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The Mahoning is back for our 74th season!
Announcing the 2023 Mahoning Drive-In Theater season opener: our annual trip back in time with two beloved family classics, THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) and WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971)!
On April 28-29, we present our traditional opening double feature, a time for friends and family to come together and celebrate classic cinema under the stars with two films so many of us grew up with, from annual TV broadcasts to early home video, filled with pure imagination that took us over the rainbow to magical lands filled with sparkling wonders.
On Friday night, we join Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion as they dodge the Wicked Witch in search of THE WIZARD OF OZ. Then, after a brief intermission, everyone gets a Golden Ticket to enter the tasty, tantalizing (and occasionally terrifying) world of WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, the most musically munchable movie of all time!
**This year, due to popular demand, we’ll be flipping the order of films on Saturday night, starting off with WILLY WONKA and winding up in OZ, to allow our younger (and/or sleeper) patrons to see Gene Wilder do his thing at an earlier hour.
In addition to both films presented in glorious 35mm, we’ll have a live DJ set before the films, themed décor and photo ops, costumed characters, special themed food items, raffles and one lucky winner each night who’ll find a Golden Ticket in their popcorn, redeemable for fabulous Wonka-worthy prizes!
Plus vintage 35mm family film trailers and snack bar ads before each film!
On Sunday, April 30th, it’s time to get freaky with a 20th anniversary 35mm screening of Tom Stern and Alex Winter’s twisted comedy FREAKED (1993)! And introducing our first-of-many themed vendor markets! Join us early for a fabulously funky “Halfway To Halloween” market beginning at 3pm, right up to sundown! Presented in association with the Lehigh Valley Horror Community.
If you’ve longed to see Mr. T as a bearded lady and Keanu Reeves as the Dog Boy, and a cast of familiar faces in a tale of toxic waste and hideous mutant freekz, this is the film for you! Unlike anything you’ve ever seen, FREAKED is a hilarious and mind-bending dark dive into sideshow silliness, with make-up FX by The Chiodo Brothers (KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE, CRITTERS) and music by Henry Rollins, Blind Idiot God, Parliament Funkadelic, and the Butthole Surfers, and perhaps the world’s only sock-headed bellringer. Barely released theatrically in 1993, this is a rare chance to see FREAKED on glorious 35mm, on the FREAKishly large Mahoning screen!
And if that wasn’t cool enough, the action starts early with a “Halfway To Halloween” market filled with local artists from our community, offering all manner of horror-themed wares on the Mahoning lot, so arrive early and load up on freakishly fabulous finds!
Gates open at 3pm for the “Halfway To Halloween” market, and FREAKED hits the screen at sundown! General Tickets include Market & Film.
On Tuesday, May 2nd: THE EVIL DEAD (1981)
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater is the place to be on Tuesday nights all season long as Exhumed Films presents TUNNEL VISION TUESDAY!
The Ultimate Experience in Grueling Terror makes the mighty Mahoning screen run red with blood as Sam Raimi’s indie horror masterpiece THE EVIL DEAD (1981) opens a portal to terror on 35mm!
Each Tuesday night, Exhumed films digs deep into their vaults for a mind-blowing single feature, with an extended deep-dish trailer reel to start the show, all on 35mm!
From genre classics to rarely-screened cult gems, come fill your Tuesday nights with a cinematic whirlwind of “holy grail” 35mm screenings!
Join Ash, Linda, Cheryl, Scott and Shelly as they unwittingly unleash undead horror at a quiet cabin in the woods! Scream for your lives as you watch the little indie film that started a franchise that continues to this day! Admire Bruce Campbell’s magnificent chin on one of the largest outdoor screens in the US!
REMAKE DOUBLE-TAKE returns to The Mahoning Drive-In Theater on Friday, May 5th as we present the original 1956 paranoia classic INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, followed by its equal-if-not-superior 1978 remake, both on 35mm!
First up, a small-town doctor notices an emotion-draining change creeping through his friends and neighbors, preceded by large plant pods tucked away nearby. What could be causing this wave of forced conformity? Kevin McCarthy races to find answers and avoid falling asleep, with Dana Wynter and Carolyn Jones among a cast of familiar 50s faces, in this black and white Superscope classic from Don Siegel.
Then, watch out! They get you while you’re sleeping, in Philip Kaufman’s Me Decade reimagining of the pod people problem as Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum and Leonard Nimoy discover a wave of unusual behavior in San Francisco. Is it self-improvement, self-involvement, self medicating, or….something else…? A masterfully done film that’s permeated with dread and unease from its opening frames, one of the rare remakes that holds its own against the original.
JOIN US for this one-night-only invasion of two sci-fi/horror classics on the big screen, along with vintage trailers, themed food items, a podtastic raffle, and more!
Millions have thrilled to these films over the decades and now…You’re next!
Come early for themed eats, live dj, raffles, classic trailers & maybe a special secret surprise.
On Saturday, May 6th: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure + Bogus Journey
Presenting “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Double Feature”, a one-night-only 35mm screening of Bill S. Preston and Ted “Theodore” Logan’s first two cinematic slides through time, space, and the afterlife!
First up is BILL & TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE '89, in which our two duderiffic heroes (Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves) avert failing history class by witnessing it up close and personal with the help of a time-traveling phone booth and their futuristic guide, Rufus (George Carlin)!
Once they’ve saved the grade, it’s time to dance with Death (William Sadler) in BILL & TED’S BOGUS JOURNEY '91, as our dudely duo dodge their demise when killer robot lookalikes are sent back from the future to rub them out. Things get weird as Bill & Ted navigate the nether regions of the world beyond in an effort to save themselves and the future!
Plus vintage 35mm family film trailers and snack bar ads before each film!
On Sunday, May 7th: Tenacious D in The Pick Of Destiny
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater kick-starts its 2023 Mahoning Music Series with a dose of the D, as TENACIOUS D IN THE PICK OF DESTINY (2006) sets the screen on fire (not literally) with pure rock fury on 35mm!
