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The season pass will admit you to all the movies this summer!# only $10.00 (an astonishing 77% saving). Passes are available and will be sold at registration or the MSC Box Office. For more information call the Student Programs Officeal 845-1515. All children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult. No one under the age ol seventeen will be admitted to an R-rated film unless accompanied by a parent or an adu! guardian. In rainy weather, films will be shown in Rudder Tower. Call 845-1515 or 845-4511 for the room number. u. Floodir ; far eas bnal Gi id chil Shed rai od that ir horr triune Wing ay nigh lains to jused fl [igli Pla: Riesev pg Lo< Most i ptiful jto flei pn W< s b) d to SUNDAY ROMANCE May 30 LA CAGE AUX FOLLES The greatest "drag" comedy since "Some Like It Hot" and one of the most phenomenal successes in film history. The son of a homosexual, transvestite couple brings home his fiancee's straight-lace parents and riot ous events ensue. 91 mins. R TUESDAY ADVENTURE May 3^ THE SPY WHO LOVED ME What better epitomizes adventure than 1 ( James Bond/007? Roger Moore joins forces with Russian agent Barbara Bach to stop a nefarious project to destroy the earth, and rebuild it under water. Jaws, the series most popular villain, makes his first appearance. 125 mins. PG June 5 CASABLANCA Perhaps there never was, perhaps there will never be, a more romantic film. A story of two lovers torn apart by jthe demands of war; they must decide whether it is to be love or principle in : Casablanca. Humphrey Bogart and ln-v [grid Bergman have immortalized thry roles in this classic. 102 mins. G June 6 LOVE AT FIRST BITE It's a weird variation on an old love story — Boy meets Girl, Boy Bites Girl. George Hamilton as Dracula discovers love in the heart of Manhattan with a lovely fashion model (Susan James) 93 mins. PG June 12 THE WAY WE WERE Robert Redford is a conservative jock: I ■arbra Streisand is a liberated, political I activist The two lovers are unable to I reconcile deep character traits that I both attract and repel them. "The Way I We Were" is a bittersweet romance! and one ot the genre's enduring clas-| sics 118 mins. PG June 13 NIGHTSHIFT An offbeat, hilarious and touching comedy This film poses the question ot whether a prostitution operation can be successfully operated out ot the city morgue. Michael Keaton as the de ranged mind behind the operation. Henry Winkler as his wimpy co-worker and Shelly Long ( "Cheers") as a pros- ^itute with a heart ot gold 105 min. R June 7 BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID “Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" is a perfect mixture of lightheart ed comedy and adventure. Robert Red- ford and Paul Newman are brilliantly cast as two outlaws who are running for their lives to Bolivia, and are not exactly sure who's chasing them. 112 mins. PG WEDNESDAY COMEDY " ^ THURSDAY SCIENCE FICTION June 1 M.A.S.H. They can end the series hut the wild, irreverent M A S H, tradition lives on. This original and enduring comedy in spired it all. With Donald Sutherland, Gould, Gary Burghoft and Robert 116 mins. R June 2 STAR WARS With "Return of the Jedi" rounding out the Star Wars trilogy this summer, who can resist experiencing once again the exciting adventures ol Luke Sky walker. Han Solo. R2-D2. Princess Leia. C-3PO and Obi Wan Kenobi 121 mins. PG FRIDAY & SATURDAY POPULAR June 3-4 RAIDERS OF THE LOT M There's danger and advMAi every corner lor Hartiso) i Jones' Ford as he searcteste: rk ol the Covenant. Stewit ishions an epic advenWtV mance, comedy and acMi III PG i n June 9 AIRPLANE This smash hit of 1980 is one of the wildest, most outrageous comedies to (come out ol Hollywood in years. It is a | hilarious spoof on all of the old Airport [movies. 88 mins. PG June 19 FOUL PLAY Foul Play is both a smashing comedy and a delightful romance Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn star as a San Francis co detective and a scatterbrained libra rian who accidentally uncover a bizarre plot to assassinate the Pope. Dudley Moore brings down the house as a symphony conductor who is a closet^ pervert. 116 min. PG ■June 20 ■ HAROLD AND MAUDE |A wealthy death obsessed teen-ager ■ who stages phony suicides falls in love with a free-spirited octogenarian A lush Cat Stevens score provides a de lightful musical backdrop The result is an incredibly humorous, touching and joyous film 92 min. PG June 26 DR. ZHIVAGO The life, the loves of Yuri Zhivago, doctor and poet, are told against the great tide of the Russian revolution. A thrilling story of the unforgettable characters created in the novel by Nobel Prize winning author, Boris Pas ternak. 