The backyard movie idea came from a night I hosted a year ago. The Trollympic night, now made famous from the documentary, Best Worst Movie. I decided I wanted to spend every weekend this summer watching movies in backyards, so a friend and I purchased a movie screen from kijiji. Then I purchased an LCD projector. I'm calling these nights "Incredibly Strange Movie Night".
It's incredibly strange because of the movies I choose. Most are pretty rare, "so bad it's good", or just strange, yet still watchable and enjoyable. The experience is kinda strange I guess too. It's like a drive-in without the cars. But the experience is always fun! I love throwing parties, even if there is no reason. Half the fun for me is the set up. I've been finding amazing prizes to give away and baking goodies for the night.
So far, I've been starting the nights by showing things like ABC promos '64-74, 50's educational films, Scopitones or 80's cartoons. Then we have our main feature. We've watched Test Tube Babies and Troll 2. Unfortunately, Troll 2 was rained out, so we watched the movie inside.
I have so many movies I want to show this summer, so we better not have a wet one! If anyone is interested in attending, email: ismnniagara at gmail dot com
Here are some pictures from my 4th annual Troll 2 party:
Incredibly Strange Movie Nights in the works:
- William Castle night (with his gimmicks!)
- The Wizard (not so strange, but certainly funny!)
















































































