First Lutheran Church invites you to join us for a FREE “Dinner and a Movie” Night on Friday, January 31, 2025, in the church’s Fellowship Hall. A meal of hot dogs and the fixins’, salad, chips, and sodas will be served beginning at 6 p.m., with the movie, “Secondhand Lions” to start at 6:30 p.m.
“Secondhand Lions” was filmed in 2003, and stars Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Kyra Sedgwick, and Haley Joel Osment. Movie critic Gene Shalit of the ”Today Show” called the film, “One of the year’s Happiest Movies,” and CNN touted the film as “A movie the whole family can enjoy.” A shy adolescent boy, Walter, is abandoned by his greedy mother to spend the summer with his two crazy uncles who live on a farm and are rumored to possess a great fortune. The farm is the last place Walter wants to be, and, at first, the two old men, set in their ways, find Walter’s presence a nuisance. Walter is shocked by the men’s unconventional behavior, including ordering an African lion through the mail, and then Walter soon gets caught up in the uncles’ mysterious past. The rumors that his uncles were bank robbers or maybe even worse are hard to believe, but the men do seem to have an endless supply of cash!! The uncles eventually warm up to Walter and regale him with tales of their past. In return, Walter helps reawaken their youthful spirit. Little by little, an amazing story comes to life, filled with adventures in exotic lands involving kidnapped princesses, Arabian sheiks and lost treasure. These tales not only bring Walter closer to his uncles but also teach him what it means to believe in something.
Of course, there will be popcorn for all and there will be a brief time for discussion at the conclusion of the movie! If questions, please call the church office at 501-372-1023. We hope you and your family will join us on 1/31/25 for this inspiring, fun, and FREE evening!!