What is your image of Tom Cruise?

Well, think back. Can you imagine him as a teenager who finds himself with an unexpected opportunity – parents leaving him on his own for a lengthy period of time. He’s got the usual adolescent urges – maybe a little more so.

Critic Roger Ebert called “Risky Business” from 1983″ one of the smartest, funniest, most perceptive satires in a long time.”

Come see for yourself!

“Risky Business” shows once only on Thursday, July 11 at 7pm. All seats are $8. Getting to the theater early is always a good idea – for a choice of seating and to order freshly-made food and drinks. You are strongly advised to buy tickets in advance at the box office or online.

Pre-show video. Produced by Michael DeWitt.

Three sailors on 24-hour leave in New York City. Their smiles and white unforms sparkle and their energy bursts out, as they attack the beautiful city with song, dance, and humor, each looking for just the perfect female companion to share it with.

An irresistible adventure when the three are played by none other than Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and their appealing companion Jules Munshin.

It’s a romp and a romance, as the sailors somehow meet up with just the right girls—who can all sing and dance up a storm: Ann Miller, Vera-Ellen, and Betty Garrett.

The glittering cast is backed up by the most dazzling creators imaginable. The same team of writers, Adolph Green and Betty Comden, and director Stanley Donen would go on three years later to create the smash hit, “Singin’ in the Rain.” The music was written by Leonard Bernstein. And “On the Town” also lets the city of New York star, being one of the first musicals filmed on location.

You won’t forget this dazzling musical, as you’re humming “New York, New York…it’s a wonderful town”

The showing is on Thursday, June 13 at 7pm. All seats are $8. Getting to the theater early is always a good idea–for a choice of seating and to order freshly-made food and drinks. You are strongly advised to buy tickets in advance at the box office or online.

Pre-show video. Produced by Michael DeWitt.

Based on a real-life case, “The French Connection,” starring Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider is the ultimate chase movie. It won five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor award for Hackman, and Best Director for William Friedkin.

Filmed on the gritty streets of New York and Marseilles, The story involves an international heroin smuggling deal, which includes the Mafia and an American money man.

Hackman is the anti-hero: a relentless New York cop, known as Popeye Doyle, who pursues the case with a cold personal determination to win at all costs, regardless of the consequences.

The showing is on Thursday, May 9 at 7pm. All seats are $8. Getting to the theater early is always a good idea–for a choice of seating and to order freshly-made food and drinks. You are strongly advised to buy tickets in advance at the box office or online.

Pre-show video. Produced by Michael DeWitt.

Pre-show videos that appeared with previous Cerrito Classics can be found on Michael’s channel on YouTube.