Gen Listen’s holiday party returns Monday, Dec. 7, at Screenland Armour in North Kansas City, with a surprise movie screening at its center. KCUR reports that the organizers have not named the film, but say it has 1980s sensibilities, some gore and violence, and a connection to the creation of the PG-13 rating.
That clue points to a moment in movie-rating history, but it does not establish the mystery title. The distinction matters: HISTORY.com reports that the Motion Picture Association announced PG-13 in July 1984, and that Red Dawn was the first film released with the rating, opening Aug. 10 that year. The event’s reported clue concerns a film associated with the rating’s creation; it does not say that film was the first PG-13 release.
The venue also has a long local history. Screenland Armour’s history page records that the Armour Theatre opened on Sept. 6, 1928, with Warming Up. The present-day screening will take place at 408 Armour Road, where the theater’s past gives the otherwise concealed movie night a fitting setting.
KCUR lists doors at 6:30 p.m. and the film at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $15 and include the screening, popcorn and one drink; the report says drink choices include fountain drinks, beer, canned alcohol or a well cocktail. The organizers also plan interactive elements before and during the film, and a holiday gift for the first 100 ticket buyers. The movie’s name and the details of those activities remain undisclosed.
