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KIDS SHOWS

Every Saturday morning at 10:00am, The Beach Theatre (in conjunction with generous sponsors) shows family-friendly kids movies absolutely free; no strings attached.

This summer, we will be showing movies from the 80s! We're planning on playing movies like "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Star Trek 4," "Stargate," "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial," "Xanadu" and more! Check back here regularly for updates of dates and times.

Saturday, July 4 at 10:00am: XANADU (1980) (Rated PG)
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STORY: "The Greek muses incarnate themselves on Earth to inspire men to achieve. One of them, incarnated as a girl named Kira, encounters an artist named Sonny Malone. With the help of Danny McGuire, a man Kira had inspired forty years earlier, Sonny builds a huge disco roller rink." - Written by Randy Goldberg on IMDB.com

MORE INFORMATION: Parent's Guide | Cast/Crew | Reviews ~ RUNTIME: 93 mins.

Saturday, July 11 at 10:00am: EXPLORERS (1985) (Rated PG)
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STARRING: Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix (as kids)

STORY: "This adventurous space tale stars Ethan Hawke and young star River Phoenix as misfit best friends whose dreams of space travel become a reality when they create an interplanetary spacecraft in their homemade laboratory. Ben Crandall is a young visionary who dreams of space travel while watching late-night B monster movies, pouring over comic books, and playing Galaga in the confines of his bedroom. But one night he has a vivid dream of flying over a space-like circuit board and shares his visions with his best friend Wolfgang, a young scientific genius who is able to translate his dreams into a complex computer program that actually works. With the help of their new friend, they create a homemade spacecraft and embark on a secret adventure to another galaxy where they find that things are not always as different as they seem." - Written by Anthony Pereyra on IMDB.com

MORE INFORMATION: Parent's Guide | Cast/Crew | Reviews ~ RUNTIME: 109 mins.

Saturday, July 18 at 10:00am: FLASH GORDON (1980) (Rated PG)
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STORY: "Flash Gordon is an American football player who along with Dale Arden are returning to New York City after a long vacation, until the plane they are passengers on crashes into the laboratory of Russian scientist Dr. Hans Zarkov. Both Flash and Dale become unwilling passengers on-board Zarkov's rocket-ship as Zarkov sets a course for the planet Mongo. Arriving on Mongo, Flash and his companions find the planet is under the ruler-ship of the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless and Ming is attacking Earth with natural disasters as he bids to destroy Earth. Realising [sic] that Earth and the human race is in mortal danger, Flash decides to unite the kingdoms of Mongo and combine the forces of rivals Prince Baron and Prince Vultan to rescue Dale, who is to become Ming's wife and defeat Ming and save Earth from annihilation." - Written by Daniel Williamson on IMDB.com

MORE INFORMATION: Parent's Guide | Cast/Crew | Reviews | Official Website ~ RUNTIME: 111 mins.

Saturday, July 25 at 10:00am: FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (1986) (Rated PG-13)
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STORY: "Ferris is a street-wise kid who knows all the tricks. Today he decides to take the day off school. When Ferris takes the day off, so must his best friends, Cameron and Sloane. Cameron is reluctantly persuaded to borrow his father's Ferrari, and together they hatch a plan to get Sloane out of class. Suspicious dean of students Ed Rooney knows all about Ferris, but can never catch him. Ferris' sister Jeanie is also frustrated that Ferris always gets away with his tricks and she doesn't. Furthermore, Ferris is an 'angel' in his parents eyes. It's Ferris' day off, he's out to enjoy himself, and he does!" - Written by Rob Hartill on IMDB.com

MORE INFORMATION: Parent's Guide | Cast/Crew | Reviews ~ RUNTIME: 103 mins.

Saturday, August 1 at 10:00am: FLASH GORDON (1980) (Rated PG)
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STORY: "Flash Gordon is an American football player who along with Dale Arden are returning to New York City after a long vacation, until the plane they are passengers on crashes into the laboratory of Russian scientist Dr. Hans Zarkov. Both Flash and Dale become unwilling passengers on-board Zarkov's rocket-ship as Zarkov sets a course for the planet Mongo. Arriving on Mongo, Flash and his companions find the planet is under the ruler-ship of the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless and Ming is attacking Earth with natural disasters as he bids to destroy Earth. Realising [sic] that Earth and the human race is in mortal danger, Flash decides to unite the kingdoms of Mongo and combine the forces of rivals Prince Baron and Prince Vultan to rescue Dale, who is to become Ming's wife and defeat Ming and save Earth from annihilation." - Written by Daniel Williamson on IMDB.com

MORE INFORMATION: Parent's Guide | Cast/Crew | Reviews | Official Website ~ RUNTIME: 111 mins.