194 min. PG June 14 THUNDERBALL James Bond is adventure; and for many, Sean Connery is Bond. Crammed with action, chases, women and wit; Thun- derball has Bond defusing a plot to blackmail the West with hijacked nuclear weapons 129 min. R June 15 LORD OF THE RINGS Tolkien’s classic is finally brought to screen in this animated story about the inhabitants of Tolkien's Middle Earth Fantasy World It took Ralph Baskshi nearly three years to bring this epic to the screen in a medium that knows no, limitations 131 mins. PG June 10-11 POLTERGEIST "They're heeeeree' And just in time to add a touch of excitement to the summer Produced by Steven Spiel berg. Poltergeist uses the serene back drop ot suburban, middie-class Ameri ca lor this story ol supernatural terror 115 mins. PG fl FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH Awesome Fast Times takes a humor ous look at today's fast, funny, friendly and frantic life styles. Sean Penn stars as the school clown/surfer who has been stoned since the third grade. With music by Jackson Browne, Tom Petty i Go-Go's and Stevie Nicks. 92 min R June 16 MAD MAX The Road Warrior made his debut in this action-packed thriller starring Mel Gibson Sadistic policemen battle with marauding motorcyclists tor control ot the highways in a continuous apocaly ptic game of death A dazzling look at a crumbling futuristic society 93 min. R June 21 MARATHON MAN In this chilling and taut thriller, Dustin | Hoftman stars as a graduate studentj and marathon runner who is unwitting ly involved in a case of international 1 intrigue. Laurence Olivier embodies evil as a sadistic, egotistical Nazi de ntist who mistakenly believes Hoffman has threatening information. With Marthe Keller and Roy Scheider. 125 min. ■June 22 I STRIPES ■ join Bill Murray, as he finds himself (joining the "New" U S. Army in order (to help make the world safe for democ- | racy and to meet girls. You'll meet the (Army’s unlikeliest hero as he nearly [sets off World War III by invading I Czechoslovakia. 105 min. R June 23 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND — Special Edition Never have the wonders of space and alien visitors been handled so spec tacularly. In this forerunner to "E.T.." Steven Speilberg tells the engaging story ol a lineman (Richard Dreyfuss) seeking the answer to his heavenly (visions. 132 min. PG June 17-18 BEST LITRE WHOREHOUS! IN TEXAS Come have a little sum hi Best Little Wtioretostii Madame Dolly Radon and SY Reynolds fight to keep TV ( Dorn DeLuise Irom do "chicken ranch.''BuoytnUn licking, spicy goodlun. Ill* June 27 July 3 BEDAZZLED A short-order cook (Dudley Moore) proves to be the captive ot lust. He sells his soul to an eccentric and devi ous Satan (Peter Cook) in order to win the love of a waitress. A wickedly funny satire in which Moore finds deals easier to make than to collect on, Ra- quel Welch lounges about as an item of temptation. 107 mins. PG July 4 PICNIC AT THE POOL Come celebrate the Foudh at Wottord Cain Pool with food; music, and games. Spon sored by TAMU Intramurals and MSC Base ment. this annual celebration features aquatic and pool side entedainmenl. Thej tun stads at 11;00 a.m. June 28 TO CATCH A THIEF This comedy adventure directed by l (red Hitchcock involves a retired jewel) thief (Cary Grant) suspected of com-| mitting new thefts when an imposter | copies his methods along the glamor ous French Riviera. As he tries to catch | the real burglar, he falls in love with] ice-cold Grace Kelly 106 mins. G June 29 THE BLUES BROTHERS The legend of Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) Blues proves to I be a wild and rollicking comic adven ture. "On a mission from God." the Blues Brothes set out to save their orphanage from foreclosure and nearly ] destroy Chicago in the process. June 30 EXCALIBUR The timeless myth of King Arthur is retold in this stunningly elegant film. A land of magic and legend comes vib rantly alive in a remarkable tale ot ex traordinary men and events Nicol Wil liamson stars as a rather deranged dMerlin 140 mins. R '133 mins. R June 24-25 ROCKY III Sylvester Stallone writes the final chap ter tor Rocky Balboa Rocky must de fend his heavyweight title against sev eral opponents, but none as tough, or as mean as Clubber Lang, a contender who wants to go the distance with the champ. A crashing finale to a remark able trilogy 100 min. PG ave iy s com A gonf if— wi B at th mender a jole i ’P'0 nt a jUse >proved |ity. T ge, w Is and th Die. A Kge re (place age. T1 pile fiel arder ar !g me ngho Bhe or i ceren [ward. 7 July 5 July 6 CADDYSHACK A satire of country club life, "Cad- dyshack” pits man against gopher, boors against prigs, and swimmers against Baby Ruths. A perennial comic favorite featuring Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase and Ted Knight 107 min. R no film — school holiday no film — finals \ July? BLADERUNNER "Sladerunner" is a hauntingly atmos-l pheric film set in the near future. Harri son Ford stars as a hard-boiled detec tive