Free Willy family screening — Fort Lee

Fort Lee families can catch *Free Willy* on the big screen Sunday, April 26, at 10 a.m. at the Barrymore Film Center. (mybergen.com) Mybergen’s event listing names the screening, date and start time, and points visitors to the theater’s schedule for registration details. Barrymore Film Center lists the film as part of its “Family Films” programming. (mybergen.com) (barrymorefilmcenter.org) The theater’s own event page describes *Free Willy* as a 1995 family film running 112 minutes and says the story follows a boy trying to save a captive killer whale. The page lists Simon Wincer as director and Jason James Richter, Lori Petty and Michael Madsen among the cast. (barrymorefilmcenter.org) Barrymore Film Center says its Family Films series runs on Saturday and Sunday mornings. That makes the Fort Lee showing part of a regular weekend slot aimed at children and adults rather than a one-off event. (barrymorefilmcenter.org) The screening lands at a venue that ties moviegoing to local history. Barrymore Film Center says it is a 260-seat cinema, film museum and archive dedicated to Fort Lee’s role as the birthplace of the American film industry. (barrymorefilmcenter.org 1) (barrymorefilmcenter.org 2) For anyone planning the morning, the center lists its location at 153 Main Street in Fort Lee and says free parking is available in the covered garage behind the theater on Central Road, with limited spaces. The venue is also described as steps from the George Washington Bridge. (barrymorefilmcenter.org 1) (barrymorefilmcenter.org 2) The next step is simple: register through the theater listing and get there early if you plan to park on site. Sunday’s draw is a 1990s family movie in a house built to remind Fort Lee where American movies began. (mybergen.com) (barrymorefilmcenter.org)