Arts Fighting Cancer and and the Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation
invite you to experience A Classic American Pastime: Outdoor Cinema at the Santa Monica Drive-in!
The summer classic returns - movies over the water and under the stars! You won't need your car to enjoy the
classic ambiance of this very special event. Just bring something - or someone - to keep you warm as the Pier screens a variety of films
on a huge screen under the night sky for five weeks beginning Tuesday, August 19th and Tuesday, August 26th for a great cause, The Cancer
Relief Fund. Admission is FREE but tickets will be required for entry.
Please note that the August events will be held on TUESDAYS this
season. Join us for the first three FRIDAYS in September as well!
EVENT:
Outdoor Cinema at the Santa Monica
Drive-in!
DATE & TIME:
August 19, 26
September 5, 12, 19, 13, 20 & 27;
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the movies start at sunset (approximately 8:00PM). Come early to get a good spot!
TICKETS:
Admission is free but tickets are required. Tickets are available on the Wednesday prior to each weeks' screening starting August 30. Tickets must be picked up in advance at any of the following locations:
Santa Monica Visitor's Center 1920 Main Street 9:00am-6:00pm
Santa Monica Convention and Visitor's Kiosk 1400 Ocean Ave. 9:00-5:00pm
Santa Monica Convention and Visitor's Promenade Cart Located next to topiary dinosaurs between Santa Monica and Arizona 11:00am-5:00pm
Vidiots 302 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 310-392-8508 Sun - Thur: 10am - 11pm Fri - Sat: 10am - 12am
RENTAL CHAIRS Comfy folding chairs will be available for $5.00. Proceeds benefit the Cancer Relief Fund.
PARKING Public Parking is available in the Beach Lots near the Pier for $5-$8 per vehicle. Please check hours and cost of the lots before parking. You can also walk, bike or ride the bus!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- - No cars allowed!
- - The Pier is often chilly at sunset, then warmer after dark. Bring a jacket or blanket to keep warm!
- - Refreshments will be available for purchase.
- - No alcohol allowed.
- - No smoking allowed, although there are designated smoking areas available on the pier.
- - NO VEHICLES will be allowed inside the event.Screenings will take place rain or shine.
08-19-08 Akeelah and the Bee
In this heart-warming film, precocious eleven-year-old Akeelah from south Los Angeles is found to have an affinity for spelling.
Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters a contest and eventually finds herself at the National Spelling Bee. A mysterious
teacher and a cast of colorful characters from her neighborhood help her along her journey.
08.26.08 Grease
John Travolta solidified his position as the most versatile and magnetic screen presence of the decade in GREASE, one of the
most successful motion pictures of all time. Recording star Olivia Newton-John made her American film debut as Sandy, Travolta's painfully
naive love interest. GREASE was not just a nostalgic look at a simpler decade, peopled with characters of universal appeal, this re-release
is an energetic and exciting homage to the age of rock n roll!
09.05.08 Casablanca
In World War II Casablanca, Rick Blaine, exiled American and former freedom fighter, runs the most popular nightspot in town.
The cynical lone wolf Blaine comes into the possession of two valuable letters of transit. When Nazi Major Strasser arrives in Casablanca,
the sycophantic police Captain Renault does what he can to please him, including detaining Czech underground leader Victor Laszlo. Much to
Rick's surprise, Lazslo arrives with Ilsa, Rick's one time love. Rick is very bitter towards Ilsa, who ran out on him in Paris, but when he
learns she had good reason to, they plan to run off together again using the letters of transit.
09.12.08 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
A barrage of UFOs surprises an Indiana town and leads lineman Roy Leary on a journey he will never forget. Richard Dreyfuss
and acclaimed director Francois Truffaut star in this Academy Award® winning film that sparked a whole new genre
of contemporary extra-terrestrial film.
09.19.08 Open Season
Boog is a happily domesticated 900-pound grizzly bear who has his comfortable world as the star of a local nature show turned
upside down when he is stranded out in the woods at the beginning of hunting season. He must join forces with a fast-talking wild mule deer named
Elliot until Beth, a local forest ranger, can find them.
