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Socially Distant Outdoor Film Screenings: Big Eat Meater (1982)

  • Comfort Station 2579 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL, 60647 United States (map)
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August 26th, 8pm

Big Eat Meater (1982)

Directed by Chris Windsor

Starring George Dawson, Clarence Miller, Andrew Gillies.

Bob Sanderson is the mild mannered butcher of the small, sleepy town of Burquitlam. His motto is "Pleased to meet you, meat to please you." Bob's life is thrown into turmoil when he decides to hire Abdullah (The Big Meat Eater) - a massive human blockhouse of a man - as an apprentice in his butcher shop. Unbeknownst to Bob, Abdullah has just murdered the Mayor of Burquitlam in a fit of pique - and the corpse is hidden in Bob's freezer. An alien spacecraft arrives in search of a rare fuel - Bolonium - which is deposited in large quantities underneath Bob's butcher shop. Meanwhile, Jan, a boy genius, has stolen the Mayor's cadillac, installed a cyclotron and is set to launch it into outerspace... Abdullah sings the blues while he charcoal grills gangsters and turns dalmation dogs into spotted spam... Alien robots desperate for bolonium possess the defrosted Mayor as their zombie agent... Bob and Jan are in turn the victims of repulsive temporary mutations.


The following measures will be required by any person in the area and monitored by attending staff/volunteers:

  • If you are sick, please stay home. Symptoms that should encourage you to stay home include fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, body aches/chills, diarrhea, and loss of smell. If you have had recent (within 2 weeks) exposure to someone with confirmed COVID-19, you should also stay home, even if you have no symptoms.  

  • All persons must wear a mask/face covering (covering both the nose and mouth) in order to enter the viewing area.

  • Maintain social distancing (at least 6 feet) between individuals not within your household or otherwise identified group. 

  • Groups may be comprised of no more than 6 individuals.

  • Comfort Station will outline recommended areas respecting social distancing guidelines for each group of viewers with clearly visible markers. 

  • If it is noted that individual groups are violating social distancing guidelines, (i.e. combining to form groups larger than 6 individuals), those parties may be asked to leave.

  • Please note that Comfort Station will enforce a total maximum capacity of 30 individuals for any film screening event.

  • The restroom inside Comfort Station will not be open.

  • While enjoying the program, please self monitor, be aware of your surroundings, be courteous, and be responsible. 

  • Please bring hand sanitizer and use it frequently. Comfort Station will also have hand sanitizer available.

  • When the film is over, please be conscientious when leaving the premises, make sure your mask is on, and take care to maintain social distancing from other groups. 


Thank you for keeping our neighbors and community safe.