Movie & Music Schedule
All films begin at 8:30pm. All music performances begin at 6:30pm.
Genre: Adventure | Comedy | Family
Running Time: 114 min
Rating: PG
The Goonies are a group of friends living in a village, the groups leader Mikey Walsh, his older brother Brand and gang members Andy, Data, Stef, Mouth, and Chunk are being evicted from their homes which are to be demolished. Setting out to find a way of saving their homes, The Goonies find a treasure map and they set off in search for the treasure of the legendary pirate One-Eyed Willy which is located beneath a abandoned restaurant. Joined by a deformed gentle giant named Sloth, The Goonies embark on a great adventure through a underground maze filled with traps and skeletons, where they are pursued by Sloth's mother, thief Momma Fratelli and his brothers Jake and Francis who are also after One-Eyed Willy's treasure and they willing to get the treasure first. Written by Daniel Williamson
Thursday, July 15
Friday, July 16
Director: Stephen Chow
Genre: Action | Comedy | Crime | Fantasy
Runtime: 95 min
Rating: R
The work of international superstar Stephen Chow, Kung Fu Hustle is a humorous, special-effects-filled, action-packed martial arts epic set in early ‘40s China. A bumbling thief named Sing desires to be the toughest member of the dreaded gangster hit squad known as The Axe Gang, but to completely join the gang he has to commit murder. When Sing attempts to rob a crowded run-down apartment complex known as Pig Sty Alley, the locals begin to defend themselves with some high-flying kung fu skills, and a tiny war erupts between the local masters and the axe-wielding gang. After the gang busts the ancient kung fu king known as The Beast out of jail, tensions reach a boiling point as Pig Sty Alley’s landlady leads an all-out attack against the gang and Sing discovers his true heroic fate. Written by Jason Gibner.
Saturday, July 17
Director: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury & Conrad Vernon
Genre: Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Runtime: 93 min
Rating: PG
Shrek has rescued Princess Fiona, got married, and now is time to meet the parents. Shrek, Fiona and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona’s mother and father. But not everyone is happy. Shrek and the King find it hard to get along, and there’s tension in the marriage. It’s not just the family who are unhappy. Prince Charming returns from a failed attempt at rescuing Fiona, and works alongside his mother, the Fairy Godmother, to try and find a way to get Shrek away from Fiona. Written by Film_Fan.
Friday, July 23
Director: John Hughes
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 103 min
Rating: PG 13
Ferris is a street-wise kid who knows all the tricks. Today he decides to take the day off school. When Ferris takes the day off, so must his best friends, Cameron and Sloane. Cameron is reluctantly persuaded to borrow his father’s Ferrari, and together they hatch a plan to get Sloane out of class. Suspicious dean of students Ed Rooney knows all about Ferris, but can never catch him. Ferris’ sister Jeanie is also frustrated that Ferris always gets away with his tricks and she doesn’t. Furthermore, Ferris is an ‘angel’ in his parents eyes. It’s Ferris’ day off, he’s out to enjoy himself, and he does!. Written by Rob Hartill.
Saturday, July 24
Director: Phil Lord and Chris Miller
Genres: Animation | Comedy | Family
Runtime: 90 min
Rating: PG
On the small island of Swallow Falls, the outcast boy Flint Lockwood is a clumsy inventor encouraged by his mother. However the island is not capable of exporting their sardine stocks, and the locals end up having to eat it all the time. Years later, Flint’s mother dies and his skeptical father Tim Lockwood, an old fisherman who has a sardine store, gives Flint a partnership in his store and invites him to work there with him. But Flint, being the inventor that he is, has just invented a food processor that converts water into food. And He decides to test it out... but things don’t go according to plan and he manages to launch it into the atmosphere. It begins to rain hamburgers and other food in the island. A television station sends a weather reporter trainee (Sam Sparks) to cover the phenomenon and Flint becomes famous. However, the greedy and glutton Mayor Shelbourne overworks the machine and the food becomes a menace to the human race. Written by Claudio Carvalho.
Friday, July 30
Director: Ivan Reitman
Release Date: June 8, 1984
Genre: Adventure | Fantasy | Mystery
Runtime: 105 min
Rating: PG
After being kicked out of their university, parapsychology professors Spengler, Stantz and Venkman decide to go into business for themselves by trapping and removing ghosts from haunted houses. After some initial skepticism, business is soon booming as The Ghost Busters rid New York of its undead. When a downtown skyscraper becomes the focal point of spirit activity linked to the ancient god Gozer, however, the problem may be more than the team can handle. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher.
Saturday, July 31
Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Jerry Zucker
Release Date: July 2, 1980
Genre: Comedy | Romance
Runtime: 88 min
Rating: PG
Ted Striker just got dumped by his long-time girlfriend Elaine Dickinson, who works as a stewardess at Trans American Airlines. In his wish to get her back, he follows her aboard the plane, although he has had a deep aversion against anything winged since he lost several men in the war. During flight, he tries to contact her again and again, but as the crew and many passengers get seriously ill due to a bad fish meal, he has no chance to get to her. In fact, Ted Striker seems to be the only healthy person aboard that has piloting experience. Now, it is up to him to get the bird down in Chicago safely, before the poisoning starts causing casualties. But Ted Striker’s aversion really is a serious psychosis, which breaks open and needs to be cured - right now. Written by Julian Reischl.
Summer at the Pier will be held at the Coastguard Site (former Lighthouse Museum site) in Downtown Staten Island next to the Staten Island Ferry Terminal along the waterfront between the ferry terminal and Bay Street Landing. There will be construction near both entrance ways. Please follow the signage to gain access from both locations.
From the Staten Island Ferry Terminal:
Exit the ferry downstairs near the “Kiss and Ride” walk up Ramp C and there will be a pedestrian entrance leading into the Coastguard site plaza and pier. Signage will be posted. Paid parking is available at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal: Park and walk towards Bay Street from Richmond Terrance and down Ramp C to the pedestrian entrance that leads into the Coastguard site.
From Bay Street and Hannah Street intersection:
Take Bay Street to Hannah Street. Continue down and bear left onto Murray/Hulbert. The old Cromwell Center will be straight ahead – there will be limited parking available on Murray/Hulbert and Front Street. Continue towards Bay Street Landing residential area to the waterfront to your right. The walkway to the Coastguard site will straight ahead; Bay Street Landing will be to your left and the waterfront will be to your right. Walk 200ft to the entrance to the plaza and pier. Signage will be posted to direct you.
