Starring: Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Boyle, Ian McKellen, Tim Curry, Jonathan Winters

In 1930s New York City, The Shadow (Alec Baldwin) battles his nemesis, Shiwan Khan (John Lone), who is building an atomic bomb.

Night Owl Video presents a new series celebrating Video Store Gems the way they were meant to be seen, on the BIG screen. For our inaugural screening, we are presenting Russell Mulcahy’s 1994 banger The Shadow starring Alec Baldwin, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Boyle and the imitable Tim Curry on a glorious 35mm print. Part of a cycle of films coming off the heels of Tim Burton’s Batman, The Shadow features outstanding production design, fun performances and a beautiful score by Jerry Goldsmith. As Roger Ebert put it in his review, “If you respond to film noir, if you like dark streets and women with scarlet lips and big fast cars with running boards, the look of this movie will work some kind of magic.”

Expected to be a smash hit, it only grossed $40 million on a $48 million dollar budget, yet the film found an audience on home video and cable throughout the late 90s, and spawned copious merchandise including board games, action figures and a well-regarded pinball machine. Join us in celebrating this unsung pulp classic, with an introduction by Night Owl Video’s Aaron Hamel and a post-screening raffle for a litany of Shadow-bilia!

Show your ticket stub at Night Owl Video (288 Grand Street) for 10% off your next purchase. Death to Streamers, Physical Media Forever!!!