The so-called “greatest cornhole movie of all time” is marking its one-year anniversary with a special one-night-only event at The Screening Room downtown.
We’re not inclined to take a deep dive into the annals of filmography for verification, but we’re fairly confident that Tucson filmmaker Peter Leon’s “The Lords of Cornhole” 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.
Here’s 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 “The Lords of Cornhole.” 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 “The Last Kiss,” a holiday-themed vampire thriller. In 2019, they did “Three Nights In Hell,” a low-budget comedy thriller. All three films have sci-fi elements intersected with not-so-subtle B-movie aesthetics.
“The Lords of Cornhole” stars Tucson actor Alex Kack, best known as the “Green Shirt Guy,” who started laughing hysterically during a Tucson City Council meeting when a sanctuary city protestor wearing a “Make America Great Again” 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.
