Grab a pillow and put on some pajamas because the Loft Cinema is hosting its fifth annual all-nighter science fiction screening.
The βSci-Fi Slumber Partyβ will feature six films from the genre, ranging from 1950s monster flicks to action-packed outer space adventures.
The nonstop series will kick off Saturday, June 22, with βInvasion of the Body Snatchers,β followed by βAliens,β βBarbarella,β βUpgradeβ and βGalaxy Quest.β The final film of the night, or rather morning, will be the 1997 space/horror picture βEvent Horizon.β
Jeff Yanc, the Loftβs program director, says heβs excited for guests to watch these films on the big screen with other sci-fi fans, whether theyβve seen them dozens of times or not at all.
βItβs always cool to hear people say they came to see one particular movie that they already knew they loved,β Yanc said, βbut that over the course of the night they also ended up discovering a new favorite theyβd never seen before.β
In addition to the 12 hours of on-screen robots, spaceships and laser guns, there will be trivia games, prizes and vintage movie trailers to watch. Moviegoers can stretch their legs and grab some coffee at the Substance Coffee Diner food truck that will be parked at the Loft from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Before the movies start, guests can check out the Tucson VHS Bazaar that will be on the patio of the Loft from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday.