charged with hunting down and destroying replicants — genetically en gineering androids who have infiltrated human society. The film offers a thril ling, disquieting glimpse into man* [kind’s future 130 min R (July 8-9 [OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN "Officer and a Gentleman" returns ro- (mance to the screen A loner with a [manipulative style (Richard Gere) | learns how to accept the love and aid ol [others Debra Winger stars as his be- Iwitching girlfriend. David Keith as his I stalwart buddy and Lou Gossett (in an [Academy Award winning performance) (as his training instructor 126 min. R July 10 GONE WITH THE WIND "Gone With the Wind" is the ultimate iij historical romances, ft explores a passionate romance, the adventure and spectacle of the Civil War as well as a great deal of the legendary Ameri can South. Gable and Leigh, Rhett But ler and Scarlet O'Hara — the appeal is timeless. 222 min. G July 11 PORKY'S The rowdy, raunchy adventures of the , Angel Beach Six revolve around Por.- iky’s, a dive that showcases strippers I [and dispenses liquor to the locals. An |overheated, oversexed sextet of high ? school buddies seek sexual experience ! in the repressed Fifties. This hilarious ' sex farce features the outrageous? "shower room" scene. 98 mins. R July 12 SHARKEY'S MACHINE 'Sharkey's Machine” is built for speed land action and features Burt Reynolds! [at his best. Reynolds plays an under-1 ’/cover cop who turns the vice-squad I into a marauding police machine toj catch Ace, the leader ot the city's | underworld. In the process, he falls for| Dominoe, the Ace's best girl, conflict beemes personal. 119 r and ! July 13 ANIMAL HOUSE National Lampoons' epic celebration of | bad taste, bad manners and bad be havior. John Belushi leads the cast in| this zany satire ot fraternities on col lege campuses It's the well-groomed | Omegas against the Delta misfits in a | fight that nearly destroys the campus | and community. 109 mins. R , July 14 |BARBARELLA Barbarella recaptures the spirit ot old I . fashioned American comic strips in | this breezy spool of sci-fi and camp Jane Fonda cruises space conquering I evil in the torm ot robots and monsters I ’ and rewarding the men who assist in | her adventures A marvelous opportu nity to see the early, bawdy Fonda in | action 96 mins. PG July 15-16 MY FAVORITE YEAR Peter O'Toole received anOffll nation for his comic port#!! eccentric screen-idol appurtl TV's hottest show durini ttf days of live television, i is assigned to watch ( kdictable actor and theii > Iform the basis ol thischanr’: '1 ■comedy, 98 min. R A Ml July 17 LOVE STORY ‘Love Story" follows the relationship of preppy millionaire Oliver Barret IV and the free spirited Jenny. Their col- ege romance blossoms into an idyllic marriage until Jenny becomes termi nally ill, leading to one of the most ouching conclusions of any modern ilm. 99 min. PG (July 18 (SOME LIKE IT HOT "Some Like ft Hot” is the original "drag” comic classic. Marilyn Monroe [is a ukelele-playing vocalist in an ail- [girl band. Tony Curtis and Jack Lem- jmon are two musicians on the run (from the mob, who join the travelling [troupe by hilariously donning make-upi [and dresses to hide their identity. 121/ I min. G July 19 THE WIND AND THE LION Expert action film director John Milius , has fashioned a colorfully exciting ad- venture-romance in this film. Based on a historical incident, Sean Connery j plays a Moroccan sheik who kidnaps . an American citizen for ransom. Teddy j Roosevelt (Brian Keith) sends in the j Marines to rescue her 119 min. PG (July 20 IARTHUR (Dudley Moore plays millionaire playboy (Arthur Bach. To insure his inheritance, (Arthur is resigned to marry the de- Jbutante his parents have chosen until (he meets a lovable shoplifter (Liza (Minelli). A wonderful, funny love story [which features John Gielgud's marvel lous performance as Hobson, Arthur's [servant and surrogate father. 100 min. PG [July 21 I ALIEN IA stunning visual nightmare where ter- J-ror lurks at every turn. A commercial^ [transport crew unsuspectingly brings| [ an insatiably ravenous life form on topi their ship. An outstanding cast brings ; the crew of the spaceship Norstrome to life, making this film intensely real as well as frightening. 124 min. R (July 22-23 Ion golden pond [Katherine Hepburn and Henry Eonda (made cinematic history In their firsti (pairing as an elderly couple spendingY (what may be their last summer to- jgether. Daughter (Jane Fonda) arrives (only long enough to revive old (antagonisms with her father and drop (off her fiance's son 1109 min. PG July 24 SAME TIME NEXT YEAR A story of two people who meet, be come lovers, and continue to meet for one weekend a year for 26 years — all the while remaining happily married to k other people. Performances by Ellen Burstyn and Alan Alda make this |comedy a heartwarming charmer. 