Well That Was Unexpected...

Going into this week we were gonna be pretty excited if 40 people came to our first Trylon screening. Instead, we sold the place out before the doors even opened! You people are the BEST!! Even if you came down and didn't get in, thank you so much for your support. Seriously, we are taken aback and full of gratitude.

But we do feel bad for anyone who came down and was met with a "sold out" sign, so if you're coming to a screening in the future, please buy ticket ahead of time on the Trylon website. (If tickets are getting close to selling out a count down will appear and they have an email reminder option for screenings further out!) Also, if you got into the screening but didn't get buttons, we're so sorry! We really didn't think we were going to sell out the place on our first night. But we're going to be better prepared for next month. BUTTONS FOR EVERYONE!!

If you bought a poster, t-shirt, or a membership; thank you so much!!! We're excitedly planning the goodies for next month because of your enthusiasm. If you're kicking yourself for not picking up something at the show, everything is available on Tim's Storenvy page!

And lastly, we're so glad you all had fun! We set the bar pretty high but we like to start off the year with a bang because winter is HARD. Next month's movie will be a new flavor of weird, so stay tuned for clues all this month!

I think that's all, and I have really gone crazy with the exclamation points, so please enjoy these photos from the night and know were super excited for the next few months!

August Clue #1

First clue: This month's movie is an Australian production that falls under the under the Ozploitation umbrella.

Tape Freaks Presents: Mystery Movie! Theatres at Mall of America, Thursday, Aug 20th at 7:30pm, only $5!

July Clue #3

Third clue: This month's movie features one our favorite Minnesota-native “that guys” James Hong.

Tape Freaks Presents: Mystery Movie! Theatres at Mall of America, Thursday, July 16th at 7:30pm, only $5!

July Clue #2

Second clue: This movie inspired us and our friends to come up with a spin-off sitcom to this month's movie called Up the Pole where this month's protagonist and her day-job co-workers get themselves into wacky situations.

Tape Freaks Presents: Mystery Movie! Theatres at Mall of America, Thursday, July 16th at 7:30pm, only $5!

July Clue #1

First clue: This month's movie is one of our favorite Cannon films.

Tape Freaks Presents: July Mystery Movie! Theatres at Mall of America, Thursday, July 16th at 7:30pm, only $5!

June Clue #3

Clue three: The star of this month's movie is the mother of the star of the blockbuster it rips off.

Tape Freaks Presents: Mystery Movie! Theatres at Mall of America, Thursday, June 18th at 7:30pm, only $5!

June Clue #2

Clue two: This month's movie is a Roger Corman mock-buster classic.

Tape Freaks Presents: Mystery Movie! Theatres at Mall of America, Thursday, June 18th at 7:30pm, only $5!

June clue #1:

Clue one: Our movie this month is a classic eco-horror.

Tape Freaks Presents: June 18th Mystery Movie at Theatres at Mall of America, at 7:30pm, only $5!

May clue #3:

Clue three: Vanity does not make an appearance in this movie.

Tape Freaks Presents: May 21st Mystery Movie! Theatres at Mall of America, Thursday, May 21st at 7:30pm, only $5!

May clue #2:

Clue two: This months movie uses a well worn Michael Crichton "Man vs Machine" trope to spur the main conflict!

Tape Freaks Presents: May 21st Mystery Movie! Theatres at Mall of America, Thursday, May 21st at 7:30pm, only $5!

May clue #1:

Clue one: This month's flick is a horror movie centered around a popular 80s recreational activity.

Tape Freaks Presents: May 21st Mystery Movie!: Theatres at Mall of America, Thursday, May 21th at 7:30pm, only $5!

April Clue #3:

This is it, your final clue!

Clue three: One of the quintessential 80's action producers made this movie using just about every recognizable character actor he had at his disposal. 

Tape Freaks Presents: April 16th Mystery Movie! Theatres at Mall of America, Thursday, April 16 at 7:30pm, only $5!

