Madison Public Library
The MAD Movie-A-Thon-O-Rama
Thursday, August 10, 2023 6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
The MAD Movie-A-Thon-O-Rama returns just in time with Back to School! Rodney Dangerfield is Thornton Melon, a successful business tycoon. He's an earth sign, his wife's a water sign and together they make mud. When his marriage crumbles, Thornton decides to go to college to keep his son, who has been lying about his position on the swimming team, from dropping out. He takes to college life and every day is a party. It's a non-stop barrage of classic Dangerfield one-liners in a role only he could play, co-written by comedy genius Harold Ramis. Supporting cast includes Adrienne Barbeau, Sally Kellerman, Keith Gordon, Robert Downey, Jr., William Zabka, Burt Young, Sam Kinison and Kurt Vonnegut. (Seriously, Kurt Vonnegut is in it.) Includes crude humor, adult situations and language, and Rodney's bulging eyeballs. The auditorium opens at 6:00 pm and the movie begins at 6:30 with a short talk about the film starting at 6:15. Food and drink are allowed in the auditorium during the movie.
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