Impaired: Movies Under the Influence, 1908-1978
April 27, 2012
Grand Illusion CinemaSeattle, WA
Over a dozen cartoons, shorts, comedies and soundies devoted to booze, dope, altered states, and a little bit of sex.
Selections included Betty Boop, Felix the Cat, Douglas Fairbanks on cocaine, woozy trick films from the silent era, dope-smokin’ cowboys up to no good, an infamously raunchy X-rated cartoon from the 1920s, and much more.
Booze, dope, and a little sex — what's not to like? Pull up a stool for this thoroughly smashed program of short films, a red-eyed trip through 70 years of intoxicated cinema.
Crazy cartoons, silent-era oddities, musical soundies and more have been carefully de-seeded and distilled for your wanton overindulgence. High-lights include Georges Melies on opium, Douglas Fairbanks on coke, pot-crazed cowboys, lysergic patriotism, bombed Betty Boop, a rare 1920s porno cartoon, and much more!
