On Friday I ventured to NYC for Vice’s screening/celebration for Jonathan Kaplan’s 1979 teensploitation masterpiece, Over the Edge. Because of my parcopresis, I tend not to eat anything when I know I’m taking the Fung Wah to NYC. I’d rather starve than have to sit on those toilets. I did have to pee around the two hour mark, so I went to relieve myself. The toilet seat was spotted with blood and the woman who went in before me didn’t flush. It looked like a crime scene. I arrived unscathed with only a minor cramp from holding it in. I have a friend who works on Madison Ave. who lets me use his private bathroom, but he wasn’t around. So I bit the bullet and went at the restaurant we ate at. Relief.

If you’ve never seen Over the Edge, you should. It’s about a suburban development in Texas where there’s nothing for the kids to do but get wasted and raise hell. It has a kick ass soundtrack too. It’s Matt Dillon’s first movie. He was 15 years old and he wears a cut off shirt through most of it. He was unable to be there for the reunion but he wrote a nice letter talking about how the movie changed his life. As a huge fan Over the Edge, it was amazing to see it on the big screen and to hear the cast/crew discuss the film afterward. Except for the producer, George Litto, who didn’t know how to hold a microphone. He kept answering people’s questions with absolute nonsense. When someone asked what they thought about Kurt Cobain’s professed love of the movie, George talked about Cameron Crowe.

The guy on the far right of the above picture (Harry Northup) plays Sgt. Doberman in the movie. He got emotional during the Q&A and said that this event was one of the greatest days of his life. It was really awesome.

That’s Vice’s Jesse Pearson chatting with co-writer Tim Hunter. Hunter directed River’s Edge, another cult classic. He’s also directed episodes of Twin Peaks, Homicide, Mad Men, Dexter, etc. etc. I spoke with him during the after party and his face lit up when I told him he directed two of my favorite Eerie Indiana episodes. Super nice guy. My dear friend Bryan had him sign his copy of River’s Edge. Bryan told him he could sign over Keanu Reeves’ face. Tim called Reeves an “instigator.”

Who sat next to me during the movie but our beloved Toilet Cobra and the Vidiot. We had never met in person so it was pretty random and awesome. I was unable to check my Twitter beforehand, so even though Vidiot @’ed me, I had no idea they were coming. Vidiot talked to me about how awesome Tom Arnold is in Cradle 2 the Grave. Then me and my Salem pals got on NJ Transit and called it a night.

All photos snagged from Vice, except for the bottom one.

- Oh Mars