Chicon Schedule: Sunday 09/01 Main Program
Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey
August through 2 September at the Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel and the
Swissotel in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Here is the schedule for Sunday's Main Programming Tracks (including
the film program) as it will appear in the Pocket Program. It is as
accurate as we could make it, but NOT UTTERLY FINAL. We may still
make a few changes to the schedule.
If you are attending, check the Chicon daily newsletter for
information on program changes.
IF YOU ARE A PROGRAM PARTICIPANT, please check the back of your
registration badge for the most up-to-date information. The Green
Room staff will be able to assist you with any questions. We
appreciate your willingness to participate in Chicon, and the help
you've given us in designing our program. Please remember to visit
the Green Room at least 20 minutes prior to the event you're scheduled
for to meet fellow panelists, load slides, and so forth. It eases our
minds considerably when we know all the panelists are present and
ready to start!
I have added to the "raw" schedules brief descriptions of the
science-track items. (As the Science Guy, I had them readily to
hand.) Please spread the word to any science panelists you know that
these blurbs are available.
I regret that because of our pre-con workload, we may not be
able to answer e-mail inquiries about the convention. I also
apologize that some of the lines are rather wide and may wrap around
on your screen or fall into your printer's bit-bucket.
I hope you'll find this schedule useful in planning your weekend at
Hog-Butcher-For-The-Worldcon Five. Thanks go especially to Rick Waterson
for providing the information in a timely fashion.
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/ -\__/- \ Chicon V Bill Higgins
/ \(..)/ \ 49th World Science Fiction | Track Manager
| | | | Convention | Science & Technology
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\ \\\ /// / 29 August-2 September 1991 |
\ () / Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel | hig...@fnal.fnal.gov
\ || / Chicago, Illinois, USA hig...@fnal.bitnet
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( ) [apologies to Pablo Picasso...]
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MAIN PROGRAMMING TRACKS
Sunday
12:50 am
Film - Animation/Shorts Galore - Regency Ballroom C/D
1:35 am
Film - Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1965) - Regency Ballroom A
3:05 am
Film - Ghidrah--the 3-Headed Monster (1966) - Regency Ballroom A
4:40 am
Film - Fiend Without a Face (1958) - Regency Ballroom A
6:30 am
Film - Phantom Empire 7-9 (1935) - Regency Ballroom C/D
7:45 am
Film - Little Shop of Horrors (1986) - Regency Ballroom C/D
9:25 am
Film - Phantom Empire 7-9 (1935) - Regency Ballroom C/D
10:00 am
Media - Books-Movies-Books - Grand Ballroom E
Moderator: C. Hitchcock
B. Froman, T. Gunnarsson, M. Leeper, G.R.R Martin, C. Miller, M.
Snodgrass
Literary - Focus on Death - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: J. Morrow
B. Denton, J. Kelly, T. Pratchett, M. Soukup, D. Zindell
Literary - Moving Publishing Out of New York - Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: P. Nielsen-Hayden
B. Meacham, C. Ryan, D.W. Smith
Literary - Electronic Rights - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: C. Von Rospach
G. Costikyan, W. Daniels, R. Zellich
Science - Predictions and Extrapolations: Patterns in History and Science -
Columbus Hall K/L
Moderator: J. Martino
K. Dalkey, M. Kenin, Joel Sherman, H. Turtledove
How can historians and futurists (and, of course, SF writers) get a
handle on the future? Does Change have patterns we can use to divine
the course of events? What are the methods of extrapolation?
Science - Weapons of Tomorrow: The War Toys of SF - Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: B. Bova
D. Elms, R. Green, S. Shwartz, M. Yudkowski
What new military technologies are around the corner? Which old ones
will be made obsolete?
Academic - Teaching Science Fiction III - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: J. Patrouch
P. Eisenstein, R. Mac Bride Allen, C. Sheffield
Art - Demonstration: Matting - Buckingham
T. Hamilton
Art - Demonstration: Watercolor - Water Tower
P. Breeding-Black
Art - Slide Show: The Art of Baen books - Gold Coast
T. Weisskopf
Fan - Fat-Feminina in Fandom - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: L. Edison
H. Squires
- WSFS Business Meeting - Grand Ballroom F
Costuming - From the Neck Up - Part 2 Hats and Dresses - Columbian
G. Anderson, K. Pauli, P. Pettinger, J. Ward
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
J.G. Betancourt, J. Gurney, N. Jainschigg, J. Lichtenberg
Reading - Haymarket
J. Lorrah
Reading - Picasso
J. Tarr
Reading - Geneve/Bern
P. Williams
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
S. Leigh
10:30 am
Film - The Black Pirate (1926) - Regency Ballroom C/D
Film - Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - Regency Ballroom A
11:00 am
Literary - Where is the Cutting Edge--Stories or Novels? - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: J. Kelly
