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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
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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
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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
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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
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no film — finals
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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
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Iform the basis ol thischanr’: '1
■comedy, 98 min. R
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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
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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.
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July 29-30
STAR TREK II -
■ THE WRATH OF KAHN
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stolen a spaceship;
consuming hatred drives Nub!
The Enterprise across II
min. PG
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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
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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
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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.