SERIES
May at the Trylon
An intelligent and empathetic performer, Boyle is one of the greatest character actors of his generation. Though he was an anti-war advocate who called for racial equality, he is most memorable in his roles as dark, cranky, and racist characters—and for his perfect comedic timing.
(1970, 107m) dir John G. Avildsen w/Peter Boyle, Dennis Patrick, Susan Sarandon, Patrick McDermott. Businessman Bill Compton (Patrick) accidentally kills the drug dealer responsible for his daughter’s overdose, then confesses to a stranger at a bar (Boyle)—who congratulates him. Joe hates hippies and Black people and would like to kill someone himself. Joe is a…
Screenings: May 4 7:30, May 5 7:00, 9:15, May 6 7:00, 9:15
(1979, 108m) dir Paul Schrader w/Peter Boyle, George C. Scott, Season Hubley, Dick Sargent. Jake VanDorn (Scott) is a devout Calvinist from Michigan whose teenage daughter goes missing. He hires a private investigator, Andy Mast (Boyle), who spots her in a porno film. VanDorn delves into the world of sleaze to get his daughter back…
Screenings: May 11 7:30, May 12 7:00, 9:15, May 13 7:00, 9:15
(1973, 102m) dir Peter Yates w/Peter Boyle, Robert Mitchum, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats. A melancholy masterpiece, The Friends of Eddie Coyle was unduly ignored when released. With the aging Coyle (Mitchum) about to go to prison, he fingers a gunrunner in hopes of buying his freedom and then watches his wasted life spiral out of…
Screenings: May 18 8:00, May 19 7:00, 9:15, May 20 7:00, 9:15
(1978, 106m) dir Mel Brooks w/Peter Boyle, Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Marty Feldman. After inheriting his notorious grandfather’s estate in Transylvania, a respected physician (Wilder) creates havoc by reanimating a corpse. Complications arise after the Monster (Boyle) escapes the same evening the doctor’s fiancée arrives for a visit. Boyle is hysterical in Brooks’s parody of…
Screenings: May 25 3:00, 5:15, 7:30, May 26 7:00, 9:15, May 27 7:00, 9:15
(1973, 97m) dir Howard Zieff w/Peter Boyle, James Caan, Sally Kellerman. Upon his release from prison, Dick Kanipsia (Caan) learns of a small fortune of embezzled money. He gathers a group of unexpected hangers-on in pursuit of the stolen cash. Populated by an ensemble of delightful actors, Slither is a character-driven comedy-action film that may…
Screenings: May 30 7:00, 9:00, May 31 7:00, 9:00, June 1 3:00, 5:00
(1981, 109m) dir Peter Hyams w/Peter Boyle, Sean Connery, Frances Sternhagen, Clarke Peters. Federal marshal William O’Niel (Connery) is transferred to a mining colony on Io, a moon of Jupiter, and uncovers a dangerous conspiracy. When O’Niel refuses to look the other way, Sheppard (Boyle), the boss of the mine, has him marked for death.…
Screenings: June 1 7:00, June 2 7:00, 9:15, June 3 7:00, 9:15