This is not our greatest show in the world.. This is just a Tribute to the 2-headed monsters of Comedy/Rock & their 20+ year reign. See the power duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass set out to pluck the titular magical musical pick from a high-tech Rock museum, and battle legendary forces in their quest to be the best.
In addition to this high powered Rock Opera on the big screen, we’ll have a live performance by Cape & Scepter (Pennsylvania’s only Tenacious D tribute band, featuring someone you may recognize;) performing LIVE before sundown, under the mighty Mahoning screen!
Join us for this soul-searing, raucously righteous night of Mahoning musical mayhem.
On Tuesday, May 9th: Ruggero Deodato’s CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1980)
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater is the place to be on Tuesday nights all season long as Exhumed Films presents TUNNEL VISION TUESDAY!
In 1979 four documentary filmmakers disappeared in the jungles of South America while shooting a film about cannibalism... Six months later, their footage was found.
One of the most infamous films of all time, the late Ruggero Deodato’s CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1980) screens on 35mm, filling the giant Mahoning screen with scenes you’ll not soon forget. See the Italian cannibal film that launched a genre and scarred generations!
Join us each Tuesday night as Exhumed films digs deep into their vaults for a mind-blowing single feature, with an extended deep-dish trailer reel to start the show, all on 35mm!
From genre classics to rarely-screened cult gems, come fill your Tuesday nights with a cinematic whirlwind of “holy grail” 35mm screenings!
*WARNING: This film contains simulated scenes of human carnage and actual scenes of animal violence. Viewer discretion is strongly advised. *
On Friday and Saturday, May 12-13, it’s a metal on metal melee as the twin titans of titanium throw down and go steel toe to toe as The Mahoning Drive-In Theater presents “Robocop Vs. Terminator” a two-night 35mm event featuring the first two films in each franchise on the giant outdoor screen!
Friday night, he’s part man, part machine, all cop. Peter Weller stars in Paul Verhoeven’s futuristic satire of the militarization of police, ROBOCOP (1987), as the cop with a literal spring in his step, a supercharged cyborg crime fighter out to clean up the town with the aid of his human partner, Nancy Allen. He’s back to protect the innocent in ROBOCOP 2 (1990), with Weller and Allen returning to face an evil robofoe! Directed by Irwin Kersherne.
Saturday night, a killer robot from the future is set back to eliminate one Sarah Connor in James Cameron’s THE TERMINATOR (1984), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the titular Terminator and Linda Hamilton as the terminatee. It’s the iconic sci-fi action thriller that launched Arnold’s catchphrase, and true to it, he was back in TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY, a sequel that ups the ante and was a groundbreaker in the world of special effects. This time there’s not one, but TWO Terminators looking for John Connor (Edward Furlong) and his mother, Arnold’s T-800 and the newer, liquid metal T-1000 model (Robert Patrick)!
Who will win in this Battle On Film?!? Vote with your ticket!
Come early for themed eats, live dj, raffles, cosplay & more..
On Sunday, May 14th: Ridley Scott’s BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT
Don’t rely on your memories, come out and see with fresh eyes when The Mahoning Drive-In Theater presents a Sci-Fi Sunday screening of Ridley Scott’s BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT (1982/2007), the director’s preferred version of this legendary 80s sci-fi classic on 35mm.
Harrison Ford stars as Deckard, the titular blade runner who must track down four rogue returning realistic robots (Rutger Hauer, Darryl Hannah, Joanna Cassidy and Brion James) on an earthbound rampage, hiding amongst the populace of Los Angeles in this genre-shattering, neon-noir vision of the future. With Sean Young, M. Emmet Walsh, and Edward James Olmos added to the smoky throwback feel.
A film that has sparked decades of debate and never ceases to thrill, stimulate, and fascinate. Released in 1982. Set in 2019. Still ahead of its time, our time, and all time.
On Tuesday, May 16th: Sam Peckinpah’s STRAW DOGS (1971)
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater is the place to be on Tuesday nights all season long as Exhumed Films presents
TUNNEL VISION TUESDAY!Every man dreads the day he might be forced to defend his wife and his home. For David, today is the day.
Dustin Hoffman stars in Sam Peckinpah’s STRAW DOGS (1971), as a pacifist who moves with his wife (Susan George) to her small hometown in England, and faces increasing harassment from the locals, until matters turn deadly. A home invasion/vigilante classic!
Each Tuesday night, Exhumed films digs deep into their vaults for a mind-blowing single feature, with an extended deep-dish trailer reel to start the show, all on 35mm!
From genre classics to rarely-screened cult gems, come fill your Tuesday nights with a cinematic whirlwind of “holy grail” 35mm screenings!
On Friday, May 19th: COFFY '72 & FOXY BROWN '74 (on 35 mm)
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater inaugurates the Mahoning Icon Series, featuring luminaries of Drive-In Cinema who helped shape the genre and whose work reverberates in art and culture. We kick off with a 35mm double feature tribute to the queen of 1970’s action cinema, Pam Grier, featuring a 50th anniversary screening of COFFY (1972), followed by FOXY BROWN (1974)!
They call her COFFY, ‘cuz if you jive her, she’ll cream ya! Pam Grier stars as the inner-city nurse who takes revenge on the drug pushers who killed her sister. She’s a one-woman hit squad who leaves a path of destruction in her wake, to the beat of a funky Roy Ayers soundtrack.
Then, Pam is back to do a job on the mob as FOXY BROWN, a chick with drive, who don’t take no jive! There ain’t no hope for dudes who deal dope when Foxy uses her black belt in barstools on the criminal network devastating the urban landscape!
Have no fear, Pam Grier is here, with two classic American International action films of the 70s, films that cemented her as a cinematic force, an icon in the world cinema, whose beauty, strength and dignity shone through every role and made her a legend!
Come early for themed eats, live dj, raffles, classic trailers & maybe a special secret surprise.
It’s time to play the movies, it’s time to light the lights! It’s time to meet the Muppets on Saturday, May 20th, as the “Muppets Take Mahoning”!
