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Relive your favorite cult classics as you remember them back on the BIG SCREEN at the historic Balboa Theatre in the Gaslamp. 

Whether you’re into ditching class or ditching monsters, we have a fun Retro-Rewind film sure to take you back! So, break out your best neon shirt and acid-washed jeans and join us at the Balboa for some summer fun. Plus look for fun and flavorful retro themed treats and drinks available for purchase at the concessions counter. 

Receive a complimentary bag of hot buttered popcorn ($10 value) with a premium $36 ticket.

  • Retro Rewind: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

    Sun, June 22 @ 1:00 PM

    A charismatic high-school student convinces his repressed best friend to play hooky with him and his girlfriend and attempts to bring the young man out of his shell during a memorable day in Chicago. (Paramount Pictures, Dir. John Hughes, 1986)

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  • Retro Rewind: Fast Times at Ridgemont High

    Sun, June 22 @ 6:00 PM

    A study of adolescent obsession with sex, drugs, and rock and roll has a girl seeking romance advice from an upperclassman on how to get a boy to notice her; and a stoner feuding with a teacher. (Universal Pictures, Dir. Amy Heckerling, 1982)

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  • Retro Rewind: The Goonies

    Sun, July 13 @ 1:00 PM

    A group of teenagers finds a map leading to a hidden treasure. They must overcome booby traps, natural obstructions, and a gang of desperate thieves in their race for the loot. (Warner Bros., Dir. Richard Donner, 1985)

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  • Retro Rewind: The Lost Boys

    Sun, July 13 @ 6:00 PM

    Two brothers discover that their new hometown is haunted by a group of teenage vampires. (Warner Bros., Dir. Joel Schumacher, 1987)

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  • Retro Rewind: Ghostbusters

    Sun, August 3 @ 1:00 PM

    A group of unemployed parapsychologists go into business as professional ghost neutralizers. But when New York City comes under attack from a host of supernatural demons, the self-proclaimed Ghostbusters must step up and save the world from the sinister 'Zuul.' (Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., Dir. Ivan Reitman, 1984)

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  • Retro Rewind: Shaun of the Dead

    Sun, August 3 @ 6:00 PM

    A beer-swilling slacker tries to get his life in order while repelling the zombies that have overrun London. (Focus Features, Dir. Edgar Wright, 2004)

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