Paramount plans nostalgic movie night
By Becky Barclay
Published in News on September 8, 2015 1:46 PM
When a teenager is sent back in time by means of a DeLorean car, the comedy begins. Comedy times three is what moviegoers will get when they see the "Back to the Future" trilogy at the Paramount Theatre Sept. 22 at 6 p.m.
Tickets will be $5 for adults for all three movies and free for children 12 and younger.
"We're starting the movies early so we can get all three of them in on a Tuesday night," said Paramount director Sherry Archibald. "We will probably end about midnight."
She said there will be a very brief intermission in between the movies, just long enough to change it out.
"We thought the trilogy would be fun," Mrs. Archibald said. "And it's 'Back to the Future's' 30th anniversary."
Those going to see the movie will be in for a treat. A DeLorean that looks exactly like the one from the movie will be parked outside. Its owner is bringing it from Charlotte just for the movie night.
And the Paramount will be giving away "Back to the Future" memorabilia, including sealed packs of 1989 Topps "Back to the Future II" trading cards, Hot Wheels models of the DMC DeLorean and posters.
"Back to the Future" is part of the Paramount's movie series. The movie series has grown in the past few years, starting out with just four movies and growing to eight this year.
"Some of the movies are more attended than others, but they balance out," Mrs. Archibald said. "We are able to pass along an inexpensive fee to our patrons.
"We started the movie series because we felt like it maybe would bring a different clientele to the Paramount, some folks who wouldn't typically come to see a live performance, but would come and see a movie. And it's a way to have something for the family that's inexpensive and fun."
Mrs. Archibald said just getting out and coming to do something downtown with 300 people around you is something different.
And movie nights are the only time the Paramount allows food in the theater. During each movie night, the Paramount will sell popcorn, candy and drinks for a nominal fee.
The movie nights are part of the Paramount's Performing Arts Series.
Other movies include:
* "Clue the Movie" Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. Based on the popular board game, this comedy begins at a dinner party hosted by Mr. Boddy, where he admits to blackmailing his guests. When Boddy turns up murdered, everyone is a suspect and together they try to figure out who is the killer. This is the 30th anniversary of the movie.
* "Jaws" Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. A shark stalks beachgoers in the New England tourist town of Amity Island and police chief Martin Brody wants to close the beaches, but the mayor won't let him, fearing the loss of tourist business. With the help of a lchthyologist and a grizzled ship captain, Brody tries to kill the shark. This is the 40th anniversary of the movie.
* "It's a Wonderful Life" Dec. 22 at 7 and 10 p.m. After George Bailey wishes he had never been born, an angel is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George starts to realize how many lives he has changed and impacted and how they would be different if he had never been born.
* "Selma" Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 legally desegregated the south, there was still discrimination in some areas. In 1965, an Alabama city became the battleground in the fight for suffrage.
* "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. In the southwest during the Civil War, a mysterious stranger and a Mexican outlaw form an uneasy partnership. The stranger turns in the Mexican outlaw for the reward then rescues him just as he's being hanged. The two team up again to beat out a sadistic criminal and the Union Army and find $20,000 that a soldier buried in the desert.
* "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" March 22 at 7 p.m. When a free-thinking white woman and a black doctor become engaged, they travel to San Francisco to meet her parents. The doctor's parents also attend the dinner.
* "Get On Up" April 19 at 7 p.m. James Brown was born in extreme poverty in 1933 in South Carolina and survived abandonment, abuse and jail to become one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.
For more information, call the Paramount at 919-583-8432 or log onto www.goldsboroparamount.com.