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Fly Me to the Moon
One Small Step for a Fly?October 7, 2009 - June 5, 2010Fly Me to the Moon combines the Apollo 11 mission with a whimsical twist involving three tween-aged flies who go along on an incredible space adventure. Fly Me to the Moon, opening at the Lied Super Screen Theatre on Wednesday, October 7, introduces new generations to space exploration and the historic moment when the world was united for this aweinspiring achievement. A G-rated family film, the story is voiced by talents Kelly Ripa, Christopher Lloyd, Nicollette Sheridan, Tim Curry and a live action/animation cameo by real life Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Fly Me to the Moon is sponsored by Hastings Tribune and Charter Media. A preteen-aged fly named Nat and his two best friends, I.Q. and Scooter, build a “fly-sized” rocket in a field across from Cape Canaveral, Florida, where the Apollo 11 sits on its launch pad. From his earliest memory, Nat remembers his grandfather, Amos, telling him of his adventures as a young fly. Wanting to be an adventurer like his Grandpa, Nat knows what he has to do. Defying the notion that “Dreamers get swatted!,” he tells his friends his plan to get aboard the Apollo 11 and go to the moon. His buddies, with some reluctance, are in. The next morning, as their families realize they are missing, the three flies make it to Space Center command. In their homemade space suits, Nat, I.Q. and Scooter stow away inside the space helmets of astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. As they blast off, our three tiny adventurers are about to make some history of their own.
Back on Earth, Grandpa, Mom and the others watch TV to get news of their offspring’s adventure. As the astronauts appear on camera, the heroic flies wave in the background, visible to other flies but barely seen by humans – except for an attentive NASA team member, who informs Armstrong that there appear to be “contaminants” on board. Back on board the space ship, as the burn cycle to enter the moon’s orbit begins, the capsule starts to shake violently. There’s a short circuit in a control panel that must be fixed manually or the ship won’t be able to complete its mission. Nat and I.Q. fly through a maze of wires, find the problem and repair it just in time. Unaware of the flies’ aid, the ship enters orbit and all is well... or so they think. Just as they congratulate each other, the little flies are sprayed with a numbing aerosol and are captives in a test tube vial – contaminants indeed.
The flies manage to break the vial. Nat sneaks into Armstrong’s helmet just in the nick of time. The Lunar Module lands on the surface of the moon. From inside the helmet, Nat beams with every awe-inspiring historic step. I.Q. and Scooter join him on the surface inside Aldrin’s helmet. After accomplishing their mission, the astronauts and the little flies sit back and prepare to come back home as heroes. Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, the world still totally unaware of the three little flies on board who made it all possible. Returning as heroes, the three little flies share a slogan embraced by all: “Adventure forever! Dreamers get swatted? Never!” Fly Me to the Moon can be seen Tuesday through Sunday at the Lied Super Screen Theatre from October 7, 2009 through June 5, 2010. Premiere members should make reservations as soon as possible for the premiere on Tuesday, October 6. Please call Guest Services at 402-461-4629 or 1-800-508-4629 for showtimes or to purchase tickets. To learn more about the film, visit http://www.flymetothemoonthemovie.com Click here for showtimes
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