That Guys!: Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China is stuffed full of recognizable actors, but it's That Guys still manage to stand out!

James Hong: This Minneapolis native is credited on IMDB with 399 acting and voice credits. That's 119 more credits than Sir Christopher Lee, and that's amazing. Movies: Bladerunner, Bloodsport 2 & 3, Tank Girl, Golden Child, Airplane!, Missing in Action, R.I.P.D.. TV shows: Doogie Howser, M.D., Malcolm in the Middle, Friends, Ellen, Falcon Crest, Dynasty, Seinfeld, The Big Bang Theory, Key and Peele, Drunk History. Voice work: Mulan, Kung Fu Panda, Dexter's Laboratory, Jackie Chan Adventures, Archer and so on.






Victor Wong: 3 Ninjas wouldn't be the same without him, but neither would Tremors, The Golden Child, Prince of Darkness, or of course Big Trouble!










Peter Kwong: Not only was was he in Big Trouble, The Golden Child, Gleaming the Cube and bit parts in TV shows from Jag to 227, but he was also John Stamos' best friend in a little film called Never Too Young to Die.

It's these through lines make watching movies so much fun, especially with a group. When you're watching something like Big Trouble and you see Peter Kwong, you might ask "why do I know that guy?" and from that question you might learn your friends know a little too much about Gleaming the Cube. Or maybe they'll introduce you to Never Too Young to Die. Or maybe it'll start an hour long debate about whether Golden Child was better than Coming to America. Regardless, That Guys burn into your memory, steal scenes, or hold entire movies on their shoulders and are some of our favorite actors.

And (you might have guessed) our Mystery Movie this month is bursting with That Guys, come nerd out on them with us this Thursday!!

April Clue #2:

Clue two: The director of this month's movie had a seriously impressive stuntman resume prior to directing this movie.

Tape Freaks Presents: April 16th Mystery Movie! Theatres at Mall of America, Thursday, April 16 at 7:30pm, only $5!

April Clue #1:

Forgive the lack of posts for April so far, we're gonna make up for it by having 3 clues this month! Stay tuned, they'll be coming atch'ya fast!

Clue one: This movie not only features another musician turned actor, but also a pro football player turned actor.

Tape Freaks Presents: April 16th Mystery Movie! Theatres at Mall of America, Thursday, April 16 at 7:30pm, only $5!

Raw Force was a blast!

Thank you to everyone who stopped out last night, you were a fun crowd and many fun conversations were had!

If you didn't get there early enough to get one for free, Tim's posters will be up for sale in the next day or two. And as always, check back here to get clues about next month's movie!

Tape Freaks screening Tonight!

Tonight!
Come join us for another night of cinematic weirdness. There'll be some trashy VHS trailers (pulled straight from our collection) and a genre mashing movie that will make you wonder so many things...

The first 20 people that arrive at the Starbar (starting at 6:30) will get a limited number screenprint poster designed and printed by Tim just for this event. Come get a free poster and chat with your fellow movie nerds!

7:30pm, $5, Theatres at Mall of America.

Clue number two!

Clue two: our pick for March is a mash-up of no less than five different movie genres.

Our super secret movie will be screening on March 26th at Theatres at Mall of America, check back for one more clue leading up to the screening!

Clue number one!

Your first clue: Jim Wynorski had an uncredited hand in editing our pick for March.

Our super secret movie for March will be screening on the 26th, keep checking back for more clues about what we'll be showing!

Last night was great!

Thank you everyone who braved the cold and came out last night for all the weirdness! It was a great turnout and a fun crowd.

Just a reminder next months event will be pushed back one week to March 26th and then we will be back to the regular 3rd Thursday of the month screenings for the rest of the year.

Also the few left over screen print posters will be up on Tim's etsy page here: Timmonsters.etsy.com

Check back here for hints about next month's screening!