An Evening With John Cusack and a Special Screening of High Fidelity at Bergen Performing Arts Center

Actor John Cusack is coming to bergenPAC on Saturday, October 17, bringing with him a career spanning more than three decades and including some of the most memorable films of the 1980s, 1990s, and beyond.

An Evening with John Cusack and a Special Screening of High Fidelity features a screening of the 2000 romantic comedy on the big screen, followed by a live, unscripted moderated conversation and audience Q&A with star John Cusack.  

Cusack first became widely known for roles in 1980s favorites including The Sure Thing, Say Anything, and Sixteen Candles. He later moved into a wide range of dramatic, comedic, and thriller roles, with notable films including The Grifters, Eight Men Out, Being John Malkovich, High Fidelity, and Grosse Pointe Blank.

More recently, Cusack appeared in the World War II spy film Fog of War, the historical Chinese film Detective Chinatown 1900, and the espionage thriller Decoded. He also starred as Dr. Kevin Christie in Prime Video’s science-fiction series Utopia, based on the British series of the same name.

Over the course of his career, Cusack has earned recognition for his ability to move easily between comedy, drama, romance, and suspense, building a body of work that has made him one of the most recognizable actors of his generation.

With an impressive body of work spanning the course of three decades, John Cusack has evolved into one of Hollywood’s most accomplished and respected actors of his generation, garnering both critical acclaim as well as prestigious accolades for his dramatic and comedic roles.

Most recently, Cusack appeared in the WWII spy film “Fog of War,” playing Robert, a conflicted intelligence officer navigating moral ambiguity during the war; “Detective Chinatown 1900,” a historical Chinese blockbuster directed by Chen Sicheng and Dai Mo; and Chinese espionage thriller “Decoded,” which focused on wartime code-breaking and intelligence.

In 2020, Cusack was seen in Prime Video’s SciFi series, “Utopia,” in which he stars as Dr. Kevin Christie, a charismatic, media-savvy, and brilliant biotech mind who wants to change the world through science. “Utopia” is based on Dennis Kelly’s British series of the same name and highly acclaimed author Gillian Flynn served as executive producer and showrunner.

Cusack first gained the attention of audiences by starring in a number of 1980’s film classics such as “The Sure Thing,” “Say Anything” and “Sixteen Candles.” Following these roles, Cusack successfully shed his teen-heartthrob image by demonstrating his ability to expand his film repertoire by starring in a wide range of dramas, thrillers and comedies including “The Grifters,” “Eight Men Out,” “Being John Malkovich,” “High Fidelity” and “Grosse Pointe Blank.”