EVENT DETAILS: December 7, 2024
River Oaks Theatre
2009 W Gray St
Houston, TX 77019
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Strap yourself in for the most brain-warping two hours you’ll ever spend in a theater that ain’t showing movies about chainsaws or nuclear-mutated alligators. The nation’s foremost (and possibly only) drive-in movie critic, Joe Bob Briggs, is fixin’ to take you on a high-octane journey through the kudzu-covered backroads of American cinema. Armed with over 200 carefully curated clips and stills โ some of which may or may not be legal in certain states โ Joe Bob reveals how redneck culture shaped, twisted, and occasionally rear-ended American movies forever.
Your Brain Will Never Be The Same After Learning:
- The absolute, honest-to-goodness identity of America’s first documented redneck (hint: it wasn’t who you saw on that History Channel documentary)
- The exact moment the first authentic redneck set foot on American soil (and what they said, which naturally involved cursing)
- Why Hollywood keeps getting it wrong, except when they accidentally get it right
- Sacred moments in redneck cinema that changed the course of film history, including at least three explosions that weren’t in the script
- The untold story of how moonshine running, outlaw racing, and Claudia Jennings’ legendary cutoffs in “Gator Bait” converged to create what Joe Bob calls “the greatest achievement in the history of human civilization”
- Indisputable scientific evidence proving the redneck is cinema’s most terrifying monster (with frame-by-frame analysis)
But Wait, There’s More:
- The deep philosophical throwdown between “Forrest Gump” and “Sling Blade” that scholars are still arguing about
- Biblical proof of God’s special relationship with rednecks (including citations from the Book of Cooter)
- The secret connection between “Thunder Road,” the Whiskey Rebellion, and why Burt Reynolds never won an Oscar
- How illegal Coors beer trafficking led to both the greatest car chase movies ever made AND the election of Jimmy Carter
- The true story behind the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash and why it required three name changes and two lawsuits
This ain’t your mama’s film lecture, and it sure ain’t that fancy-pants seminar they’re holding down at the community college. From dirt track racing to swamp monsters, from shotgun weddings to zen philosophy (redneck-style), Joe Bob connects the dots between America’s proudest backwoods traditions and the movies that immortalized them.
Note: Safe Spaces and Trigger Warnings will be provided, although Joe Bob insists they’re just for decoration
BONUS FEATURES:
- Live commentary that would never make it past the High Sheriff’s censors
- Behind-the-scenes stories that can’t be told in most states without a statute of limitations
- At least three conspiracy theories involving drive-in concession stands
VIP EXPERIENCE:
Come early, stay late โ Joe Bob will be holding court before and after the show, sharing wisdom, signing autographs, and possibly solving the mysteries of the universe (results may vary). He’ll be happy to explain why your favorite movie isn’t nearly as good as you think it is, unless it’s “Smokey and the Bandit,” in which case he’ll explain why it’s even better.
Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance to have your entire understanding of American cinema corrupted by the man Roger Ebert once called “surprisingly erudite for someone who counts dead bodies for a living.”
