# Event Details

- **Event Name**: THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON’T THEY? (1969) in 16mm
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Real-life 1930s dance marathons set the stage for a brutal allegory of American exploitation in Sydney Pollack's underseen classic--on 16mm.About this EventTHEY SHOOT HORSES, DON’T THEY? (1969, Sydney Pollack, 16mm) As bleak and disillusioned a film as Hollywood could muster in the late 1960s, THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON’T THEY? mobilizes the real-life tradition of Depression-era dance marathons to produce a gut-wrenching critique of American capitalism’s desire for competition and spectacle. Jane Fonda plays an unemployed background actress Gloria Beatty, who enters a dance-until-you-drop competition in hopes of winning the life-changing amount of $1,500 (in the 1930s). Ushered by their tragi-comic emcee (Gig Young), a ragtag group of contestants, including a retired sailor, a pregnant young woman, and an aspiring movie star, are pushed past the limits of mind and body in this cruel sport for entertainment. Despite being widely acclaimed and nominated for 9 Academy Awards at its release, THEY SHOOT HORSES has been nearly unwatchable for decades due to a bankrupt distributor, followed by limited home viewing options. For those lucky enough to experience it, director Sidney Pollack’s intoxicating allegory of exploitation continues to resonate for moviegoers today.A special low-fade positive filmstock 16mm print presented courtesy of Visual Studies Workshop.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/they-shoot-horses-don’t-they-1969-in-16mm/100001982229064492
- **Event Categories**: sports, contests, entertainment, workshops, art, theatre, marathons, dance-competition
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Evanston
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
- **lat**: 42.0523696
- **long**: -87.67271040000003
- **full address**: Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, United States
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