F.T.A. (new restoration)

Directed by Francine Parker

Year: 1972

Country: U.S.

Language: English

English Closed Captions

“The Show the Pentagon Couldn’t Stop!” In 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland toured an anti-war comedy show across Southeast Asia. It was directly engaged with and inspired by veterans against the war and, naturally, it upset U.S. military higher-ups. The F.T.A. tour was highly controversial and was a huge success among stationed soldiers. In spite of positive reviews and business, director Francine Parker’s film version was quickly taken out of circulation due to political pressures and has been difficult to see for decades.

F.T.A. has now been fully restored in 4K by IndieCollect and is preceded by a new video introduction by Academy Award-winning actor and activist Jane Fonda, which provides historical context and explains the impetus that sparked the creation of the F.T.A. troupe.

Watch a new introduction of the film by Jane Fonda:

Reviews

"A genuine, powerful and even stirring expression of the antipathy engendered by war... and scarred the psyches of those who lived through it."

- J. Hoberman, The New York Times

"Holds up as a terrifically funny movie. Nixon might be long dead, but if you want to sock it to him regardless, be sure to check this out."

- Dan Schindel, Hyperallergic

"Sounding out a once-elusive call of defiance for all to hear… [Fonda] and her comrades loved the country that they devoted their energies and risked their reputations to better it, their criticisms the ultimate act of patriotism."

- Charles Bramesco, The Guardian

“A vibrant artifact. The message of F.T.A. is still infuriatingly relevant. This new restoration connects the present to the past.”

- Nathan Smith, Nashville Scene

“A stunning portrait of an antiwar musical comedy revue that was a corrective to Bob Hope's

gung-ho UFO shows.”

- Louis Proyect, The Unrepentant Marxist

“Funny, biting and tuneful, it takes you right back there if you lived through it, and might be an eye-opener for activist ‘Ok, Boomer’ millennials.”

- Roger Moore, Movie Nation

“An important record showing the strength of the American people's opposition to the Vietnam War.”

- Jennifer Marin, About.com

"Brought together elements of the Old and New Lefts, radical politics and Hollywood celebrity, in an exceptional, and exceptionally powerful, way.”

- Excerpt from ‘Un-American’ Hollywood by Dr. Mark Shiel

Cast

Jane Fonda
Donald Sutherland
Rita Martinson
Paul Mooney
Michael Alaimo
Len Chandler
Pamala Donegan

Venue	City	State	Screening Options
ACME Screening Room	Lambertville	NJ	Virtual Cinema
Arena Theater	Point Arena	CA	Virtual Cinema
Athens Ciné	Athens	GA	Virtual Cinema
Austin Film Society	Austin	TX	Virtual Cinema
Bedford Playhouse	Bedford	NY	Virtual Cinema
Belcourt Theatre	Nashville	TN	Virtual Cinema
Brattle Theatre	Cambridge	MA	Virtual Cinema
Bryn Mawr Film Institute	Bryn Mawr	PA	Virtual Cinema
Cape Ann Community Cinema	Gloucester	MA	Virtual Cinema
Carbon Arc Cinema	Halifax	NS	Virtual Cinema
Cinema 21	Portland	OR	Virtual Cinema
Cinema Detroit	Detroit	MI	Virtual Cinema
Cinema Lamont	Oak Park	MI	Virtual Cinema
Cleveland Cinemas	Cleveland	OH	Virtual Cinema
Cleveland Cinematheque	Cleveland	OH	Virtual Cinema
Colonial Theatre	Belfast	ME	Virtual Cinema
Crandell Theatre	Chatham	NY	Virtual Cinema
Darkside Cinema	Corvallis	OR	Virtual Cinema
Denver Film / Sie FilmCenter	Denver	CO	Virtual Cinema
Enzian Theatre	Maitland	FL	Virtual Cinema
Facets	Chicago	IL	Virtual Cinema
Flicks Theatre	Boise	ID	Virtual Cinema
Fox Theatre	Toronto	ON	Virtual Cinema
Grand Illusion Cinema	Seattle	WA	Virtual Cinema
Historic Howell Theater	Howell	MI	Virtual Cinema
Hollywood Theatre	Portland	OR	Virtual Cinema
Indie Memphis	Memphis	TN	Virtual Cinema
International Film Series	Boulder	CO	Virtual Cinema
Jacob Burns Film Center	Pleasantville	NY	Virtual Cinema
Kiggins Theatre	Vancouver	WA	Virtual Cinema
Laemmle Theatres	Los Angeles	CA	Virtual Cinema
Lark Theater	Larkspur	CA	Virtual Cinema
Lightbox Film Center	Philadelphia	PA	Virtual Cinema
Lincoln Theatre	Mount Vernon	WA	Virtual Cinema
Lumiere Cinema	Los Angeles	CA	Virtual Cinema
Majestic Theater	Gettysburg	PA	Virtual Cinema
New Plaza Cinema	New York	NY	Virtual Cinema
North Park Theatre	Buffalo	NY	Virtual Cinema
O Cinema	Miami Beach	FL	Virtual Cinema
Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center	Patchogue	NY	Virtual Cinema
Plaza Theatre	Atlanta	GA	Virtual Cinema
Portland Museum of Art	Portland	ME	Virtual Cinema
Revue Cinema	Toronto	ON	Virtual Cinema
Rialto Cinemas Cerrito	El Cerrito	CA	Virtual Cinema
Rialto Cinemas Elmwood	Berkeley	CA	Virtual Cinema
Rialto Cinemas Sebastopol	Sebastopol	CA	Virtual Cinema
Row House Cinema	Pittsburgh	PA	Virtual Cinema
Sag Harbor Cinema	Sag Harbor	NY	Virtual Cinema
Sebastiani Theatre	Sonoma	CA	Virtual Cinema
Smith Rafael Film Center	San Rafael	CA	Virtual Cinema
Sound Unseen	Minneapolis	MN	Virtual Cinema
Suns Cinema	Washington	DC	Virtual Cinema
Symphony Space	New York	NY	Virtual Cinema
Tampa Theatre	Tampa	FL	Virtual Cinema
The Ryder Film Series	Bloomington	IN	Virtual Cinema
Tropic Cinema	Key West	FL	Virtual Cinema
Varsity Theatre	Davis	CA	Virtual Cinema

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