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater, in association with THE BARRETTA BROTHERS VODCAST/PODCAST, are bringing the original 1979 classic THE MUPPET MOVIE back to the big screen, followed by their 2011 return, THE MUPPETS, both on 35mm!
Moving right along… See Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo and the gang as they fill the big screen with songs and laughter, in two films more entertaining than humanly possible!
And if that wasn’t Muppetational enough, we’ll have special on-screen introductions from Muppet performers, and a LIVE episode of THE BARRETTA BROTHERS TAKE MAHONING podcast during our preshow!
Plus video intros from Muppet performers, themed vendors and collectible displays, photo ops, and more surprises to be announced! Can you picture that?
It’s a ONE NIGHT ONLY Muppets celebration at The Mahoning Drive-In Theater, whether you come on out with the family or make it a “Me Party”, life’s a happy song when the “Muppets Take Mahoning”!
On Sunday, May 21st: BADLANDS '73 on 35mm.
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater presents a 50th anniversary 35mm screening of Terence Malick’s first feature, the true crime-inspired drama BADLANDS, part of our ongoing Sunday Essentials series.
Sunday Essentials is a series of single-feature 35mm presentations highlighting classics from all genres, with themed trailers and introductions by authors and film scholars, providing context and insight into the films screened.
BADLANDS follows the murderous exploits of star-crossed lovers (portrayed by Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek) as they leave a trail of tragedy across the South Dakota Badlands in the late 50s, based on the real-life story of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate. The seeds of what would become director Terence Malick’s signature style are present here, a poetic, haunting, beautiful and disturbing look at young lovers who’ll do anything to be together and escape their small town, walking a very dark road to an uncertain future.
As part of our Essentials commitment to cinema education and exploration, we’ll present an onscreen introduction to BADLANDS, giving insight into the film and its production.
On Tuesday, May 23rd: Dario Argento’s THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater is the place to be on Tuesday nights all season long as Exhumed Films presents TUNNEL VISION TUESDAY!
If you think you are being followed home from this movie, keep telling yourself that it’s all in your mind.
Presenting Dario Argento’s first film, the giallo classic THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970), filling the Mahoning’s Cinemascope screen with this seminal Italian thriller! After American writer Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante) witnesses an attack while taking a nighttime stroll in Rome, he tries repeatedly to identify the killer…while the killer tries repeatedly to eliminate him!
A super-stylish and hair-raising pulse-pounder with a memorable Ennio Morricone score, this was the film that set director Argento on the path to worldwide acclaim and legendary status.
Each Tuesday night, Exhumed films digs deep into their vaults for a mind-blowing single feature, with an extended deep-dish trailer reel to start the show, all on 35mm!
From genre classics to rarely-screened cult gems, come fill your Tuesday nights with a cinematic whirlwind of “holy grail” 35mm screenings!
IT’S BACK!!! The living dead return from their graves and they’re ready to party… again!Exhumed Films and the Mahoning Drive-In Theater present ZOMBIEFEST IX on Memorial Day Weekend (May 25-28)! Join us for four ferociously fun — and gory — nights of undead fright on 35mm!
This year we start off with a special Thursday night pre-show screening of Sam Raimi’s groovy 1992 horror-comedy masterpiece, ARMY OF DARKNESS!
On Friday night we will be joined by ventriloquist Nick Pawlow and Happy the Zombie from the 1987 VHS cult favorite MAD RON’S PREVIEWS FROM HELL! Nick, Happy and friends will perform a live ventriloquism show on stage at the drive-in prior to the start of the films! Afterwards Nick and Happy will be available for autographs and photo-ops!
Then, on Saturday night, everyone’s favorite movie zombie, “Bub” from DAY OF THE DEAD, actor Howard Sherman, will be in attendance meeting fans and signing autographs before a screening of the 1985 George A. Romero classic!
The ninth installment of ZOMBIEFEST promises to be one of the most entertaining events in the show’s history! In addition to the awesome line up of films and guests, there will be incredible limited edition event merch, raffles, live DJs, photo ops and MUCH MORE TBA! Get your tickets early for this one!
5/25-28- Zombiefest IX:
Thursday, 5/25:
-ARMY OF DARKNESS (1992) Directed by Sam Raimi
Friday, May 26:
w/ Ventriloquist Nick Pawlow and Happy Goldsplatt live!
-THE BEYOND (1981) - Directed by Lucio Fulci
-THE FOG (1980) Directed by John Carpenter
-CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962) Dir. by Herk Harvey
Saturday, May 27:
w/ Howard “Bub” Sherman in person!
-DAY OF THE DEAD (1985) Dir. by George A. Romero
-PHANTASM II (1988) Dir. by Don Coscarelli
-DEAD HEAT (1988) Dir. by Mark Goldblatt
Sunday, May 28:
-TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT (1996) Dir. by Ernest Dickerson
-NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (1986) Dir. by Fred Dekker
-MUTANT (1984) Dir. by John “Bud” Cardos
On Tuesday, May 30th: STAND BY ME (1986)
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater is the place to be on Tuesday nights all season long as Exhumed Films presents TUNNEL VISION TUESDAY!
For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life. But for everyone, it's the time that memories are made of.
Four young friends in the late 1950’s set out on a trek to see a dead body, and find laughs, danger, and a bit of growing up along the way. The 80s comedy-drama classic STAND BY ME (1986) is one of the most beloved coming of age films of the era, and stars Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, and River Phoenix in a tale based on a story by Stephen King, directed by Rob Reiner.
You’ll never look at a pie-eating contest the same way again..
Each Tuesday night, Exhumed films digs deep into their vaults for a mind-blowing single feature, with an extended deep-dish trailer reel to start the show, all on 35mm!
From genre classics to rarely-screened cult gems, come fill your Tuesday nights with a cinematic whirlwind of “holy grail” 35mm screenings!
On Friday, June 2nd and Saturday, June 3rd, join us under a Full Moon as things get hairy at The Mahoning Drive-In Theater during WERWOLF WEEKEND!
We’ll be saluting four films that brought lovingly lycanthropic 80s-style fearsome fangery to the big screen, on 35mm, with themed food items, photo ops, vintage trailers, and more!
