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Close-up of Shrek's green visage
"Shrek" (Copyright: Universal)

This Coming Weekend at the Packard Campus (January 17 – 18, 2025)

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We’ve got a lot of music and fun this weekend at the Packard with three beloved films!

Dancing legs against a red backdrop
“Hairspray” (Copyright: New Line)

Hairspray (New Line Cinema, 1988) — Friday, January 17 @ 7:30 PM

In director John Waters’ cult classic, Traci Turnblad (Ricki Lake) becomes the teen queen of Baltimore’s number one TV dance program and uses her local stardom to fight segregation. Color, 90 min. (Film)

Close-up of Shrek's green visage
“Shrek” (Copyright: Universal)

Shrek (Universal Pictures, 2001) — Saturday, January 18 @ 2:00 PM

A lovable green ogre (Mike Myers) and his loudmouthed Donkey (Eddie Murphy) embark on a daring quest to rescue the feisty Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) in an effort to win back the deed to his beloved swamp from the scheming Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow). Winner of the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Color, 90 min. (Film)

Illustrated faces and scenes from film.
“American Graffiti” (Copyright: Universal)

American Graffiti (Universal Pictures 1973) — Saturday, January 18 @ 7:30 PM

From director George Lucas (Star Wars) and producer Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather), this classic coming-of-age story is set against the 1960s backdrop of hot rods, drive-ins, and rock ‘n’ roll. Starring Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford, and Suzanne Somers in their breakout roles. Note:  The Theater will be showing the original version of this film.  Color, 110 min. (Film)

American Graffiti was named to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry in 1995.

 

For more information on LC screenings, see this link.

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