E. Bryant, G. Dozois, D. Hartwell, S. Schmidt, C. Sheffield, M.
Swanwick
Literary - How Corporate Acquisitions Affect Publishing and You - Columbus
Hall I/J
Moderator: L. Aronica
T. Doherty, J.R. Douglas, J. Frankel, J. Higgins
Science - History of Space Flight in Editorial Cartoons - Columbus Hall K/L
L. Boyle
Larry Boyle follows the triumphs and flops of the Space Age through
the eyes of cartoonists.
Science - Bygone Monsters: Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Critters in Fiction -
Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: J. Gurney
R. Charrette, R. Reed, R. Sawyer
The fossil world provides us with a panoply of alien creatures richer
than any imagined in novels. How have authors harnessed the worlds
of the past in the service of SF? What is the special appeal of
prehistoric creatures?
Academic - Discussion Panel: Rudyard Kipling - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: S. Shwartz
L. Gold, J. Pournelle, H. Wood
Art - Lecture: Repro Man - Gold Coast
D. Maitz
Art - Lecture/Demonstration: Colored Pencil - Buckingham
S. Rosema
Fan - Evolution of Fanzines and Fan Editors - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: T. Sadler
R. Coulson, L. Hickman, T. Lane, A. Ubelhor
Media - Dances With Dragons - Grand Ballroom E
J.L. Nye, R. Wood
- Field of Dreams - New Orleans
G. Effinger, R. Mainhardt, K. Parkinson, D.A. Smith, R. Wilber
Literary - Homoerotica and Homophagia: Gay Vampires - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: F. Hummel
L. Edison, N. Holder, C. Severance, A. Shepherd
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
J. Dorr, W. Howlett, F. Pohl, K. Rusch, J. Williamson
Reading - Haymarket
J. Gunn
Reading - Picasso
M. Sargent
Reading - Geneve/Bern
D. Kingsbury
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
P. Cadigan
12:00 pm
Literary - Aliens and the Anthropomorphic Fallacy (Phallacy?) - Columbus Hall
A/B
Moderator: F.A. Brejcha
D. Drisgill, E. Friesner, L. Mixon, P. Park
Literary - Small Press Issues - Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: G. Ketter
C. Edwards, R. Garcia, A. Kyle, A. Porter, J. Simner, M. Ziesing
Science - What's Wrong with NASA, and How to Fix It - Grand Ballroom B
Moderator: A. Steele
P. Jennings, H. Spencer, C. Stoll
At least some of NASA's flaws are now apparent to everyone. Can the
outfit that sent people to the Moon and Voyager to Neptune be revived
from its post-Challenger, post-Hubble slump?
Science - How to Fix Your Broken Spaceship: A Short Course for the Prepared
Traveler - Columbus Hall K/L
K. Meltsner
How to talk to local blacksmiths and artisans so you can get your ship
back into space. Recommended for trips to those backwater planets
unserved by the Galactic AAA.
Science - The Feminine Experience in High-Tech - Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: A. Karash
M.J. Dyson, K. Massie-Ferch, R. Nakkula, H. Parker
Scientists and engineers discuss the experience of women in the
predominantly-male world of the laboratory and the industrial plant.
Trivia - Trivia Bowl - New Orleans
Cities - Big City Support Systems - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: F. Pohl
S. Blom, W. Humphries, G. Price, Joel Sherman
Art - Demonstration: It's all Black and White - Water Tower
R. Walters
Art - Slide Show/Lecture: Do's and Don'ts - Gold Coast
J. Wurts
Art - Portfolio Review - Buckingham
T. Hamilton, D. Maitz
Fan - Familiar Faces; Alternate Fandoms - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: D. Sanders
J. Kare, T. Lay, P.A. Lucyshyn
- Art Auction Part II - Grand Ballroom F
Costuming - How Do I Start - Novice Costumers - Columbian
R. Himmelsbach, S. Pettinger, C. Salemi, V. Warren, J.
Wilson-Anderson
Literary - Japanese Science Fiction Today - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: M. Osako
T. Shibano, K. Yamaoka
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
T. Bisson, B. Bova, D. Cherry, J. Varley
Reading - Haymarket
C. Mills
Reading - Picasso
L. Stewart Carl
Reading - Geneve/Bern
M. Resnick
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
L. Carpenter
Film - Ron Shusett on the upcoming "Freejack" - Regency Ballroom A
12:15 pm
Film - The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) - Regency Ballroom C/D
1:00 pm
Literary - Japanese Culture/SF -- Cross Fertilizations - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: T. Shibano
Y. Kobayashi, M. Osako, S. Takeuchi
Science - Technofen and Tinkerers: Problem-Solving in Your Basement -
Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: T.R. Johnson
G. Anderson, A. Duester, C. Jones, J. Kare, D. Levine
What are they up to in those workshops? Among us are the techies--
people who delight in putting odd things together in odd ways, people
who walk through a con blinking and beeping, people who have assembled
amazing gadgets and marvelous toys.