Friday night is 1985 night, starting with that OTHER film Michael J. Fox made that year…See a teen wrestle with one of the most awkward onsets of puberty known to cinema, when an average high school student finds that it’s more than acne he has to contend with as the TEEN WOLF! He’s gonna need a bigger Bic!
Then we fire up the projectors and take aim at Stephen King’s SILVER BULLET, with Corey Haim as a wheelchair-bound teen who suspects something other than human is behind a series of killings in his small town.
Saturday night brings us back to 1981 with a titanic twofer of the two biggest werewolf films of the 80s!
The night begins as two friends backpacking across England neglect to stay off the moors, turning one into AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON! David Naughton stars in John Landis’ horror-comedy masterpiece, with groundbreaking, Academy Award-winning creature FX by Rick Baker, and an iconic oldies soundtrack.
Then, in the dark of night…on the quiet Mahoning lot…what’s that sound? It’s THE HOWLING, Joe Dante’s horror hit about an TV Reporter (Dee Wallace) who travels to a seaside colony for rest and relaxation after a run-in with a serial killer, only to find this pack of nature lovers may not be what they seem… Featuring stunning and disturbing transformation and makeup FX by Rob Bottin (THE THING).
So come out to The Mahoning Drive-In Theater, if you dare, for WEREWOLF WEEKEND and celebrate the hairiest, scariest, toothiest terrors of the 1980s!
On Sunday, June 4th, join The Mahoning Drive-In Theater for our very 1st Retro Toy Market! Presented by our friends from Jersey, Big Kid Toy Store, and featuring over 25 unique vendors to peruse until sundown!
We are beyond excited to welcome Tyler Peterson & his screen accurate replica Pee-Wee Bike for fans to get a once in a lifetime photos with during market hours!!
..and, if that wasn’t enough, we celebrate with a 35mm screening of Tim Burton’s 80s classic PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE (1985)!
Gates open at 3pm for the outdoor retro toy market, with vendors offering up all the toys you had as a kid, or wish you did! Come out and spend the afternoon perusing cool toys and partaking of the Mahoning snack bar while you await showtime!
Then at sundown, Pee Wee Herman sets off on a cross-country adventure in search of his stolen bike, meeting all manner of kooky characters along the way, in one of the most whimsical and bonkers comedies of the 80s! With cameos by Cassandra Peterson (Elvira), James Brolin, a bombastic score by Danny Elfman, and Large Marge reigniting your kindertrauma on the giant Mahoning screen, it’s a night you don’t want to miss!
See the story of a rebel and his bike, and take home some cool retro toys in the process!
On Tuesday, June 6th: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE PART 2 (1986)
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater is the place to be on Tuesday nights all season long as Exhumed Films presents TUNNEL VISION TUESDAY!
The buzzz is back! Tobe Hooper’s horror-comedy sequel to one of the most terrifying films of all time hits the Mighty Mahoning screen on 35mm when THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE PART 2 (1986) cuts to the bone!
It’s a decade after the events of the original film, the Sawyer family now hiding out in an abandoned theme park and terrorizing a local radio DJ (Caroline Williams), with a Texas lawman (Dennis Hopper) hot on their heels. Gorier and more comedic than the original film, with an iconic performance by Bill Mosely as Chop Top, and original cast member Jim Siedow returning as The Cook.
Each Tuesday night, Exhumed films digs deep into their vaults for a mind-blowing single feature, with an extended deep-dish trailer reel to start the show, all on 35mm!
From genre classics to rarely-screened cult gems, come fill your Tuesday nights with a cinematic whirlwind of “holy grail” 35mm screenings!
On Friday, June 9th: The Mahoning digs into the Disney Vaults for our FREAKY FRIDAY double!
Join us for 2 fantastically freaky flicks for the whole family, a classic body-switching comedy and its remake, FREAKY FRIDAY (1976) and…FREAKY FRIDAY (2003)!
First up is the original classic, with mother Barbara Harris and Daughter Jodie Foster magically swapping personalities and dealing with faking it through each other’s lives while literally walking in each other’s shoes, with hilarious results!
Then, mother Jamie Lee Curtis and daughter Lindsay Lohan do the same in the hit updating three decades later!
Come see daughter and mother become each other, in two Disney classics beloved by their generations, on 35mm under the stars!
Plus vintage 35mm family film trailers and snack bar ads before each film!
On Saturday, June 10th, get ready for a CUSACK ATTACK, as we present two 80s teen comedy classics starring John Cusack and directed by Savage Steve Holland!
First up is the cult classic BETTER OFF DEAD (1985), starring Cusack as Lane Meyer, dumped by his girlfriend (Amanda Wyss) for the captain of the ski team, and often escaping into a fantasy world only slightly nuttier than the one around him.
Featuring Diane Franklin as the exchange student next door, E.G Daily as the coolest prom singer of the 80s, and Curtis Armstrong as longtime high school student and dispenser of wisdom Charles De Mar. Infinitely quotable and endlessly hilarious, a living cartoon that hits the highs and lows of high school in the 80s and beyond!
Then Cusack and Holland re-team and head to Nantucket for ONE CRAZY SUMMER (1986)! This time out, Cusack is a shy cartoonist who teams up with his oddball pals to help local musician Demi Moore save her family land from evil preppie developers! Fast, funny, and filled with trademark Savage Steve Holland irreverence, it’s a lost 80s summer classic to savor under the stars!
So come on out and have a CUSACK ATTACK!
Pro Tip: Head to the Mahoning really fast. If anything gets in your way, turn!
On Sunday, June, 11th, make room on your calendar for a special 20th Anniversary celebration of Tommy Wiseau’s cult classic THE ROOM on 35mm, with co-star and DISASTER ARTIST author Greg Sestero in person!
See the film that has confounded, confused, and delighted midnight movie audiences for two decades on the giant Mahoning screen as THE ROOM returns for a special celebratory screening for ONE NIGHT ONLY!
