Calendar

Calendar

Back to All Events

THE GRADUATE Parking Lot Cinema

  • Secret Movie Club 1917 Bay Street Los Angeles, CA, 90021 United States (map)

ELECTRIC DUSK DRIVE IN & SECRET MOVIE CLUB present PARKING LOT CINEMA!

Part of our VERY VALENTINE’S February 2021 Series. Thursday, February 11, 2021. 745p THE GRADUATE (1967, Directed by Mike Nichols, Rialto, 106 mns, Digital)

IMPORTANT NOTES: Gates will open at 6:15pm. Please plan to arrive by 7:15pm (30 minutes before the show) to get the best possible space. 

Also, our January-June 2021 drive-in screenings are subject to more potential weather postponements.  Please check your email and our social media (@secretmovieclub) before heading to the event just to make sure we haven’t postponed due to weather. 

We will re-schedule any postponed event to the nearest possible date. Anyone unable to attend the new date can request a refund up to 24 hours before the rescheduled event. 

FINALLY, WE WILL OCCASIONALLY BE SELLING ALTERNATE DESIGN MOVIE POSTERS DONE BY INCREDIBLE CURRENT GRAPHIC DESIGNERS. 

CHECK THE ADD-ONS. IF WE ARE SELLING A POSTER, YOU CAN VIEW, PRE-ORDER, AND PICK UP POSTER AT OUR CONCESSION TABLE AT EVENT UNDER YOUR NAME!

PARKING LOT: Glendale Sears Parking Lot, 211 W. California Avenue Street, Glendale, CA 91203 

HOW TO:  

Make sure when you purchase your ticket(s), you do the following:

1)PURCHASE AN EARLY BIRD ($23) or DAY OF TICKET ($28) which includes the car fee and the first ticket for the driver.

2) GO TO ADD ONS: Purchase an additional $8 per person ticket for each person after the driver in the car. 

As long as you purchased the EARLY BIRD or DAY OF ticket, you can always pay for additional people in your car at the gate.

3)PRE-ORDER ANY CONCESSIONS OR MOVIE MERCHANDISE you would like from the additional Add-Ons. You can pick up all concessions & merchandise at our table in the middle of the Parking Lot.

To attend, you need  a car with an FM radio or a handheld radio you bring yourself. We will space out cars to make sure folks can safely maintain 6 feet of distance. We ask that folks stay in their cars unless they are picking up concessions or using the restroom. Whenever you are out of your car, you are required to wear a mask for everyone’s safety. 

IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, PLEASE BRING A SMALL OR REGULAR SIZED CAR (sedan sized or smaller). We want to make sure EVERYONE gets a great space. SUVS, TRUCKS, CARS WITH HIGH ROOFS/RACKS/ITEMS ON ROOF often have to be parked further away from the screen to avoid sightline issues.

If you bring a larger car, arrive as near to when we open our gates as possible to get the best possible space.  

We are proud to continue our partnership with ELECTRIC DUSK DRIVE IN (https://www.electricduskdrivein.com) for our “Very Valentine’s” February 2021 series.

Valentine’s Day week proper kicks off with Mike Nichol’s 1967 classic THE GRADUATE. One of the keenest comedies ever made about the gray areas of romance, sex, longing, THE GRADUATE follows college graduate Ben Braddock (Dustin Hoffman in his first lead role) who aimlessly finds himself having an affair with Mrs. Robinson (an amazing Anne Bancroft), one of his parent’s friends.  

But when Mrs. Robinson’s daughter Elaine comes home, Ben realizes a real purpose for the first time. But Mrs. Robinson, feeling Ben is beneath her daughter and hurt herself, will stop at nothing to keep the two apart.

An amazing snapshot of changing morals, goals, worldviews as the mid 1960’s were about to become the late 1960’s, The Graduate perfectly captures that strange moment of young adulthood when each of us have to realize that we alone are now responsible for our life choices and their consequences. 

Best always,

Craig Hammill

35mm Secret Movie Club Founder.Programmer

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR OUR PARKING LOT CINEMA SERIES

REFUNDS: 

We can offer refunds up to 24 hours before showtime. Please request a refund through Eventbrite and we will process ASAP. After that, no refunds. Sorry. 

HELPFUL PARKING LOT CINEMA TIPS:

Please make sure you know how to hit off your car headlights before attending. 

Bring warm clothes, blankets, a few layers just in case it gets chilly and you don’t want to run your car the entire movie (although you totally can if you want).

Make sure you know how to work your CAR RADIO so you can TUNE to any frequency you want. 

The earlier you arrive, the better space/closer to the screen you will get! Once you get parked, you can totally leave the lot, go to get food, come back. 

HOW CAN I CONTACT YOU IF I HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS:

You can always email us at community@secretmovieclub.com or sales@electricduskdrivein.com with any other questions, concerns, thoughts, recommendations.