List of films shown at Butt-Numb-A-Thon explained
The following is a list of films shown at the Butt-Numb-A-Thon film festival formerly held each December in Austin, Texas, and hosted by Ain't It Cool News founder Harry Knowles.
Feature films are listed in bold. Trailers are listed in italics. All other items are annotated as appropriate.
Butt-Numb-A-Thon 1 (1999)
Butt-Numb-A-Thon 2 (2000)
Butt-Numb-A-Thon 3 (2001)
Butt-Numb-A-Thon 4 (2002)
Butt-Numb-A-Thon 5 (2003)
Butt-Numb-A-Thon 6 (2004)
Dec. 11-12, 2004
The 7th Voyage of Butt-Numb-A-Thon (2005)
Dec. 10-11, 2005[3]
OctoButt-Numb-A-Thon (2006)
Dec. 9-10, 2006[4]
Half-Ass-A-Thon (2007)
June 24–25, 2007
Big Trouble at Butt-Numb-A-Thon 9 (2007)
Dec. 8-9, 2007; Alamo Drafthouse at The Ritz, Austin, Texas
EXCLUSIVE CLIPS
- "Rambo" with on-screen text intro from Sylvester Stallone.
- "WALL-E" with intros and Q&A with producers.
- ""
- "Fanboys" - Lucas Ranch interrogation filmed four days before BNAT
The Ten Commandments of Butt-Numb-A-Thon (2008)
Dec. 13-14, 2008; Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Austin, Texas
BNAT 1138 (2009)
December 12–13, 2009: Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, Austin, Texas
The name derives from the film THX 1138, as this was the 11th edition of Butt-Numb-A-Thon and the celebration of Knowles' 38th birthday.
- 99 & 44/100% Dead at IMDB
- Death Machines
- The Uncanny
- Stunt Rock
- Teen Wolf - Opening credits and first scene, with the projector burning through the actual film stock per BNAT tradition. This time, Alamo Drafthouse owner Tim League announced that a new remastered digital version had been found, and a man (Scott Weinberg, managing editor of Cinematical) wearing a Dolby T-shirt—who claimed to be from Dolby and called himself Thomas Dolby—promised to write the Drafthouse a check for $15,000 if the film failed to play correctly. Of course, it did not, and the screen quickly filled with static.
- Faust (with live organ accompaniment by Graham Reynolds)
- The Rape Killer at IMDB
- Ricky Schroeder PSA about dealing with abusive situations, dubbed in Spanish
- The Lovely Bones
- That's Dancing
- Nudes on Tiger Reef at IMDB
- The Fastest Guitar Alive
- Girl Crazy
- Attack of the 50-Foot Woman
- Candy Candido - "One Meatball" (music video)
- The Red Shoes
- Beer-chugging contest between teams consisting of a BNAT attendee, Broken Lizard and Tim League, and members of the Ain't It Cool News staff (including Mr. Beaks, Massawyrm, Merrick, Capone and Harry).
- They Call Her One Eye
- Sudden Death
- Shutter Island
- James Tont Operazione U.N.O.
- Maniac Cop 2
- Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
- Le Magnifique
- Micmacs à tire-larigot
- The Ski Bum at IMDB
- Hot Dog: The Movie
- Frozen with introduction by Director Adam Green.
- Bug
- Mission Thunderbolt
- Centipede Horror at IMDB
- The Honeymoon Killers at IMDB
- Mr. No Legs at IMDB
- Lunch Wagon
- The Candy Snatchers
- Clip of Asian men dressed as sumo wrestlers being attacked by aroused dogs.
- AICN - True-ish Hollywood Story featuring taped greetings, memories and sarcastic comments for Harry's birthday from Jon Favreau, Danny McBride, Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, J. J. Abrams and Michael Bay. Produced by Paramount Pictures.
