After a two-year absence, Herculaneum’s “Movies in the Park” series will make its return, starting this weekend.The four-movie series will begin Saturday, July 30, with the Disney animated flick”Encanto,”and continue with two more animated features–“Paw Patrol: The Film”on Saturday, Aug. 13, and” Clifford the Big Red Pet Dog “on Saturday, Aug. 27. The series will conclude on Saturday, Sept. 17,
with a live-action film tailored for a more basic audience,”American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story”about the previous St. Louis Rams quarterback’s rise to fame.All movies will begin at sunset and will be shown on an inflatable screen at Herculaneum City Park, 776 Joachim Ave.Admission and parking are free.Attendees are encouraged to bring their own food and drinks, blankets, lawn chairs and insect repellent.
“We aren’t planning to have a concession stand, “Mayor Expense Haggard said.He stated he’s glad to see the outside films return.They started in 2008 but were called off in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19
pandemic.”In the past, we’ve had 6 to eight movies in June and July, however due to the fact that we got a late start this year, we figured on 4,”Haggard said. “We’ll see how it goes. Perhaps we’ll have more individuals out due to the fact that the weather might be cooler, particularly for the last motion picture. “He said the fact that three of the 4 movies are tailored towards more youthful audiences wasn’t by mishap.” Those sort of motion pictures were always our greatest draws,”he said.All 4 motion pictures are 2021 releases.”(The rights to reveal them)aren’t inexpensive,”Haggard said.” They cost us about$500 each.” He said the cash to pay for the rights is drawn from the city’s
celebrations fund.Haggard said the future of the” Motion pictures in the Park”series will somewhat depend upon the success
of this year’s schedule.” What we might do next year will depend upon what occurs this year,”he stated.”We want to buy a brand-new projector that will permit us to begin the motion pictures faster, and a larger screen.
But we’ll have to see how this goes.”