It's Labor Day Weekend ... and That Can Mean Only One Thing: Encore's 'Big 80's Weekend'

It's Labor Day Weekend ... and That Can Mean Only One Thing: Encore's 'Big 80's Weekend'

80 Hours of 80's Movies, Music & Trivia Hosted by Someone Who Knows Something 'Bout 'Picking' Winners: Curtis Armstrong aka Dudley 'Booger' Dawson of 'Revenge of the Nerds'

Live Music Performances With Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go's, Martha Davis of The Motels, Tommy Tutone and Interviews With Devo, Toto and Much More

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- This Labor Day, relax, sit back and spend a "Weekend at Bernie's" or "Die Hard Driving Miss Daisy." Eat a little "Mystic Pizza," have "A Little Sex" and "Blame it on Rio" ... but please take the time to join our "nose picked" host Curtis Armstrong (aka Dudley "Booger" Dawson of Revenge of the Nerds and "Moonlighting") for our awesomely "Big 80's Weekend" on Encore starting Friday, Sept.1 at 8 p.m. et/pt.

For our second annual "Big 80's Weekend," we went to the famous Viper Room on LA's Sunset Strip to get live performances with Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go's, Martha Davis of The Motels, Thomas Heath of Tommy Tutone and Peter Byrne of Naked Eyes. Original VJ Alan Hunter interviews Papa Roach, Toto, Devo, Terri Nunn of Berlin, Thomas Dolby, and Finola Hughes and Tristan Rogers from the 80's cast of popular soap "General Hospital."

In addition to those favorite 80's movies, original VJ Mark Goodman takes a look at classic 80's pop culture and hosts trivia on everything from 80's news, movie trailers and music videos. You can also find all this and more at www.encoretv.com, click on the "Big 80's Weekend" button.

So join us on Labor Day Weekend ... the two Corey's are eagerly waiting for you.

Encore's Big 80's Weekend
Beginning at 8:00 pm on Fri, Sept. 1st thru Mon, Sept 4th

September 1st
* Ghostbusters - 8:00 p.m.
* Weekend at Bernie's - 9:45 p.m.
* Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome -11:30 p

September 2nd
* The Big Easy - 1:20 a.m.
* The Pick-Up Artist - 3:05 a.m.
* Senior Trip - 4:30 a.m.
* Brewster's Millions - 6:05 a.m.
* Chances Are - 7:50 a.m.
* Throw Momma From the Train - 9:40 a.m.
* Christine - 12:50 p.m.
* Weekend at Bernie's - 11:10 a.m.
* Meatballs Part II - 2:40 p.m.
* Parenthood - 4:10 p.m.
* K-9 - 6:15 p.m.
* Porky's - 8:00 p.m.
* Cocktail - 9:45 p.m.
* Easy Money - 11:40 p.m.

September 3rd
* I'm Gonna Git You Sucka - 1:20 a.m.
* Into the Night - 3:00 a.m.
* Fresh Horses - 5:05 a.m.
* The Four Seasons - 7:00 a.m.
* Teachers - 9:00 a.m.
* A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon - 11:00 a.m.
* Ghostbusters - 12:35 p.m.
* Mystic Pizza - 2:30 p.m.
* Tango & Cash - 4:20 p.m.
* Blind Date - 6:15 p.m.
* Die Hard - 8:00 p.m.
* Road House - 10:15 p.m.

September 4th
* Robocop - 12:15 a.m.
* A Little Sex - 2:05 a.m.
* Krull - 3:50 a.m.
* Ghoulies II - 6:00 a.m.
* Hard to Hold - 7:35 a.m.
* Batteries Not Included - 9:20 a.m.
* Like Father, Like Son - 11:15 a.m.
* Dragnet - 1:05 p.m.
* Maid to Order - 3:00 p.m.
* Casual Sex? - 4:40 p.m.
* Better Off Dead ... - 6:15 p.m.
* The Terminator - 8:00 p.m.
* Revenge of the Nerds - 10:00 p.m.
* Blame it on Rio - 11:35 p.m.

September 5th
* Jagged Edge - 1:20 a.m.
* Driving Miss Daisy - 3:15 a.m.

For more information please visit our press room at www.Starz.com

Contacts:

Alesya Holick Jonathan Taylor Steve Belgard
Starz Entertainment Group The Lippin Group Starz Entertainment Group
720.852.6033 323.965.9000 720.852.5843
Alesya.holick@starz.comJtaylor@lippin.comSteve.belgard@starz.com

Source: Starz Entertainment Group LLC

CONTACT: Alesya Holick, +1-720-852-6033, Alesya.holick@starz.com, or
Steve Belgard, +1-720-852-5843, Steve.belgard@starz.com, both of Starz
Entertainment Group LLC; or Jonathan Taylor of The Lippin Group,
+1-323-965-9000, Jtaylor@lippin.com, for Starz Entertainment Group LLC

Web site: http://www.starz.com/

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