It's a tale of love, betrayal, passion and touch football. A drama that elicits more laughs than tears, a truly unforgettable cinematic journey. You’ve never experienced anything quite like THE ROOM, and The Mahoning Drive-In Theater is the place for the largest group head-scratch since that one kid made everyone buy special shampoo in 3rd grade.
And if seeing THE ROOM with Greg Sestero in person isn’t enough, we’ll have a special video introduction by writer/director/star Tommy Wiseau on screen before the film!
Come early for themed eats, live dj, raffles, classic trailers.. And opportunity to meet Greg for our ultimate celebration of accidental classic cinema.
On Tuesday, June 13th: John Woo’s BULLET IN THE HEAD (1990)
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater is the place to be on Tuesday nights all season long as Exhumed Films presents TUNNEL VISION TUESDAY!
Witness a rare 35mm screening of legendary Hong Kong action director John Woo’s BULLET IN THE HEAD, a devastating delve into how war tears apart the friendship and psyches of three friends who travel to Saigon to profit, and lose big.
One of Woo’s best films, combining action and drama expertly, crafting an unforgettable experience. Starring Hong Kong cinema icons Tony Leung, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee and Simon Yam.
Each Tuesday night, Exhumed films digs deep into their vaults for a mind-blowing single feature, with an extended deep-dish trailer reel to start the show, all on 35mm!
From genre classics to rarely-screened cult gems, come fill your Tuesday nights with a cinematic whirlwind of “holy grail” 35mm screenings!
On Friday, June 16th and Saturday, June 17th, get out your flashlights and Ouija boards, when Exhumed Films and The Mahoning Drive-In Theater throw a “Haunted House Party”, with your host, best-selling author Grady Hendrix (HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE, MY BEST FRIEND’S EXORCISM, FINAL GIRLS SUPPORT GROUP)!
Grady will deliver a soul-searing, sense-shattering, brand new, multimedia introduction each night before the screenings that is guaranteed to change your life. He'll also be signing and selling
books and whatever you happen to show up with!
On Friday, June 16th, we cautiously open the front door to our lovely new home, only to find it’s haunted by a POLTERGEIST (1982)! Tobe Hooper directs this 80s big-budget classic about a home invasion of the supernatural kind, with Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams having serious buyer’s remorse.
Then we join a paranormal investigation group as they seek to find the truth about THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE (1973)! Roddy McDowall stars as the team leader, following in the (deceased) footsteps of those who dared venture into that cursed residence before him.
The evening wraps up with BURNT OFFERINGS (1976), DARK SHADOWS creator Dan Curtis’ entry into the 70s supernatural shocker sweepstakes, as a family moves into an old mansion with really, really affordable rent, and pay the difference in terror! Starring Karen Black, Bette Davis, Burgess Meredith, and Oliver Reed in a dependably not-subtle performance.
Saturday the 17th begins with one of the greatest haunted house films of all time, Robert Wise’s THE HAUNTING (1963), based on the novel by Shirley Jackson. Richard Johnson leads a group of investigators into the infamous Hill House, site of innumerable murderous miseries over the years, to settle once and for all whether the house is truly possessed. A classic ghost story to make your skin crawl. In the night. In the dark.
We then shift to the 80s with the chilly Canadian creeper THE CHANGELING (1980), with George C. Scott as a grieving man who rents a spacious old house and finds that he’s not quite as alone as he thinks. Someone, or someTHING makes its presence known, and sends him on an investigation into the house’s troubled past.
In our final feature, they’re baaaaack, in POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE (1986)! The Freeling family may have fled their fearsome former home, but sinister forces find them again as they battle for their lives with the help of Zelda Rubinstein and Will Sampson. Featuring Julian Beck as the creepiest unannounced porch guest in film history.
On Sunday, June 18th: The Stepfather '87 on 35mm.
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater has “Daddy Issues”, and works them out with a special Father’s Day 35mm screening of the 80s paternal pulse-pounder THE STEPFATHER (1987)!
Join us in celebrating dear old dad with this terrifyingly touching tale of a man who just wants the perfect family…and deals poorly with disappointment, turning murderous when his standards are not met.
Terry O’Quinn stars at the devastatingly devious dad, and Shelly Hack and Jill Shoelen are his unwitting potential victims in this “fear for the whole family” Sunday night single feature!
Directed by Joseph Ruben, who gave the world SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY, MONEY TRAIN, and THE GOOD SON (and Drive-In classic THE POM POM GIRLS)!
Followed by two sequels and a remake, see the original STEPFATHER as it was meant to be seen, larger than life and with your pappy!
On Tuesday, June 20th: National Lampoon's Vacation (1983).
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater is the place to be on Tuesday nights all season long as Exhumed Films presents TUNNEL VISION TUESDAY!
Pack up the Family Truckster and head out to see one of the biggest comedy hits of the 80s, NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION. It’s the raucous and raunchy film that set off a franchise, with Chevy Chase taking his family on a cross-country trip where nothing goes as planned, with hilarious results.
Join The Griswolds (and Aunt Edna…and briefly Dinky The Dog) as they travel the holiday road from Chicago to Wally World (with no help from Christopher Columbo), and meet more than a few characters and mishaps along the way.
With Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid, Anthony Michael Hall, Imogene Coca, John Candy, and Christie Brinkley.
Each Tuesday night, Exhumed films digs deep into their vaults for a mind-blowing single feature, with an extended deep-dish trailer reel to start the show, all on 35mm!
From genre classics to rarely-screened cult gems, come fill your Tuesday nights with a cinematic whirlwind of “holy grail” 35mm screenings!
On Friday, June 23rd, The Mahoning Drive-In Theater kicks off- our Screenwriter Spotlight series, celebrating those from whose typewriters sprung big-screen classics, when we welcome iconic screenwriter Carl Gottlieb to our theater for a 35mm double feature of JAWS (1975) and THE JERK (1979)! VIP package available.
