 Some
of the greatest aviation films of the past 80 years will be part of the
Fly-In Theater at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, presented by Ford Motor Company
and Eclipse Aviation. The movies shown at the Fly-In Theater July 22-28
will include dramas, blockbusters and classic early films.
Each evening’s presentation will begin at
8:30 p.m., weather permitting, with a personality from the worlds of
aviation and/or cinema introducing the feature and providing background
about the movie and aircraft.
Movies will be projected onto a screen five
stories tall and are free of charge to all EAA AirVenture attendees. Even
the popcorn is included! Guests should bring a blanket or lawn chair for
seating at the natural amphitheater, located adjacent to EAA’s Camp
Scholler.
“Thanks to Ford and Eclipse, we began the
Fly-In Theater last year and discovered it was a superb way to finish a
full day of flight - with an aviation movie under the stars at Oshkosh,”
said Tom Poberezny, EAA president and AirVenture chairman. “We are
bringing even more great aviation films to the event this year, many based
on suggestions from EAA AirVenture visitors.”
Films confirmed for the Fly-In Theater are:
- Sunday, July 22: Wings (1927), the first
movie to win an Academy Award, a silent classic starring Clara Bow,
Richard Arlen and a young Gary Cooper.
- Monday, July 23: Twelve O’Clock High
(1949), starring Gregory Peck, Gary Merrill, and Dean Jagger.
- Tuesday, July 24: Top Gun (1986),
starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, and Val Kilmer. (This film was
the winner of EAA’s online “Greatest Aviation Movie of All Time”
poll earlier this year.)
- Wednesday, July 25: Spirit of St. Louis
(1957), starring Jimmy Stewart and Murray Hamilton.
- Thursday, July 26: Thirty Seconds Over
Tokyo (1944), starring Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson and Robert Mitchum.
- Friday, July 27: Apollo 13 (1995),
starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton. As previously
announced, Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell will introduce the film.
- Saturday, July 28: Flying Tigers (1942),
starring John Wayne, John Carroll and Anna Lee.
The Fly-In Theater is located next to EAA
AirVenture’s Camp Scholler, at the north end of Doolittle Drive directly
behind the Camp Store.
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