Sat. Jan. 31
Doors – 7:00 PM
Organ Overture – 7:30 PM
Films – 8:00 PM
Tickets - $6
1hr 35min | PG | Comedy/War | USA
If Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb was a person, it could start collecting social security in 2026. Which is to say, (with apologies to 62-year-olds across America) this film is old. However, its deadly serious message, delivered with a 50 megaton dose of zany irreverence, is not.
A satirical take on the Cold War era, it took aim at Red Scare paranoia, conspiratorial thinking, and the precarity of our post-atomic world, seeking mutually assured destruction for all its unsuspecting targets. Its terrifying scenario imagines the consequences of a rogue general intent on kicking off nuclear war, and the woefully unprepared executive branch tasked with stopping him before it’s too late. But with jokes.
Starring the chameleonic Peter Sellers, (in a triple role as the U.S. president, a British air force captain, and the titular doctor) Dr. Strangelove is a comedy classic for its age, this age, and whatever age comes next. And though we may never know the nature of the world our cinephile children will inherit, they will surely be able to return to the wit and enduring relevance of this film for generations—provided humanity keeps a sense of humor and has a way to watch it in the bunker.
Just kidding. But not really. See you at the Senate!
Parking is available in our gated lot, on Gilbert, and Michigan Avenue
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