Something Every Friday: The Manchurian Candidate
The Student Activities Center presents Something Every Friday: The Manchurian Candidate. This remake of the 1962 classic with Frank Sinatra is updated to take place during the Persian Gulf War. Captain Bennett Marco (Washington) and Sgt. Raymond Shaw (Schreiber) served together during the war and were captured and brainwashed by the enemy. Flash forward ten years and they are both powerful political figures. What will happen when the murderous instincts that were forced upon them are triggered? With Denzel Washington, Live Schreiber, Meryl Streep, Kimberly Elise;Paramount Pictures; Directed by Jonathan Demme; Rated R; 130 minutes; 2004.
