“Once you’ve seen this frantically weird musical, you won’t look at cinema in quite the same way… Say you’ve seen anything like Dr T before and you’ll only be fooling yourself.” –BBC

Here’s a film, now more than 70 years old, that deserves just as much praise as Pixar, one every bit as magical as Up, albeit far, far stranger. The only live-action film ever scripted by Theodor Geisel (better known professionally as Dr. Seuss), The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T is the delirious, surrealist tale of the 10-year-old Bart Collins, trapped as one of 500 enslaved child pianists toiling in the institute of the fiendish music teacher Dr. Terwilliker (played by Hans Conried with delirious camp villainy). And trust me when I say this slim premise provides the basis for a movie that could be slipped without hesitation into a midnight triple bill between The Wizard of Oz and Mulholland Drive. At the same time, it’s the kind of children’s film many kids themselves love, at once riotous fun and possessed of untold layers of psychological weirdness. (Guardian)

Dr. T will be preceded by a pre-show of some of the wackiest animated adaptations of Seuss’ work, starting at 1 pm.

Screening as part of Arkadin’s November-long series, MUSICAL COMEDIES BUT NOT “MUSICAL COMEDIES” — you know, comedies with lots of music but not really musicals. You get us?

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIES

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.