Your Community-Owned & Operated Fallon Theatre

We sincerely hope that everyone had a safe and fun Memorial Day weekend, and we appreciate all who supported our free events, including the fabulous concert featuring The Toiyabe Trio.

Showing this Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m., we have the 2022 animated comedy adventure, “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” rated PG. In the heart of the 1970s, amidst a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru (Steve Carell) is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making back-up from his loyal followers, the Minions. Together, Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto - a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please - deploy their skills as they and Gru build their first lair, experiment with their first weapons, and pull off their first missions. When the Vicious 6 oust their leader, legendary fighter Wild Knuckles (Alan Arkin), Gru interviews to become their newest member. It doesn't go well, to say the least, and only gets worse after Gru outsmarts them and suddenly finds himself the mortal enemy of the apex of evil. On the run, Gru will turn to an unlikely source for guidance, Wild Knuckles, and discover that even bad guys need a little help from their friends. The run time for this movie is 1 hour and 27 minutes, and admission is free.

Also showing this Friday and Saturday, we have Tina Fey’s 2024 musical comedy, “Mean Girls,” at 7 p.m., rated PG-13. New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina's ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina's crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group's apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli'i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school. The runtime is 1 hour and 52 minutes, and admission is free.

What's coming up at the Fallon Theatre:

• Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8, at 6 p.m.: “How to Train Your Dragon.” Free admission.
• Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8, at 7 p.m.: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.” Free admission.
• The Fallon Theatre remains a key player in community life and the vitality of Maine Street. For information, please visit our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/fallontheatre, or our website, www.fallontheatre.com.