The Harder They Come Screening

THE HARDER THEY COME
SATURDAY JUNE 27 9:30PM
BLOOR CINEMA

The stage musical The Harder They Come is written by Perry Henzell and is based on his famous film that took the world by storm back in the 1970s.

When the motion picture version of The Harder They Come premiered in Kingston, Jamaica in 1972, the crowd at the door was so big that even Jimmy Cliff, the film’s star, couldn’t get in. The prime minister’s wife had to be carried over the heads of the mob. By the time the film arrived at film festivals around the world, it was already a sensation, bringing with it a sound - reggae - that revolutionized popular music.

In Canada and the U.S., The Harder They Come became one of the first cult films, playing in cinemas for months at a time - and then for years more as a midnight-screening phenomenon.

In anticipation of the North American premiere of the musical at the Canon Theatre, a newly struck 35mm print of Henzell’s film The Harder They Come will screen at the Bloor Cinema, 506 Bloor Street West (at Bathurst) for one night only.  Saturday, June 27th, at 9:30 p.m.  All tickets are $5 and may be purchased in advance via http://www.ticketking.com. The film is rated 14A.