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The Heat is On: A Jerry Bruckheimer Film Festival

The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television is pleased to present a tribute film festival during the month of April 2016 honoring legendary film producer Jerry Bruckheimer. The festival will recall highlights of his long career and celebrate his indelible contributions to film history and the American motion picture industry. Presented in association with Paramount Pictures and UCLA Film & Television Archive, The Heat is On: A Jerry Bruckheimer Film Festival will take place at UCLA's Billy Wilder Theater in Westwood Village.

The free screenings are as follows:

Friday, April 1
7:30 p.m. Top Gun (1986)
Q&A with Jerry Bruckheimer

Saturday, April 2
3:00 p.m. Enemy of the State (1998)

Saturday, April 2
7:30 p.m. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Saturday, April 9
3:00 p.m. The Rock (1996)

Saturday, April 9
7:30 p.m. Armageddon (1998)

Sunday, April 10
7:00 p.m. Flashdance (1983)

Friday, April 15
7:30 p.m. Black Hawk Down (2001)

Monday, April 18
7:30 p.m. American Gigolo (1980)

Sunday, April 24
7:00 p.m. Crimson Tide (1995)

Wednesday, April 27
7:30 p.m. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

For decades, Jerry Bruckheimer, a trailblazing film and television producer, has amassed a legacy of popular and staggeringly successful motion picture triumphs that have contributed to the scale and tone of American filmed entertainment. In a filmography ranging from war pictures to buddy comedies to freewheeling flights of fantasy, his flair for making movies has been instrumental in setting up and defining the career directions of numerous world-class writers, directors and actors. His films create resounding cultural moments that enliven the themes of striving and achieving; ideas that lie at the heart of American identity. This legacy has stood the test of time, and continues with Jerry Bruckheimer's relentless pursuit of new forms of storytelling and filmic adventure.

Parking is available in the lot under the Billy Wilder Theater. Enter from Westwood Blvd., just north of Wilshire Blvd. Cash only.
Monday to Friday after 6 p.m.: $3 flat rate 
Saturday and Sunday all day: $3 flat rate