Saturday, August 8 at 10:00am: BILL AND TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE (1989) (Rated PG)
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STORY: "With only a few days before their high-school graduation, Bill S. Preston, esquire and Ted 'Theodore' Logan are doomed to flunk out of school. The history teacher, Mr. Ryan, decides to give Bill and Ted a chance. If they can ace an oral exam on the topic of how a famous historical personality might react to modern times, they will be allowed to pass. If not, Ted's father will place Ted in military school, thereby disbanding the Wyld Stallyns, the heavy metal band that was formed by Bill and Ted. Bill and Ted get help from an unexpected source: Rufus, an Emissary from the Future. It seems that in Rufus' time, Bill and Ted's music is the basis of all existence, and if the Wild Stallyns are disbanded, Rufus's world will no longer exist. Bill and Ted are whisked off in a time machine to retrieve a few historical characters for their oral exam so they can pass, but Bill and Ted soon discover that finding the historical characters and getting them to the high school won't be easy." - Written by Todd Baldridge on IMDB.com

MORE INFORMATION: Parent's Guide | Cast/Crew | Reviews | Official Website ~ RUNTIME: 90 mins.

Saturday, August 15 at 10:00am: STAR TREK 2: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982) (Rated PG)
(Sponsored by Fit For Life!)
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STORY: "In the second Star Trek movie, Admiral Kirk is now a Starfleet Academy instructor, while Captain Spock serves as a cadet training officer, while being in command of the U.S.S. Enterprise. Meanwhile, scientists aboard Space Station Regula I are conducting the Project Genesis experiment, and the U.S.S. Reliant is assigned to the Genesis project. While surveying a lifeless planet in the Ceti Alpha star system, Cmdr. Chekov and Capt. Clark Terrell beam down to the sixth planet, and find a shocking discovery, in which cargo containers are located. Unknown to the Reliant crew was that the cargo containers housed refugees from the Eugenics Wars of 1990s Earth, with Khan Noonian Singh in charge. Khan later revealed that Ceti Alpha VI exploded, and shifted the orbit of the fifth planet as a Mars-like haven. Khan manages to hijack the Reliant, and manages to steal the Genesis Device. Admiral Kirk takes the U.S.S. Enterprise on a training mission, and is involved in a surprise attack, in which Khan vows to avenge his exile. [cut short to remove spoilers]" - Written by Anonymous on IMDB.com

MORE INFORMATION: Parent's Guide | Cast/Crew | Reviews | Official Website ~ RUNTIME: 113 mins.

Saturday, August 22 at 10:00am: E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) (Rated PG)
(Sponsored by Gone To the Dogs Boutique)
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STORY: "While visiting the Earth at Night, a group of alien botanists is discovered and disturbed by an approaching human task force. Because of the more than hasty take-off, one of the visitors is left behind. The little alien finds himself all alone on a very strange planet. Fortunately, the extra-terrestrial soon finds a friend and emotional companion in 10-year-old Elliot, who discovered him looking for food in his family's garden shed. While E.T. slowly gets acquainted with Elliot's brother Michael, his sister Gertie as well as with Earth customs, members of the task force work day and night to track down the whereabouts of Earth's first visitor from Outer Space. The wish to go home again is strong in E.T., and after being able to communicate with Elliot and the others, E.T. starts building an improvised device to send a message home for his folks to come and pick him up. But before long, E.T. gets seriously sick, and because of his special connection to Elliot, the young boy suffers, too. The situation gets critical when the task force finally intervenes. By then, all help may already be too late, and there's no alien spaceship in sight." - Written by Julian Reischl on IMDB.com

MORE INFORMATION: Parent's Guide | Cast/Crew | Reviews | Official Website ~ RUNTIME: 120 mins.

The Beach Theatre is always seeking sponsors for these Free Kids Matinee showings.
Anyone who might be interested should contact The Beach Theatre at 727-360-6697 or email Liz.


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