Summer Classic Movie Series To Kick Off June 11

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa on Tuesday announced its Summer Bama Art House Nostalgic Blockbusters Film Series will kick off in June and feature six movies.

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The nonprofit says the films will be played at the Bama Theatre on June 11, June 18, June 25, July 2, July 9 and July 16.

The Bama Theatre's office, doors, and bar will open at 6 p.m., with single tickets priced at $10 general, $9 seniors and students and $8 for Arts Council members.

The Arts Council said discount punch card tickets, priced at $70, will also be available and will be good for any 10 Bama Art House films with no expiration date.

JUNE 11

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

• Rated G | 1h 42min | Adventure / Family / Fantasy
• Written by: Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf
• Directed by: Victor Fleming, King Vidor(uncredited)
• Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, Clara Blandick, Terry (Toto)

JUNE 18

Top Gun (1986)

• Rated PG | 1h 49min | Action / Drama
• Written by: Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Ehud Yonay
• Directed by: Tony Scott
• Stars: Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt

JUNE 25

Dirty Dancing (1987)

• Rated PG-13 | 1h 40min | Drama / Music / Romance
• Written by: Eleanor Bergstein
• Directed by: Emile Ardolino
• Stars: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes

JULY 2

Independence Day (1996)

• Rated PG-13 | 2h 25min | Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
• Written by: Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich
• Directed by: Roland Emmerich
• Stars: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch

JULY 9

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

• Rated PG | 1h 44min | Animation / Adventure / Comedy
• Written by: Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman, Gary K. Wolf
• Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
• Stars: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer

JULY 16

Jurassic Park (1993)

• Rated PG-13 | 2h 7min | Action / Adventure / Sci-F
• Written by: Michael Crichton, David Koepp
• Directed by: Steven SpielbergStars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough

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