Academy Summer: Boom! (1968) at Academy Cinemas
Academy Summer: Boom! (1968)
Playing as part of our WET HOT ACADEMY SUMMER series of classics!
A notorious bomb on its initial release, BOOM! has since built up a cult following for its one-of-a-kind mixture of camp, lyricism, and the highly combustible chemistry of its two leads. Cinema icons (and twice-married couple) Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton light up the screen in what acclaimed playwright Tennessee Williams (A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE) described as the best film adaptation of his work he’d ever seen.
'Secluding herself in an island mansion in the Mediterranean with her servants and nurses, the wealthy Flora "Sissy" Goforth (Elizabeth Taylor) prepares for her impending death -- and she isn't the only one who's waiting. Known for his attraction to the dying rich, poet Chris Flanders (Richard Burton) ingratiates himself with the wilting Sissy. Although her friend the Witch of Capri (Noel Coward) explains Flanders' "Angel of Death" nature to her, Sissy embraces the vulture-like Flanders.'
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A notorious bomb on its initial release, BOOM! has since built up a cult following for its one-of-a-kind mixture of camp, lyricism, and the highly combustible chemistry of its two leads. Cinema icons (and twice-married couple) Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton light up the screen in what acclaimed playwright Tennessee Williams (A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE) described as the best film adaptation of his work he’d ever seen.
'Secluding herself in an island mansion in the Mediterranean with her servants and nurses, the wealthy Flora "Sissy" Goforth (Elizabeth Taylor) prepares for her impending death -- and she isn't the only one who's waiting. Known for his attraction to the dying rich, poet Chris Flanders (Richard Burton) ingratiates himself with the wilting Sissy. Although her friend the Witch of Capri (Noel Coward) explains Flanders' "Angel of Death" nature to her, Sissy embraces the vulture-like Flanders.'
Playing as part of our WET HOT ACADEMY SUMMER series of classics!
A notorious bomb on its initial release, BOOM! has since built up a cult following for its one-of-a-kind mixture of camp, lyricism, and the highly combustible chemistry of its two leads. Cinema icons (and twice-married couple) Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton light up the screen in what acclaimed playwright Tennessee Williams (A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE) described as the best film adaptation of his work he’d ever seen.
'Secluding herself in an island mansion in the Mediterranean with her servants and nurses, the wealthy Flora "Sissy" Goforth (Elizabeth Taylor) prepares for her impending death -- and she isn't the only one who's waiting. Known for his attraction to the dying rich, poet Chris Flanders (Richard Burton) ingratiates himself with the wilting Sissy. Although her friend the Witch of Capri (Noel Coward) explains Flanders' "Angel of Death" nature to her, Sissy embraces the vulture-like Flanders.'
A notorious bomb on its initial release, BOOM! has since built up a cult following for its one-of-a-kind mixture of camp, lyricism, and the highly combustible chemistry of its two leads. Cinema icons (and twice-married couple) Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton light up the screen in what acclaimed playwright Tennessee Williams (A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE) described as the best film adaptation of his work he’d ever seen.
'Secluding herself in an island mansion in the Mediterranean with her servants and nurses, the wealthy Flora "Sissy" Goforth (Elizabeth Taylor) prepares for her impending death -- and she isn't the only one who's waiting. Known for his attraction to the dying rich, poet Chris Flanders (Richard Burton) ingratiates himself with the wilting Sissy. Although her friend the Witch of Capri (Noel Coward) explains Flanders' "Angel of Death" nature to her, Sissy embraces the vulture-like Flanders.'
Academy Summer: Boom! (1968)
Playing as part of our WET HOT ACADEMY SUMMER series of classics!
A notorious bomb on its initial release, BOOM! has since built up a cult following for its one-of-a-kind mixture of camp, lyricism, and the highly combustible chemistry of its two leads. Cinema icons (and twice-married couple) Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton light up the screen in what acclaimed playwright Tennessee Williams (A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE) described as the best film adaptation of his work he’d ever seen.
'Secluding herself in an island mansion in the Mediterranean with her servants and nurses, the wealthy Flora "Sissy" Goforth (Elizabeth Taylor) prepares for her impending death -- and she isn't the only one who's waiting. Known for his attraction to the dying rich, poet Chris Flanders (Richard Burton) ingratiates himself with the wilting Sissy. Although her friend the Witch of Capri (Noel Coward) explains Flanders' "Angel of Death" nature to her, Sissy embraces the vulture-like Flanders.'