Carl Gottlieb’s career spans decades of American comedy, from being a member of the 60s improv comedy troupe The Committee, writing for classic TV and variety series like THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS COMEDY HOUR (for which he won an Emmy), to crafting features like JAWS 1-3, THE JERK, CAVEMAN (which he also directed), and DOCTOR DETROIT, as well as writing the best-selling making-of book THE JAWS LOG.
VIP: Early entry at 4p. Exclusive Photo Op with Carl in our 35mm projection booth before main gate!
We’ll begin the evening with one of the most popular thrillers of all-time, Stephen Spielberg’s blockbuster JAWS, starring Roy Scheider as the sheriff of a small Massachusetts Island with a bit of a shark problem… Featuring Carl Gottlieb as Harry Meadows, local Amity reporter.
We follow the sheer terror of aquatic death with the sheer hilarity of Steve Martin in THE JERK, following the rags to riches story of one Navin Johnson, a pigmentally-challenged member of a rural African-American family who sets out on his own to find his way in the world, falling upwards in spectacular fashion. Featuring Carl Gottlieb as Iron Balls McGinty, mafia enforcer.
Carl will be joining us before and between films to meet fans, pose for photo ops, and sign and sell autographs and copies of the latest edition of THE JAWS LOG. His appearance made possible by FrightRags & Neshaminy Creek Brewing Co.
Gates at 6pm each night. Showtime at Sundown.
On Saturday, June 24th, The Mahoning Drive-In Theater asks, “What do you do when you’ve done it all?”
CANNONBALL!
Get ready to hop in the car and head for the horizon as we present the classic all-star no-rules road race comedies THE CANNONBALL RUN (1981) and CANNONBALL RUN II (1984), along with rare footage and special surprises!
The Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Sea Memorial Trophy dash was an actual underground road race launched by CAR & DRIVER editor Brock Yates in the early 70s, and was twice the subject of a big screen treatment before the stars aligned with Hal Needham’s THE CANNONBALL RUN in 1981 (produced by Al Ruddy, who gave us THE GODFATHER!), one of the most popular films of that year, starring Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Farrah Fawcett, Dean Martin, Adrienne Barbeau, Sammy Davis, Jr, Roger Moore, Jackie Chan and countless others, not to mention the sleek 1979 Lamborghini Countach LP 400 S, the dream car of a generation. A wild, stunt-filled, laugh-a-mile adaptation that’s more fact-based than most viewers ever realized, it launched a million scofflaw daydreams and Cannonball record attempts that continue to this day. We’re thrilled to present a rare 35mm print of this haven of highway hooliganism on the big screen, where you can sit behind the wheel of your own mean machine and virtually head for the Portofino Inn with the rest of the wacky racers.
We follow that with the equally all-star and arguably sillier sequel, CANNONBALL RUN II (presented digitally), with our old pals out for high-speed cross-country vehicular mayhem once again, interrupted by mobsters, melees and monster trucks! Featuring returning cast members Reynolds, DeLuise, Jamie Farr, and Jack Elam, and new petrol pals Don Knotts, Catherine Bach, Charles Nelson Reilly, Frank Sinatra and a limo-driving orangutan! Plus, a theme song by Menudo!
We’re inviting former Cannonball racers and their cars to join us for this once-in-a-lifetime screening and celebration of these Burt Reynolds/Hal Needham classics, with more details to be announced!
1234….On Sunday, June 25th, you won’t wanna be sedated when The Mahoning Drive-In Theater throws a “VINYL & PUNK ROCK MARKET”, with a frenzy of unique vendors! Leading into a 35mm screening of that raucous, riotous, Ramones rally, ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL (1979)!
No need to spend the day on needles and pins, as we kick open the gates at 3pm with an open air record market, featuring vendors rocking plentiful platters on the Mahoning lot, with a live rock ‘n’ roll radio DJ spinning tunes to keep your toes tappin’ as you go mental at the stax o’ wax!
Just before sundown, we ask, “Do You Wanna Dance?” There’s no stoppin’ the cretins from hoppin’, as we welcome Ramones cover band TAKE IT DEE DEE for a live set under the mighty Mahoning screen!
Sponsored by Asbury Park Punk Rock Flea Market.
At sundown, we get hopped up and ready for “Fun!Fun!” with PJ Soles in her iconic role as the Ramones’ #1 fan, as she goes up against dictatorial principal Miss Togar at Vince Lombardi High in Allan Arkush’s bonkers musical comedy ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL, on 35mm!
Come on out and celebrate 70s high school rebellion, with a day of music, mayhem, and Ramonesmania!
Gates open at 3pm for the “Vinyl/Punk Rock” market, and RRHS hits the screen at sundown! General Tickets include Market & Film.
*Vendor Apps Available by request at VendMahoning@gmail.com
On Tuesday, June 27th: TOTAL RECALL (1990)
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater is the place to be on Tuesday nights all season long as Exhumed Films presents TUNNEL VISION TUESDAY!
Get yourself to Mars, and join Arnold Schwarzenegger as he suffers a serious identity crisis in Paul Verhoeven’s sci-fi action classic TOTAL RECALL (1990) on 35mm!
It’s a rock ‘em sock ‘em rollercoaster of Martian pursuit, FX, and memorable one-liners in this 90s classic, featuring Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, and Ronny Cox, based on a story by Phillip K. Dick!
Each Tuesday night, Exhumed films digs deep into their vaults for a mind-blowing single feature, with an extended deep-dish trailer reel to start the show, all on 35mm!
From genre classics to rarely-screened cult gems, come fill your Tuesday nights with a cinematic whirlwind of “holy grail” 35mm screenings!
THE KING OF THE MONSTERS IS BACK!
Get ready to rumble on June 29 - July 2 when Exhumed Films and the Mahoning Drive-In present GODZILLA-PALOOZA RAIDS AGAIN! Prepare yourself for four gargantuan nights of giant monster mayhem on the big screen!
See Godzilla and his friends take on some of their most colossal foes over one whopping weekend of epic battles and stomping destruction!
