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Poster for The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe with Lily Tomlin Intro.

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe with Lily Tomlin Intro.

Opens on July 24

Director: John Bailey Run Time: 120 min. Release Year: 1991

Starring: Lily Tomlin

This new 4K Restoration by IndieCollect features a special pre-recorded introduction from Lily Tomlin for Art House Theater Day.

Film Details:
Jane Wagner created this one-woman show for Lily Tomlin in 1985 so that audiences could appreciate not just Tomlin’s comic timing but also her extraordinary acting talent. Tomlin inhabits 12 characters in this tour-de-force anchored by bag lady Trudy, an everywoman for all time. As Tomlin explained onstage at the restoration’s world premiere, “Trudy is a philosopher… the wise fool.” Asked by Jane Fonda, her comrade-in-arms and the evening’s moderator, if she sees any signs of intelligent life in the universe at the moment, Tomlin replied, “I see a lot of intelligence, but we apply that intelligence so stupidly.”

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