Summer 1998 Film Schedule

Film

Panic in the Streets

Drugstore Cowboy

Children of a Lesser God

As Good as it Gets

The Three Faces of Eve

Gattaca

Panic in the Streets Time: 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. Location: Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland Guest Speaker: John Parascandola, Ph.D., Former Chief, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (retired) Medical Theme: Pneumonic Plague, Infectious Diseases

	A medical official races against time to stop a deadly epidemic from spreading across the United States in this taut drama. Lt. Cmdr. Dr. Clinton Reed (Richard Widmark) frantically scours New Orleans to locate two murderers (Jack Palance and Zero Mostel) infected with a deadly plague. Reed must inoculate the criminals and anyone with whom they've come into contact, without causing widespread pandemonium. Barbara Bel Geddes also stars.
	Starring:	Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jack Palance, Zero Mostel, Dan Riss and Tommy Cook
	Genre:	Drama
	Year:	1950
	Run Time:	1 hour, 36 minutes
	Rating:	Not Rated

Drugstore Cowboy Time: 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. Location: Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland Guest Speaker: Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D., Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH Medical Theme: Drug Abuse

	In this unrepentant look at the life of junkies, a quartet of addicts robs pharmacies to fuel their habits. Ringleader Bob Hughes (Matt Dillon), along with his wife (Kelly Lynch) and underlings Rick (James Le Gros) and Nadine (Heather Graham), takes the show on the road after things get too hot at home. When Nadine goes toes up from an overdose, Bob swears off drugs and tries to rebuild his life -- minus his wife, who's determined to stay hooked.
	Starring:	Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James LeGros, Heather Graham, Eric Hull, Max Perlich
	Genre:	Drama
	Year:	1989
	Run Time:	1 hour, 42 minutes
	Rating:	Rated R

Children of A Lesser God Time: 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. Location: Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland Guest Speaker: James F. Battey, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH Medical Theme: Deafness

	Speech teacher James Leeds (William Hurt) uses unconventional methods to reach his hearing-impaired students but can't make headway with the school's deaf custodian, Sarah Norman (Marlee Matlin, who captured the Best Actress Oscar). The brainy but cynical Sarah thinks it's better to stay in the safe confines of her voiceless milieu than to contend with a callous world. Can James get through to Sarah and release her from her cocoon of silence?
	Starring:	William Hurt, Marlee Matin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco, Allison Gomf, John F. Clearly, Philip Holmes, Georgia Ann Cline, William D. Byrd, Frank Carter, Jr., John Limnides, Bob Hiltermann, E. Katherine Kerr
	Genre:	Drama
	Year:	1986
	Run Time:	1 hour, 59 minutes
	Rating:	Rated R

As Good As it Gets Time: 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. Location: Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland Guest Speaker: Judith L. Rapoport, M.D., Chief, Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health , NIH Medical Themes: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

	Chronic grouch and acerbic author Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) lives in an obsessive-compulsive fog, sidestepping sidewalk cracks and rigidly following his routine of daily breakfasts in the bistro where the only waitress he'll abide is stressed-out single mother Carol Connelly (Helen Hunt). But Melvin's structured world crumbles when his gay neighbor (Greg Kinnear) needs a dog sitter, and only longtime antagonist Melvin will fill the bill
	Starring:	Jack Nichols, Helen Hunt
	Genre:	Drama/Comedy Romance
	Year:	1997
	Run Time:	2 hours, 19 minutes
	Rating:	Rated PG-13 on appeal for strong language, thematic elements, nudity and a beating.

The Three Faces of Eve Time: 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. Location: Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland Guest Speaker: Paul R. McHugh, M.D., Director, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Hospital, NIH Medical Theme: Multiple Personality Disorder

	In this classic drama, Joanne Woodward gives a tour-de-force performance as Eve, a woman who suffers from multiple personality disorder. Her husband (David Wayne), perplexed by her odd manner, sends her to a psychotherapist (Lee J. Cobb), who determines that Eve's multiple personalities know about one another, but are distinctly unrelated. Will the doctor's treatment cure her condition, or will Eve be forced to live this way forever?
	Starring:	Joanne Woodward, David Wayne, Lee J. Cobb, Edwin Jerome, Alena Murray, Nancy Kulp, Douglas Spencer, Terry Ann Ross, Ken Scott, Mimi Gibson
	Genre:	Drama/Mystery
	Year:	1957
	Run Time:	1 hours, 31 minutes
	Rating:	Not Rated

Gattaca Time: 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. Location: Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland Guest Speaker: Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH Medical Theme: Human Genetic Engineering

	With one eye on his dream of working in outer space, a genetically flawed "In-Valid" (Ethan Hawke) hires a DNA broker (Tony Shalhoub) to help him obtain more desirable genetic material from a paralyzed man (Jude Law). In the process, he meets and falls in love with a beautiful "Valid" (Uma Thurman) with a heart defect. Screenwriter Andrew Niccol also directs this futuristic thriller, which marks his debut in the feature-length realm.
	Starring:	Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Gore Vidal, Xander Brook, Elias Koteas, Maya Rudolph, Una Dammon, Elizabeth Dennehy, Blair Underwood
	Genre:	Drama/Science Fiction/Thriller
	Year:	1997
	Run Time:	1 hour, 46 minutes
	Rating:	Rated PG-13 for brief violent images, language, and some sexuality.