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Boone Dawdle moseys through Columbia
“Best Worst Movie” will be screened at Les Bourgeois Vineyards in Rocheport.
Published Aug. 16, 2010
Bikes, bizarre trailside entertainment, bluff top views of the Missouri River, a heartwarming documentary and man-eating vegetarian goblins: This is the Boone Dawdle, the last, great summer evening of 2010.
The Boone Dawdle is impossible to label, though it’s definitely going to be a party. The night begins at the Shiloh Bar & Grill, where Dawdle attendees can either ride their bikes or take a shuttle out to the Blufftop Bistro at Les Bourgeois Vineyards. Once there, a mouth-watering array of local food will be served while The Record Collector provides an excellent rhythmic ambience of live soul music until the sun goes down. The darkness signals the beginning of “Best Worst Movie," a documentary about authentically terrible filmmaking, goblins and human nature.
Non-bikers, have no fear. This is a dawdle, not a race. Boone Dawdle co-creator and True/False Film Fest co-founder David Wilson declares the bike ride to be harmless and a memorable experience on its own.
“If you’re in decently good shape, it’s going to be a very fun and adventurous ride for you,” he says. “It’s very gentle.”
It’s 16 miles on the Katy Trail from Columbia to Les Bourgeois, with pleasant surprises and mini-adventures along the way. Although he won’t reveal what exactly is in store for Boone Dawdle bikers, Wilson assures it will be engaging.
“Some of them will be musical adventures," Wilson says. “Some of them will be thematically linked to 'Best Worst Movie.' And some of them will just be purely bizarre.”
Although biking is recommended for a more comprehensive party experience, a succulent cornucopia of locally produced food and a dessert of soul music will be served no matter how you get there. Wilson describes soul band The Record Collector as a group of “crazy skilled musicians” and “one of the best musical acts in Columbia right now.”
The music and food continue until the sun sets, when the party focuses on its crown jewel: “Best Worst Movie.”
In 1990, a film named “Troll 2” was unleashed on the American public. The film, which in 2006 was ranked by the Internet Movie Database as the worst of all time, is indisputably bizarre. “Best Worst Movie” is a documentary that revisits Troll 2 and its cast members in the present day. George Hardy, one of the stars of “Troll 2” and a frequent presence in “Best Worst Movie," praises the documentary as a hilarious but heartwarming look at the human spirit.
“People are going to be laughing hard, but at same time it just brings out so many emotions,” Hardy says. “You’ll wake up the next morning and think about what you saw because so many people resonate with the characters in the film.”
“Best Worst Movie” has been receiving almost universal praise from critics, earning positive reviews from big names like Roger Ebert and currently holding a 94 percent fresh rating on rottentomatoes.com.
“It’s a film that shows the true essence of the human spirit,” Hardy says. “And I think that’s the most powerful part of the documentary.”
Both George Hardy and “Best Worst Movie” director Michael Stephenson, who starred in Troll 2 as a child, will be at the Boone Dawdle. A question-and-answer session will be held after the screening of the film.
The Boone Dawdle, which takes place on the evening of Aug. 21, offers four different ticket options and can be purchased at dawdle.truefalse.org. A pre-Dawdle screening of Troll 2 will also be taking place on Friday, Aug. 20 at Ragtag Cinema.
With so many elements making it what it is, the Boone Dawdle is bound to be a memorable night for many and might even secure an annual spot on Columbia’s summer calendar.
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