Thursday, June 29th:
GODZILLA VS MEGALON (1973)
Friday, June 30:
TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA (1975)
MOTHRA (1961)
GODZILLA 2000 (1999)
Saturday, July 1:
GODZILLA VS. KING KONG (1963)
RODAN (1956)
GODZILLA, MOTHRA AND KING GHIDORAH : GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK (2001)
Sunday, July 2:
DESTROY ALL MONSTERS (1968)
All movies will be presented in glorious 35mm.All films will be preceded by vintage movie trailers and there will be raffles, games, prizes, event merch and more each night!
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
On Tuesday, July 4th: AIRPLANE! on 35mm.
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater is the place to be on Tuesday nights all season long as Exhumed Films presents TUNNEL VISION TUESDAY!
It’s zero hour for comedy as AIRPLANE! (1980) flies onto the Mahoning screen on 35mm! The parody film that kicked off a genre, with Robert Hays as Ted Striker, troubled pilot who finds himself at the help of a doomed passenger jet with only Julie Haggerty and Leslie (not Shirley) Nielsen able to assist, as the AIRPORT films of the previous decade get a sinister skewering, with perhaps joke for joke, more comedy packed into its running time than an entire season of FLO.
Each Tuesday night, Exhumed films digs deep into their vaults for a mind-blowing single feature, with an extended deep-dish trailer reel to start the show, all on 35mm!From genre classics to rarely-screened cult gems, come fill your Tuesday nights with a cinematic whirlwind of “holy grail” 35mm screenings!
Gates open at 6pm. Showtime at Sundown.
Get ready to hit EJECT on reality and slip a slab of analog anarchy into your life on July 7-8, when The Mahoning Drive-In Theater, Lunchmeat, and Saturn’s Core Video present DRIVE-IN VHS FEST 7, two nights of tapehead terror, with six video store classics presented on the biggest outdoor screen in Pennsylvania, all from vintage VHS!
Relive the days of renting the most bizarre flicks you could find with friends and having the collective mind-melting experience of “What IS this?” with your fellow tapeheads at The Mahoning Drive-In Theater!
Each film presented LIVE by Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher of The Found Footage Festival. They will serve up side-splitting segments from their Vol. 10 Tour & More!
If that wasn’t rewindally radical enough, we’ll also be welcoming Patty Mullen, star of FRANKENHOOKER and DOOM ASYLUM to meet fans and sell autographs and photos both nights! We proudly welcome her as Queen of VHS-Fest 7.
Aaaaand, you asked for Nasty. We Got Nasty! Larry Pine, MR. NASTY will be on site both days for an incredibly rare appearance!!
Each day will kick off with an early gate time and the legendary VHS FEST marketplace, our lot filled with dozens of vendors chock full of analog media, pop culture curiosities, and more! Applications available by request at VendMahoning@gmail.com (space limited).
Friday’s hot rentals include:
DOOM ASYULUM (1987) WINTERBEAST (1992)
KILLER NERD (1991)
Saturday’s previously-viewed, guaranteed to play, short stack of slabs:
FRANKENHOOKER (1990)
AT DAWN THEY SLEEP (2000)
THE BRAIN (1988)
Gates open at 3pm for the Retro Vendor Market before sundown! General Tickets include Market & Films.
On Sunday, July 9th, local legends of the squared circle return to the Mahoning Drive-In Theater in Lehighton, Pennsylvania for an earth-shaking display of turnbuckle tusslery as the LVAC once again presents “Reel Rumble IV”, live wrestling under the screen during the day*, wrestling cinema onscreen at night!
Gates open at 3PM for live wrestling under the mighty Mahoning screen…bring your chairs and surround the ring, and see rock ‘em, sock ‘em wrestling action up close and personal, as the LVAC all-stars dazzle and amaze with feats of strength, agility, heroics and dastardly deeds! This is one of our most popular and staff-favorite events every year, a total blast and fun for the whole family. TWO HOURS of wrestling that’s amazing, astounding, hilarious and high-octane!
We’ll also have a daylight vendor market featuring a raucous range of wrestling-themed wares, and our snack bar will be open all day to body slam hunger, and suplex your thirst!
Once the sun sets and the LVAC wrestlers have thoroughly entertained you and beaten each other into submission, we present a rare screening of the bonkers Mexican lucha libre cinematic wrestling classic, SANTO AND THE BLUE DEMON VS DRACULA AND THE WOLF MAN (1973, presented digitally in a rare English-dubbed version). That’s right, El Santo, Mexican wrestling and cult cinema legend, teams up with fellow masked avenger Blue Demon to take on DRACULA and THE WOLF MAN! Never screened widely in the US, and even more rarely available in English, this is one that wrestling, monster, and oddball film fans won’t want to miss!
Gates open at 3pm, film showtime at sundown. *ticket includes market, wrestling & film.
On Tuesday, July 11th: Make Them Die Slowly (aka CANNIBAL FEROX, 1981)
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater is the place to be on Tuesday nights all season long as Exhumed Films presents TUNNEL VISION TUESDAY!
One of the most infamous 42nd Street grindhouse classics of the 80s makes the mighty Mahoning screen run red with blood, as Umberto Lenzi’s cannibal classic MAKE THEM DIE SLOWLY (1981) screens for one unforgettable night on 35mm!
A group travels to the Amazon jungle to study its inhabitants, but find themselves pursued by flesh-hungry cannibals! SEE the film banned in 31 countries! Too frightening to watch! Too bizarre to resist! The most violent film ever!
*WARNING: This film depicts animal killings onscreen.
Viewer Discretion Advised
Each Tuesday night, Exhumed films digs deep into their vaults for a mind-blowing single feature, with an extended deep-dish trailer reel to start the show, all on 35mm!
From genre classics to rarely-screened cult gems, come fill your Tuesday nights with a cinematic whirlwind of “holy grail” 35mm screenings!
Gates open at 6pm. Showtime at Sundown.
On Sunday, July 16th, Exhumed Films and The Mahoning Drive-In Theater honor the Godfather of Horror on the sixth anniversary of his passing with A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE A. ROMERO, featuring a dark and deadly double feature of two deep-cut fan favorites on 35mm!
