Arts & Entertainment

This Week's Classic Movie at Century: 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'

Relive your first meeting with Indian Jones at the Century 16 theater in Pleasant Hill, which plays a different classic movie every week on Sundays and Wednesdays.

The first time you met Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr. was likely in a movie theater in 1981. You might know him better by his nickname, "Indiana" or "Indy," or his iconic fedora hat.

Now, you can meet again for the first time — in a world uncomplicated by age or aliens.

"Raiders of the Lost Ark," the first movie in the "Indiana Jones" tetralogy, will play at Pleasant Hill's Century 16 theater as part of the Cinemark Classic Series on Sunday, June 9 at 2 p.m. and on Wednesday, June 12 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

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Classic Movie: "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981)
Runtime: 125 min
Rating: PG
Show times: Sunday, June 2 at 2 p.m. and on Wednesday, June 5 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, John Rhys-Davies, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliott, Alfred Molina, Wolf Kahler, Anthony Higgin
Genre: Action/AdventureSynopsis 
Synopsis: Archeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.

Do you remember the first time you saw "Raiders of the Lost Ark"? What's your favorite Indians Jones movie? Share your experience and reviews in the comments.


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