Black Christmas, Chopping Mall, Piranha & more back in theaters in 2019

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

The American Genre Film Archive announced today that they have joined in "a theatrical partnership" with Shout! Factory to distribute fifty film classics from Shout! Factory’s cult classic movie library to theaters in 2019. These movies include fan favorites such as Bob Clark's BLACK CHRISTMAS, Joe Dante's PIRANHA, and David Cronenberg's RABID along with other flicks such as THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE, SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE II, CHOPPING MALL, DREAMSCAPE, HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP, WILLARD, and ROCK N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL.

AGFA Head of Business Affairs Alicia Coombs.

We could not be more thrilled about this partnership. Shout! Factory's catalog is so diverse, and every title is a winner — both for us as fans, and for the cinema-going public.

Mark Balsam of Shout! Factory.

I greatly admire the care and attention afforded each film by AGFA. That focus will serve each of these classic films wonderfully.

Shout! Factory movies are available on DCP — and in some cases, 35mm — for theatrical bookings from AGFA starting immediately, including:

BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS 

BEN 

BLACK CHRISTMAS

BOY AND HIS DOG 

BREAKER MORANT

CAGED HEAT 

CHOPPING MALL aka KILLBOTS

CRAZY MAMA 

DOWNFALL

DREAMSCAPE 

FACES

FANNY 

FEAR CITY 

FORBIDDEN WORLD

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

GALAXY OF TERROR

GARGOYLES

GREASERS PALACE 

HOLY MOTORS

HOPSCOTCH

HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP 

HYPE!

I MARRIED A WITCH 

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE 

LONG VOYAGE HOME 

THE NINTH CONFIGURATION

OPENING NIGHT 

OTHELLO

PIRANHA

QUADROPHENIA 

RABID 

ROCK N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL

THE HARDER THEY COME 

THE RULING CLASS 

SAINT JACK 

SHADOWS

SHAKMA

SIMON, KING OF THE WITCHES

SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE

SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE II

SMITHEREENS 

STAGECOACH

STARCRASH

THE STUNT MAN 

SUBURBIA 

TO BE OR NOT TO BE 

WILLARD 

THE VELVET VAMPIRE

WHALE RIDER

A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE

That's one hell of a list, right?! Once again, The American Genre Film Archive will distribute 50 Shout! Factory cult classics to theaters throughout 2019. Specific screening dates and locations for these titles have yet to be revealed but we'll keep you up to date as we hear more!