Screenings throughout July
Sat 2 – Sun 3 Jul | All tickets £3 (+50p admin fee)
★★★★ – Empire. Hoping to save his house from demolition, a young teenager Mikey finds an old treasure map in the attic and sets off with his friends to find One-Eyed Willie’s secret stash. But they soon learn they aren’t the only ones after the treasure.
Wed 6 Jul & Fri 29 Jul | All tickets £3 (+50p admin fee)
John Carpenter’s cult classic, about a goofily confident trucker who unexpectedly ends up in a supernatural battle between good and evil, is a perfect genre-busting mash-up of comedy and 80s action – with martial arts, fantasy tropes and even romance thrown in for good measure!
Fri 8 Jul & Sat 30 Jul | All tickets £3 (+50p admin fee)
★★★★ – Empire. Two American teenagers backpacking their way around Britain ignore local warnings and trek over the moors under a full moon. One is mauled to death by a mysterious creature, and the other wakes up in hospital weeks later feeling not quite himself.
Sat 9 – Sun 10 Jul | All tickets £3 (+50p admin fee)
Robert Zemeckis’ much-loved comedy is ripe for discovery on the big screen by a new generation. Ending up 30 years in the past thanks to his mad-scientist friend Doc Brown, high school student Marty McFly must make sure that his parents get together so he continues to exist!
Wed 13 Jul & Sat 23 Jul | All tickets £3 (+50p admin fee)
★★★★★ – Guardian. “The future of law enforcement” returns to the big screen for its 35th anniversary, in a new uncut 4K restoration from the original camera negative and approved by Paul Verhoeven himself!
Sat 16 Jul & Tue 26 Jul | All tickets £3 (+50p admin fee)
★★★★★ – Total Film. Sent to rescue a diplomat from the depths of the jungle, soon Major Alan “Dutch” Schaefer and his team soon find themselves hunted by an otherworldly creature.
Sun 17 Jul & Fri 22 Jul | All tickets £3 (+50p admin fee)
★★★★ – Empire. When teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions for a dream spot as a regular on Corny Collins Dance Show, she sparks a rivalry with Amber von Tussle. John Waters (Pink Flamingos) is in the driving seat for this wild ride of this cult '80s comedy.
Wed 20 Jul & Sun 31 Jul | All tickets £3 (+50p admin fee)
This terrific coming-of-age teen comedy drama stars Molly Ringwald (The Breakfast Club) as Andie – an outcast who falls in love with one of the upper-class “Richie” kids at her high-school.
This summer, visitors to Leicester Museum & Art Gallery are invited to take a trip back in time with the nostalgia-filled exhibition, “I Grew Up 80s” curated by Matt Fox.