My Favorite Movie with Terrell McSweeny - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Join Terrell McSweeny, a commissioner with the Federal Trade Commission, for a screening and discussion of the 1984 film "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension." This offbeat comedy follows the adventures of Buckaroo Banzai—a celebrity neurosurgeon, rock star, experimental race car driver, and science enthusiast who is called upon to save the world from a hostile extraterrestrial invasion.

The screening of "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai" will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 12, at Washington, D.C.'s Landmark E Street Cinema at 555 11th Street NW. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to futuretensedc@gmail.com with your name, email address, and any affiliation you’d like to share. You may RSVP for yourself and up to one guest. Please include your guest’s name in your response. Seating is limited. 

This is the latest installment of our “My Favorite Movie" series, which features thought leaders hosting their favorite movies and short conversations about them. 

Future Tense is a partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University.