Billion Dollar Babies

Alice’s penultimate nightmare with his original crew served as the ultimate expression of his shtick, the artsy experimental films of his first few records blown up to Cinemascope widescreen. The character has always served as a dark mirror of society. Here, he drags politicians, the ultrarich, and hypocritical parents into his arena-sized cabaret for mockery by his painted corpse. Add in a few arch horror stories and a massive hit that borrowed a riff from Pete Townshend and a storyline from every ’50s teen-panic movie and you have an unforgettable night at the Grand Guignol.