Rock-afire Programming

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In the early eighties, kids all over the US flocked to Showbiz Pizza for the rides, games, and animatronic rock band, The Rock-afire Explosion. Created by 23-year-old prodigy Aaron Fechter, The Rock-afire Explosion amazed children and adults alike before being mysteriously pulled from showrooms and replaced by the now popular Chuck-E-Cheese in the early nineties.

Nearly twenty years later, still profoundly affected by his experience at Showbiz Pizza, small-town disc-jockey Chris Thrash sought out Fechter and purchased a Rock-afire band of his own. Some clever programming on Chris' part, and the band was once again performing for millions, this time on YouTube.

The Rock-afire Explosion reveals how Chris came to revive this fallen 80's gem, explores his and a number of other fan's obsessions with the animatronic band, and chronicles the rise and fall of Showbiz Pizza and what was once a 20 million dollar per-year venture for inventor Aaron Fechter. More than this, the film is a look at the importance of nostalgia, ever-changing media culture, and the eternal quest to stay young.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• rock-afire
• explosion
• apple
• IIe
• computer
• programming
• rockafire
• Chris
• Thrash
• Aaron
• Fechter
• showbiz
• pizza
• documentary
• Brett
• Whitcomb
• Bradford
• Thomason

[spershall]

I am in love with this movie!!

[baarbear]

i wonder if any of the programmers have a background in puppetry. It would seem that having a puppetry background would help you visualize how each character moves and expresses emotion.

[CIGARPIGSKIN6]

Go Apple!

Once you go Mac you never go back

[Rac665]

@branmantcb

no i think there was TWO pizza places. when i was young there was only Chuck E Cheese. But i think there were two at the same time at one point.

[stagesixx]

Those floppy disks sure great memory devices!

[branmantcb]

So now its called chuck e cheeses right?

[lasvegas77]

I'll be at the show at the Los Feliz 3. I live right next to the theater.

[NESATARI]

soon I hope but I'm lucky cause it's playing in LA pretty soon!

[NESATARI]

Apple lle!

[MrBigglessworth]

When is the DVD coming??