Wednesday, July 12
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Re-live the magic of two smash hit movies from ’80s — on the big screen and in the air-conditioned comfort of Mark Twain Library’s Reading Room!
Treat your kids to these summer blockbusters and share the movies that you loved as a kid. You bring the excitement; we’ll cover the popcorn.
Wednesday, July 12 at 6:30 pm
Raiders of the Lost Ark
With a new Indiana Jones movie rolling out in theaters this summer, it’s the perfect opportunity to re-visit the classic that started it all!
Indiana Jones, a globetrotting archaeologist vies with Nazi German forces to recover the long-lost Ark of the Covenant, which is said to make an army invincible. Teaming up with his former romantic interest Marion Ravenwood, Jones races to stop his rivals from guiding the Nazis to the Ark and its power.
Rated PG
1 hour; 45 min.
1981
Recommended for ages 10 and up for strong language, stereotypes and violence
Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen & Paul Freeman
Wednesday, August 16 at 6:30 pm
Ghostbusters
“Who you gonna call?” Ghostbusters! That supernatural comedic team that fights ghosts, goblins and specters of all kinds!
After the members of a team of scientists lose their cushy positions at a university in New York City, they decide to become “ghostbusters” to wage a high-tech battle with the supernatural for money. They stumble upon a gateway to another dimension, a doorway that will release evil upon the city. The Ghostbusters must now save New York from complete destruction.
Rated PG
1984
1 hour; 45 minutes
Recommended for ages 10 and up for strong language, scary scenes and innuendo
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray & Sigourney Weaver
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