Movies in the Moonlight is our free weekly outdoor film “festival” in downtown Rochester. The event is held over six consecutive Saturdays June 30-August 4.
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The 2012 movie schedule is as follows:
June 30: Puss In Boots (PG)
Presented by Moon River Soap Co.
Way before he ever met Shrek, the legendary Puss in Boots goes on a heroic journey, teaming up with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street savvy Kitty Softpaws to steal the famed Goose that lays the Golden Egg. It’s the adventure of nine lifetimes!
July 7: Captain America (PG-13*)
A brave, yet mild mannered young soldier, Steve Rogers, volunteers to undergo a series of experiments for a US Army Super Solider program. The military succeeds in transforming him into a human weapon, but quickly decides that their Super Solider is far too expensive a creation to risk combat. They want to use him as an Army celebrity but when a Nazi plot reveals itself, Rogers must rise up and become the First Avenger in order to save his country. Steve Rogers becomes Captain America and he earns his way into the hearts and souls of every American, bringing hope and justice to a war-weary nation.
July 14: Hugo (PG)
An orphaned boy secretly lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station and looks after the clocks. He gets caught up in a mystery adventure when he attempts to repair a mechanical man.
July 21: Dolphin Tale (PG)
Based on true events, this family film is about Winter, a young dolphin who lost her tail in a crab trap, and Sawyer, the introverted 11-year-old boy who befriends her. Sawyer meets the rescued dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a marine rehabilitation center where she lives. Sawyer rallies friends and family alike to save Winter by convincing a pioneering doctor to create a unique prosthetic appendage to restore the dolphin’s ability to swim.
July 28: The Help (PG-13*)
Set In Mississippi during the 1960’s, Skeeter is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends’ lives– and a small Mississippi town – upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter’s best friend’s housekeeper, is the first to open up – to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter’s life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories- and as it turns out, they have a lot to say.
August 4: The Smurfs (PG)
When the evil wizard, Gargamel, chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours – in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.
About Movies in the Moonlight
Movies in the Moonlight is located in the parking lot at the corner of E. Third & Water, one block east of Main. Featured movies begin at dusk (approximately 9:15 pm) and pre-shows start at 8:30 pm. Admission is free, so arrive early for the best seating. Movies in the Moonlight is BYOC (Bring Your Own Chairs)!
Popcorn, candy, hot dogs and soft drinks will be available for purchase at the Rochester Lions Club concession wagon, but you are welcome to bring your own goodies, too (no alcohol or glass containers allowed.)
Additional Movies in the Moonlight Sponsors are: Rochester Kiwanis, Sanders and Willoughby’s Beyond Juice.
*Please note, movies rated PG-13 are edited versions whenever possible, however parental guidance is still requested.