- Iron Man 2 (world premiere of trailer with video introduction by director Jon Favreau)
- Fearless Frank at IMDB
- Animal Protector at IMDB
- Captain Invincible
- Kick-Ass followed by Q&A with Director Matthew Vaughn and star Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
- I Come in Peace
- Dr. Pepper Post-Cola Wars commercial
- Avatar
Butt-Numb-A-Thon: The Dirty Dozenth (2010)
Dec. 11-12, 2010; Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Austin, Texas
Butt-Numb-A-Thon: ThirTEEN WOLF, aka BNAT13WOLF (2011)
Dec. 10-11, 2011; Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Austin, Texas
The name derives from the long-standing tradition of playing the 1985 movie Teen Wolf at BNAT, only to have the film burn or be destroyed before any significant portion is screened. Tim League, founder and CEO of the Alamo Drafthouse told Jeff Mahler (a longtime BNAT attendee whose love for Teen Wolf inspired its unsuccessful inclusion in the festival each year) that the film would be screened at BNAT13WOLF, but that due to scheduling demands the pristine 35mm print film they had found had to be cut into "literally thousands of pieces" and edited into the program whenever time was available. Clips that highlighted the entirety of Teen Wolf were then inserted into the sequences of themed trailers that preceded all of the feature films. The actual clips were in extremely small segments of less than two seconds each. Most often they were only a few frames in length - a hilarious image from the movie popping up and disappearing in a flash.
Butt-Numb-A-Thon 14: The Lucky Number (2012)
Dec. 8-9 2012; Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Austin, Texas
- Ain't It Cool with Harry Knowles sizzle reel
- Teen Wolf (except the final scene and credits, as the film melted twice)
- Star Trek Into Darkness (theatrical trailer preview)
- in 48 fps RealD 3D, with in-person intro by director/writer/producer Peter Jackson, writer/producer Fran Walsh and writer/co-producer Philippa Boyens, and followed by Q&A with Peter Jackson
- with video intro by Dwayne Johnson, aka "The Rock"
- Video clip of Eleanor Powell at 1981 AFI tribute for Fred Astaire
- Broadway Melody of 1940
- All Hands on Deck
- Kingdom in the Clouds
- Munchies
- The Gang's All Here
- The Wishing Machine
- Women in Cell Block 7 with Spanish subtitles
- Mama followed by Q&A with Producer Guillermo del Toro, Director Andres Muschietti and Writer Barbara Muschietti.
- Pacific Rim (trailer premiere), followed by Q&A with Director Guillermo del Toro.
- World War Z rough cut opening footage with video intro by Brad Pitt
- A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
- Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
- What's Up, Doc?
- Libeled Lady
- Video birthday message to Harry from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.
- Fateful Findings
- Evil Dead clip
- Judex
- Jerrico the Wonder Clown
- Carnival of Blood
- Nightmare Alley
- Tougher Than Leather
- Dead Heat
- Amazon Women on the Moon
- White Heat
- The Heat red band trailer and 2 scenes with in-person intro by director Paul Feig, followed by Q&A with Paul Feig.
- The Blood of Heroes
- They Call Her One Eye
- Rollerball
- Streets of Fire
- The Warriors
- Southern Comfort
- Stunt Rock
- Pain & Gain trailer, with video intro by Director Michael Bay.
- Bullet to the Head
Butt-Numb-A-Thon 15 (2013)
Dec. 7-8 2013; Alamo Drafthouse Ritz Austin, Texas
Butt-Numb-A-Thon: 16 BNAT Candles (2014)
Dec. 13-14 2014; Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Austin, Texas
Butt-Numb-A-Thon Episode 17: The Ass Awaits! (2015)
Dec. 12-13 2015; Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Austin, Texas
Held in the Holly Blain Memorial Theater
Butt-Numb-A-Thon 18 Psycho (2016)
Dec. 10-11 2016; Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Austin, Texas
Held in the Holly Blain Memorial Theater
Notes and References
- Rollerfeet, Johnny:Backporch Beer, "WDYLIA Episode 4 - BNAT5". December 8, 2003.
- Rollerfeet, Johnny:Backporch Beer, "Butt-Numb-A-Thon 6". December 12–13, 2004.
- Rollerfeet, Johnny:Backporch Beer, "BNAT(Butt Numb A Thon) VII". December 15, 2005.
- Rollerfeet, Johnny:Backporch Beer, "OctoButt-Numb-Athon! (BNAT 8)". December 10, 2006.
