History

The following is a list of films shown at Butt-Numb-A-Thon since it’s inception in 1999.  Feature films are listed in bold. Trailers are listed in italics. All other items are annotated as appropriate.

Butt-Numb-A-Thon 1 (1999)

• Plan 9 from Outer Space
• Magnolia
• Song of the South
• Fritz the Cat
• Fade to Black
• Phantom of the Paradise
• Calling All Girls
• Giant Gila Monster
• Pitch Black
• Daughters of Dracula
• Tron
• Six String Samurai

Butt-Numb-A-Thon 2 (2000)

• Destination Mars
• The Hobbit
• The Gift
• The Sea Wolf
• Wonder Bar
• Snatch
• Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens
• Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
• Robocop
• Shogun Assassin
• Santa Claus’ Story
• Ed Gein

Butt-Numb-A-Thon 3 (2001)

• Fiend Without a Face
• The Majestic
• Rock All Night
• King Kong
• Vanilla Sky
• Cabin in the Sky
• Blood Feast 2
• Terror of Tiny Town
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Butt-Numb-A-Thon 4 (2002)

• The Mask of Fu Manchu
• Chicago
• Machine Gun Kelly
• Odds Against Tomorrow
• Crippled Avengers
• Night Warning
• May
• Dust and Blood (short film)
• House of 1000 Corpses
• Tiptoes
• Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation (partial screening)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Butt-Numb-A-Thon 5 (2003)

• Haunted Gold (IMDb)
• Adventures of Captain Marvel (partial screening of first episode) (IMDb)
• * The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (IMDb)
• (Q&A) Peter Jackson (director), Frances Walsh (writer), and Philippa Boyens (writer) – The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
• The General with musical accompaniment from Guy Forsyth (IMDb)
• * Oldboy (IMDb)
• Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (IMDb)
• Nid de guepes (IMDb)
• Blind (short film) (IMDb)
• Ginger Snaps: Unleashed (IMDb)
• Haute Tension (IMDb)
• Teenage Mother (IMDb)
• The Rotten Fruit (IMDb)
• Undead (IMDb)
• * The Passion of the Christ (IMDb)
• (Q&A) Mel Gibson – director of The Passion of the Christ^[1]

Butt-Numb-A-Thon 6 (2004)

Dec. 11-12, 2004

• Putney Swope (IMDb)
• Willie McBean and his Magic Machine (IMDb)
• * Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (IMDb)
• (Q&A) Emily Browning (actress), and Liam Aiken (actor)
• (unfinished clips) Madagascar (IMDb)
• The Black Swan (IMDb)
• (slide show/Q&A) Robbie Stamp (producer) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (IMDb)
• Blonde Venus (IMDb)
• Legend of the Sacred Stone (IMDb)
• Miss Sadie Thompson (IMDb)
• War of the Worlds (IMDb) with video introduction from Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise
• * The Phantom of the Opera (IMDb)
• Welcome Home, Brother Charles (IMDb)
• * The Ring 2 (IMDb)
• (Q&A) Robert Weinbach – director of The Mutations
• The Mutations (IMDb)
• Toys are Not for Children (IMDb)
• * Layer Cake (IMDb)
• (Q&A) Tamar Hussain – actor from Layer Cake
• (clip) 2001 Maniacs (IMDb) with introduction from director Eli Roth
• Casshern (IMDb)
• Ong-Bak (IMDb)
• (short) Time Piece (IMDb)
• (behind the scenes clips) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (IMDb)
• Kung Fu Hustle (IMDb)^[2]

The 7th Voyage of Butt-Numb-A-Thon (2005)

Dec. 10-11, 2005^[3]

• Apocalypto (IMDb)
• The Most Dangerous Game (IMDb)
• * The Pit and the Pendulum by Ray Harryhausen (IMDb)
• * King Kong (IMDb)
• Footlight Parade (IMDb)
• * Sick Girl (IMDb)
• * Sympathy For Lady Vengeance (IMDb)
• The Professionals (IMDb)
• * District B13 (IMDb)
• * (teaser) 2gether 4ever at Bloody-Disgusting.com, at Ain’t It Cool News
• * Cigarette Burns (IMDb)
• * (unfinished clip) Hostel presented by Eli Roth (IMDb)
• * The Descent (IMDb)
• Stunt Rock (IMDb)
• Drum (IMDb)
• X-Men: The Last Stand (IMDb)
• Mission: Impossible III (IMDb)
• * V for Vendetta (IMDb)

OctoButt-Numb-A-Thon (2006)

Dec. 9-10, 2006^[4]

