SERIES
February 9-11
The last wave of the beach-party movies collided with the beginning of the 1960s, creating an interesting mix of family values and beach-bum hippiedom. These two B movies, comically simplistic yet satisfying in their storytelling, are teen-movie classics.
(1959, DCP, 95m) dir Paul Wendkos w/Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson. Francie Lawrence (Dee) just wants to learn how to surf. When a group of beach bums gives her the nickname “Gidget” (girl + midget), she yearns to be one of them and Moondoggie’s (Darren’s) main squeeze. FRI 7:00 SAT 9:00 SUN 3:00
Showings: Feb. 9 7:00, Feb. 10 9:00, Feb. 11 3:00
(1965, DCP, 98m) dir William Asher w/Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Deborah Walley. Frankie, Dee Dee, and the gang meet singing sensation Sugar Kane (Walley), get introduced to skydiving, and get caught up in love. FRI 9:00 SAT 7:00 SUN 5:00
Showings: Feb. 9 9:00, Feb. 10 7:00, Feb. 11 5:00