SECRET MOVIE CLUB presents CULT CLASSIC NIGHT!
Part of our WINTER WONDERLAND preview series. Thursday, January 21, 2021. 7:45pm THE THING (1982, Directed by John Carpenter, Universal, 109 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 than our July-December 2021 screenings. Please check for our verification email and social media posts(@secretmovieclub) @ 2pm the day of each event.
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.
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. We will be doing a count at the gate.
As long as you have the EARLY BIRD or DAY OF ticket, you can always pay at the gate for additional people in your car.
3)PRE-ORDER ANY CONCESSIONS you would like from the additional Add-Ons. You can pick up all concessions 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.
Secret Movie Club takes over Thursday nights to present beloved cult movies, deep cuts, genre movies, classics, and gems of cinema.
First up is what is often considered horror master moviemaker John Carpenter’s greatest movie: 1982’s THE THING.
A remake of the original 1950 Christian Nyby-Howard Hawks movie, THE THING tells the story of a remote outpost of scientists in Antarctica who realize another outpost has discovered and then been runover by some kind of shape-shifting alien lifeform.
Kurt Russell is at his Kurt Russell best as helicopter pilot R.J. MacReady (the character is in the name!) whose common sense allows him to see the dangers way before any of his fellow scientists. As “The Thing” slowly takes over each member of the team one by one, the movie becomes a game of horrific, splatter, gross “cat and mouse” to see who will survive.
Filled with possibly the greatest practical special effects of all time (by Rob Bottin) including one of the greatest jump scare gross-out sequences ever, THE THING finds Carpenter and crew at their action horror genre best.
After 2020, few things could still scare you. . .except THE THING!
Best always,
Craig Hammill
35mm Secret Movie Club Founder.Programmer
“HOW TO” AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR OUR PARKING LOT CINEMA SERIES
HOW TO:
GLENDALE SEARS PARKING LOT: 211 W. California Avenue St, Glendale, CA 91203
You will need a car with FM radio or your own handheld transistor radio to attend. Gate will open at 6:15pm.
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.
If you bring a larger car (SUV, TRUCK, CAR WITH HIGH ROOF/RACK/ITEMS ON ROOF) arrive as near to when we open our gates as possible to get the best possible space.
We will be pre-selling concessions here on Eventbrite to make everything easy as possible. You can pick up your concessionsat our concessions table in the parking lot once you’ve parked. We have everything factory sealed, chilled, ready for pick up under your name.
PURCHASE A SINGLE FEATURE EARLY BIRD TICKET ($23) or DAY OF TICKET ($28) which includes the car fee and the driver’s ticket at $8 per person.
GO TO ADD ONS: Purchase an additional $8 per person ticket for each person after the driver. We will be doing a count at the gate.
As long as you have the EARLY BIRD or DAY OF ticket, you can always pay for additional people in the car at the gate with cash or credit card.
We can offer refunds for requests made MORE than 24 hours before showtime through Eventbrite. After that, no refunds. Sorry.
We highly recommend that you bring a sweater, jacket, or a few layers of clothes just in case it gets a little chilly and you don’t want to run your car.
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.