See outdoor movies at
night on a 5-story-high screen
Remember the days of the
old 44 Outdoor Theater, right outside Wittman Field? Those days live
again this year and right in Camp Scholler as Ford Motor Company and
Eclipse Aviation present the EAA Fly-In Theater. Classic aviation movies
will be projected onto a 5-story high inflatable screen tonight through
Saturday evening during EAA AirVenture. Programs begin at 8:30 and the
movies start at 9:00.
How cool is that?
What’s more, each movie
will be introduced by a notable aviation figure, starting tonight with
EAA President Tom Poberezny introducing Those
Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines.
The theater is located at
the north end of Doolittle Drive behind the Camp Store, so bring your
blanket or lawn chair, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! Here’s the
schedule for the week:
Sunday: Those
Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, (1965), starring Stuart
Whitman and presented by EAA President Tom Poberezny.
Monday: The Blue Max
(1966), starring George Peppard and introduced by Kermit Weeks, EAA
board member and owner of Fantasy of Flight museum, Polk City, Florida.
Kermit’s collection includes some of the World War I aircraft types
featured in the film.
Tuesday: The High and
the Mighty (1954), starring John Wayne and Robert Stack. Introduced
by Eclipse Chairman Vern Raburn, a fan of classic airliners whose
company co-sponsors the theater.
Wednesday: Air Force
One (1997), starring actor, pilot, and EAA Young Eagles Chairman
Harrison Ford. Harrison will introduce the film.
Thursday: The Great
Waldo Pepper (1975), starring Robert Redford and introduced by Tom
Benenson, senior editor of Flying Magazine.
Friday: 633 Squadron
(1964), starring Cliff Robertson, a longtime EAA member, academy
award-winner actor, and newly enshrined member of the National Aviation
Hall of Fame. He will be on hand to introduce the film.
Saturday: Battle of
Britain (1969), with an all-star cast including Harry Andrews,
Michael Caine, Sir Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, and Robert
Shaw. Cliff Robertson will also introduce this film.
