Alamo Drafthouse to Host Clown-Only Screenings of ‘It’

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Perhaps inspired by its women-only “Wonder Woman” screenings — although probably less likely to incite controversy — an Austin, Tex., location of the Alamo Drafthouse is hosting a clown-only screening of the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s “It” the day after the film’s Sept. 8 premiere.

According to the company’s website, the bizarre event requires that “all attendees should arrive dressed as a clown in order to attend.” The Mueller theater will also be hosting a “Barrell O’ Fun” pre-party, including “face-painters available for clown ‘touch-ups,’ a photo booth, raffles for prizes, and other terrifying merriment.”


The film is already projected to bring in quite a showing its premiere weekend, with early tracking putting it on pace to open to more than $50 million, an especially impressive number for an R-rated movie.




Andrés Muschietti directs this iteration of King’s famous novel, with Bill Skarsgård set to play the titular clown/evil entity. “It” also stars Finn Wolfhard, Jaeden Lieberher, and Sophia Lillis.


Unlike the ’90s mini-series, the new R-rated adaptation takes place only during the summer of 1989, when Pennywise the clown first enters the main characters’ lives in Derry, Maine.

[h=4]It Clown-Only Screenings[/h] Here’s how the theater chain describes the event on their website:
Don’t worry, though, if your makeup skills aren't quite up to snuff. Alamo Dratfhouse promises to have face-painters on standby for “touchups.” How considerate.
This is not the first time Alamo Drafthouse has held “___ Only” screenings. In May, the Texas-based chain received backlash and accusations of sexism for hosting women-only screenings of Wonder Woman—and event that was so successful, as it turned out, that they just added more screenings.
While the idea of sitting in a darkened theater watching a psychotic clown terrorize a group of kids on the big screen, while surrounded by actual living, breathing clowns, fills me with an unparalleled level of horror, I like to think that Alamo Drafthouse organized this as a sort of clapback to the Wonder Woman trolls. Alright boys, you want to be included in these selective screenings? Fine. Gotta dress like a clown though.

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It Clown-Only Screenings

Here’s how the theater chain describes the event on their website:

For this special Clown screening of IT, all attendees should arrive dressed as a clown. We'll have photo opportunities, prizes for the best costume and other terrifying merriment. Please arrive in your own Pennywise best and be ready to float with us.
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Don’t worry, though, if your makeup skills aren't quite up to snuff. Alamo Dratfhouse promises to have face-painters on standby for “touchups.” How considerate.
This is not the first time Alamo Drafthouse has held “___ Only” screenings. In May, the Texas-based chain received backlash and accusations of sexism for hosting women-only screenings of Wonder Woman—and event that was so successful, as it turned out, that they just added more screenings.
While the idea of sitting in a darkened theater watching a psychotic clown terrorize a group of kids on the big screen, while surrounded by actual living, breathing clowns, fills me with an unparalleled level of horror, I like to think that Alamo Drafthouse organized this as a sort of clapback to the Wonder Woman trolls. Alright boys, you want to be included in these selective screenings? Fine. Gotta dress like a clown though.

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[h=1]IT Trailer [/h]

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