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$5 Flashback Cinema, The Goonies, Happy Gilmore And More!

I'll Take a Popcorn and Blue Raspberry Slushie Please

By Danielle Wagner, Macaroni KID Publisher North Reno-Sparks-Spanish Springs March 19, 2025

$5 FLASHBACK CINEMA


 Why is Flashback Cinema such a hit? Well, Galaxy Theaters offers films that vary from older classics to more modern films, including animated and live action films for not just kids, but that much needed date night out. For just $5 you can enjoy a selection of movies that are designed to entertain audiences of all ages! This allows for a fun treat for families with multiple children without having to break the bank!


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1. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (1990) Rated PG

Show Dates: 3/19 

“Cowabunga!” They’re lean, green, and on the screen! The ORIGINAL live-action version of the popular comic book/cartoon adventure. Four radioactively mutated, crime-fighting turtles use their martial arts skills to clean up the streets of New York City. Named for Renaissance painters (don’t ask), these fun-loving heroes enjoy fighting almost as much as they enjoy eating pizza. (“I love being a turtle!”)


2.THE MUMMY (1999) Rated PG-13

Show Dates: 3/30 and 4/2

Rousing action adventure, filled with romance and humor, that revived one of Hollywood’s most famous monster franchises. Starring Brendan Fraser as an explorer searching for a lost Egyptian city with a 3,000-year-old secret, joined by Rachel Weisz as an adventure-seeking librarian. (“You better think of something fast, because if he turns me into a mummy, you're the first one I'm coming after.”)


3.THE GOONIES (1985) Rated PG, 40TH ANNIVERSARY 

Show Dates: 4/13 and 4/16

(“Hey, you guys!”) Beloved 1980’s adventure comedy presented by Steven Spielberg, with music by Cyndi Lauper and REO Speedwagon (it doesn’t get any more 80’s than that!) A group of young friends find an old pirate’s map and their search for buried treasure is full of spooky caves, booby traps, and harrowing situations that strengthen their bonds of friendship. (“Goonies never say die!”) 


4. HAPPY GILMORE (1996) Rated PG-13

Show Dates: 4/27 and 4/30

Adam Sandler stars as a failed hockey player trying to raise money to save his grandmother from foreclosure on her home. When he discovers he has a talent for golf, he enters tournaments, causing an uproar with his unorthodox style. Carl Weathers co-stars as golf coach “Stubbs” Peterson (“Just tap it in…just tap it in…”) and Bob Barker makes a hilarious cameo appearance as himself (“The price is WRONG…!”)




Date Night Movies


1. DONNIE DARKO (2001) Rated R

Show Dates: SUN MAR 23 & WED MAR 26

Cult classic starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled suburban teenager who survives a freak accident and begins having visions of a giant bunny rabbit named Frank. And then things get really strange. Part sci-fi thriller, part teen angst drama, with an amazing cast that includes Maggie Gyllenhaal, Patrick Swayze, Drew Barrymore and Katharine Ross. Presented in its original theatrical version. (“I have to obey him. He saved my life.”)


2. THE NOTEBOOK (2004) PG-13

Show Dates: 4/6 and 4/9

Touching romance based on the best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks. Framed as a story read by a man (James Garner) to a woman (Gena Rowlands) about young lovers living in the 1940’s. Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams won critical acclaim for their break-out performances as a couple whose relationship is tested by war and class distinctions.  (“I wrote you 365 letters…I wrote you every day for a year…”)


3.PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005) Rated PG, 20TH ANNIVERSARY

Show Dates: 4/20 and 4/23

Much-loved adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel. In an era of arranged marriages, Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) is determined to marry for love. To her amazement she finds the one person she cannot stand is the one man she may not be able to resist. With Donald Sutherland, Brenda Blethyn, Judi Dench and Matthew Macfadyen as the proud and equally amazed Mr. Darcy. (“You have bewitched me, body and soul.”)


4. SCREAM (1996) Rated R

Show Dates: 5/4 and 5/7

Wes Craven’s ORIGINAL Scream, the one that thrilled and surprised 1990’s audiences and revived the slasher movie genre. A group of teenagers are fans of horror movies, taking delight in debating all the tropes and cliches of the genre. (“There’s a formula to it! A very simple FORMULA!”) But when reality starts to imitate art, it’s no laughing matter. (“Do you like scary movies?”)



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