Kaboom

Sunday, August 31 - Monday, September 1, 2025

Special Events

SHOWTIMES AT IFC CENTER

Screening on 35mm!

A wild, witty and sex-drenched horror-comedy thriller, KABOOM tells the story of Smith (Thomas Dekker), an ambisexual 18-year-old college freshman who stumbles upon a monstrous conspiracy in a seemingly idyllic Southern California seaside town. KABOOM shares key touchstones of Araki’s early films, including scatological and absurd Valley-inflected dialogue, elements of campy gore and Araki’s troupe of arrestingly sexy guys and girls. With his sophisticated synthesis of various experiments in tone and cinematography, Araki has reached a new level of artistic maturity.

Screening as part of our series 20 Films for 20 Years

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  • Country USA
  • Year 2011
  • Running Time 86 minutes
  • Format 35mm
  • Distributor IFC Entertainment Group
  • Director Gregg Araki
  • Cast Thomas Dekker, Haley Bennett, Chris Zylka, Roxane Mesquida, Juno Temple
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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