Movies on Location - 'Star Wars: A New Hope'
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In celebration of Star Wars Day, My Valley Pass is thrilled to present Star Wars: A New Hope as part of our ongoing film series Movies On Location. Throughout this exciting series, we screen films at their actual filming locations, or at settings that go hand-in-hand with these specially curated movies. The series features state of the art projection and sound.
This May the 4th, join us in Van Nuys as we screen Star Wars: A New Hope in the parking lot of Neiman & Company, formerly the original location of Industrial Light & Magic where all of the visual effects for Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) were produced.
We'll be leading building tours of the former ILM facility all day long! You have the option to purchase combo tour/movie tickets or just tour tickets. Please see the ticket options page for more information.
We're also thrilled that renowned Academy Award-winning Visual Effects Supervisor and Producer Richard Edlund will be joining us, schedule permitting, to help introduce the movie. Mr. Edlund is a veteran of the original ILM team that brought the world the iconic effects for Star Wars. Over his 40-year career, he has created the visual effects for some of Hollywood's biggest and most-loved films including Ghostbusters, Poltergeist, and Die Hard just to name a few. Along with an Oscar won for the first Star Wars film, on which he worked as the lead cameraman for the miniature and optical effects unit, Mr. Edlund has also taken home Academy Awards for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Along with a number of other nominations, he has also been awarded three Scientific and Technical Achievement Oscars for his innovations and contributions to the art of filmmaking and the field of visual effects.
Seating Policy:
Doors open at 6:00pm*, Film begins at 8:00pm
Tickets for this event are limited, Arrive early to choose your seats and and grab some popcorn. All seating is on a first come, first served basis. More details can be found on the ticket options page.
*Ticketholders for the 4:15pm, 5:00pm, and 5:45pm building tours will be able to enter at your chosen tour time and either stay at the location after the tour's conclusion or leave and return closer to the start of the movie.
No refunds.
Star Wars: A New Hope, 1977, 121 minutes, USA, Dir: George Lucas
Rated PG
Young farm boy Luke Skywalker is thrust into a galaxy of adventure when he intercepts a distress call from the captive Princess Leia. The event launches him on a daring mission to rescue her from the clutches of Darth Vader and the evil Empire.