Science - Do Dolphins Speak English? Will They? How about Gorillas? - Grand
Ballroom B
Moderator: M. Bein
D. Brin, J. Moffett, P. Robinson, C. Sheffield
Where does science stand in the quest to communicate with animals?
And will they ever read SF and fantasy? Will they ever write it?
Literary - Plotted While U Wait - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: S. Shwartz
S.M. Stirling, J. Tarr, H. Turtledove
Academic - Discussion Panel: Hal Clement - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: S. Miesel
A. Eisenstein, E. Hull
Art - Lecture: Self Dissection - Buckingham
J. Lee
Art - Slide Show: Hal Clement Show - Gold Coast
H. Clement
Art - Slide Show: David Mattingly Retrospective - Gold Coast
D. Mattingly
Art - Demonstration: Stone in Acrylic - Water Tower
L. Lake
Fan - Ghood Causes -- Worldcon Funded Fan Projects - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: C. Miller
P. Frierson, J. Hertz, S. Jeude
Filk - Filking the Mundanes - Grand Ballroom E
Moderator: S. Childs-Helton
D. Clement, L. Fish, R. Nakkula
Costuming - Historical - Oriental - Columbian
R. Himmelsbach, T. Seabrook-McLaurine, V. Warren
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
J. Coulson, R. Coulson, F. Kelly-Freas, S. Leigh, L. Tilton
Reading - Haymarket
D. Sakers
Reading - Picasso
P. Anthony
Reading - Geneve/Bern
D. Beason
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
J. Rosenberg
Art - Computer Animation at Home - TBA
Film - Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Regency Ballroom A
2:00 pm
Literary - What's the Difference Between Magical Realism and Fantasy? -
Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: E. Van
M. Kandel, P. McKillip, M. Rosenblum, M. Zambreno
Literary - Neopro 2: Contacts & Self Promotion - Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: P. Heck
C. Eddy, W. Fawcett, P. Nielsen-Hayden, T. Weisskopf, B. Yalow
Science - What's Right with NASA - Grand Ballroom B
Moderator: M.J. Dyson
R. Cage, D. Hardison, P. Richards
Warts and all, NASA is an astoundingly capable spacefaring
organization. What can it do that nobody else can do? What will its
future be like? Will NASA survive in its present form?
Science - Screwdriver Dreams: Hard SF and Mysticism - Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: G. Benford
H. Hendrix, S. McKee Charnas, D. Zindell
Writers of hard science fiction are not all Cold Equations. Some
exhibit a broad streak of mysticism in their work. Who? Why?
Literary - Influence of Dorothy Dunnett - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: D. Keller
M. Gettings, J. Hertz, G. Kay, T. Nielsen-Hayden, J. Stevenson
Science - The Secret Sex Life of Candy - Columbus Hall K/L
S. Scheiner
Have you ever wondered where M&M's come from? What really goes on in
that factory in Hershey, Pennsylvania? Come hear about life and
love in a sugar-coated world. Rated "VF" (Very Fattening). Fen under
12 not admitted.
Art - Networking - Buckingham
Moderator: M. Miller
R. Eggleton, D. Maitz, S. Saffel, L. Synk
Fan - Where Have All the Young Fans Gone? - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: E. Whitley
