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June 29, Wednesday, 7:00 PM – Saxe Room

Frankenstein at the Movies Series:
Gods and Monsters (Rated R) 1998
Ian McKellan and Brendan Foster star in a story about James Whale, the director of the movies “Frankenstein” and “Bride of Frankenstein”.

July 6, Wednesday, 7:00 PM – Saxe Room

Weird Wednesday Movie Series:
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (Not Rated) 1948
Two hapless freight handlers, Abbott and Costello, find themselves encountering Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster and the Wolf Man.

July 9, Saturday, 2:00 PM - Saxe Room

Frankenstein at the Movies Series:
Frankenstein (Not Rated) 1931


The film that started it all, the original classic version of Mary Shelley’s story starring Boris Karloff and Colin Clive.

July 13, Wednesday, 7:00 PM – Saxe Room

Weird Wednesday Movie Series:
Young Frankenstein (PG) 1974
Dr. Frankenstein's grandson inherits granddad's castle and repeats the experiments. A comedy starring Gene Wilder

July 16, Saturday, 2:00 PM – Saxe Room

Frankenstein in the Movies Series:
Bride of Frankenstein (Not Rated) 1935
Dr. Frankenstein builds a mate for his monster, Frankenstein.
This film stars Boris Karloff and Valerie Hobson

July 20, Wednesday, 7:00 PM – Saxe Room

Weird Wednesday Movie Series:
Edward Scissorhands (PG-13) 1990
An artificial man, with scissors for hands, is befriended by a local woman. Directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder

July 23, Saturday, 2:00 PM – Saxe Room

Frankenstein in the Movies Series:
Son of Frankenstein 1939 (Not Rated)
Wolf Frankenstein, son of Henry Frankenstein, returns to his father’s estate to claim his inheritance. Starring Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone.

July 27, Wednesday, 7:00 PM – Saxe Room

Weird Wednesday Movie Series:
Rocky Horror Picture Show (Rated R) 1975
A newly engaged couple breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Starring Susan Sarandon and Tim Curry.

July 30, Saturday, 2:00 PM – Saxe Room

Frankenstein in the Movies Series:
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (Rated R) 1994
When Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man he just created, the monster escapes and later swears revenge. Directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh with Robert De Niro.

August 3, Wednesday, 2:00 PM – Saxe Room

Weird Wednesday Movie Series:
Weird Science (PG-13) 1985
A science-fiction comedy about two nerdish boys who attempt to create the perfect woman, but she turns out to be much more than that.

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