After Hours
UW Cinematheque 821 University Ave., UW Vilas Hall, Room 4070, Madison, Wisconsin
press release: USA | 1985 | 35mm | 97 min.
Director: Martin Scorsese; Cast: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Catherine O’Hara
A whirlwind black comedy about urban paranoia, After Hours follows yuppie Paul (Dunne), who, enticed by an alluring blonde (Arquette), dives into the rabbit hole that is post-Midnight Lower Manhattan in the early 1980s. Through a series of misunderstandings, Paul becomes the target of a lynch mob led by a beehived waitress (Teri Garr), a crazy sculptress (Verna Bloom), and a Mister Softee truck driver (O’Hara). Shot on a modest budget, this is one of Scorsese's most underrated works. The supporting cast also includes John Heard, Linda Fiorentino, and Cheech & Chong.
All Cinematheque screenings are free and open to the public.
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