Seattle Center Movies at the Mural- The Princess Bride Quote-Along

July 30
The Princess Bride Quote-Along
Rated PG
Run Time: 1 hour 38 minutes

This beloved 1980s classic blends comedy, adventure, romance and fantasy. Follow peasant farmhand Westley as he battles three bumbling outlaws and a nefarious prince to win the hand of his one true love, a young woman named Buttercup. This special Quote-Along edition is brought to you in partnership with SIFF.

August 6
Mad Max: Fury Road
Rated R
Run Time: 2 hours

The desert wastelands inhabited by the Road Warrior are still rife with motorized gangs in this fourth chapter of the Mad Max legend. When Max encounters a group of refugees fleeing for their lives, he joins them and their fiery leader, Furiosa in this apocalyptic story set in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and everyone is fighting for the necessities of life.

August 13
Galaxy Quest
Rated PG
Run Time: 1 Hour 42 minutes

Decades after the success of the sci-fi series “Galaxy Quest,” the show’s washed-up stars — Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), Gwen DeMarco (Sigourney Weaver) and Alexander Dane (Alan Rickman) — are recruited by actual aliens to pull off an intergalactic rescue mission. At first, the actors assume the so-called Thermians are just another group of die-hard fans. But as the plot thickens, they realize they’re working with real-life extraterrestrials.

August 20
West Side Story
Not Rated
Run Time: 2 hours 32 minutes

Winner of 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, this classic musical set among the tenements of New York City finds star-crossed lovers Maria and Tony caught in the midst of a turf war between rival street gangs. Featuring music and lyrics by Leonard Bernstein and Steven Sondheim, and directed by Jerome Robbins.

August 27
Life of Pi
Rated PG
Run Time: 2 hours 7 minutes

Based on Yann Martel’s best-selling novel, this coming-of-age tale recounts the adventures of Pi, an Indian boy who is the sole survivor of a shipwreck. While cast away, Pi is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery as he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.

PLUS! Each film preceded by a short film selected by the curators of the Seattle International Film Festival, in collaboration with sponsor Alaska Airlines.