Olney Theatre Center (OTC) offers outdoor Sunday movie nights this summer from now through Aug. 20. Enjoy five nights of classic movie hits from the 1950s to the 1990s. Show times begin at 8:30 p.m.
The movies screen on the recently renovated outdoor Root Family Stage, rain or shine. The screening may move indoors if there is lightning or prolonged rain.
A limited number of chairs are available, attendees may bring blankets or lawn chairs. OTC asks attendees to pay what you want, starting at $5. Concessions and a bar are available.
Olney Theatre is located at 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road. Parking is available.
Schedule of Movies
Sunday, July 16 – Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
A doctor discovers that alien spores are invading a California town, creating humanoid replicas of the town’s inhabitants. Who is real and who is a replica? Will humanity survive?
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Sunday, July 23 – Psycho
The disappearance of Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), leads a private investigator (Martin Balsam), Marion’s lover Sam Loomis (John Gavin), and her sister Lila (Vera Miles) to the doorstep of the Bates Motel, run by proprietor Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this horror classic, based on the 1959 novel, is showered with iconic moments that helped shape the thriller genre.
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Sunday, July 30 – Star Wars: A New Hope
Witness the start of the biggest franchise in film history. Set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the Empire reigns supreme, bringing fear and terror to all corners of the galaxy. Our only hope is a young boy from the sand planet Tatooine named Luke Skywalker, who must explore his destiny and face his family’s legacy.
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Sunday, August 13 – The Breakfast Club
Five high school students from different walks of life endure Saturday detention from a power-hungry principal. This 1985 John Hughes classic is considered the “coming of age story” of the generation and was the vehicle for Emilio Esteves, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, and many more!
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Sunday, August 20 – Silence of the Lambs
F.B.I Agent Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) seeks the help of an incarcerated cannibal, Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Sir Anthony Hopkins), to catch a kidnapper. This 1991 classic was adapted from the 1988 Thomas Harris novel and received 5 Academy Awards.
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