Thelma & Louise: New Student Movie Night!
Cornell Cinema is delighted to welcome new Cornell students for a special Orientation Week screening of the iconic Thelma & Louise (1991)!
Before the film, you can enjoy a sneak preview of films and series on offer this fall, participate in a friendly movie trivia competition, and learn more about how you can get involved with the cinema during your time at Cornell.
Free popcorn will be provided, and we’ll be raffling off prizes like movie tickets, All-Access Passes, and Cornell Cinema swag. We can’t wait to see you there!
About the film
Thelma, a bored housewife, and Louise, a strait-laced waitress at a coffee shop, are best friends who are sick of the life they have settled for.
Eager to escape the tedium of their everyday lives, the pair sneak off in Louise’s ’66 Thunderbird convertible for a three-day fishing trip with no husbands, no boyfriends, and no problems. But things don’t go quite according to plan when an encounter with a drunken, foul-mouthed, would-be rapist transforms their quiet getaway into a cross-country escape that will change their lives forever.
A quintessential feminist road movie that polarized audiences when it was first released, Thelma and Louise have secured their place as one of the toughest and most memorable dynamic duos in cinematic history.
Free admission! This event is offered in partnership with the Tatkon Center for New Students and open only to new Cornell students and their families as part of New Student Orientation 2026.
Thelma & Louise has been digitally restored from a new 4K 16 bit scan, supervised by director Ridley Scott using the original negative, in honor of its 35th anniversary. The film has been restored by The Criterion Collection with participation from MGM Studios and Park Circus.
Part of our "Restorations & Rediscoveries" series.
Distributor: Park Circus Films
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