Metro Cinema Society: Turkey Shoot

Turkey Shoot

Metro Cinema's monthly celebration of aesthetically challenged films. A live show hosted by Dave Clarke and Jeff Page (with special sarcastic guests).

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Turkey Shoot: Hudson Hawk

Director: Michael Lehmann

USA 1991, 100 min, Digital

Sep 20 (2012) @ 9:30pm

Challenged as both an action and a comedy film, _Hudson Hawk_ does feature perhaps Bruce Willis’ finest hairpiece. Defenders claim the film has been savaged by critics who don’t get the absurd sense of humour. We claim we might actually... view more

Turkey Shoot: Waterworld

Director: Kevin Reynolds

USA 1995, 135 min, Digital

Oct 25 (2012) @ 9:30pm

Kevin Costner sprouts gills and secretly directs this damp epic about a chap known as Mariner who spends his days sailing around a world covered entirely in … wait for it … water. A love story and adorable child float... view more

Turkey Shoot: The Wicker Man

Director: Neal LaBute

USA 2006, 102 min, Digital

Nov 29 (2012) @ 9:30pm

We heartily endorse any film that features neo-pagan women, all named Sister. Many elements, though, bring this turkey to the shooting gallery. This questionable remake of the creepy 1973 classic features one of our most unpredictable and enigmatic actors. Never... view more

Turkey Shoot: Troll 2

Director: Claudio Fragasso

USA 1990, 95 min, Digital

Jan 17 @ 9:30pm

OK, OK, we give! The Turkey Shoot Choir has stormed the bridge to demand _Troll 2_, the aesthetically challenged classic about a small town of human eating goblins disguised as humans. That’s right, goblins. There is not one troll in... view more

Turkey Shoot: Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

Director: Simon Wincer

USA 1991, 98 min, Digital

Feb 20 @ 9:30pm

Mickey Rourke still resembled a human male when he paired with Don Johnson to play these titular characters. Other characters are named Virginia Slim, Jack Daniels, and Punk with Gun (although we’re pretty sure the last one is just a... view more

Turkey Shoot: Mommie Dearest

Director: Frank Perry

USA 1981, 129 min, Digital

Mar 28 @ 9:30pm

This 80s camp classic features Faye “she’s my sister (slap) she’s my daughter” Dunaway as Joan Crawford, the powerful and glamorous Golden Age actress who personally destroyed the wire hanger industry. Based upon the questionably credible autobiography of Christina Crawford,... view more

Turkey Shoot: Barb Wire

Director: David Hogan

USA 1996, 98 min, Digital

Apr 17 @ 9:15pm

Pamela Anderson Lee plays the titular character in this bizarre reboot of _Casablanca_. Set in the future of 2017, with the US fighting a Second Civil War, the plot revolves around Pamela and her breasts smuggling a pair of contact... view more

Turkey Shoot: Jaws: The Revenge

Director: Joseph Sargent

USA 1987, 89 min, Digital

May 23 @ 9pm

Turkey Shoot icon Michael Caine returns as Hoagie Newcombe, a Bahamas airplane pilot who falls for Ellen Brody. A sweet love story, except for the great white shark that has stalked Ellen all the way from Massachusetts. Yes, it’s that... view more