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Movies on the Rocks: Back to the Future

1980s teenager Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is transported back in time to 1955 where he accidentally changes the course of history through a series of comic misadventures and finds he must return things to the way they were, back to the future. Rated PG; 115 minutes; 1985.

newportFILM will show a family-friendly short (a movie up to 10 minutes in length) prior to each screening.Movies are shown in the Quarry Meadow off of Hazard Road. Seating is on the grass. Films begin at dusk (between 8:00 and 8:15pm). Please allow 15 minutes to make your way down to the Quarry Meadow. Parking is available in the Rogers High School parking lot. Picnic dinners welcome. In the evnt of rain, the screening will be held the following evening. FREE

Winner of Rhode Island Monthly's "Best Outdoor Entertainment" for 2011, Movies on the Rocks is one of a series of events held at Ballard Park this summer. The series is supported by sponsors that include:

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Power Sponsors: Citizens Bank, Cox, newportFILM, Stagecraft Sound & Lighting, and T.J. Brown, Inc.

Popcorn Sponsors: Al & Marriam Ring, Holy Smokes, Keller Williams Realty, Newport Grand, Newport Now and Newport This Week

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