• El Laberinto del Fauno aka Pan’s Labyrinth (IMDb) – this film was not part of the core BNAT line-up, but it was open to BNAT attendees the night before BNAT.
• (short) Chirpy
• Stunt Rock – this trailer is a BNAT classic and is always shown early in the evening. (IMDb)
• Raw Force (IMDb)
• Teenage Tramp (IMDb)
• The Telephone Book (IMDb)
• * Black Snake Moan (IMDb)
• (Q&A) Craig Brewer – Director of Black Snake Moan
• * Dreamgirls (IMDb)
• (Q&A) Bill Condon – Director of Dreamgirls
• Panorama Blue (IMDb)
• Female Animal (IMDb)
• Baby Love (IMDb)
• Girls Are For Loving (IMDb)
• Underage
• Once Upon a Girl (IMDb)
• Inherit the Wind (IMDb)
• Rocky (IMDb)
• Rocky II (IMDb)
• Rocky III (IMDb)
• Rocky IV (IMDb)
• Rocky V (IMDb)
• (introduction) Sylvester Stallone on DVD
• * Rocky Balboa (IMDb)
• * (sneak peak) Fanboys preview (IMDb)
• The Mafu Cage (IMDb)
• The Buttercup Chain (IMDb)
• PEPE (IMDb)
• Mantango (IMDb)
• * Knocked Up (IMDb)
• (snippet) Teen Wolf – started as a joke; not shown in full
• * Black Book (IMDb)
• The Informer (IMDb)
• The Challenge of the Lady Ninja (IMDb)
• The Legend of Hillbilly John (IMDb)
• It Came Without Warning (IMDb)
• Cannibal Girls (IMDb)
• Curse (IMDb)
• Raw Force (IMDb)
• * Smokin’ Aces (IMDb)
• * 300 (IMDb)
• (Q&A) Zack Snyder – Director of 300
• * Children of Men – this film was not part of the core BNAT line-up, but it was open to BNAT attendees the night after BNAT. (IMDb)

Half-Ass-A-Thon (2007)

June 24-25, 2007

• Africa: Texas Style (IMDb)
• Drum (IMDb)
• Three the Hard Way (IMDb)
• Stunt Rock (IMDb)
• Wonder Bar (IMDb)
• Tarzan and the Brown Prince aka Tarzán y el arco iris (IMDb)
• Gymkata (IMDb)
• Death Ride aka Crash! (IMDb)
• The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (IMDb)
• Gambit (IMDb)
• (PSA) Clint Eastwood describes crack cocaine and warns the audience to avoid it.
• (introduction) Matthew Vaughn on DVD.
• * Stardust (IMDb)
• Battle Beneath the Earth (IMDb)
• (advertisement) Starmaster for the Atari 2600
• The Magic Voyage of Sinbad aka Sadko (IMDb)
• (advertisement) Two Bic(c) lighters talk about refreshments that are available in the lobby.
• Topkapi (IMDb)
• Future Kill (IMDb)
• The Toy Box (IMDb)
• White Comanche aka Comanche Blanco (IMDb)
• Who? (IMDb)
• The Terrornauts (IMDb)
• Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (IMDb)
• Impulse (IMDb)
• Seven Blows of the Dragon aka Shui Hu Zhuan (IMDb)

Big Trouble at Butt-Numb-A-Thon 9 (2007)

Dec. 8-9, 2007; Alamo Drafthouse at The Ritz, Austin, Texas

• Hobo with a Shotgun
• Popcorn
• Pinocchio’s Birthday Party (IMDb)
• Happy Birthday to Me (IMDb)
• The Party Animal (IMDb)
• Stunt Rock
• The Great McGinty (IMDb)
• The ‘Burbs (IMDb)
• Bachelor Party
• Amin: The Rise and Fall
• Charlie Wilson’s War* trailer
• A Bomb for a Dictator (IMDb)
• Have Your Kids Immunized Today (Will Rogers Institute PSA)
• Mr. No Legs
• Pickup on South Street (IMDb)
• The Secret of Magic Island (IMDb)
• Big Trouble in Little China
• Thundercops
• Mongol trailer
• The Exterminator (IMDb)
• Vintage In-Theater Pizza Advert
• Sorceress (IMDb)
• The Abominable Dr. Phibes trailer
• Voyage of the Rock Aliens (IMDb)
• Get Crazy (IMDb)
• Freckles (IMDb)
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street* trailer
• Blind Fury (IMDb)
• Stop or My Mom Will Shoot
• Lonely Are the Brave (IMDb)
• Man Beast (IMDb)
• W.
• Three in the Cellar (IMDb)
• The Evictors (IMDb)
• The Poughkeepsie Tapes* (director/writer John Erick Dowdle, wife/star Stacy Chbosky, and writer Drew Dowdle attended but were unable to speak as scheduled due to studio demands)
• Teen Lust (IMDb)
• “The City on The Edge of Forever” episode of Star Trek, broadcast in HD.
• Call Me Bwana (IMDb)
• J.D.’s Revenge (IMDb)
• Golden Needles (IMDb)
• Black Samurai
• Addio Zio Tom | Farewell Uncle Tom (IMDb)
• Halloween III: Season of the Witch (IMDb)
• Nightmares
• Trick or Treat (IMDb)
• Trick ‘r Treat* with Q&A with director/writer Michael Dougherty. trailer

