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'Independence Day' Screening to be held at Air Force Museum Theatre

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  • By Eric Henry
  • Air Force Museum Foundation

There will be a special Air Force Museum Theatre screening of the classic family film Independence Day on March 27 at 4 p.m. on the grounds of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This screening has been timed to give movie fans a chance to see the original film before the sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence, hits this summer. This screening of the original Independence Day will feature a brand new 4K restoration, making this the sharpest presentation of the film ever.

 

This screening of Independence Day is part of the Air Force Museum Theatre’s Hollywood Film Series, sponsored by Cassano’s Pizza King, which features new and classic Hollywood blockbusters on the fourth Sunday of every month.

 

Ticket prices for these screenings will remain $5 per person ,and each film will play on the fourth Sunday of every month at 4 p.m., with the exception of December’s movie,Frozen. April’s film will be the 2015 blockbuster The Martian, starring Matt Damon. 

 

The remaining films for 2016 are:

 

  • April 24 - The Martian (2015)
  • May 22 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1982)
  • June 26Home (2015)
  • July 24 - Star Wars Episode 7 (2015)
  • Aug. 28 - Jurassic World (2015)
  • Sept. 25 - The Peanuts Movie (2015)
  • Oct. 23 - The Goonies (1985)
  • Nov. 27 - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
  • Dec. 11 - Frozen (2014) 

Tickets can be purchased at the Air Force Museum Theatre Box Office at (937) 656-4629.

 

Please be sure to check our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/Air.Force.Museum.Foundation) and website (www.afmuseum.com/attractions) for updates and more information.      

 

In addition to the Hollywood Film Series, the theatre’s daily schedule includes films such as Living in the Age of Airplanes, Journey to Space 3D and Fighter Pilot 3D. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please visit www.airforcemuseum.com or call (937) 656-4629.

 

About the Air Force Museum Theatre

The theatre is operated by the Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc., a Section 501(c)(3) private, non-profit organization that assists the Air Force in the development and expansion of the facilities of the National Museum of the United States Air Force. For more information on the Air Force Museum Foundation, visit www.airforcemuseum.com. The Air Force Museum Foundation is not part of the Department of Defense or any of its components and it has no governmental status.

 

About the National Museum of the United States Air Force

The National Museum of the United States Air Force, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, is the world’s largest military aviation museum. With free admission and parking, the museum features more than 360 aerospace vehicles and missiles and thousands of artifacts amid more than 19 acres of indoor exhibit space.  Each year about one million visitors from around the world come to the museum. For more information, visit www.nationalmuseum.af.mil.

NOTE TO PUBLIC: For more information, please contact the Air Force Museum Theatre at (937) 253-4629, visit www.afmuseum.com/attractions or email mailto:theatre@afmuseum.com.

 

NOTE TO MEDIA: For more information, contact Mary Bruggeman, Chief, Theatre Operations, (937) 656-9623, mbruggeman@afumuseum.com  or Eric Henry, Theatre Manager, (937) 656-9627, ehenry@afmuseum.com