Joe Bob’s Jamboree Announces Guests and Halloween III Reunion Event

Horror host Joe Bob Briggs revealed earlier this year that his upcoming Drive-In Jamboree was moving to a new location that will be able to support more attendees, with the confirmation of the events he has in store for this year’s festivities confirming how much more space will be needed to accommodate fans. A number of guests have been announced to be attending the event, from genre stars to musical acts to AEW performers, though what might be the most exciting reveal is a Halloween III: Season of the Witch reunion event, which will feature stars Tom Atkins and Stacey Nelkin and director Tommy Lee Wallace. Tickets for the event are now on sale at the event’s official website and Joe Bob’s Jamboree will be held July 8th-10th.

Per press release, “Kicking off the annual event on July 8th is ‘Halloween 3 Throwdown,’ with the cast andcrew of the 1982 film showing up for a 40th-anniversary reunion and confronting festivalfounder Joe Bob Briggs over his longstanding opposition to the only movie in theHalloween franchise that departs from the iconic Michael Myers narrative.”

“This is all Darcy’s doing,” Briggs, referring to his combative sidekick Darcy the MailGirl on The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, the hit series on AMC’s Shudderstreaming service that just celebrated the screening of its 100th movie. “I told her shecould program Friday night and she’s bringing in Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, and directorTommy Lee Wallace to gang up on me.”

“The Friday-night event will consist of a screening of the movie, interrupted several timesfor commentary and debate, followed by a one-hour Q&A with all involved ‘todetermine, once and for all, whether Halloween III belongs in the franchise.’ The issuewill be settled by an audience vote. Atkins, Nelkin, and Wallace will also be appearing all three days at the Jamboree fanconvention held at the Hilton Memphis the same weekend.

“The Saturday night program will feature two cult movies presented in the format of TheLast Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, and in keeping with the show’s tradition, guests andtitles will not be announced in advance. The World Drive-In Movie Festival, featuring indie films made outside of the usual NewYork, Los Angeles, and London funding sources, will take place on Sunday night, withscreenings of the 10 winning films, the presentation of their ‘Hubbies’ (engraved onChevy hubcaps), the awarding of the Joe Bob Briggs Lifetime Achievement Award, anda special appearance by Jonah Ray of Mystery Science Theater 3000, who will riff on abeloved (and hated) film from the Last Drive-In archives. Headliner musical acts for each night’s pre-show will be announced later.

“Other Jamboree guests being announced today, all of whom will be at the fanconvention, are:

• P.J. Soles, star of Halloween, Carrie, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, The Devil’sRejects, Stripes, and many other films.
• Sybil Danning, pioneering female action star (Battle Beyond the Stars,Chained Heat, Hercules, Reform School Girls, Rob Zombie’s Halloween, Grindhouse).
• Danhausen, the horror-themed professional wrestler currently signed to AllElite Wrestling (AEW).
• Jonah Ray, primary host of Mystery Science Theater 3000, actor, comedian,  and writer who is also known as the co-host of Comedy Central’s TheMeltdown with Jonah and Kumail.
• Fred Williamson, better known as “The Hammer,” the All-Pro defensive backin Super Bowl I who became a superstar during the blaxploitation era withfilms like Black Caesar and Hell Up in Harlem, then a successful writer/producer/actor in both Rome and Los Angeles.
• Kelli Maroney, star of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Night of the Comet, Chopping Mall, and many other drive-in movies as well as stints on two long-running soap operas.
• Felissa Rose, who made her film debut at age 12 as the lead in the cultclassic Sleepaway Camp and has had hundreds of roles since, including herrecurring appearances as the “Mangled Dick Expert” on The Last Drive-Inwith Joe Bob Briggs.
• The Bunny, a champion wrestler currently signed with AEW.
• Dave Sheridan, the comedian, writer, and producer best known for hisportrayal of Officer Doofy in Scary Movie.
• Honey, the first Mail Girl on Joe Bob’s first two shows, Drive-in Theater onThe Movie Channel and MonsterVision on TNT.
• The Blade, the professional wrestler best known for his tag team work withThe Butcher.
• Yuki Nakamura, “The Tokyo Cowboy,” who started out as the art director onThe Last Drive-In in 2018 but emerged through many cameo appearances asa celebrity in his own right.
• John Brennan, music director and composer for The Last Drive-In, whoseband, The Bigfeet, will perform before each show during the Jamboree.

“Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl will be doing meet-and-greets throughout theweekend, at both the fan convention and the drive-in. Additional ‘surprise’ guests will be announced later.”

You can head to the official Joe Bob’s Jamboree website for more details.

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