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Shutter Island "Drive in" at Medfield State Hospital

Tickets to the final showing (Monday, Sept 7th) will go ON SALE Wed 8/19 at 11am...the Sept 5th and 6th shows are Sold Out!

Shutter Island Showing at MSH
Shutter Island Showing at MSH (Courtesy photo - Coolidge Corner Theatre)

Shutter Island "Drive-in" at MSH - Buy Tickets 8/19 at 11am...

Coolidge Corner Theatre will be hosting three showings (Sept 5, 6 and 7) of Martin Scorsese's haunting Shutter Island "Drive-in style" on the grounds where it was filmed at Medfield State Hospital.

Tickets are $25 per person, not per car, in order for us to cover set-up costs. These events are rain or shine.

The Saturday, September 5th and Sunday, September 6th showings are SOLD OUT, but TICKETS will go on sale Wednesday, August 19th at 11am for the Monday, September 7th showing

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Upon arrival, you will park in the field near the entrance of Medfield State Hospital where the screen will be set up and view the films safely from inside of your vehicle. Cars will be parked with adequate social distance in between. Audience members must remain in their vehicles at all times, except when purchasing concessions or using the restroom facilities.

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Masks must be worn at all times while you are outside of your vehicle.

You are encouraged to arrive early if you would like to walk the grounds of Medfield State Hospital before the film begins at sundown, approximately 8:00pm. The film will be projected onto a 30 foot inflatable screen using state of the art equipment provided by Boston Light and Sound, and powered by Red Sky Studios. You’ll be surrounded by the sprawling complex of what was formerly known as the Medfield Insane Asylum while seeing its many buildings featured prominently in Scorsese’s mind-bending psychological thriller.

About Medfield State Hospital

Medfield State Hospital, originally the Medfield Insane Asylum, is a historic former psychiatric hospital complex at 45 Hospital Road in Medfield, Massachusetts. The asylum was established in 1892 as the state's first facility for the mentally ill. It was formally renamed "Medfield State Hospital" in 1914 and remained in operation until closing its doors for good in 2003. It has also served as the shooting location for the films New Mutants, The Box, Knives Out, and more. About Shutter Island When U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) arrives at the asylum for the criminally insane on Shutter Island, what starts as a routine investigation quickly takes a sinister turn. As the investigation unfolds and Teddy uncovers more shocking and terrifying truths about the island, he learns there are some places that never let you go.

ALL recommended state health guidelines will be in place at the time of the screening.


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