Film
Beacons, Icons & Dykons: The Apple
- Director
- Menahem Golan
- Certificate
- TBA
- Running Time
- 92 mins
In the dead futuristic world of, erm, 1994, naïve teens Alphie (George Gilmour) and Bibi (Catherine Mary Stewart) travel from Moose Jaw, Canada, to take part in the Worldvision Song Festival. After they’re beaten by dastardly Boogalow International Music, evil Mr. Boogalow offers the duo a record deal. They quickly find themselves caught up in the dark side of the music industry. Yes, kids: we’re talking drugs. Directed by the legendary Menahem Golan in 1980 to cash in on the success of disco musicals of the Saturday Night Fever ilk, The Apple has acquired a reputation as one of the worst films ever made. That’s not least because it functions as a bizarre religious allegory, with God (Joss Ackland) turning up in a celestial Roller after the Rapture. Keep ’em peeled for Miriam Margolyes in a minor role.
Beacons, Icons & Dykons muscle in on Bristol Bad Film Club territory with this event. It doesn’t include a full screening of The Apple, but comprises a selection of extracts punctuated by “performance exploring the film’s themes”. Artists include Liz Clarke, who blurs the boundaries of reality and dreamscapes; the ‘post-popular prodigy’ Lucy McCormick; and BID’s effervescent compere Tom Marshman.
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