With our Christmas spirit reaching its peak and the end of 2024 draws near, The Galileo Open Air Cinema keeps the party going with a fun line-up for all this week.
From faraway visitors coming to Earth to obstacles galore, there’s a feel-good movie that will have everyone jumping for joy – kids, adults and everyone in between, book your spot here.
Pack your goodies and a jacket, too. Grab your ideal movie-viewing spot and stop by the on-site mini-market where you can indulge in lip-smacking burgers, wraps, shwarmas, nachos, pizzas and, of course, popcorn and drinks to top it all off (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halaal options available).
Here’s what’s on the silver screen this week:
25 December: Home Alone 2 (Special Christmas Day Show)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a 1992 American Christmas comedy, the sequel to the 1990 film Home Alone, and stars much-loved child actor Macaulay Culkin.
After snarky youth Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) loses track of his father at the airport, he mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City while the rest of the McCallisters fly to Florida. Now alone in the Big Apple, Kevin cons his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel and begins his usual antics.
But when Kevin discovers that the Sticky Bandits (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) are on the loose after they escape from prison, he struggles to stop them from robbing an elderly man’s toy store just before Christmas.
- Day: Wednesday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
- Time: Gates open at 5pm, and the movie starts at 8:30pm
- Genre: Adventure Comedy
- Age restriction: PG
- Tickets: Webtickets
26 December: Spirited
Spirited is a 2022 American Christmas musical comedy film. It is a modern retelling of Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella A Christmas Carol and a satire of the various adaptations since.
The film stars Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Sunita Mani, Patrick Page, Marlow Barkley and Tracy Morgan.
In the movie, The Ghost of Christmas Present is nearing retirement, which would mean a return to Earth. He sets his sights on an ‘unredeemable’ man named Clint Briggs, who ends up helping the Ghost come to terms with his own past.
- Day: Thursday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
- Time: Gates open at 6pm, and the movie starts at 8:30pm
- Genre: Comedy Family Music
- Age restriction: PG
- Tickets: Webtickets
27 December: The Vow
The Vow is a 2012 romantic drama starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams.
A car accident puts Paige (Rachel McAdams) in a coma, and when she wakes up with severe memory loss, her newly-wedded husband Leo (Channing Tatum) works to win her heart again despite the difficult obstacles of Paige’s confusing relationship with her parents and resurfacing feels for her former fiancé.
The scenes of how they courted, became engaged and married at the Art Institute of Chicago and share a kiss under the Cloud Gate are interwoven with the present.
- Day: Friday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
- Time: Gates open at 6pm, and the movie starts at 8:30pm
- Genre: Romantic Comedy
- Age restriction: 13 PG
- Tickets: Webtickets
28 December: E.T.
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (or simply E.T.) is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg.
It tells the story of Elliott, a boy from suburban California who befriends a gentle alien dubbed E.T., who is stranded on Earth after being left behind. Along with his friends and family, Elliott must find a way to help E.T. find his way home.
- Day: Saturday
- Location: Lourensford Wine Estate
- Time: Gates open at 5pm, and the movie starts at 8:30pm
- Genre: Sci-Fi
- Age restriction: PG
- Tickets: Webtickets
To check out this season’s full movie line-up, visit The Galileo’s website here.
Also read:
The ultimate guide to a Galileo Open Air Cinema screening in the Cape
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