The so-called βgreatest cornhole movie of all timeβ is marking its one-year anniversary with a special one-night-only event at The Screening Room downtown.
Weβre not inclined to take a deep dive into the annals of filmography for verification, but weβre fairly confident that Tucson filmmaker Peter Leonβs βThe Lords of Cornholeβ is the only film on the subject of the backyard picnic game.
It will be shown at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, at The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress.
Leon, whose passions include his band Dead Retina, filmmaking and an unflappable commitment to working out, co-wrote, directed, filmed and appears in the movie, released in Tucson last September.
Hereβs the storyline: A down-on-his-luck drug addict enters a cornhole competition to land a $25,000 prize to pay off his drug dealer and save his skin.
Peter Leon, center, directs the action during filming of βThe Lords of Cornhole.β The movie marks its one-year anniversary with a special screening on Sunday, Aug. 25.
It was the third film that Leon and his go-to collaborator J. Patrick Ohlde created. In 2020, the pair released βThe Last Kiss,β a holiday-themed vampire thriller. In 2019, they did βThree Nights In Hell,β a low-budget comedy thriller. All three films have sci-fi elements intersected with not-so-subtle B-movie aesthetics.
βThe Lords of Cornholeβ stars Tucson actor Alex Kack, best known as the βGreen Shirt Guy,β who started laughing hysterically during a Tucson City Council meeting when a sanctuary city protestor wearing a βMake America Great Againβ hat was speaking. A KVOA reporter captured the moment, and the clip went viral.
Tickets for the movie, released last September, are $9 through Posh.VIP. The movie is rated R for language, drug use and violence.
From Kan Jam to cornhole, there are many outdoor games you can play with your friends and family. Check out our recommendations to best enjoy the summertime.
