‘9 to 5,’ ‘Bob Roberts’ among classic films coming to the State Theatre in Uniontown
In a way, the movie 鈥淏ob Roberts鈥� is coming home.
Portions of the 1992 mockumentary starring Tim Robbins as a folk singer turned politician were filmed at the State Theatre Center for the Arts in downtown Uniontown.
On Friday, May 19, the movie will be shown on the big screen at the State as part of its classic films series.
Portions of 鈥淏ob Roberts鈥� were also filmed in and around Pittsburgh, including at Soldiers & Sailors Museum and Memorial, and at Mount Lebanon High School, according to the Internet Movie Database.
Giancarlo Esposito, now well-known for his roles as Gustavo Fring in the television shows 鈥淏reaking Bad鈥� and 鈥淏etter Call Saul,鈥� and as Moff Gideon in 鈥淭he Mandalorian,鈥� also features in 鈥淏ob Roberts.鈥� So, too, do actors John Cusack (鈥淕rosse Point Blank,鈥� 鈥淪ay Anything鈥�) and Alan Rickman (鈥淒ie Hard鈥� and the Harry Potter series.)
The showing of 鈥淏ob Roberts鈥� is one of several upcoming movies that will take patrons back to the days when the State Theatre was a movie venue.
On Friday, April 14, the 1980 movie 鈥�9 to 5,鈥� starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin will be shown. The movie chronicles how the three women turn the tables on their sexist boss, played by Dabney Coleman.
鈥淭he Birdcage,鈥� a 1996 comedy starring Nathan Lane and Robin Williams, tells the story of a gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion on Friday, June 23, and the next scheduled movie is the 1933 Marx Brothers movie, 鈥淒uck Soup,鈥� on Friday, Aug. 11.
The movies play at 2 and 7 p.m., and because there are no previews, the films start on time.
Tickets for the film series are available at the door prior to the screenings and cost $5 for adults and $3 for students. The theatre is located at 37 E. Main St., Uniontown.