Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Friday, January 10 - Saturday, January 11, 2025

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For Buffy Summers (Kristy Swanson), nothing is the same after she meets Merrick Jamison-Smythe (Donald Sutherland). Merrick tells the teen that he’s been sent to train her to fight vampires, and he proves himself by displaying his supernatural powers. Buffy is a quick study, and soon takes fellow student Oliver Pike (Luke Perry) under her wing, repeatedly saving him from fierce bloodsuckers. But, when a very dangerous vampire (Rutger Hauer) gets rambunctious, she must go to war again.

“Manages to deliver a sly message about female strength and the fragility of sexual stereotypes.” – Maclean’s

Screening as part of our retrospective Donald Sutherland: (Never) The Guy Next Door

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  • Country USA
  • Year 1992
  • Running Time 86 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor Disney
  • Director Fran Rubel Kuzui
  • Cast Donald Sutherland, Kristy Swanson, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer, Luke Perry
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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