Harvey Stops by the Alamo Ritz This Weekend [Thank You, Easter Bunny]
Saturday, April 11 & Sunday, April 12
Alamo Drafthouse Downtown (320 E 6th Street)
5:10 (Sat), 7:45 (Sun), $8.50
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The Alamo Ritz invites you and your pooka to the movies this weekend to enjoy the Jimmy Stewart classic, Harvey. You and your spirit animal can sip Martinis along with Dr. Chumley, Dr. Sanderson, Nurse Kelly and of course Elwood, as Harvey is part of the Alamo Cinema Cocktails Signature Series, which pairs signature drinks (The Harvey Wallbanger, for example) with movie characters' alcoholic tastes.
Harvey was a Pulitzer Prize-winning play before bounding onto the screen in 1950 as the version that we now know and love. Elwood P. Dowd, an unemployed man (played by Jimmy Stewart), lives with his sister, niece and, naturally, his invisible rabbit (pooka), Harvey. The film is chock full of delectable quotes, with terrific performances by all involved, including Josephine Hull (Arsenic and Old Lace), who won an Oscar for her take on the role of Dowd's frazzled sister Veta Louise Simmons.
Following Dowd and his family from their house to a mental institution, with much comedic folly throughout, you find yourself questioning your typical definition of "normal." A bit hectic at times, Harvey has some quite thought-provoking moments. It may be hard not to laugh at some of the more absurd moments, but the story may just change your outlook—or at least make you want a pooka of your own.