L. Bushyager, S. Francis, R. Smith, Jon Stopa
Media - Yes Mr. Waverly - Those Men From Uncle - Grand Ballroom E
Moderator: T.E. DeWeese
R. Coulson
- Greenberg Roast - Grand Ballroom F
G. Boettcher, M. Randall, M. Reichert, M. Resnick, R. Silverberg,
R. Weinberg
- Greenberg Roast - Grand Ballroom F
F. Ackerman, E. Bryant, A.J. Budrys, P. Cadigan, R. Green, M.
Greenberg
- WSFS Mark and Registration Committee - New Orleans
Costuming - All Hail Queen G - Columbian
N. Mildebrandt, P. Pettinger, S. Pettinger, G. Wolfenden-Steib
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
L. Barwood, G. Dickson, S. Miesel, D. Schweitzer
Reading - Haymarket
P. McAuley
Reading - Picasso
D. Thornley
Reading - Geneve/Bern
M. Soukup
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
R. Kirstein
Film - The Princess Bride (1987) - Regency Ballroom C/D
3:00 pm
Literary - The Rise of Androgyny - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: A. Thomson
K. Babich, D. Keller, S. Miller, B. Rogers, K.D. Wentworth
Literary - F&SF in the Eighties - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: D. Hartwell
E. Datlow, G. Dozois, D. Grant, J. Klein, B. Mitchell
Media - Sigourney Weaver - Grand Ballroom E
J. Ecklar, E. Heideman, S. Mayer, R. Meyers
Literary - Neopro 1: In and Out of the Slush Pile, Contracts and Agents -
Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: T. King
J. Bilmes, S. Gilbert, S. Schmidt, D.W. Smith, G. Van Gelder
Science - The Abuse of Biology in SF - Grand Ballroom B
Moderator: E. Moon
B. Gehm, S. Scheiner, E. Van Dommelen, S. Willis
How does SF stack up when it deals with the biological sciences?
Grievous errors, and how writers might avoid them. Bad examples and
good examples.
Science - Adaptive Technology: An Equalizing Force for the Disabled -
Columbus Hall K/L
F.A. Brejcha, J. Lazzaro
Disabled computer users are discovering that in the online world,
everybody looks the same. You may type your electronic mail at 100
words per minute or tap it out with a pencil in your mouth; your
correspondents and readers don't care. Users of the BIX conferences
discuss the potential of technology for opening new doors.
Cities - Cities in Space - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: Joel Sherman
A. Gilliland, J. Strickland, H. Vanderbilt
Art - Lecture: Conservation Techniques - Buckingham
E. Vartanoff
Fan - It Doesn't SEEM Like 50 Years! (Fandom of the 30's and 40's) -
Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: D. Kyle
F. Ackerman, R. Madle, F. Pohl, W. Tucker
Science - Crunching Better Science: Are Faster Computers the Answer? -
Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: D. Levine
A. Anda, D. Beason, D. Elms, K. Meltsner
As raw computer power becomes available to scientists, some hard
problems can be licked; other problems run away too fast. Ill-behaved
problems may fall to trial and error. Very complex simulations become
possible. Can fundamental discoveries be made inside very big, very
fast machines? And where will faster performance come from?
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
G. Cook, K. Koja, K. Rusch, W.J. Williams
Reading - Haymarket
B. McKenna
Reading - Picasso
D. Drisgill
Reading - Geneve/Bern
J. Chalker
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
G. Kay
Film - A look at Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" - Regency Ballroom A
3:30 pm - Art Auction Part III - Grand Ballroom F
4:00 pm
Literary - Setting-Driven Plot vs. Plot-Driven Setting - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: P. McKillip
V.E. Mitchell, M. Rosenblum, J. Stith, J. Williamson, C. Willis
Literary - Starting a New Magazine - Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: C. Ryan
J.G. Betancourt, C. Edwards, E. Heideman, A. Porter, D.W. Smith
Science - Dreamworlds and Cyberspace: Building Virtual Realities - Grand
Ballroom B
Moderator: C. Morningstar
C.J. Cherryh, J. Cramer, L. Niven, T. O'Brien, D. Skran, J. Weisman
The hottest, most-discussed topic in computerdom these days is
"virtual reality:" you join other people in a simulated environment
your computer provides. Learn about early systems that have already
been developed, and about the thousand-and-one applications for
future VR systems.
Science - Frontiers of Electronics - Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: H. Davidson
J. Grimm, D. Houseman, D. Levine, A. Peed, R. Zellich
No technical art has changed our globe in as many ways as electronics.
What's the latest on faster chips? Smaller ones? Optical computing?
Dense storage media? Ask our experts.
Literary - British Commonwealth Speculative Fiction - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: P. McAuley
C. Burnham, G. Collins, P. Gurnwell, P. Nicholls, T. Pratchett, N.
Ruddick
Science - Charting America's Path to Space: The Synthesis Group - Columbus
Hall K/L
D. Beason
The U.S. badly needs a road map for its next decades in space. Dr.
Doug Beason is a member of the "Synthesis Group," commissioned by the
White House to investigate and recommend alternatives for returning to
the Moon, exploring Mars, and exploiting the resources of the Solar
System. He discusses their recommendations.
