“Is she insane?”
“Well, she’s not normal.”

And who is these days?! So why not be amongst other like minded abnormalities when coming #FridayLateNight to the Rio Theatre on June 6, we present horror icon and master suspense filmmaker, Dario Argento‘s PHENOMENA (which was later re-cut and re-released in the US as ‘Creepers’).

Dario Argento changed the course of horror history with movies like DEEP RED and SUSPIRIA. But his greatest achievement was deciding to pit Jennifer Connelly (LABYRINTH), Donald Pleasence (HALLOWEEN), and a cute monkey against a horde of killer insects. With a little bit of CARRIE, a touch of Nancy Drew, and a whole lot of black-gloved giallo mayhem, PHENOMENA is Argento’s finest entry in the coked-out, anything-goes sweepstakes of 1980s horror. From the shocking violence to the songs by Iron Maiden, this movie was made to be watched by a theater full of appreciative maniacs.

“As troublesome as this sentiment may sound, ‘Suspiria’ and ‘Deep Red’ might be Argento’s most important movies, but their formidable powers dim substantially when stacked up against to the berserk and rapturous mutant anomaly that is ‘Phenomena’.” (Alexander On Film)

“Even folks who don’t generally like movies that can broadly be categorized as “gore” or “slasher” flicks should be able to get a kick out of the works of Dario Argento, and ‘Phenomena’ represents as good a starting point as any.” (Film Frenzy)

Friday, June 6
Doors 10:30 pm | Movie 11:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

#FridayLateNight is date night! Bring your favorite judgmental nurse,  boarding school bully or swarm of drones and get 2-for-1 entry!

Tickets HERE

PHENOMENA (Dario Argento, 1985 / 110 mins / NR) A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

*Must be 18+ for entry. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service.
*Rio Theatre Groupons and passes OK for any single film only. Please redeem at the door.
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