Doors – 7:00 PM 

Organ Overture – 7:30 PM 

Film – 8:00 PM 

Tickets - $6 

1hr 26min | R | Comedy | USA 

Two dopes rip their way from California to Mexico and back again, evading the cops entirely by accident in Up in Smoke, a countercultural comedy of errors. 

Starring the stoner comedy duo, Cheech & Chong, this scrappy, meandering, low-budget farce burned bright at the box office in 1978, virtually creating a cinematic subgenre. With its enormous popularity it blazed the trail for every half-baked flick that has since risen from the ashes of the 1970s and remains a touchstone for a certain kind of high-minded film fan. 

We’ll see you on Saturday, April 20. 

But before you come, we’ll be blunt. While we know these guys are going to light up the joint with laughter, THE SENATE REMAINS A STRICTLY NON-SMOKING ESTABLISHMENT. Thank you for your cooperation in advance. 

Snacks will be available at the concessions stand. 

The Senate Theater and The Detroit Theater Organ Society is supported by The Michigan Arts and Culture Council and The National Endowment for the Arts. 

Parking is available in our gated lot, on Gilbert, and Michigan Avenue

Sat. Jun. 17 

Doors – 7:00 PM 

Organ Overture – 7:30 PM 

Film – 8:00 PM 

Tickets - $6 

1hr 30min | PG | Comedy/Family | USA 

An oddball star, an oddball script, and an oddball director walk into the basement of the Alamo with a trucker named Large Marge, an ill-fitting suit, and a cast of the quirkiest weirdos this side of Alice’s Wonderland.  

If you haven’t figured it out by now—and the heading above didn’t tip you off—it can only be Pee-wee's Big Adventure! It’s a bizarro road trip masterpiece for all, (except perhaps the very small).  

Following the trials and triumphs of a child-like man on a search for his missing bicycle, this classic family comedy was the breakout success of actor Paul Reubens and his iconic character, Pee-wee Herman. Not only that, but it was the mainstream feature film debut of director Tim Burton and composer Danny Elfman. A manic score combines with Burton’s off-kilter sensibility and visual flair to compliment a truly absurd series of events. It’s simply brimming with slapstick action, silly circumstances, and over-the-top performances. 

Yes, it's about as ridiculous as pancakes topped with fried eggs and Mr. T breakfast cereal! Expect outrageous chases, surreal dream sequences, guys in rubber lizard suits, Santa Clause, goofy dance numbers, other wacky things to put into zany lists, and a great time at the movies!  

The Senate Theater and The Detroit Theater Organ Society is supported by The Michigan Arts and Culture Council and The National Endowment for the Arts. 

Parking is available in our gated lot, on Gilbert, and Michigan Avenue