RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (PG) - BUSHY PARK - LONDON

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This event was originally scheduled to take place in Richmond Park on 31 August. All tickets for the original event will be valid for this new venue and date. Ticketholders should have received an email from We Got Tickets explaining the different options available to you. Apologies for any inconvenience or disappointment caused. If you have any further queries, please drop us a line at hello@whereisthenomad.com

The screen will be located at the Woodland Gardens Pheasantry Welcome centre, benefitting from amenities including limited parking, toilets and a cafe. Access is from Teddington Gate from the North, Hampton Court Gate from the south or via Hampton Hill New Gate from the West. The best train stations are Teddington, Hampton Court or Hampton, though all require a 10-15 minute walk to get to the park.

Please note that for public safety and environmental reasons, glass is not permitted anywhere in the Royal Parks. If bringing a picnic, please bring plastic cups and plastic bottles instead. Many thanks.

We kick off with the one of the greatest adventure films of all time. The perfect marriage of material and star, with Steven Spielberg directing, George Lucas as executive producer and Lawrence Kasdan and Phillip Kaufman on story and script duties, Raiders of the Lost Ark and the subsequent Indiana Jones franchise was a Hollywood powerhouse – its own new Hollywood Golden Age – right from the off.

It was Lucas who came up with the idea of breathing new life into the old cliffhanger serial formula his generation had grown up watching in movie theaters, with their roller-coaster narratives, thrills and spills, heroes and villains. After failing to land Tom Selleck, due to his Magnum P.I. commitments, the tried and trusted Harrison Ford took up the mantle and the rest was history. Ably supported by the excellent Karen Allen as the hard-drinking, dirty-fighting Marion Ravenwood, Ford won over massive worldwide audiences with his laconic charm, easy ruthlessness and believable transformation from bookish professor to all-action hero and back again. Raiders features some of the greatest action set pieces committed to the big screen and, of course, that theme tune – altogether now: “duh de duh-duh, duh-de-duh…”

Why not join us for more cinema under the stars in Bushy Park? On Thursday 1 September, we bring you another Spielberg family adventure, E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial.

As with all our outdoor screenings, bring a blanket or low chair to sit on, and something warm to wear for after sunset.

Please note that for public safety and environmental reasons, glass is not permitted anywhere in the Royal Parks. If bringing a picnic, please bring plastic cups and plastic bottles instead. Many thanks.

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