Art - Round Table: Printing and Distribution - Gold Coast
A. Price
Art - 3-D Art in a 2-D World - Buckingham
Moderator: R. Charrette
M.D. Farley, B. Guarino, J. Guthrie, S. Mayer
Art - Demonstration: Oil Painting - Water Tower
J. Gurney
Fan - Did You Hear the One About... (Fan Humorists Panel) - Columbus Hall
E/F
Moderator: M. Glyer
S. Farber, T. Harvia, A. Hlavaty, E. Weinstein
Media - It's Dead, Jim - Is Trek VI the End of Classic Trek? - Grand
Ballroom E
Moderator: J. Lichtenberg
B. Ferguson, J. Ford, R. Greenberger
Costuming - From LEDs to LASERs - Columbian
G. Anderson, G. Boettcher, M. VandeBunt
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
J. Norman, J. Roberson, L. Synk, W. Wu
Reading - Haymarket
A. Harris
Reading - Picasso
R. Meyers
Reading - Geneve/Bern
E. Bryant
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
S.M. Stirling
Film - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - Regency Ballroom C/D
Film - Solaris (1972) - Regency Ballroom A
5:00 pm
Literary - Sex and Violence, Love and Death - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: J. May
P. Jennings, S. Leigh, S. McKee Charnas, J. Roberson, N. Smith, M.
Soukup
Literary - Family of pros - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: M. Haldeman
S. Deer, L. Haldeman, S. Miesel, L. Resnick, S. Tilton, V.S.
Trestrail, L. Turtledove
Literary - The Power of the Bookstore Employee - Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: S. Allison
A. Bentley, L. Hamilton, G. Ketter, E. Lang, B. McKenna
Science - The Scrambled Democracy: Computers, Government, Privacy, and Civil
Liberties - Grand Ballroom B
Moderator: M. Godwin
M. Crawford, S. Jackson, A. Peed, B. Schneier, C. Von Rospach
How do we protect individual rights on the emerging electronic
frontier, where legal precedents are few and innovation outraces both
citizens and government? How can we guarantee freedoms while
providing for the legitimate needs of law enforcement? Can
cryptography provide citizens with tools to do this?
Science - Read My Lips, Hal: Speech Recognition by Machines - Columbus Hall
K/L
G. Corrigan
It's hard to get people to listen to you. It's even harder to get a
machine to listen. Engineer Gerald Corrigan explains how speech
recognition works and what tomorrow's computers will be able to do
with it.
Science - Space Travel: Your Ticket to Orbit Has Been Confiscated - Columbus
Hall C/D
J. Davidson, D. Meyer
At the end of 1990, Glavkosmos contract in hand, three young tall
Texans set out to give you a chance to fly to Mir, the Soviet space
station. Unfortunately, the Harris County district attorney's office
was short on enthusiasm for spaceflight. Entrepreneurs Jim Davidson
and David Meyer explain how the DA brought the program to an end-- and
why it's not dead yet.
Academic - Panel: Postmodernism and Science Fiction - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: P. McAuley
H. Hendrix, W. Schuyler, S.M. Stirling
Art - Cartooning - Buckingham
Moderator: J. Mayhew
K. Erichsen, A. Gilliland, R. Gleason, T. Harvia, M. White
Fan - Are the Hugos an Endangered Species? - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: B. Pelz
R. Katze, R. Pavlac
Filk - Filk as Poetry - Grand Ballroom E
Moderator: R. Coulson
G. Dickson, C. Flynt, B. Sutton, W. Sutton
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
S. Brust, K. Dalkey, L. Mc Master Bujold, J. Roberts
Reading - Haymarket
C. Sheffield
Reading - Picasso
T. Gunnarsson
Reading - Geneve/Bern
G. Effinger
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
R. Sawyer
6:30 pm - N3F Meeting - Columbus Hall K/L
Film - Total Recall (1990) HUGO NOMINEE - Regency Ballroom C/D
7:00 pm
Film - Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978) - Regency Ballroom A
8:30 pm
Film - Fantasia (1940) - Regency Ballroom C/D
8:45 pm
Film - Aelita Queen of Mars (1924) - Regency Ballroom A
9:00 pm
Late Night -Fan Readings - New Orleans
D. Levine, N. Smith, C. Springs, P. Wells
Filk - Pagan Circle - Gold Coast
Moderator: B. Sutton
W. Sutton, G. Zak
- Hugo Awards Ceremonies - Grand Ballroom
10:30 pm
Filk - Barry & Sally Jam - Gold Coast
Moderator: B. Childs-Helton
S. Childs-Helton
10:45 pm
Film - The Second Animation Celebration: The Movie - Regency Ballroom C/D
Film - Sneak Peak II: More on upcoming movies - Regency Ballroom A
12:00 am
Film - Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984) - Regency Ballroom A