JUN 6 2026
THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY? | Introduced by Azazel Jacobs
New 4K restoration of the director’s cut | Q&A with filmmaker Michael Almereyda, producer Amy Hobby, actor Galaxy Craze, and editor David Leonard on June 9
DETAILS
Introduced by filmmaker Azazel Jacobs (His Three Daughters) on June 6.
Archival 35mm print! During the Depression, a group of young couples enter a dance marathon in return for three square meals a day and a chance at winning the $1,500 prize. Their numbers include farm workers Ruby and James (Bonnie Bedelia and Bruce Dern), drifters Gloria and Michael (Jane Fonda and Michael Sarazin), veteran dance marathon contestant Sailor (Red Buttons) and hopeful young starlet Alice (Susannah York). Exhaustion and fatigue cause the dancers to fight amongst themselves, and the increasing tension leads toward a tragic conclusion.
WHEN
3:45 PM SAT JUN 6FEATURING
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
- DIRECTOR
- Sydney Pollack
- RUNTIME
- 2h 00m
- RATING
- CAST
- Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Bonnie Bedelia, Red Buttons, Bruce Dern
- CAST
- Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Bonnie Bedelia, Red Buttons, Bruce Dern
SYNOPSIS
During the Depression, a group of young couples enter a dance marathon in return for three square meals a day and a chance at winning the $1,500 prize. Their numbers include farm workers Ruby and James (Bonnie Bedelia and Bruce Dern), drifters Gloria and Michael (Jane Fonda and Michael Sarazin), veteran dance marathon contestant Sailor (Red Buttons) and hopeful young starlet Alice (Susannah York). Exhaustion and fatigue cause the dancers to fight amongst themselves, and the increasing tension leads toward a tragic conclusion.