119 nin. PG July 25 THE GRADUATE The dilemma ot graduation is hilarious ly illustrated in this classic sixties comedy. Dustin Hoffman stars as an inexperienced college graduate who re turns home to insensitive parents, to an affair with the neurotic alcoholic neighbor (Anne Bancroft) and to fall in love with her daughter (Katherine Ross). 115 min. PG uly 31 HEAVEN CAN WAIT Warren Beatty stars as a football player aken to the big huddle in the sky. He is Mowed to return to earth to settle his ffairs with amusing results. This rom- ntic fantasy preserves the charm of he original film while adding a wit and tyle of its own. 100 min. PG July 26 THE STING Ingenious plotting and brilliant casting umake “The Sting” a sparkling, larcen- rous adventure. Robert Redford is an apprentice con-man who is ready to join the big league Paul Newman is the king of con-men, aging but no less clever. Together, they set out to pull "The Big Con. " 129 min. PG August 1 BODY HEAT A torrid tale of the blinding force of naked desire. William Hurt stars as a lazy, criminal lawyer whose love for another man's wife entangles him in a web of deceit and murder. A clever plot full of twists and the smoldering sex keep the film taut with tension. 118 min. R [August 2 [THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR [ A suspenseful tale of treachery unfolds ] [within the icy background of the intelli- J gence community. Robert Redford is a | low-level CIA worker who finds himself J on the run after he discovers his co- [ workers brutally murdered He soon comes to suspect his enemy is his employer and turns to a stranger (Faye Dunaway) for aid. 118 mln. R t July 27 BLAZING SADDLES In this outrageous 1 comedy, MelJ t i Brooks spoofs the great American trad- d j ition, the Western Movie. The film fea-J .' >>' tures an outstanding cast, includingj JlpF Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Harvey J Korman, Madeline Kahn and Brooks) himself. A marvelously original and up-| roarious view of the frontier experi ence. 93 min. R 137 ' min. R July 28 [CLOCKWORK ORANGE 'A merciless vision ot the near-futurel based on Anthony Burgess' chillingl novel. "Clockwork Orange” examines! the nature of violence in a shocking! and masterful way. Centering on the! activities of a street gang, the tilm( unfolds with stark imagery and) choreographed mayhem. A tour de| force of intellect and imagination. J* i Entirpi July 29-30 STAR TREK II - ■ THE WRATH OF KAHN (join the crew ol The E [again, as they journey b [frontier. Kirk's ok) i stolen a spaceship; consuming hatred drives Nub! The Enterprise across II min. PG enemy b August 3 RICHARD PRYOR LIVE ON THE SUNSET STRIP In this box office smash, Pryor rips into the primal emotions of fear, lust, anger and pain with a new evenhand- edness tempered by his own life and screen experiences. 82 min. R August 7 .THE GOODBYE GIRL Neil Simon's happiest and funniest comedy provides an excellent show case for the talents of Marsha Mason and Richard Dreyfuss. It's all about laughing and falling in love again... about the warmth we all want more of. the bloopers we all pull and the pure l of "hanging in there ". 110 min. PG August 8 THE SEDUCTION Morgan Fairchild stars as a TV anchor- woman being stalked by a madman in love with her TV image. "The Seduc tion” builds its mad suspense with relentless rhythm and intense terror. The final showdown between these two is one of violence and revenge that is] .inevitable. 104 min. R August 9 FREEBIE AND THE BEAN Two tough big city cops are always on a non-stop chase to somewhere in this outrageous action comedy. James Caan and Alan Arkin star as two cops that get hung-up in every situation im aginable. J13 min. R n August 4 [ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK The scene is New York City, 1997. The city has become a walled-in prison and the President of the United States has become its hostage. Kurt Russel stars as a convicted criminal who will gain his freedom if he can rescue the Presi dent within 24 hours. A taut thrillerj from the director of Halloween. 95 min. R [August 5-6 I TAPS [a powerful contemporary drama about [cadets fighting to keep their military [academy open. After 141 years of [training leaders, Bunker Hill Military . Academy will soon become a real es- •tate development unless something isj| done to prevent it. Timothy HuttonJ stars in this memorable story. 125 mln. PG I MSC SUMMER DINNER THEATER MSC Summer Dinner Theater is proud to announce its TENTH ANNIVERSARY SEASON! Don’t let this summer slip away without enjoying the evenings of crazy comedy and delightful dinners that await you at the MSC. There will be four showings (Wed. - Sat.) with ticket prices to suit your wallet. Don’t miss RICH IS BETTER June 22-25 and THE MAN WITH THE PLASTIC SANDWICH Aug. 3-6. Tickets will be available at the MSC Box Office.