Quick Facts

  • Dates: Fridays and Saturdays, July 9 - August 28
  • Time: Movies begin at dusk
  • Cost: FREE with ticket/family 4-Packs. Tickets are available at the following locations, each Monday prior to that weekend's movie:
    • Chesterfield and Doling Family Centers
    • Mediacom Ice Park
    • the Busch Municipal Building
    • Mediacom Offices (1533 S. Enterprise).
  • Admission without a free ticket is $5; children 5 years of age and under are always free.
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About

Outdoor Movies are a contemporary version of the drive-in theatre at a park on Springfield's founding site. Enjoy some of today's new release and pre-home release movies. It's a wonderful way for the family to enjoy summer nights.

This year’s movies will again be themed as “Family Night” on Fridays and “Date Night” on Saturdays. All movies are rated G, PG, or PG-13.

2010 Movie Lineup

July 9 – “Wizard of Oz” (NR)

July 10 – “Dear John” (PG-13)

July 16 – “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” (PG)

July 17 – “Julie and Julia” (PG-13) • SATO 48: "Love & Allergies" & "Field of Screams"

July 23 – “Planet 51” (PG)

July 24 – “Star Trek” (PG-13) • SATO 48: "The Love Dilemma" & "The Switch"

July 30 – “Monsters vs. Aliens” (PG)

July 31 – “Sherlock Holmes” (PG-13) • SATO 48: "Love in Symmetry" & "Game 5"

August 6 – “Astro Boy” (PG)

August 7 – “The Blind Side” (PG-13) • SATO 48: "The Maiden Voyage of August Juncture's Incredible 'Time Machine'" & "DTR"

August 13 – “Fame” (PG)

August 14 – “Invictus” (PG-13) • SATO 48: "Soldier" & "Granted"

August 20 – “UP” (PG)

August 21 – “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (PG-13) • SATO 48: "The Colors of Adolescence" & "Color Theory"

August 27 – “Princess and the Frog” (G)

August 28 – “Casablanca” (NR) • SATO 48: "Love" & "CLINK"

SATO 48 Partnership

We are happy to again partner with Springfield And The Ozarks (SATO) 48 organizers to highlight several of the filmmakers who participated in the 5th annual SATO 48 film challenge. Teams competed in creating a five-minute short film over the course of a single weekend – 48 hours in spring 2010. None of the teams know what their film must be about until they all open, simultaneously, a secret “Inspiration Package,” which describes the criteria of the short film. It is then up to each individual filmmaking team to interpret the criteria, produce their 5-minute film, and deliver it within the 48-hour time limit. Join us before the selected feature films to sample some of the talented local filmmakers’ work. (SATO 48 film dates are subject to change.)