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As a complement to House of Cars, the Museum explores the parking garage as a location in action films and thrillers of the 1970s, as well as a space of unsettling encounters in contemporary short films and performance.  Ann Hornaday, Washington Post film critic, and Deborah Sorensen, curatorial associate, introduce the films.

Starring Ryan O’Neal as a getaway driver, opposite slyly psychotic Bruce Dern as a cop determined to catch his “cowboy,” The Driver is a Michael Mann-style study in squealing tires and terse stand-offs. (Walter J. Hill, 1978, R, 91 minutes) 

Preceded by CAR, Kate Watson-Wallace’s site-specific dance performance tracing the varied effects of automobiles on human relationships. (2008, 30 minutes)

$10 Members; $10 Students; $12 Non-members. Member Special: $15 for all three films! Prepaid registration required. Walk-in registration based on availability. Have a picnic in the Great Hall! The Museum is presenting an informal setting for the screening of this film.  Seating is provided but you may want to bring your own blanket, food, and drink (no alcohol please). The Museum's award-winning Shop is open for one hour prior to the start of the program. Firehook Cafe is also open for one hour prior to the start of the program, offering sandwiches, soft drinks, tea and coffee and sweet treats. Shop and Café hours are subject to change.