Photos by Stacie Joy
Two Boots on Avenue A hosted a "No Picnic" after-party last night following the film's opening screening at the Film Forum.
Phil Hartman's black-and-white 1986 feature — a time capsule of an in-progress gentrifying East Village — is now back in circulation in a new restoration.
The gathering at Two Boots brought the film's past and present a little closer together, with friends, collaborators and neighborhood regulars filling the longtime pizzeria.
Hartman went on to co-found Two Boots not long after completing the film — tying the project and the space together in a way that still resonates nearly 40 years later.
There were one-night-only slices created in honor of "No Picnic," including Stripe, Annie and Dead Pimp (played in a cameo by Steve Buscemi)...
Also getting an honorary slice for the night was longtime East Village resident Greg Masters, here with Odetta Hartman...
In "No Picnic," Masters plays "The Walker," who you will see crossing the screen several times. (As for the Walker slice — sopresatta and sweet Italian sausage on a white pie.)
Masters had another important role in the film: The protagonist Mac's apartment was filmed in his longtime EV home, which he told us doesn't look that much different 40 years later.
Throughout the night, many members of the cast and crew stopped by, including Luis Guzman and Anne D'Agnillo.
Here's Hartman with the musicians, Daso and Carlos Acevedo...
Also on-hand: Joseph "Count Slima" Williams, an East Village poet, artist and longtime Two Boots staffer. (He also helped build the original Two Boots outpost on Avenue A.)
Slima's work is featured in "No Picnic" ... you can also spot his art at Sophie's on Fifth Street.
"No Picnic" continues at the Film Forum on West Houston Street. Film info here.
And the trailer to refresh your memory...
Previously on EV Grieve:
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