We begin with an experiment in fear…
“Once there was a man whose prison was a chair. The man had a monkey, they made the strangest pair. The monkey ruled the man, it climbed inside his head. And now as fate would have it, one of them is dead”.
So read the poster of MONKEYSHINES (1988), a terrifying tale of a quadriplegic man (Jason Beghe) with a small simian household helper who turns tail and runs deep into darkness. Featuring Boo as Ella, the monkey of your nightmares.
Then, there are very good reasons to be afraid of the dark, as we present George A. Romero’s adaptation of Stephen King’s THE DARK HALF (1993). Inspired by King’s own revelation of this Richard Bachman pen name, writer Timothy Hutton’s pseudonymous literary alter ego escapes from the page and erupts into his life, seeking to drive a poison pen into his existence.
Come early for a Live DJ, Themed Eats and curated Romero Trailer Reels before each film.
Gates open at 6p. Showtime at Sundown.
On Tuesday, July 18th: INFRA-MAN on 35mm.
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater is the place to be on Tuesday nights all season long as Exhumed Films presents TUNNEL VISION TUESDAY!
See the ultimate in science fiction.. INFRA-MAN (1976) on 35mm!
It’s a Hong Kong monster melee as evil Princess Dragon Mom unleashes murderous mutants out into the world, and the only person who can stop the plague of cranky creatures is the man beyond bionics! Join us for this totally bonkers Shaw Brothers Drive-In classic, starring Danny Lee of John Woo’s THE KILLER!
Each Tuesday night, Exhumed films digs deep into their vaults for a mind-blowing single feature, with an extended deep-dish trailer reel to start the show, all on 35mm!
From genre classics to rarely-screened cult gems, come fill your Tuesday nights with a cinematic whirlwind of “holy grail” 35mm screenings!
Gates open at 6pm.
Showtime at Sundown.
On Friday, July 21st, the maniacal movie mavens at the American Genre Film Archive return to The Mahoning Drive-In Theater with three 35mm escapees from the asiatic asylum of cinematic demented delights when the AGFA TRIPLE RIPPER returns, for ONE NIGHT ONLY!
From one of the world’s most eclectic film archives comes a triple-header of ultra-rare titles sure to delight the most demented Drive-In devotee, a trio of tales of the supernatural from the Far East, sure to delight, amaze, repulse and confuse those brave enough to endure this NIGHT OF TOTAL TERROR!
We begin with a short, the first segment of the spooky Shaw Brothers anthology horror film HAUNTED TALES (1980), wherein marital bliss is interrupted by a ghostly interloper!
Then, our first fearsome feature flickers to life in the form of RED SPELL SPELLS RED (1983 – presented in an animal cruelty-free version), a tawdry tale of documentary filmmakers accidentally releasing a demon from its slumber, and the marathon of murder that follows!
We then kick things up a notch, with the anarchic arrival of the DEVIL FETUS (1983), a tiny terror that brings with it a tsunami of carnage, messin’ and possessin’ all over town!
If you’ve survived this long, we’ve got one more feature to send you fully over the edge, the ultra-rare Taiwanese E.T. ripoff THE MAGIC BMX (1983)! End the evening with the heart-worming story of a studious young boy who befriends a benevolent and mischievous space baby, and the hilarity and mayhem that ensues!
All films presented on 35mm from the darkest corners of the AGFA vaults, along with totally insane trailer and intermission reels curated by the AGFA team, and live introductions by AGFA’s Head of Film Restoration, Ivan Peycheff!
It’s a ONE NIGHT ONLY event not to be missed, a shattering smattering of rare 35mm grindhouse gems from the far-out Far East, never to be duplicated, never to be forgotten by those souls brave enough to endure…THE AGFA TRIPLE RIPPER!
Come early for live dj vibes, raffles, classic trailers & maybe an extra surprise.
On Sunday, July 23rd, The Mahoning Drive-In Theater invites you to come out and engage in one of the fiercest cinematic battles of opinion of our time….”Is DIE HARD a Christmas movie?”, when we present a rare 35mm screening of Bruce Willis in…well….DIE HARD (1988)
!It’s our annual CHRISTMAS IN JULY event, with a retro Holiday market in the afternoon, and Nakatomi Plaza lighting up like a Christmas tree (less red and green lights and more “explosion tones”) after sundown! Come out early when gates open at 3pm for a retro Holiday market, our lot filled with vendors featuring all manner of vintage cheer!
*Vendor Apps Available by request: VendMahoning@gmail.com
Then, once darkness falls, it’s time for 40 stories of sheer adventure, as Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) takes on a team of terrorists led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), holding his wife and other Christmas partiers hostage atop a fortress of steel and glass!
Classic 80s action on the giant outdoor screen, preceded by vintage 35mm Christmas and Holiday ads and trailers!
Plus! Decorate your car contest! Pre-show all-Holiday live radio show!
And, by special arrangement with The North Pole, a personal appearance by Santa!
Get a jump-start on your holiday shopping and then watch Bruce Willis as a one-man army with CHRISTMAS IN JULY 2023 at The Mahoning Drive-In Theater!
Gates open at 3pm for the “Christmas in July” market, and DIE HARD hits the screen at sundown!
General Tickets include Market & Film.
On Tuesday, July 25th: NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (2004) on 35mm.
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater is the place to be on Tuesday nights all season long as Exhumed Films presents TUNNEL VISION TUESDAY!
He’s out to prove he’s got nothing to prove, as the indie cult comedy NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (2004) hits the mighty Mahoning screen with a tidal wave of charisma!
He’s the liger of Preston, Idaho, master of his own destiny and pretty good with a bo staff, navigating life, love, high school and student body elections. See the quirky comedy that launched a thousand memes, and don’t forget for Vote For Pedro! Gosh!
Each Tuesday night, Exhumed films digs deep into their vaults for a mind-blowing single feature, with an extended deep-dish trailer reel to start the show, all on 35mm!
From genre classics to rarely-screened cult gems, come fill your Tuesday nights with a cinematic whirlwind of “holy grail” 35mm screenings!
Gates open at 6pm. Showtime at Sundown.
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