Get ready to shrink down and relive the wild adventure of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids with Friends of the Mouse!
Eccentric inventor Wayne Szalinski’s (Rick Moranis) experimental shrinking ray accidentally miniaturizes his teenage kids and their next-door neighbors. The four tiny children are mistakenly thrown out with the trash and must navigate the perilous, jungle-like terrain of their own backyard. To make it back home safely, they have to dodge giant lawnmowers, treacherous sprinklers, and backyard insects, all while their frantic parents launch a desperate search to find them before it’s too late!
Along with prizes and a special cartoon, star Amy O’Neill (Amy Szalinski) will be joining us for a post-show Q&A as well as a meet & greet/autographs before the film.
Tickets for this event are free but you must RSVP each attendee. Priority seating is available for Friends of the Mouse members.
Memberships are available for $20/yr per family and can be purchased at this link.
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The walls are closing in with Ghost in the Cell, the wild new Indonesian horror film from acclaimed filmmaker Joko Anwar (Satan’s Slaves, Impetigore)!
Inside a brutal high-security prison ruled by rival gangs and corrupt guards, a series of gruesome murders begins leaving inmates dead in increasingly horrific…and impossible…ways. When it becomes clear that an invisible supernatural force is stalking the prison, enemies are forced to put aside their differences and work together to figure out what is killing them before they’re next.
Mixing supernatural horror with prison drama and adding in absolutely outrageous gore, Ghost in the Cell is the latest genre free-for-all from one of Indonesia’s most exciting filmmakers.
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If you can’t meet your perfect boyfriend…make him.
Our second Volunteer of the Month pick for October 2026 comes courtesy of Tessa, who has chosen Lisa Frankenstein, one of the 2020s most exciting new cult classics!
Lisa (Kathryn Newton) is having a rough time. She’s stuck in a miserable home life, haunted by the memory of her late mother, and nursing a crush on a handsome corpse buried in the local cemetery. Then, after a freak electrical storm, that corpse comes back to life…and suddenly Lisa’s dream date is six feet under and very much ready to fall in love.
From writer Diablo Cody (Juno, Jennifer’s Body) and director Zelda Williams, Lisa Frankenstein is a neon-soaked tribute to ’80s teen romance, gothic horror, and everything between. Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse make for an unlikely and irresistibly strange couple as Lisa’s quest for love turns into a very unconventional resurrection romance.
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Every neighborhood has its secrets…
See It On 16mm is back to unspool a late-October screening of the 1989 Tom Hanks horror comedy The ‘Burbs!
Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks) just wants to enjoy a quiet week at home. Unfortunately, the new neighbors at the end of the cul-de-sac are acting… strange. Really strange. When Ray and his fellow neighborhood busybodies begin investigating the mysterious Klopeks, their suburban snooping quickly spirals into a full-blown conspiracy—and maybe something much darker.
Joe Dante’s The ‘Burbs is a pitch-perfect collision of suburban comedy and horror, turning the American dream of the perfect neighborhood into a paranoid nightmare. With Tom Hanks at his gleefully neurotic best, plus Carrie Fisher, Bruce Dern, Corey Feldman, and Henry Gibson, the film skewers nosy neighbors, backyard boredom, and the terrifying possibility that the people living next door might actually be monsters.
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After you’ve spent all day with Universal’s greatest monsters, it’s time to unleash them on Abbott and Costello!
Universal Monster Movie Weekend comes closes its opening night with the 1948 classic Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein!
Wilbur (Lou Costello) and Chick (Bud Abbott) are a couple of freight handlers who have the unfortunate job of delivering the remains of Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi) and the Frankenstein Monster (Lon Chaney Jr.) to a wax museum. Naturally, the crates don’t stay closed for long. Soon, Wilbur finds himself caught in a scheme involving Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, and the Wolf Man…and nobody is more terrified than the guy who thinks the whole thing is a joke.
Directed by Charles Barton, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is far more than a monster mash comedy. It’s a loving send-off to Universal’s classic horror cycle, bringing Bela Lugosi back to his most iconic role and giving Lon Chaney Jr. and Glenn Strange one last glorious collision of monsters and mayhem.
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Get ready to shake what you’ve got as present a limited run of Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
Haru (Rinko Kikuchi) and Luis (Alejandro Edda) are passionate competitors on Tokyo’s ballroom dance scene, but when tragedy strikes, Haru retreats from the dance floor and into herself. With some encouragement from her friends, she returns to the studio and finds herself drawn to a new instructor (Alberto Guerra), forcing her to confront the possibility of moving forward.
Directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka (Tokyo Vice) and winner of the U.S. Dramatic Directing Award at Sundance, Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! is a wildly stylish drama with just a little bit of magical realism. At the center of it all is Rinko Kikuchi, giving Haru a performance that can move from heartbreak to hilarity in the blink of an eye.
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The rumors are true! John Wilson’s The History of Concrete is coming to The Frida Cinema!
The plot is super normal and simple: after attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, filmmaker John Wilson tries to use the same formula to sell a documentary about concrete.
Don’t miss this extremely informative documentary on the big screen!
Enhanced Accessibility: this film has Closed Captioning capability!
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Set sail for Muppet mayhem as we continue our tribute to beloved character actor and all-around icon Tim Curry with a special 30th anniversary run of Muppets Treasure Island!
The story follows young Jim Hawkins and his two best friends, Gonzo and Rizzo, as they embark on a voyage across the high seas in search of buried treasure, but soon find that not everyone onboard can be trusted.
But we’re here to celebrate Tim Curry, one of the most endlessly entertaining performers to ever grace the silver screen. With any role that he touched, Curry could turn even the most ridiculous role into something unforgettable. His gleefully villainous turn as Long John Silver is one of his great comedic showcases. Don’t miss it on the big screen with fellow Muppet fans!
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Ernest P. Worrell once saved Christmas, but this time, he has to save Halloween! End your October right at The Frida Cinema with a 35th anniversary screening of the 90’s family Halloween classic, Ernest Scared Stupid, hosted by our friends over at Nostalgic Nebula!
Featuring out of this world creature effects by the Chiodo Bros (Killer Klowns from Outer Space), the side-splitting comedy antics of Jim Varney, and the legendary Eartha Kitt’s indelible presence on screen, this film is every bit a master class in comedy and Halloween nostalgia. So grab a nice fresh jar of Miak, and join us in celebrating this “whacky” yet terrifying tale of Man vs. Troll!
Be sure to arrive early for a themed photo op, trivia and prize games before the show!
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They came. They Shopped. They saved the world!
See It On 16mm is back at The Frida to unspool the 1984 sci-fi horror cult classic Night of the Comet!
When a mysterious comet passes close to Earth, nearly everyone on the planet is reduced to piles of red dust…or transformed into bloodthirsty zombies! Among the few survivors are Valley Girl sisters Regina and Samantha, who emerge from their steel-lined shelters to find Los Angeles completely deserted.
Zombies, machine guns, deserted malls, killer ’80s fashion, and a killer soundtrack…what else do you want from a movie!?
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