CULT CAFE!
WE ARE TWISTED F***ING SISTER!
In Person: Twisted Sister guitarist JAY JAY FRENCH and
Filmmaker ANDREW HORN
Saturday, February 27 at 8pm
In the mid-1970s, Dee Snider and his Twisted
Sister band mates claimed glitter rock for their own, cross-dressing
their way to headlining every club within 100 miles of New York City, from New
Jersey bowling alleys to Long Island beach bars. With gigs six nights a week,
they were the most successful live bar band of suburban New York, selling out
5,000-seat shows fueled by their no-holds-barred stage presence and aggressive
metal setlists. But by the early ‘80s, they found themselves balancing on a
double-edged sword, hugely popular with local audiences but without a national
following – or a record deal – to speak of.
When Twisted Sister finally got their big
break in 1983, they’d go on to become one of the biggest glam rock bands of the
decade, their over-the-top live shows drawing sell-out crowds and their music
videos defining an early MTV network. To anyone who knew the hard-fought battle
they’d won to get there, the band that killed disco was no overnight success.
WE ARE TWISTED F***ING SISTER! is the mesmerizing, wickedly appealing and
never-before-told story of the ten grueling years leading up to the band’s
legendary career, recounted directly by the band themselves, their managers and
their biggest fans.
'We Are Twisted F***ing Sister!' is the best music-based
film that you'll see in the whole of 2016 ... this is one rock doc that
seriously has it all. - Uber Rock
"Uproarious! A Tale of excess, egotism and absurdity.
" - The Independent
"Very, very, very entertaining... A sure-fire crowd
pleasure" - The Hollywood Reporter
