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AFTER HOURS
U.S., 1985
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom, Teri Garr, Catherine O’Hara, Cheech and Chong
Approx. 97 mins. DCP.
“Different rules apply when it gets this late, you know what I mean?” explains diner counterman Dick Miller to word processor Griffin Dunne, who finds his simple search for a “nice girl” turning into his worst urban nightmare, played out in the streets and lofts of SoHo when a cast of wackos including Teri Garr, Cheech & Chong, Rosanna Arquette and S&M-loving Linda Fiorentino.
Reviews
“A RICH, WINCINGLY FUNNY METAPHYSICAL FARCE.”
– Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
“THE WORK OF A MASTER FILMMAKER. I was drained by this film — so emotionally depleted that there was a moment, two-thirds of the way through, when I wondered if maybe I should leave the theater and gather my thoughts and come back later for the rest of the ‘comedy.’”
– Roger Ebert
“DELIRIOUS AND CHALLENGING, a postmodern Ulysses in Nighttown.”
– Richard Schickel, TIME