Joan Crawford in STRAIT-JACKET, A Joan Hag-stravaganza

JOAN CRAWFORD IN “STRAIT-JACKET,” A HAG-STRAVAGANZA AT THE GREAT STAR THEATER

Kick off the Halloween season with DJ Dank and Valentine as they host a Joan Crawford Hag-stravaganza with a special screening of William Castle’s 1964 cult classic Strait-Jacket on Friday, October 2 at 7 p.m. at the Great Star Theater.

Crawford stars as Lucy Harbin, a woman released from a psychiatric hospital 20 years after committing a notorious double murder. She returns to live with her daughter. Soon, heads begin to roll again. Who could the killer be? Strait-Jacket combines psychological horror, murder mystery, and Crawford-sized melodrama into one of the great camp classics of the 1960s. The film also stars Diane Baker, George Kennedy, and Leif Erickson.

Featuring live drag performances by Valentine, Katya Smirnoff-Skyy, Thee Pristine Condition and Lucy Borden, a “Joan to the Bone” video tribute by David Lawrence Hawkins, Joan trivia, and a Crawford costume contest.

The evening is a celebration of one of Hollywood’s most enduring stars—and one of the most gloriously unhinged horror films of her career.

“Joan Crawford has withstood the test of time,” said producer and co-host Dan Karkoska. “Her career survived the Mommie Dearest debacle because, sure, she was a bad mother, but she was also one of the greatest stars of Hollywood's Golden Era. Look at her George Hurrell photos. Watch her classic films like Possessed, Grand Hotel, The Women, and Mildred Pierce. That is a star, and she carries that wattage into later films like Strait-Jacket.”

William Castle was one of Hollywood’s great showmen, a prolific director and producer who turned low-budget horror into an audience-participation spectacle in films like House on Haunted Hill and The Tingler. In Strait-Jacket, casting Crawford was Castle’s big gimmick in the film, and both deliver in this legendary camp horror classic.

See Strait-Jacket, now on the big screen, with drag performances, trivia, and a costume contest for added fun.It will be a fabulous night celebrating one of Hollywood’s great icons. Get your ticket now, so you don’t miss all the ghoulish fun!

Sponsored by Sunset Connect and 48 Hills

Doors open at 6:00 PM. There will be an intermission.