Throwback Quizzo & Movie!
THROWBACK QUIZZO & MOVIE!
Do you like trivia, nostalgia films, and drinks? Then get your friends together to form an awesome Quizzo team (witty squad name required) and put your film and pop culture knowledge to the test at PFS’ monthly Quizzo & Movie!
Come out to the Philadelphia Film Center for a screening of a crowd-pleasing modern classic preceded by a few rounds Quizzo where all questions are inspired by that night’s movie (No film spoilers!). During the film, we will tally up the scores and reveal the winning team before the film stars. The first-place team and runners-up will win prizes and bragging rights!
Tickets | $14 / $9 for PFS Members
9 TO 5
COLIN HIGGINS | USA | 1980 | 109 MIN | PG | ENGLISH, FRENCH
March 28 | Quizzo 7:00 PM / Movie 7:30 PM /// March 30 | 3:00 PM
Tumble out of bed / and stumble into the cinema / kneel at the altar of three divas / and watch and love and try not to laugh / Watchin’ 9 TO 5 / what a way to spend your Thursday! / Barely an eye is dry / as they dismantle patriarchy.
JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS
HARRY ELFONT, DEBORAH KAPLAN | USA | 2001 | 98 MIN | PG-13
April 18 | Quizzo 7:30 PM / Movie 8:00 PM
Before Jingle Jangle turned Riverdale upside down, this hilarious early-aughts time capsule chronicles the nefarious plans of two mustache-twirling label honchos (Parker Posey and Alan Cumming) to indoctrinate the next generation of capitalism-approved, crazed consumers utilizing the hit songs from three punk rock prom queens.
MAMMA MIA!
PHYLLIDA LLOYD | USA | 2008 | 108 MIN | PG-13 | ENGLISH, GREEK
May 10 | Quizzo 7:30 PM / Movie 8:00 PM
The addictive tunes of ABBA set the stage for this riveting musical rom-com where a bride-to-be invites three of her mother’s former lovers to her wedding, desperate to uncover the mystery of her father’s identity. Somebody send an S.O.S. for Pierce Brosnan!
DEATH BECOMES HER
ROBERT ZEMECKIS | USA | 1992 | 104 MIN | PG-13 | ENGLISH
June 20 | 4:00 PM /// June 20 | Quizzo 7:00 PM / Movie 7:30 PM /// June 22 | 9:00 PM (BYOB)
The discovery of an elixir of life that promises everlasting ethereal diva glow thrusts two fading starlets (icons Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn) with a history of professional and personal rivalries into a battle of beauty, brawn, and blood over Bruce Willis in Robert Zemeckis’ delightfully campy dark comedy.
PAST THROWBACK THURSDAY QUIZZO & MOVIE SCREENINGS!
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN | ROMY & MICHELE’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION | SHE’S ALL THAT | THE BIRDCAGE | SISTER ACT | RUSHMORE | HOCUS POCUS | LOVE ACTUALLY | A KNIGHT’S TALE | GROUNDHOG DAY | SPICE WORLD | ZOOLANDER | THE PRINCESS BRIDE | NOW AND THEN | THE WEDDING SINGER | CLUELESS | THE HOLIDAY | EDWARD SCISSORHANDS | SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE | TROOP BEVERLY HILLS | MEAN GIRLS | BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER | DIRTY DANCING | THE BREAKFAST CLUB | FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH | MAMMA MIA! | WAYNE’S WORLD | MOONSTRUCK | I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER | GROUNDHOG DAY | MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING | DUDES & DOOBIES | LABYRINTH | BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER |BATMAN FOREVER | HAIRSPRAY | BOOKSMART | HOCUS POCUS | PURPLE RAIN | HOME ALONE | OUT OF SIGHT | GIRLS TRIP | SOUTHLAND TALES | DAZED AND CONFUSED | KOYAANISQATSI | BASEKETBALL | HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH | MEN IN BLACK | PARTY GIRL | THAT THING YOU DO! | HOCUS POCUS | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES | HOME ALONE | THE MUMMY | WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT