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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CITY OF PALMDALE NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: John Mlynar PHONE: 661/267-5115 DATE: June 14, 2016 The Good, The Bad & The Ugly is Featured Flick at Palmdale Playhouse’s “Summer Classic Movie Series” PALMDALE –The Palmdale Playhouse, located at 38334 10th St. East in Palmdale, kicks off its Summer Classic Movie Series tomorrow, Thursday, June 15 with a presentation of the western The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. Doors will open at 6:30 pm and movies begin at 7 pm. Tickets are available only at the Palmdale Playhouse Box office. Arrive early and enjoy a complimentary dessert and beverage with paid admission. Written by Luciano Vincenzoni and Sergio Leone, and directed by Leone, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly stars Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef. The story takes place in the Southwest during the Civil War whrere a mysterious stranger, Joe (Clint Eastwood), and a Mexican outlaw, Tuco (Eli Wallach), form an uneasy partnership Joe turns in the bandit for the reward money, then rescues him just as he is being hanged. When Joe's shot at the noose goes awry during one escapade, a furious Tuco tries to have him murdered. The men re-team abruptly, however, to beat out a sadistic criminal and the Union army and find $200,000 in gold that a soldier has buried in the desert. ---PAGE BREAK--- “This is a great opportunity to see some of the greatest movies ever made on the big screen with state of the art sound,” said Palmdale’s Recreation Supervisor Annie Pagliaro. “ The other movies in the Summer Classic Movie Series include To Kill a Mockingbird on June 29, Breakfast at Tiffany’s on July 13 and True Grit on July 27. For more information, please call 661/267-5684, or visit www.PalmdalePlayhouse.com. -30- Communications Department • 38300 Sierra Highway • Palmdale, CA 93550 www.CityofPalmdale.org