The big screen comes to the shores of Silver Lake on Friday nights during Everett Parks and Recreation’s Cinema Under the Stars summer film season.
In its eighth year, the 2005 series brings popular family entertainment to the community beginning tonight through Aug. 12 at Camp Patterson in Thornton A. Sullivan Park.
Movies start at dusk and visitors are invited to bring blankets, chairs and popcorn to the outdoor films.
Children’s activities take place before each film and are coordinated by Everett Parks and Recreation staff.
A $1 donation per person is suggested for each film in the five-week series.
Tonight’s movie is “The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie,” rated PG. In the 2004 movie, there’s trouble brewing in Bikini Bottom. Someone has stolen King Neptune’s crown, and it look like Mr. Krab, SpongeBob’s boss, is the culprit. Though he’s just been passed over for the promotion of his dreams, SpongeBob stands by his boss, and along with his best pal Patrick, sets out on a treacherous mission to Shell City to reclaim the crown and save Mr. Krab’s life.
The rest of the summer lineup:
“Racing Stripes” (PG), July 22: In the middle of a raging thunderstorm, a traveling circus accidentally leaves behind some very precious cargo – a baby zebra. The gangly little foal is rescued by horse farmer Nolan Walsh, who takes him home to his young daughter Channing. Once a champion thoroughbred trainer, Walsh has given up horse training for a quiet life with Channing on their modest Kentucky farm. The little zebra, or “Stripes,” as Channing calls him, is soon introduced to the farm’s misfit troupe of barnyard residents. From the first moment Stripes lays eyes on the neighboring racetrack, he’s hooked.
“The Wizard of Oz” (G), July 29: When a nasty neighbor tries to take Dorothy’s dog Toto away from her, Dorothy and her dog run away. A cyclone appears and carries her to the magical land of Oz. Wishing to return home, she begins to travel to the city of Oz, where a great wizard lives. On her way she meets a Scarecrow who needs a brain, a Tin Man who wants a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who desperately needs courage. They all hope the Wizard of Oz will help them, before the Wicked Witch of the West catches up with them.
“Are We There Yet?,” (PG), Aug. 5: As the fledgling romance between Nick (Ice Cube), a playboy bachelor, and Suzanne (Nia Long), a divorced mother of two, is threatened by a particularly harrowing New Year’s Eve. When Suzanne’s work keeps her in Vancouver, B.C., for the holiday, Nick offers to bring her kids to the city from Portland, Ore. The kids, who have never liked any of the men their mom has dated, are determined to turn the trip into a nightmare for Nick.
“Cats and Dogs” (PG), Aug. 12: There’s a secret war being waged in the homes and neighborhoods of Earth that humans don’t even know about; an eternal struggle between two great armies: cats and dogs. The film follows a cat’s plan to destroy a new vaccine, that if developed, would destroy all human allergies to dogs, and the dogs’ efforts to stop the cats.
Movie summaries from imdb.com
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