EXCLUSIVE CLIPS

• “Rambo” with on-screen text intro from Sylvester Stallone.
• “WALL-E” with intros and Q&A with producers.
• “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian“
• “Fanboys” – Lucas Ranch interrogation filmed four days before BNAT

The Ten Commandments of Butt-Numb-A-Thon (2008)

Dec. 13-14, 2008; Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Austin, Texas

• Invasion U.S.A
• The Slumber Party Massacre
• Pinocchio’s Birthday Party
• Stunt Rock
• Teen Wolf first few minutes, ending with film burning. Guest appearance by Teen Wolf in yellow Beavers basketball uniform.
• Viva Villa!
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Atari 2600 commercial
• Case Study: Amphetamines
• La Joie de Vivre
• Coraline exclusive clips in 3-D
• Dr. Pepper commercial
• The Terrornauts
• Sahara
• Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
• MegaForce
• The Villain
• Valkyrie
• Up first 45 minutes, featuring unfinished portions and Q&A with co-directors Pete Docter and Bob Peterson.
• Metropolis with rare 1984 Giorgio Moroder soundtrack featuring popular 80s artists.
• Monsters vs. Aliens in 3D, with exclusive clips featuring unfinished portions and Q&A with filmmaker.
• Dimensionscope 3-D presentation
• Black Angels at IMdB
• Maximum Overdrive
• My Bloody Valentine
• The Devil Within Her
• Metal Storm
• My Bloody Valentine in 3D, with introduction and Q&A by director Patrick Lussier and co-stars Jamie King and Megan Boone.
• I Love You, Man with video intro by Paul Rudd and Jason Segel
• Beastmaster 2
• C.H.O.M.P.S.
• The Secret of Magic Island
• White Dog
• Push exclusive clips
• Know1ng exclusive clip
• Observe and Report exclusive clips with video intro by Seth Rogen
• Terminator Salvation exclusive clips with guest appearance by director McG
• Watchmen first 22 minutes of film, with guest appearance by co-star Jackie Earl Haley
• Voodoo Woman
• Jim Henson’s Time Piece
• Latino Encounter
• Amin
• Frosted Pop-Tarts commercial
• Mission Thunderbolt
• Che

BNAT 1138 (2009)

Dec. 12-13, 2009; Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Austin, Texas

• 99 & 44/100% Dead at IMDB
• Death Machines
• The Uncanny
• Stunt Rock
• Teen Wolf – Opening credits and first scene, with the projector burning through the actual film stock per BNAT tradition. This time, Alamo Drafthouse owner Tim League announced that a new remastered digital version had been found, and a man (Scott Weinberg, managing editor of Cinematical) wearing a Dolby t-shirt—who claimed to be from Dolby and called himself Thomas Dolby — promised to write the Drafthouse a check for $15,000 if the film failed to play correctly. Of course, it did not, and the screen quickly filled with static.
• Faust (with live organ accompaniment by Graham Reynolds.)
• The Rape Killer at IMDB
• Ricky Schroeder PSA about dealing with abusive situations, dubbed in Spanish
• The Lovely Bones
• That’s Dancing
• Nudes on Tiger Reef at IMDB
• The Fastest Guitar Alive
• Girl Crazy
• Attack of the 50-Foot Woman
• Candy Candido – “One Meatball” (music video)
• The Red Shoes
• Beer-chugging contest between teams consisting of a BNAT attendee, Broken Lizard and Tim League, and members of the Ain’t It Cool News staff (including Mr. Beaks, Massawyrm, Merrick, Capone and Harry).
• They Call Her One Eye
• Sudden Death
• Shutter Island
• James Tont Operazione U.N.O.
• Maniac Cop 2
• Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
• Le Magnifique
• Micmacs à tire-larigot
• The Ski Bum at IMDB
• Hot Dog: The Movie
• Frozen (with introduction by director Adam Green)
• Bug
• Mission Thunderbolt at IMDB
• Centipede Horror at IMDB
• The Honeymoon Killers at IMDB
• Mr. No Legs at IMDB
• Lunch Wagon
• The Candy Snatchers
• Clip of Asian men dressed as sumo wrestlers being attacked by aroused dogs.
• AICN – True-ish Hollywood Story featuring taped greetings, memories and sarcastic comments for Harry’s birthday from Jon Favreau, Danny McBride, Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, JJ Abrams and Michael Bay. (Produced by Paramount Pictures)
• Iron Man 2 (world premiere of trailer with video introduction by director Jon Favreau)
• Fearless Frank at IMDB
• Animal Protector at IMDB
• Captain Invicible
• Kick-Ass (followed by Q&A with director Matthew Vaughn and star Christopher Mintz-Plasse)
• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
• I Come in Peace
• Dr. Pepper Post-Cola Wars commercial
• Avatar