2008 Saturday Night Free Movie Series
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2008 Saturday Night Free Movie Series June 14 Back to the Future – Rated PG, 115 minutes, 1985 7:30 p.m. MUSIC: Ryne Doughty This 1980s classic stars Michael J. Fox as a teenager in 1985 who drives a time-traveling DeLorean back in time to the 1950s, where he accidentally attracts the affection of his future mother and jeopardizes his own existence. With the help of his eccentric inventor friend (Christopher Lloyd) he scrambles to make his parents fall in love and find his way “back to the future.” June 21 DOUBLE FEATURE! Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein – Not rated, 83 minutes, 1948 AND Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman -- Not rated, 73 minutes, 1943 7:30 p.m. MUSIC: Iowa City Community Band Start the evening off laughing as comic duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello encounter classic horror film monsters played by legendary actors Lon Chaney, Jr. and Bela Lugosi. Then shiver in fright as the man-beast and mute Monster wage battle. June 28 Jaws – Rated PG, 124 minutes, 1975 7:30 p.m. MUSIC: Matt Skinner In Steven Spielberg's first blockbuster film and horror classic, a great white shark terrorizes a New England coastal town. Roy Scheider stars as the local sheriff who teams up with a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled boat captain (Robert Shaw) on a dangerous mission to kill the beast. July 12 National Treasure – Rated PG, 131 minutes, 2004 7:30 p.m. MUSIC: Area Dancers to perform After discovering a map on the back of the Declaration of Independence, archaeologist Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) races against time and a ruthless adversary to find and protect a legendary treasure. Heart-pounding chases, close calls, and the FBI turn Gates' quest into a high-stakes crime caper and action-packed treasure hunt. July 19 Remember the Titans – Rated PG, 108 minutes, 2000 7:30 p.m. MUSIC: HAWK All-Stars Cheerleading Fun This inspirational film chronicles the true story of the undefeated 1971 T.C. Williams team of Alexandria, Virginia, which was the first integrated high school team in the state. Denzel Washington stars as Coach Herman Boone, who succeeded in bringing the players together as a state championship team. July 26 Ghostbusters – Rated PG, 105 minutes, 1984 7:30 p.m. MUSIC: Nate Jenkins A group of “ghost exterminators” (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Harold Ramis) investigate the strange happenings in a New York apartment and end up taking on an army of ghosts, demons, and a menacing 112-foot Marshmallow Man. August 2 Back to the Future – Rated PG, 116 minutes, 1985 7:15 p.m. MUSIC: Drew Morton August 9 Cool Runnings – Rated PG, 97 minutes, 1993 7:15 p.m. MUSIC: Annie Savage and friends Derice Bannock (Leon) fails to qualify for Jamaica’s Olympic track team, so he recruits former (and disgraced) Olympian bobsledder Irv Blitzer (John Candy) to coach Jamaica’s first bobsled team. Despite numerous setbacks and the lack of snow, the underdog athletes make it to Calgary for the winter games and prove that they deserve to be there. August 16 Labyrinth – Rated PG, 101 minutes, 1986 7:00 p.m. MUSIC: Kevin “B.F.” Burt When her baby brother is kidnapped by goblins, fifteen-year-old Sara Williams (Jennifer Connelly) enters a maze of illusion to bring him back from a kingdom inhabited by mystical creatures and governed by the wicked Goblin King (David Bowie). .