Treat yourself to an outdoor movie under Avalon’s beautiful night sky during the Catalina Island Museum’s final Movies at the Museum for the summer. Movies at the Museum was designed to offer families and people of all ages an activity to enjoy after hours. Spanning numerous decades, this year’s films were chosen because they were either filmed on the island or specifically mention Catalina Island.
The evening also offers late night access to the museum’s special exhibitions Wrigley’s Catalina: A Centennial Celebration and Elizabeth Turk: Tipping Point.
The films are screened in the Ackerman Family Amphitheater on the back of the museum’s second level surrounded by a sculpture garden. The final film in the series is Multiplicity (1996) directed by Harold Ramis and starring Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell. In this science fiction comedy Keaton plays a construction worker whose job is constantly getting in the way of his family. During one of his projects he meets a friendly scientist who has successfully developed a way to clone humans. The scientist is sympathetic to Keaton’s troubles and allows him to clone himself. The clone, called “Two,” has all of Keaton’s memories and knowledge but ends up being an exaggeration of his masculine side. “Two” calls himself Lance. When things are too busy for them to keep up, Keaton creates “Three” to help out at home. He is an exaggeration of Keaton’s feminine side, loves to cook and refers to himself as Rico. Things get even more out of control when the two clones decide to create “Four.”
Keaton has a very hard time controlling the clones and keeping them a secret from his wife (MacDowell). This film was picked because one of Keaton’s reasons to clone himself was so he could take some time off and sail away to Catalina Island.
The Movies at the Museum screening of Multiplicity takes place Wednesday, Aug. 21. The museum will re-open at 7 p.m. and the film will begin at dusk (approx. 8 p.m.) in the outdoor amphitheater. Seating is limited to the first 100 people. Wine, beer, soda, water and a variety of movie snacks will be available for purchase. Attendees are also allowed to bring their own beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and/or snacks. Please do not bring glass bottles or glasses. Multiplicity is rated PG-13.
Tickets to Movies at the Museum are $5 for museum members, $17 for adults and $15 for seniors, military and students with a valid I.D. Children (age 15 and under) receive free admission with a paid adult. Admission may be purchased online at CatalinaMuseum.org, in person at the museum’s visitor services desk, or upon arrival at the door.
The Catalina Island Museum offers the best in art and history exhibitions, music and dance performances, lectures by guest speakers from all over the world, and the finest in silent, documentary and international film. Open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The new Ada Blanche Wrigley Schreiner Building is located in the heart of Avalon at 217 Metropole Avenue. For more information, the museum may be reached by phone at 310-510-2414 or at its website: CatalinaMuseum.org.
