Series Highlights

Mon May 13 • Grosse Pointe Blank, directed by George Armitage • 35mm

Tue May 14 • Prizzi’s Honor, directed by John Huston • 35mm

Wed May 15 • In Bruges, directed by Martin McDonagh • 35mm

Tue May 21 • Killer Joe, directed by William Friedkin • Rare theatrical screening

Wed May 22 • 13 Assassins, directed by Takashi Miike • 35mm

Wed May 22 • Collateral, directed by Michael Mann • 35mm

Each screening in the TRIGGER HAPPY series will be preceded by an exclusive, recorded introduction by Hit Man director, co-screenwriter and producer, Richard Linklater, who muses on the history of hit men in world cinema.
 

Buckle up for TRIGGER HAPPY: Hit Men with a Punchline, a wild ride through the world's deadliest assassins, where sharp wit meets sharper aim. 

In Richard Linklater’s upcoming Hit Man, Gary Johnson (Glen Powell) draws inspiration for his real job as a fake hit man by thinking back on a lifetime of watching movies about hired assassins. In TRIGGER HAPPY, we’ll catch you up on all the hit man classics you may have missed.
 

This killer collection brings you iconic films that define the hit man genre. From the operatic revenge of 13 Assassins to the uniquely sardonic comedy of Grosse Pointe Blank, this series brings you iconic films where killers crack wise and bullets fly. 

None other than Martin Scorsese called Murder by Contract, “the film that has influenced me most,” while Killer Joe marks a collaboration between two icons, director William Friedkin, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Tracy Letts, who based his screenplay on the script of his first play. 

Sometimes the darkest corners of the human spirit are most clearly outlined in this clinical intersection of commerce and crime. Is Anton Chigurh, in No Country for Old Men, the personification of evil? Is there any betrayal more sinister than one between husband and wife, as in Dial M for Murder?

In spite of the constant mayhem, TRIGGER HAPPY finds its moments of levity. Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson grapple humorously with existential dread in a picturesque Belgian town, in In Bruges, while gangland is the setting for romance, with some complications, in Prizzi's Honor, and Wong Kar-wai's Fallen Angels paints a quirky portrait of love and loss in the Hong Kong underworld.

Looking for a ruthless dose of action? From the heart-stopping car chase in Bullitt, a 24-hour killing spree across Los Angeles freeways in Michael Mann’s Collateral, and Jean Reno, Nathalie Portman and Gary Oldman dancing through the balletic mayhem of Luc Besson’s The Professional (Leon), hired guns across the globe have captivated audiences like few other outlaws. So, whether you crave classic action, suspenseful chills, or a dash of dark humor, TRIGGER HAPPY: Hit Men with a Punchline returns back to the eternal question - in the immortal words of Gary Johnson - “Who is your Hit Man?”