Alamo Drafthouse Screening

Footage from our sold out Alamo Drafthouse screening on Feb 8th 2009 in downtown Austin, TX.

DVD now available. Visit http://www.rockafiremovie.com for ordering info.

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
• rockafire
• showbiz
• pizza
• alamo
• drafthouse
• austin
• texas
• brett
• whitcomb
• bradford
• thomason
• chris
• thrash
• aaron
• fechter

[Flashkidgotsuspended]

1:21 DAMON BRELAND!!!

FK

[matthewschartz]

I loved it! I hope to see it again soon!

[CosmicGrooves]

Where can everyone else see the movie? I want to seeeeeee it!!