Deckchair Cinema: Death Becomes Her

“You don't normally see a movie with two heavily made-up women sword-fighting with shovels and calling out catty retorts as they just decimate each other… it’s just so campy and over the top that it’s like, how could this not have been made for drag queens?” - Jerick Hoffer, Drag Race Season 5 winner

Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis, and Isabella Rossellini are all that the top of their game in this gothic-comic romp, which won an Oscar winner for best visual effects. When a novelist loses her man to a movie star and former friend, she winds up in a psychiatric hospital. Years later, she returns home to confront the now-married couple, looking radiant. Her ex-husband's new wife wants to know her secret, and discovers that she has been taking a mysterious drug which grants eternal life to the person who drinks it. The actress follows suit, but discovers that immortality has a price.

Drag Performances from 7pm onwards

Part of North Shore Pride

Death Becomes Her
Dir: Robert Zemeckis
104 mins
1992
Rated PG for nudity, violence, and coarse language
Film starts at 9:00 pm

About Deckchair Cinema
You are invited to enjoy classic films under the stars on Cates Deck in front of the Gallery. Now in its third year, Deckchair Cinema treats audiences to a summer of al fresco film screenings. Hosted for 10 Thursdays beginning June 27, the screenings commence at sunset, and will be complemented by music and entertainment leading up to curtain time. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early and make themselves comfortable by bringing their own blankets or low chairs. A concession stand will feature drinks from local breweries, which can be enjoyed on Cates Deck, a public zone for alcohol consumption. Admission to Deckchair Cinema is by donation, courtesy of BMO Financial Group, and includes access to the Gallery’s summer exhibitions.

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