrionics and the latter’s cartoonish satire, heavily infused with the biomorphic distortions of Salvador Dalí. Whether creating a discrete sequence for a blockbuster like the cockroach transformation in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4, or taking center stage in the work of his longtime collaborator Brian Yuzna—especially in their magnum opus Society—Screaming Mad George’s effects represent a singular artistic vision that viewers could always sense, even if they didn’t always know the name behind the nightmares.

Beyond his feature film special effects work, Screaming Mad George’s creative output extended to No Wave, downtown NYC horrorpunk, film directing, sculpture, video games, and work for other musical artists ranging from Slipknot to *NSYNC. For this series, Screen Slate brings together a selection of Screaming Mad George’s iconic feature films and some of our favorite deep cuts, all programmed alongside short films, clip reels, musical performances, rarities, and, of course, oddities. Many of the films will screen in NYC in 35mm for the first time ever, including Yuzna’s personal prints, and several will be accompanied by special guests TBA.

Programmed by Screen Slate's Jon Dieringer. Flyer by Steak Mtn.

SOCIETY
Brian Yuzna, 1989, 99 min, Director's personal 35mm print!

Friday, October 23 - 4:30PM
Friday, October 30 - 7:00PM

FREAKED
Tom Stern & Alex Winter, 1993, 80 min, 35mm print

Saturday, October 24 - 3:00PM
Sunday, November 1 - 3:00PM

THE GUYVER
Screaming Mad George & Steve Wang, 1993, 80 min, DCP

Saturday, October 24 - 5:00PM

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER
Renny Harlin, 1988, 93 min, 35mm

Tuesday, October 27 - 9:30PM
Wednesday, October 28 - 9:30PM

SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 5: THE TOY MAKER
Martin Kitrosser, 1991, 86 min, Producer Brian Yuzna's personal 35mm print

Saturday, October 31 - 3:00PM
Sunday, November 1 - 7:15PM

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
John Carpenter, 1986, 99 min, 35mm

Tuesday, November 3 - 8:30PM
Wednesday, November 4 - 9:30PM

BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR
Brian Yuzna, 1990, 96 min, DCP

Monday, November 2 - 9:30PM