About this episode
This episode tells the story of how a neighborhood theater in Minneapolis helped revive the cult classic film Harold and Maude.
The film Harold and Maude is generally revered as a cult classic. But it wasn’t destined to be. In fact, it originally bombed at the box office. The film probably would have never made its way into popular culture until one theater in Minneapolis decided to book it. Producer Julie Censullo tells this story of how a neighborhood theater put this almost-forgotten film on the map. This story was written, reported, and produced by Julie Censullo. Erika Janik is the managing editor of MinneCulture. Support for MinneCulture on KFAI is provided by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. For more stories like this check out the MInneculture tab on KFAI.org
People in this episode
Guest: Julie Censullo
Topics covered
- film history
- cult classics
- theater
- Minneapolis
- cultural impact
Keywords
- Harold and Maude
- cult classic
- Minneapolis theater
- film history
- Julie Censullo
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: KFAI
Books & works: Harold and Maude
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