Now Showing in Chicago -- 1979

Big thanks to Jon Putnam for sending the Chicago move listings for this week in 1979, highlighting the grindhouses in the Loop and some of the more colorful theaters in the outlying areas. Check back this Saturday for another 42nd Street vs. Chicago wrestling match!

Oriental: BRAVEST FIST / BLACKOUT / PIRANHA

McVickers: SLAUGHTER / SLAUGHTER'S BIG RIP-OFF / TRUCK TURNER / SUGAR HILL

Woods: CALIFORNIA SUITE / THE STRANGER AND THE GUNFIGHTER

Luna: ANIMAL HOUSE

Englewood: YOUNGBLOOD / THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN

Hamilton: THE MACK / HELL UP IN HARLEM / AMERICAN HOT WAX

Ramova: COMES A HORSEMAN / THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD

Rhodes: UP IN SMOKE / HARD TIMES

53 DRIVE-IN
Screen #1: THE EMBALMER / THEY'RE COMING TO GET YOU / TORTURE DUNGEON
Screen #2: THE SWAPPERS / HELL HOUSE GIRLS / SCHOOL GIRL BRIDE
Screen #3: THE BIG FIX / THE CHOIRBOYS / SLAP SHOT