MON SEP 21, 2026 7:30 PM The George Lucas Talk Show Present THE HIDDEN FORTRESS / SPACEBALLS $12.00 (member) ; $17.00 (general admission) Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee. Aero Theatre | Introduction by The George Lucas Talk Show hosts Connor Ratliff and Griffin Newman
ABOUT THE PODCAST: The George Lucas Talk Show is a long-running variety spoof show in New York City. Comedian Connor Ratliff (WIDOW’S BAY, Dead Eyes podcast) hosts the show as “Retired Filmmaker George Lucas,” the creator of STAR WARS, and he interviews real guests as themselves in a panel format. He is flanked by sidekick Watto, played by Griffin Newman (THE TICK, Blank Check podcast) and producer Patrick Cotnoir (Hey, That’s Me!: A Commentary Podcast, ASSSSCAT). The show has been running since 2014 and has featured guests like Seth Rogen, Jon Hamm, Weird Al, Seth Meyers, Rachel Zegler, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Hale, Padma Lakshmi, the cast of SEVERANCE, Bobby Moynihan, Jeff Hiller, Kathleen Turner, Tatiana Maslany, Jack Quaid, Meredith Vieira, D’Arcy Carden, Heidi Gardner, Kevin Smith, and Lea Thompson, (and so, so many more). ABOUT THE FILMS: THE HIDDEN FORTRESS, 1958, Dir. Akira Kurosawa, 139 Mins, Janus, Japan A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one, THE HIDDEN FORTRESS stars the inimitable Toshiro Mifune as a general charged with guarding his defeated clan’s princess (a fierce Misa Uehara) as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory. Accompanying them are a pair of bumbling, conniving peasants who may or may not be their friends. This rip-roaring ride is among the director’s most beloved films and was a primary influence on George Lucas’s STAR WARS. THE HIDDEN FORTRESS delivers Kurosawa’s trademark deft blend of wry humor, breathtaking action, and compassionate humanity. FORMAT: 35mm SPACEBALLS, 1987, Dir. Mel Brooks, 97 Mins, Park Circus, USA The evil leaders of Planet Spaceball, having foolishly squandered their precious atmosphere, devise a secret plan to take every breath of air away from their peace-loving neighbor, Planet Druidia. They send the evil Dark Helmet to kidnap Princess Vespa on the day of her wedding, in the hope of holding Druidia to ransom. But the princess skips town and joins forces with a mercenary named Lone Starr and his sidekick, Barf. FORMAT: 35mm