See Free Monster Movie at Museum March 6!
Publish On 03-06-2009 , 09:05
Giant flying turtle comes out of shell, saves schoolboys in shorty shorts
See the adorable and durable granddaddy mutant ninja turtle take on a walking boxcutter with an attitude when "Attack of the Monsters: Gamera vs Guillon" (1969) shows on the big screen of the North
Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 6. Free.
"Attack of the Monsters" follows the story of two precocious boys, Akio and Tom, who stumble upon a UFO and can't resist climbing in and pushing buttons. To everyone's amazement, the ship soon carries the boys into outer space only to land on our solar system's undiscovered tenth planet, Terra, whose two "groovy spacegirls" are all that remain of a once-superior alien civilization. The boys soon discover that their seemingly friendly hosts have an appetite for precocious brains. But never fear, Gamera, the giant flying turtle with a soft spot for children, comes to save them by battling the spacegirls' pet monster, Guillon, a giant beast with a razor-sharp steel blade for a head. This s the fifth entry in the Gamera series, a popular collection of daikaiju eiga (monster movies) produced by Daiei Motion Picture Company in Japan to rival the success of Toho Studios' Godzilla movies during the mid-to-late 1960s.
DON’T FORGET: Prepare your entry for the The Natural Horror Picture Show "Make Your Own Movie Trailer" Contest. Now's your chance to make your own B-movie-esque, family friendly, 3-minute-or-under trailer based on a previous Natural Horror Picture Show or on something from your own
overactive imagination. Entries must be received at the Museum by 7 p.m. on First Friday, April 3. Winners will be announced and shown on the big screen at First Friday, May 1. For more info, e-mail
steve.popson@ncmail.net.
The Museum stays open from 5 p.m. till 9 p.m. on the first Friday of every month. Arrive early and wander through eye-catching exhibits highlighting the natural beauty of North Carolina, enjoy snacks and
beverages from the Acro Café and groove to live Irish/Americana/bluegrass music from Hercules Mulligan. Additionally, the Museum Store offers after-hours shopping and an opening reception
(6-9 p.m.) for Kelly Adams, whose show "Bottomlands" appears in the Nature Art Gallery through March 29. All exhibited art is for sale.
The Museum of Natural Sciences is located in downtown Raleigh at 11 West Jones Street. Parking is available on the street and in surface lots along Wilmington and Edenton streets.
-- Written by Jonathan Pishney, Communications Director, N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences
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